Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. 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 $73k and spending of $143k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $135k to $73k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 260%. Over the whole period it spent 242% 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 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA Texas Congress ($73k), Legacy Leaders ($73k) and Arkansas Central Office Inc ($73k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.