Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Shreveport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1970, 56 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 $2.6m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $2.6m (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Day Care Connection Inc ($2.6m), American College Personnel Association ($2.6m) and Brewton Area Young Mens Christian Association Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.9% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $543k. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 57 employees.