Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. 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 $786k and spending of $1.2m, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $786k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Petersburg Aquatics Inc ($786k), Model a Ford Foundation Inc ($787k) and Ouachita Grand Plaza Inc ($786k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $30.7m against liabilities of $395k, net assets of $30.3m.