Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Roswell, NM. 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 $10.2m and spending of $877k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $10.2m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 17% 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 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada ($10.1m), The Brotherhood Sister Sol Inc ($10.3m) and Hunters Point Family ($10.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $57.4m against liabilities of $2,000, net assets of $57.4m.