Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,826,384

Total expenses

$2,798,225

Contributions and grants received

$440,136

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$2,074,129

Investment income

$53,197

Other revenue

$258,922

Total assets, end of year

$10,289,746

Total liabilities, end of year

$998,212

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$9,291,534

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,653,449

Management and general expenses

$59,930

Fundraising expenses

$84,846

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,653,449

Program services were 94.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• CUB SCOUTS - MOTTO: DO YOUR BEST EFFECTIVE 2018, THE COUNCIL WELCOMES GIRLS INTO ITS CUB SCOUTS PROGRAM. GIRLS WHO JOIN CUB SCOUTS ARE PUT IN GIRL DENS BY GRADE (LION, TIGER, WOLF, BEAR WEBELOS 1, AND WEBELOS 2). THE GIRLS ARE PART OF PACKS THAT HAVE BOYS AND BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS ATTEND THE MONTHLY PACK MEETINGS TO RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS, SHARE SKITS, GAMES, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, AND LEADER CAPACITY. THIS IS THE LARGEST OF THE SCOUTING PROGRAMS. EVERY CUB SCOUT IS A MEMBER OF A CUB SCOUT PACK; PACKS ARE DIVIDED INTO DENS. EACH DEN HAS ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT BOYS OR GIRLS. ALL OF THE CUB SCOUTS IN A DEN ARE ABOUT THE SAME AGE AND LIVE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. CUB SCOUTS EARN BADGES AND AWARDS, AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR PACK. BY EARNING AWARDS, CUB SCOUTS LEARN NEW SKILLS. CUB SCOUTING IS FUN WITH A PURPOSE. THE AIM OF CUB SCOUTING IS TO HELP ITS MEMBERS GROW INTO GOOD CITIZENS WHO ARE STRONG IN CHARACTER AND PERSONALLY FIT. 2023 TOTAL CUB SCOUTS (UNAUDITED): 1,247 CUB SCOUTS 47 CUB SCOUT PACKS 436 CUB SCOUT LEADERS BOY SCOUTS - MOTTO: BE PREPARED SLOGAN: DO A GOOD TURN DAILY ON FEBRUARY 1, 2019, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 100+ YEAR HISTORY, THE ICONIC PROGRAM OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA IS OPEN TO YOUNG WOMEN AS WELL AS YOUNG MEN, ALL OF WHOM WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO EARN SCOUTING'S HIGHEST RANK, EAGLE SCOUT. THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CHANGED THE BOY SCOUT PROGRAM NAME TO "SCOUTS BSA." THEY ALSO ALLOWED GIRLS TO JOIN THE PROGRAM. SCOUTS BSA IS A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM FOR YOUTH 11-17 YEARS OLD THAT PROVIDES FUN, ADVENTURE, LEARNING, CHALLENGE, AND RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP THEM BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES. IN SCOUTS BSA, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN GO PLACES, TEST THEMSELVES, AND HAVE ONE-OF-A-KIND ADVENTURES THAT CAN'T BE FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE. SCOUTS PLAN AND CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES WITH THOUGHTFUL GUIDANCE FROM THEIR SCOUTMASTER AND OTHER ADULT LEADERS. GOOD YOUTH LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, AND TEAMWORK ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE GOALS THEY HAVE SET FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR PATROL OR SQUAD, AND THEIR TROOP OR TEAM. LEARNING BY DOING IS A HALLMARK OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION. UNIT MEETINGS OFFER INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE USED ON OUTDOOR ADVENTURES EACH MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A LEADER MAY DESCRIBE AND DEMONSTRATE A SCOUTING SKILL AT A MEETING, BUT THE WAY SCOUTS TRULY LEARN OUTDOOR SKILLS IS TO DO IT THEMSELVES ON A TROOP OUTING. SCOUTING USES THE PATROL METHOD TO TEACH SKILLS AND VALUES. SCOUTS ELECT THEIR OWN PATROL LEADER AND THEY LEARN QUICKLY THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER AND SHARING DUTIES, THE PATROL CAN ACCOMPLISH FAR MORE THAN ANY OF ITS MEMBERS COULD DO ALONE. THE PATROL SUCCEEDS WHEN EVERY MEMBER OF THE PATROL SUCCEEDS AND SCOUTS LEARN THAT GOOD TEAMWORK IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS. SERVICE TO OTHERS AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP IS LEARNED THROUGH SUCH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS CONSERVATION PROJECTS, COLLECTING FOOD, BUILDING TRAILS AND SHELTERS, AND CONDUCTING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING. THROUGH HELPING OTHER PEOPLE, SCOUTS LEARN TO APPRECIATE HOW THEY CAN SHARE THEMSELVES AND THEIR BLESSINGS WITH THOSE IN NEED. BY GIVING SERVICE TO BENEFIT OTHERS, SCOUTS GAIN A SENSE OF PERSONAL SATISFACTION. 2023 SCOUTS BSA (UNAUDITED): 1,184 SCOUTS BSA MEMBERS 69 SCOUTS BSA TROOPS 678 SCOUTS BSA LEADERS RECOGNITION - RECOGNITION COMES THROUGH THE VENTURING ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM AND THROUGH THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A YOUTH'S COMPETENCE AND ABILITY BY PEERS AND ADULTS. THE IDEALS - VENTURERS ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW AND LIVE BY THE VENTURING OATH AND CODE. THEY PROMISE TO BE FAITHFUL IN RELIGIOUS DUTIES, TREASURE THEIR AMERICAN HERITAGE, HELP OTHERS, AND SEEK TRUTH AND FAIRNESS. HIGH ADVENTURE - VENTURING'S EMPHASIS ON HIGH ADVENTURE HELPS PROVIDE TEAMBUILDING OPPORTUNITIES, NEW MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES, PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP APPLICATION, AND LIFELONG MEMORIES TO YOUNG ADULTS. TEACHING OTHERS - ALL OF THE VENTURING AWARDS REQUIRE VENTURERS TO TEACH WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED TO OTHERS. WHEN THEY TEACH OTHERS OFTEN, VENTURERS ARE BETTER ABLE TO RETAIN THE SKILL OR KNOWLEDGE TAUGHT, THEY GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO SPEAK AND RELATE TO OTHERS, AND THEY ACQUIRE SKILLS THAT CAN BENEFIT THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AS A HOBBY OR OCCUPATION. VENTURING CREWS CAN SPECIALIZE IN A VARIETY OF AVOCATION OR HOBBY INTERESTS. 2023 PARTICIPATION (UNAUDITED): 71 VENTURERS 8 VENTURING CREWS 39 VENTURING LEADERS EXPLORING - EXPLORING IS A WORKSITE-BASED PROGRAM. IT IS PART OF LEARNING FOR LIFE'S CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE FOURTEEN (AND HAVE COMPLETED THE EIGHTH GRADE) THROUGH TWENTY YEARS OLD. EXPLORING'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCES THAT HELP YOUNG PEOPLE MATURE AND TO PREPARE THEM TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND CARING ADULTS. EXPLORERS ARE READY TO INVESTIGATE THE MEANING OF INTERDEPENDENCE IN THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITIES. EXPLORING IS BASED ON A UNIQUE AND DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUTH AND THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INITIATE A SPECIFIC EXPLORER POST BY MATCHING THEIR PEOPLE AND PROGRAM RESOURCES TO THE INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE RESULT IS A PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES THAT HELPS YOUTH PURSUE THEIR SPECIAL INTERESTS, GROW, AND DEVELOP. EXPLORING PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON FIVE AREAS OF EMPHASIS: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, LIFE SKILLS, CITIZENSHIP, CHARACTER EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. 2023 PARTICIPATION (UNAUDITED): 11 EXPLORERS 1 EXPLORER POST 4 EXPLORING LEADERS SCOUTREACH - SCOUTREACH IS A PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS THE TRADITIONAL CUB SCOUT, BOY SCOUT, AND VENTURING PROGRAMS TO THE MOST AT-RISK NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION. THE COUNCIL PROVIDES LEADERS AND UNDERWRITES THE COSTS OF REGISTRATION, HANDBOOKS, UNIFORMS, PROGRAM SUPPLIES, AND CAMPING PROGRAMS, SO THAT THE BENEFITS OF SCOUTING REACH THE YOUTH THAT NEED THEM MOST. STARTING IN 2019, USING THE SAME CURRICULUM AS THE BOY SCOUTING PROGRAM, THE COUNCIL LAUNCHED THE SCOUTS BSA PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ENABLES ALL ELIGIBLE YOUTH AGES ELEVEN TO SEVENTEEN TO EARN THE EAGLE SCOUT RANK. SCOUTS BSA WILL BE SINGLE GENDER - ALL-GIRL TROOPS OR ALL-BOY TROOPS. THIS UNIQUE APPROACH ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE SINGLE-GENDER MODEL WHILE ALSO MEETING THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S FAMILIES.

  Expenses $1,202,467 · Revenue $2,333,051

• OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES - CUB SCOUTING DAY CAMPS: ONE-TO-THREE DAY PROGRAM WITH DAYLIGHT AND EARLY EVENING ACTIVITIES, WITH NO OVERNIGHT ACTIVITIES. RESIDENT CAMPS: AT LEAST TWO NIGHTS OF CAMPING WITH A DEVELOPED THEME OF ADVENTURE AND EXCITEMENT HELD AT A COUNCIL FACILITY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TRAINED LEADERSHIP. COUNCIL-ORGANIZED FAMILY CAMPS: OVERNIGHT CAMPING INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE PACK AND HELD AT A COUNCIL-APPROVED FACILITY WITH THE COUNCIL OR DISTRICT PROVIDING STAFFING, FOOD SERVICE, HOUSING, AND PROGRAM. PACK CAMPING: OVERNIGHT CAMPING INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE FAMILY FROM A SINGLE PACK, FOCUSED ON AGE-APPROPRIATE CUB SCOUT ACTIVITIES, CONDUCTED AT COUNCIL-APPROVED LOCATIONS, AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BASIC ADULT SCOUTS. BSA AND VENTURING: CAMP ALEXANDER IS NEARLY 350 ACRES IN THE VICINITY OF ELEVEN-MILE CANYON AND OFFERS YEAR ROUND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF SCOUTING GROUPS. NEARLY 7,000 PEOPLE VISIT AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS AT CAMP ALEXANDER ON A YEARLY BASIS. SCOUTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN A WIDE RANGE OF OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES INCLUDING SWIMMING IN THE POOL, BOATING IN THE LAKE, SHOOTING SPORTS, MOUNTAIN BIKING, HIKING, OUTDOOR SKILLS, NATURE STUDY, BEGINNING CAMPING SKILLS, AND ROCK CLIMBING. CAMPOREES: CAMPING WITH OTHER TROOPS, INVOLVING COMPETITION USING SCOUTING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. SUMMER CAMPS - WEEKLONG CAMPS WITH TROOPS LEARNING OUTDOOR SKILLS. SCOUTING SHOWS - GALA EVENTS DEMONSTRATING TO THE PUBLIC HOW SCOUTING SERVES YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $1,450,982

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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

20 June 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

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