Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Harlingen, TX. 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 $50k and spending of $13k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $83k to $50k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 334%. Over the whole period it spent 177% 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 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 20th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Summer Reinforcement Program ($50k), Sunshine Ministries Inc ($50k) and North Kitsap High School Ptsa 1 7 25 ($50k).

At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.