Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Davie, FL. 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 $92k and spending of $2,000, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7,472 to $92k (+1132%), an average of +87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1547%. Over the whole period it spent 1.0% 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 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($92k), Merton J and Beverly Segal Support Foundation ($92k) and Deutschstadt Heritage Foundation Inc ($92k).

At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $2,000, net assets of $6.1m.