Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Valdosta, 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 $794k and spending of $964k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $875k to $794k (-9.3%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trips for Kids Marin ($794k), Carteret County Partnership for Children ($794k) and Aledo Athletics Inc ($794k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $204k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $145k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 8 employees.