Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Lehigh Valley, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. 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 $87k and spending of $259k, spending 297% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $125k to $87k (-30%), an average of -8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 494%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hi-Liner Booster Club Inc ($87k), Support Management Solutions ($87k) and Mercy Health Foundation St Francis ($87k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 142% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.1m.