Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, 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 $461k and spending of $28k, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $103k to $461k (+349%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 149% 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 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sand Lake Volunteer Fire Department ($461k), Islamic Society of Greenville SC ($461k) and Sunrise Bluff Estates Inc ($461k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.7m.