Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Virginia BCH, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1972, 54 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 $2.3m and spending of $2.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.3m (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concora Foundation Inc ($2.3m), Fathers in the Field ($2.3m) and Anaheim Ducks Foundation Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $659k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 72 employees.