The mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and scout law.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,040 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $48K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$356K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $883K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$633K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
44
of 44 voting members
Looks good: 44 of 44 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$960K
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1965.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.9M Management & general 10% · $256K Fundraising 14% · $344K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

53 people listed on the 990; $356K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Scout Executive/CEO (termed 10/31)
$228,413Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Scout Executive
$127,609Pt VII · Sec A
Commissioner
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Dibernardo’s $228K as Scout Executive/CEO (termed 10/31) is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Dibernardo$228,413$209,874$195,458$188,750$184,750
James Grimaldi$127,609$124,511$120,125$108,250$108,000
Lauren Vlachos———$110,750$109,250
Jason Tewes——$110,375——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Prepares young people in Suffolk County to make ethical choices through character-building, citizenship training, and outdoor leadership programs like Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To offer suffolk county youth and adults quality programs that include: club scouting, boy scouting, venturing and learning for life. Cub scouting is a program for young men ages 7 to 10. Cub scouting uses specific methods to achieve scouting and aims to help boys build character, train in the responsibilities of citizenship and personal…

$1.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,593

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$278K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$256K
Fundraisingcol D$344K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$470K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$633K
PeoplePt VI, VII
53
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a44
IndependentVI 1b44
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$278K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$470K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$470K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$139K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$633K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 63,040
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$394K$470K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$850K$633K
Net assetsLn 32$960K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$294K$58K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$858K$618K$112K$129K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$87K$61K$12K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$34K$7K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$106K$75K$14K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$375$435
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$37K$7K$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$832$756$35$41
Office expensesLn 13$52K$40K$4K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$147K$129K$8K$10K
TravelLn 17$110K$97K$6K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$15K$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$2K$1K$282$327
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$54K$54K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$98K$89K$4K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$64K$62K$729$845
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$276K$222K$4K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$108K$76K$15K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.9M$256K$344K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.5M$320K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.8M−$480K$960K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.5M−$36K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$2.1M$189K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$2.0M−$232K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,843,454 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $612,103$1,421,320
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,004,690$1,144,622
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $686,162$277,512
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,302,955$2,843,454
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,720$5,593
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,467,796$1,520,314
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,537$1,900
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,309,364$995,635
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,783,417$2,523,442
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$480,462$320,012
Part VI · Governance 44 of 44 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body44
VI-1b Independent voting members44
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,843,454 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $230,624 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$185
VIII-1c Fundraising events$137,095
VIII-1d Related organizations$821,000
VIII-1e Government grants$34,887
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$428,153
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,421,320
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,144,622$1,144,622
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $46,888$46,888
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,372,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,304$2,843,454
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,523,442 across 22 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,593$5,593
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $293,724 · Management $58,324 · Fundraising $67,557$419,605
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $617,620 · Management $111,512 · Fundraising $129,159$858,291
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $61,246 · Management $12,161 · Fundraising $14,087$87,494
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,470 · Management $6,845 · Fundraising $7,928$49,243
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,263 · Management $14,094 · Fundraising $16,324$105,681
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,890 · Management $375 · Fundraising $435$2,700
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $37,067 · Management $7,162 · Fundraising $8,296$52,525
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,900$1,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,300$2,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $756 · Management $35 · Fundraising $41$832
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,127 · Management $4,376 · Fundraising $7,115$51,618
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,562 · Management $1,303 · Fundraising $1,509$9,374
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $129,323 · Management $8,285 · Fundraising $9,595$147,203
IX-17 TravelPrograms $97,444 · Management $5,922 · Fundraising $6,858$110,224
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,823 · Management $1,183 · Fundraising $1,370$17,376
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,421 · Management $282 · Fundraising $327$2,030
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $54,060$54,060
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $89,219 · Management $4,101 · Fundraising $4,751$98,071
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,179 · Management $729 · Fundraising $845$63,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $222,480 · Management $4,257 · Fundraising $48,926$275,663
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,879 · Management $14,839 · Fundraising $17,188$107,906
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,923,446 · Management $255,785 · Fundraising $344,211$2,523,442
Part X · Balance sheet $1,817,405 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $394,378$470,310
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$10,465
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,745$6,085
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $126,051$152,358
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,768$22,925
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,040,865$1,016,387
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $214,799$138,875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,810,606$1,817,405
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,992$88,765
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $193,917$170,812
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $223,440$146,741
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $850,132$633,390
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $395,976$673,959
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $564,498$510,056
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $960,474$1,184,015
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,810,606$1,817,405
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,184,015 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,843,454
XI-2 Total expenses$2,523,442
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$320,012
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$960,474
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$96,471
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,184,015

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