BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

O410

Classification

1200

Street

PO BOX 51885

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (EIN 22-1576300). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2025

• ACTIVITIES AND CAMPING - ACTIVITIES AND CAMPING PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS AND UNITS, AND INCLUDE THE PROVISION AND UPKEEP OF MAJOR CAMPING PROPERTIES. THE COUNCIL REGULARLY PROVIDES FOR ALL TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING LONG-TERM (WEEKLONG) CAMPING, WEEKEND CAMP ACTIVITIES, DAY AND TWILIGHT CAMP, FAMILY CAMP AND MULTI-DAY RESIDENT CAMP. ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS ARE OFFERED, INCLUDING: HUNGER, ILLITERACY, DRUG ABUSE, CHILD ABUSE TRAINING, AND CRIME PREVENTION.

  Expenses $2,317,734 · Grants $18,134 · Revenue $934,428

• SCOUTS BSA - OVER 1,500 BOYS AND GIRLS ARE SERVED IN THE SCOUTS BSA PROGRAM. FROM THE ENTRY LEVEL SCOUT THROUGH AGE 18, SCOUTS BSA IS THE MOST RECOGNIZED FACET OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. FROM ADVANCEMENTS TO CAMP-OUTS TO EAGLE SCOUTS TO SERVICE PROJECTS, THIS PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT CHARACTER, VALUES, EDUCATION, CITIZENSHIP, AND FITNESS AT ALL LEVELS.

  Expenses $465,116 · Grants $13,601 · Revenue $187,519

• CUB SCOUTING - THE COUNCIL SERVES OVER 3,500 BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE CORE PROGRAM OF CUB SCOUTING. THIS INCLUDES LIONS (KINDERGARTEN), TIGERS (1ST GRADE), WOLF AND BEAR CUB SCOUTS (2ND AND 3RD GRADE) AND WEBELOS (4TH AND 5TH GRADE). CUB SCOUTING IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CHARACTER AND VALUES OF PROGRAMS OF SCOUTING. METHODS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE: THE UNIFORM, ADVANCEMENT, ADULT LEADERSHIP (TRAINING), YOUTH LEADERSHIP, THE DEN METHOD, AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.

  Expenses $465,116 · Grants $13,601 · Revenue $187,519

• SCOUTREACH - SCOUTREACH IS A PROGRAM DELIVERY METHOD THAT REACHES INTO HARD-TO-SERVE AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY. CUB SCOUTING AND BOY SCOUTING ARE OFFERED AND THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM THE DESCRIPTIONS ABOVE; HOWEVER THEIR DELIVERY MECHANISMS AND THE TARGET MARKET ARE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT. SCOUTREACH PROGRAM SERVES URBAN POCKETS AND SIMILAR AREAS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT (E.G. HOUSING PROJECTS) IN THE WELFARE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY. IN THESE AREAS, YOUTH MEMBERS USUALLY NEED ESPECIALLY STRONG LEADERSHIP (PAID STAFF) AND SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND MATERIAL SUPPORT IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

• VENTURING - SERVES YOUNG ADULT BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 14-20. VENTURING PROVIDES EXPERIENCES TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE MATURE AND PREPARE THEM TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND CARING ADULTS. VENTURING PROVIDES THE SKILLS NEEDED BY YOUNG ADULTS TO MAKE ETHICAL CHOICES, EXPERIENCE A FUN PROGRAM FULL OF ADVENTURE AND CHALLENGES AND AQUIRE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE; TO ADVANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN MANY DIVERSE AREAS SUCH AS HIGH ADVENTURE, SPORTS, ARTS, HOBBIES, AND RELIGIOUS LIFE.

• LEARNING FOR LIFE - THIS AGE- AND GRADE-BASED PROGRAM UTILIZES MORE THAN 50 AWARD-WINNING LESSONS, WHICH ARE CHOSEN AND DELIVERED BY TEACHERS. THE PROGRAM IS EASY TO USE AND IT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO PREPARE YOUTH TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AND TO ENHANCE STUDENTS' SELF CONFIDENCE, MOTIVATION, AND SELF-ESTEEM. THE TEACHING MODULES CONTAIN CHARACTER AND VALUE LESSONS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA IMPOSED BY THE TENNESSEE CHARACTER EDUCATION MANDATE-T.C.A. 49-6-1007(A).

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $3,851,801

  Expenses

  $4,250,416

  Contributions

  $2,437,162

  Grants paid

  $45,336

• 2023

  Revenue

  $3,395,797

  Expenses

  $3,882,841

  Contributions

  $2,056,709

  Grants paid

  $56,073

• 2022

  Revenue

  $6,177,970

  Expenses

  $3,461,200

  Contributions

  $4,664,202

  Grants paid

  $39,593

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,003,658

  Expenses

  $4,275,065

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,933,446

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,281,513

  Expenses

  $3,048,236

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,385,869

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,781,441

  Expenses

  $4,040,410

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,123,203

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,670,337

  Expenses

  $3,879,802

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,156,714

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,751,884

  Expenses

  $3,943,025

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,353,153

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,801,580

  Expenses

  $3,608,952

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,674,426

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,448,355

  Expenses

  $3,536,383

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,923,152

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,567,637

  Expenses

  $3,528,223

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,922,556

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,513,288

  Expenses

  $3,403,758

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,675,891

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,016,572

  Assets (EOY)

  $9,044,434

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $68,650

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $40,900

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $35,900

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION

  $33,200

  2024 · YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

• EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION

  $24,750

  2023 · GEN/OPER SUPPORT

• EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION

  $23,533

  2022 · GEN/OPER SUPPORT

• UNITED WAY OF HAMBLEN COUNTY

  $20,239

  2024 · FUND OPERATIONS

• UNITED WAY OF BLOUNT COUNTY

  $20,000

  2022 · PROGRAM OPER COST

• UNITED WAY OF BLOUNT COUNTY

  $20,000

  2023 · PROGRAM OPER COST

• UNITED WAY OF HAMBLEN COUNTY

  $16,751

  2023 · FUND OPERATIONS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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