Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Midland, TX. 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 $163k and spending of $139k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $231k to $163k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1689%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Servants of the Children of Light ($163k), Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society ($163k) and Yates County Arts Council Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.6m.