Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in St Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.9m to $2.4m (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 560%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diy Girls ($2.4m), Project Destiny Inc ($2.4m) and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $58.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $58.7m.

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.