Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Weston, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Boy Scouts of America reported income of $99k and spending of $121k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $118k to $99k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrison Volunteer Fire Department ($99k), Friends of Oshkosh Parks Inc ($99k) and Fundacion Dr John a & Virginia Smith Inc ($99k).

At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.3m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.