Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. 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 $192k and spending of $127k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $292k to $192k (-34%), an average of -9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whispering Angels Youth Ranch Inc ($192k), Building All Children Inc ($193k) and Yuba City Jr Honker ($192k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $9,159, net assets of $4.1m.