Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Monroe, LA. 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 $989k and spending of $831k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $989k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Growth Philanthropy Network Inc ($989k), Poughkeepsie Farm Project ($989k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($989k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $312k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $59k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 26 employees.