Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 $77k and spending of $422k, spending 548% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $192k to $77k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1728%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunrise Program Parent Preschool for Gifted and Talented Children ($77k), Sofas for Service Inc ($77k) and PTA New York Congress ($77k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $416, net assets of $6.7m.