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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,076,251
Total expenses
$1,212,975
Contributions and grants received
$502,189
Grants paid
$280
Program service revenue
$294,536
Investment income
$270,318
Other revenue
$9,208
Total assets, end of year
$8,652,411
Total liabilities, end of year
$152,332
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,500,079
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$940,769
Management and general expenses
$163,315
Fundraising expenses
$108,891
Program service expenses (Part III)
$940,769

Program services were 77.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $111,018

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $391,171

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMPING REVENUES

    total $248,426 · related or exempt $248,426

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER

    total $22,257 · related or exempt $22,257

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ACTIVITY REVENUE

    total $13,650 · related or exempt $13,650

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROJECT SALES

    total $10,203 · related or exempt $10,203

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $175,838 · excluded $175,838

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $293,475

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

    securities $198,995

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $94,480

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $94,480 · excluded $94,480

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $30,478

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

    $111,018

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $41,293

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$10,815 · excluded -$10,815

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $68,274

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $48,251

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $20,023 · related or exempt $20,023

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $280 · program services $280

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $124,399 · program services $93,299 · management and general $12,440 · fundraising $18,660

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $369,880 · program services $257,979 · management and general $69,522 · fundraising $42,379

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $72,957 · program services $51,850 · management and general $12,098 · fundraising $9,009

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,086 · program services $31,332 · management and general $7,310 · fundraising $5,444

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,283 · program services $3,586 · management and general $3,697

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $510 · fundraising $510

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $38,871 · management and general $38,871

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $33,032 · program services $33,032

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,841 · program services $16,356 · fundraising $2,485

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $81,134 · program services $67,962 · management and general $5,482 · fundraising $7,690

  • 17 · Travel

    total $80,021 · program services $73,337 · management and general $1,792 · fundraising $4,892

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,312 · program services $8,297 · management and general $123 · fundraising $1,892

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,015 · program services $2,897 · management and general $641 · fundraising $477

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $114,486 · program services $108,775 · management and general $3,273 · fundraising $2,438

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $50,195 · program services $45,904 · management and general $2,459 · fundraising $1,832

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $82,338 · program services $81,713 · management and general $245 · fundraising $380

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA

    total $22,218 · program services $20,593 · management and general $673 · fundraising $952

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $17,279 · program services $10,709 · management and general $3,388 · fundraising $3,182

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA C

    total $15,098 · program services $15,098

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,740 · program services $17,770 · management and general $1,301 · fundraising $6,669

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $117,153 · end of year $102,244

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $105,772

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,828 · end of year $8,036

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $82,440 · end of year $79,842

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $97,284 · end of year $95,010

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,545 · end of year $10,407

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

    $4,882,913

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

    $2,797,325

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,127,411 · end of year $2,085,588

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,742,072 · end of year $1,724,583

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,941,310 · end of year $4,546,701

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $71,039 · end of year $54,150

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $54,769 · end of year $12,375

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $28,646 · end of year $35,647

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $15,009

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $28,329 · end of year $28,780

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,162 · end of year $6,371

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,284,734 · end of year $3,640,016

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,753,136 · end of year $4,860,063

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE IDEALS OF SCOUTING, AS PROMULGATED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, FOR THE YOUTH OF INTERIOR ALASKA AND THE NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE THE IDEALS OF SCOUTING, AS PROMULGATED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, FOR THE YOUTH OF FAIRBANKS AND THE NORTH STAR BOROUGH.

  • IN 2023 THE COUNCIL SERVED 8,898 YOUTH IN ALL PROGRAMS, CONSTITUTING 48.1% OF ALL YOUTH FROM PRE-K THROUGH 20 YEARS OLD IN INTERIOR AND NORTH SLOPE ALASKA. 179 SCOUTS ATTENDED CAMPING PROGRAMS AND 145 CUB SCOUTS ATTENDED DAY CAMP.THE COUNCIL OPERATES FOUR SCOUTING PROGRAMS: CUB SCOUTS - A FAMILY AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED APPROACH TO LEARNING CITIZENSHIP, COMPASSION, AND COURAGE THROUGH SERVICE PROJECTS, CEREMONIES, GAMES, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES PROMOTING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. SCOUTING - WITH THE SCOUT OATH AND SCOUT LAWS AS GUIDES, AND THE SUPPORT OF PARENTS AND THEIR RELIGIOUS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, SCOUTS DEVELOP AN AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THEIR ROLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND BECOME WELL-ROUNDED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROGRAM. SCOUTS PROGRESS IN RANK THROUGH ACHIEVEMENTS, GAIN ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND EARN MERIT BADGES THAT INTRODUCE A LIFELONG HOBBY OR A REWARDING CAREER. VENTURING - PROVIDES EXPERIENCES TO HELP YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, AGES 14 THROUGH 20, BECOME MATURE, RESPONSIBLE, CARING ADULTS. YOUNG TEENS LEARN LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PARTICIPATE IN CHALLENGING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING HAVING ACCESS TO BOY SCOUT CAMPING PROPERTIES, A RECOGNITION PROGRAM, AND YOUTH PROTECTIONS TRAINING.LEARNING FOR LIFE - PROGRAM THAT ENABLES YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS BY TEACHING POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP, AND LIFE SKILLS SO THEY CAN MAKE ETHICAL CHOICES AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. FEES ARE GENERATED FROM THE OPERATIONS OF THE COUNCIL'S LONG TERM SUMMER CAMP AND HIGH ADVENTURE TREKS AND FROM CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADULT TRAINING, DAY CAMPS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND WEEKEND OVERNIGHT CAMPING.

    Expenses $940,769 · Grants $280 · Revenue $314,559

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kal Kennedy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Adamczak

    VP PROPERTIES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Groseclose

    COUNCIL PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Matt Cooper

    COUNCIL COMMISSIONER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lance Cook

    VP FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cathie Harms Tordoff

    VP PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Aaron Rhoades

    VP ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dorothy Shockley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Frazier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Wright

    V.P. MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Bennett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tyler Brooks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Smith

    SCOUT EXECUTIVE, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $124,399
    From this org
    $124,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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

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
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349326602

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