Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. 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 $60k and spending of $124k, spending 206% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $249k to $60k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 629%. Over the whole period it spent 23% 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 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Putnam County Educational Foundation ($60k), Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers ($60k) and American Federation of Mineralogical Societies ($60k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $1,450, net assets of $4.3m.