Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Jefferson, GA. 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 $5.4m and spending of $4.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.8m to $5.4m (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Future Farmers of America State Associations & Local Chapter ($5.3m), Agriculture Future of America Inc ($5.4m) and Gateway Woods Family Services Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 171 employees.