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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,502,792
Total expenses
$10,168,528
Contributions and grants received
$4,950,753
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,234,571
Investment income
$386,721
Other revenue
$930,747
Total assets, end of year
$22,946,532
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,902,329
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,044,203
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,583,792
Management and general expenses
$1,413,178
Fundraising expenses
$1,171,558
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,583,792

Program services were 74.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $7,679

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $3,161,603

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $202,300

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,579,171

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $85,133

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMPING REVENUE

    total $2,791,879 · related or exempt $2,791,879

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ACTIVITY REVENUE

    total $442,692 · related or exempt $442,692

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $488,663 · excluded $488,663

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,300,900

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,402,842

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$101,942

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$101,942 · excluded -$101,942

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $641,101

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $3,161,603

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $641,101

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $399,350

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $263,658

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $135,692 · excluded $135,692

  • 11a · Other revenue: RETENTION CREDIT

    total $416,366 · excluded $416,366

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $378,689 · related or exempt $378,689

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $795,055

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $375,690 · program services $375,690

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $332,553 · program services $263,332 · management and general $27,452 · fundraising $41,769

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,463,733 · program services $2,748,355 · management and general $281,997 · fundraising $433,381

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $312,719 · program services $225,910 · management and general $41,072 · fundraising $45,737

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $386,332 · program services $279,087 · management and general $50,741 · fundraising $56,504

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $297,820 · program services $232,140 · management and general $28,045 · fundraising $37,635

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $337,364 · program services $54,866 · management and general $173,788 · fundraising $108,710

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $50,250 · fundraising $50,250

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $70,101 · management and general $70,101

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $82,246 · management and general $62,496 · fundraising $19,750

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,186,234 · program services $1,127,210 · management and general $23,360 · fundraising $35,664

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,251,541 · program services $953,813 · management and general $204,693 · fundraising $93,035

  • 17 · Travel

    total $176,323 · program services $160,886 · management and general $10,606 · fundraising $4,831

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,050 · program services $21,270 · management and general $537 · fundraising $243

  • 20 · Interest

    total $200,655 · program services $121,150 · management and general $54,757 · fundraising $24,748

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $465,460 · program services $440,494 · management and general $17,195 · fundraising $7,771

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $221,889 · program services $206,993 · management and general $10,259 · fundraising $4,637

  • 24a · Other expenses: RENT & MAINTENANCE OF E

    total $315,410 · program services $194,447 · management and general $41,665 · fundraising $79,298

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $230,483 · management and general $230,483

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $172,326 · program services $36,189 · management and general $15,697 · fundraising $120,440

  • 24d · Other expenses: CHARTER & NAT. SVC. FEE

    total $86,286 · program services $86,286

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $131,063 · program services $55,674 · management and general $68,234 · fundraising $7,155

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,538,186 · end of year $1,398,463

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,496,824 · end of year $796,874

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $847,063 · end of year $1,041,969

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,747 · end of year $5,560

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $236,144 · end of year $296,930

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $365,686 · end of year $342,541

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $19,691,659

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $15,323,301

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,756,615 · end of year $4,368,358

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,276,777 · end of year $12,020,432

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,407,573 · end of year $2,675,405

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $533,234 · end of year $734,404

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $166,374 · end of year $106,316

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,210,000 · end of year $3,100,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $830,237 · end of year $1,961,609

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,690,998 · end of year $6,408,076

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,508,772 · end of year $10,636,127

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE GREATER NEW YORK COUNCILS, BSA HAS HELPED OVER FIVE MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME "PREPARED FOR LIFE." THE MISSION OF THE GREATER NEW YORK COUNCILS IS TO SERVE KIDS THROUGHOUT ALL COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK CITY AND TO HELP THEM TO PREPARE FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, CAREER, AND LIFE. SCOUTING SERVES YOUTH ACROSS MANY ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE -- AFTER SCHOOL, WEEKEND, AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING - PROVIDING THEM WITH A WELL-ROUNDED NETWORK OF SUPPORTIVE PEERS AND ADULTS. SCOUTING AIMS TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE PERSON THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, FIELD TRIPS TO NEW YORK CITY CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS, CAMPOREES, S.T.E.M. PROGRAMS, FAMILY FUN WEEKENDS, AND MUCH MORE. SCOUTING BRINGS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER -- THUS CREATING AN ECOSYSTEM OF SUPPORT WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING LEADERS OF TOMORROW.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SERVE SOCIETY BY HELPING TO INSTILL VALUES IN YOUNG PEOPLE

  • CAMPING AND ACTIVITIES: THE COUNCIL PROVIDES OUTDOOR EDUCATION, RECREATION AND FIELD TRIPS TO GREATER NEW YORK COUNCILS' PROPERTIES INCLUDING TEN MILE RIVER SCOUT RESERVATION IN NARROWSBURG, NY; ALPINE SCOUT CAMP IN ALPINE, NJ; AND WILLIAM H. POUCH SCOUT CAMP IN STATEN ISLAND, NY, AS WELL AS AT OTHER LOCATIONS. YEAR-ROUND CAMPING OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED TO THOUSANDS OF YOUTHS. WE ALSO OFFER 5,000 LONG-TERM SESSIONS AT SUMMER CAMP ANNUALLY. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LEADERS SEE IMPROVEMENT IN SCOUTS' LIFE SKILLS AFTER SUMMER CAMP PARTICIPATION, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP, RESILIENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND COMMUNICATION. AND LEADERS AGREE THAT SCOUTS ARE BETTER PREPARED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AFTER SUMMER CAMP. IN 2023, WE OFFERED ABOUT 788 DAYS OF CAMPING TO GNYC YOUTH AND APPROXIMATELY 919 DAYS TO OUT-OF-COUNCIL YOUTH. WE PROVIDED ABOUT 350 CAMP TRIPS TO GNYC, YOUTH AND ABOUT 400 CAMPTRIPS TO OUT OF COUNCIL UNITS.

    Expenses $5,164,972 · Revenue $2,628,310

  • FIELD SERVICES: PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO OVER 8,000 YOUTH MEMBERS, COMPRISED OF BOYS, GIRLS, AND NONBINARY YOUTH AGES 6 THROUGH 20 IN CUB SCOUTS, SCOUTS BSA, SCOUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH, VENTURING HIGH-ADVENTURE PROGRAMS, AND EXPLORING WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS. THESE POSITIVE AND PROVEN DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING. OUR YOUTH AND ADULTS CONTRIBUTE OVER 100,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE ANNUALLY. OUR COMMUNITY IS COMPRISED OF NEARLY 2,500 ADULT VOLUNTEER LEADERS, APPROXIMATELY 20 SCOUTREACH STAFF AND OVER 400 EXPLORING VOLUNTEERS - 100% OF WHOM COMPLETED YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING.

    Expenses $2,332,534 · Revenue $984,950

  • CHARTER AND NATIONAL SERVICE FEE: PROVIDES THE COUNCIL WITH THE RESOURCES OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION INCLUDING ONLINE TRAINING, YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING MERIT BADGE CURRICULA, RANK ADVANCEMENT SUPPORT, MEMBERSHIP AND STAFFING SUPPORT, LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR OUR PROFESSIONALS, VOLUNTEERS AND CHARTERED PARTNERS, AS WELL AS QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENT.

    Expenses $86,286

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARK CARAWAN

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • RICHARD G MASON ESQ

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • RAY QUARTARARO

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • PAUL J RESZUTEK

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ALEX FREDERICKS

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • THOMAS S BAIN

    V.P. RISK MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • WILLIAM Q DERROUGH

    V.P. DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JAMES K DONAGHY

    V.P. EXPLORING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ANTHONY FIORI

    V.P. MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • THEODORE R GAMBLE JR

    V.P. FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ELLEN R HARRIS CFA

    V.P. INVESTMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • THOMAS J KAVALER ESQ

    V.P. BOARD GIVING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • GEOFFREY A MILLS

    V.P. CAMPING & PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • RICHARD HANS

    COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • R GLENN HUBBARD

    NOMINATING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JAMES C DELOREY

    COMMISSIONER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • DAMIAN SCHAIBLE

    V.P. ALUMNI DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • RICHARD A DAVIES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • J E REEVES JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ASIM REHMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ROBERT J CESKE

    BOROUGH PRESIDENT MANHATTAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • KEITH D CHRISTENSEN

    BOROUGH PRESIDENT STATEN ISLAND

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • GREGORY CLANCY

    BOROUGH PRESIDENT BRONX

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • STEVEN MIRONES

    BOROUGH PRESIDENT BROOKLYN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • MICHAEL E SIBILIA

    BOROUGH PRESIDENT QUEENS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • STEVEN M ALDEN ESQ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • VINCENT ALVAREZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • STEPHEN R BARRETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • LAWRENCE E BATHGATE II

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JOHN BELBUSTI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JACLYN BERNSTEIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • MARCIA CANTARELLA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • LISA CASSONE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ARTHUR B CROZIER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ANTONIO DEL ROSARIO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • DR SHARON DEVIVO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JAMES FAMULARO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • GREGORY FLOYD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • EUGENE J GOTTESMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • GENE KEILIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • CAROL NOTIAS LAMBOS ESQ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • BRIAN T MALONEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JOSEPH MIZZI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • MICHAEL O'BRIEN

    OA LODGE ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • BLAIR RIDDER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • MICHAEL A ROSS ESQ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ROBERT K STEEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JUDGET SIDNEY H STEIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ALLEN R WOLFF ESQ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • SAROYA FRIEDMAN-GONZALEZ

    SCOUT EXECUTIVE/CEO/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $332,552
    From this org
    $325,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,552
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $325,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,552
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $332,552
  • JEFF FANARA

    DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $167,876
    From this org
    $163,582
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,294
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,582
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,294
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $167,876
  • CHRISTOPHER GUARNIERE

    DEPUTY SCOUT EXECUTIVE

    Total calculated
    $154,200
    From this org
    $149,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,400
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $154,200
  • JOSEPH SCHILTZ

    DIRECTOR FIELD SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $121,449
    From this org
    $118,342
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,107
    Hours/week
    40
  • DOROTHY BROWNE

    DIRECTOR OF CORP. & FND.

    Total calculated
    $116,998
    From this org
    $114,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,993
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
GNYC VOLUNTARY MATCH SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE PRE-TAX SALARY CONTRIBUTIONS. EMPLOYER WILL MATCH 50% OF EACH PRE-TAX DOLLAR EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS ON FIRST 6% OF PAY THAT EMPLOYEE DEFERS TO PROGRAM.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349312022

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