Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. 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 $7.6m and spending of $6.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.3m to $7.6m (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 100 Black Men of America Inc ($7.6m), Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan ($7.7m) and North Marin Community Services ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $615k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $22.3m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $21.2m. It reported 231 employees.