Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Modesto, CA. 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 $881k and spending of $715k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $881k (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bergenfield School Age Child Care Center Inc ($881k), Imagine Housing Communities ($881k) and Star Farm Chicago ($881k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $201k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $228k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 8 employees.