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 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 $62k and spending of $0, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $206k to $62k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 0.0% 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 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green and Orange Inc ($62k), International Congress of Churches and Ministers ($62k) and Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra Inc ($62k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.