Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Vestavia, AL. 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 $5.2m and spending of $5.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.4m to $5.2m (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern California Community Blood Bank ($5.2m), National Caregiving Foundation ($5.2m) and Infant Child Enrichment Services Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $357k, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 183 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.