Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnson City, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1971, 55 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 2022, Boy Scouts of America reported income of $1.5m and spending of $2.1m, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $1.5m to $1.5m (-1.2%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 140% 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 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Club of Adams County Inc ($1.5m), Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley ($1.5m) and Reality Ministries Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $657k. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 77 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.