Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Henrico, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1972, 54 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 $90k and spending of $11k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $250k to $90k (-64%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 6.5% 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 34th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Associated Colleges of the St Lawrence Valley ($90k), The Hilda G Rosin TR ($90k) and Douglas County Historical Society ($90k).

At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.