Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 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 $323k and spending of $166k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $306k to $323k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 20% 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 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Hearts Kids Say Yes to the Arts L a Fringe Theatre Inc ($323k), Raes Hope Inc ($324k) and You Matter 2 ($323k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 113% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $6.2m.