Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Irving, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1979, 47 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 $311k and spending of $96k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $678k to $311k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 17% 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 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller Prio ($311k), Rotary Club of Saugatuck-Douglas ($311k) and Bethlehem Central High School Mens Association Scholorship Fund ($311k).

At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.3m.