Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MO. 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 $884k and spending of $698k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $222k to $884k (+299%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 664%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anas Friends Inc ($884k), Mmsa Building Company ($884k) and Piedmont Opera Inc ($884k).

At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.8m.