Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Camarillo, 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 $477k and spending of $11k, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $80k to $477k (+497%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 9528%. Over the whole period it spent 17% 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 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% 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 The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts ($477k), Future Farmers of America State Associations & Local Chapter ($477k) and Wildflower Foundation ($477k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.