Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Apopka, FL. 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 $153k and spending of $11k, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $200k to $153k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 256%. Over the whole period it spent 17% 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 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Routt County 4-H Scholarship FNDTN ($153k), Future Farmers of America State Associations & Local Chapter ($153k) and Fa-Mli Inc ($153k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.