Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Lubbock, 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 $370k and spending of $246k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $294k to $370k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 183%. Over the whole period it spent 197% 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 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Carolina Arts Alliance ($370k), Roseau County Agricultural Society ($370k) and South Atlantic Cardiovascular Society Inc ($370k).

At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.1m.