National Boy Scouts of America Foundation

Analysis

National Boy Scouts of America Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Irving, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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, National Boy Scouts of America Foundation reported income of $29.4m and spending of $7.3m, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.7m to $29.4m (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, National Boy Scouts of America Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Davids ($29.1m), Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc ($30.3m) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc ($28.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $97.8m against liabilities of $9.6m, net assets of $88.2m.