Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Tuscaloosa, AL. 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 $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.4m (-9.5%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 86th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adult Friends for Youth ($1.4m), All That ($1.4m) and East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $556k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 35 employees.