Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Dothan, 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 $622k and spending of $572k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $591k to $622k (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of the Tanana Valley Inc ($622k), Murrow Indian Childrens Home ($622k) and Gmiluth Chasodim ($622k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $247k. At year end it held assets of $814k against liabilities of $281k, net assets of $533k. It reported 28 employees.