Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Winston Salem, NC. 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 $2.8m and spending of $3.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.9m to $2.8m (-1.0%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Immigrant Learning Center Inc ($2.8m), Boy Scouts of America ($2.8m) and Coastal Roots Farm ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $178k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $969k. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $235k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 166 employees.