Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 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, Boy Scouts of America reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $2.8m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley ($2.8m), Great Falls-Reston Soccer Club ($2.8m) and Boys Club of Buena Park ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $173k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $677k. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $998k, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 89 employees.