Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux Falls, SD. 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 $1.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $1.7m (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society Inc ($1.7m), Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life ($1.7m) and Disability Law Center of Alaska ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $867k. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $464k, net assets of $8.0m. It reported 25 employees.