Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Vernon Hills, IL. 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).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Boy Scouts of America reported income of $91k and spending of $160k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $141k to $91k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 296%. Over the whole period it spent 49% 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 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($91k), Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society Inc ($91k) and Achieve Learning Center ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m.