The Council provides numerous scouting programs to youth in the six county area of new york and pennsylvania. Camping activities are conducted at two scout camps.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,513 volunteers and 65 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 surplus $850K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 20.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $7K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$644K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.4M
+581% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$9.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.4M
FY2024▲ +581%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$864K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$933K
FY2024$6.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$9.7M
FY2024▲ +102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$9.7M

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

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

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.3M Management & general 6% · $88K Fundraising 7% · $106K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Scout Executive
$101,181Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Vice Presdient
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Bull$101,181$89,025$78,802$84,879$85,367

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

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

Programs and updates

Offers scouting programs and camping activities for youth in six counties.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scouting

Stresses character building, personal fitness, citizenship and self reliance. Programs are conducted through individual scout units based on age: cub packs, scout troops and explorer posts.

$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$7K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $28K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,486
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,608
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,524

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.4M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$5.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$906K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$443K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$106K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$644K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$906K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$443K
Investment incomeLn 3$5.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.9M
Total revenueLn 12$6.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$301K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$644K
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 565
VolunteersI 61,513
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$539K$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$675K$644K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$9.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$128K$7K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$562K$492K$23K$47K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$57K$48K$3K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$29K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$46K$2K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$50$33
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$24K$745$491
Investment management feesLn 11f$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$2K$47$2K
Office expensesLn 13$127K$123K$891$3K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$21K$650$429
OccupancyLn 16$69K$66K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$49K$43K$2K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$13K$889$1K
InterestLn 20$17K$15K$857$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$118K$111K$2K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$52K$821$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$56K$23K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$8K$303$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$88K$106K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.4M$1.5M$4.9M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $933K$1.5M−$571K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$1.3M$1.4M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$2.5M−$1.2M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $864K$1.1M−$251K$5.3M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,357,645 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $422,758$905,709
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $296,890$443,265
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $158,636$5,028,979
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,094−$20,308
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $933,378$6,357,645
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,608$9,486
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $742,878$852,915
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $751,750$619,633
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,504,236$1,482,034
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$570,858$4,875,611
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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 $6,357,645 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $22,315 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,888
VIII-1c Fundraising events$178,457
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$724,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$905,709
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $443,265$443,265
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $98,033$98,033
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,930,946$4,930,946
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$42,623−$42,623
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $465,580 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,986,356$6,357,645
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,482,034 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,486$9,486
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,229 · Management $6,504 · Fundraising $13,008$147,741
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $492,251 · Management $23,405 · Fundraising $46,810$562,466
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $48,262 · Management $2,790 · Fundraising $5,579$56,631
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,226 · Management $1,689 · Fundraising $3,379$34,294
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,505 · Management $2,093 · Fundraising $4,185$51,783
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,593 · Management $50 · Fundraising $33$1,676
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,948 · Management $745 · Fundraising $491$25,184
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $17,684$17,684
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,509 · Management $47 · Fundraising $2,031$3,587
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $123,302 · Management $891 · Fundraising $3,237$127,430
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,905 · Management $650 · Fundraising $429$21,984
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,040 · Management $1,041 · Fundraising $2,083$69,164
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,686 · Management $2,114 · Fundraising $4,229$49,029
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,258 · Management $889 · Fundraising $1,204$15,351
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,572 · Management $857 · Fundraising $1,715$17,144
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $111,299 · Management $2,275 · Fundraising $4,550$118,124
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $52,013 · Management $821 · Fundraising $1,642$54,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,061 · Management $22,941 · Fundraising $6,389$85,391
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,308 · Management $303 · Fundraising $4,798$13,409
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,288,453 · Management $87,789 · Fundraising $105,792$1,482,034
Part X · Balance sheet $10,376,062 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,196$301,421
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $429,725$2,205,430
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,480$127,173
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,787$26,279
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $94,144$93,305
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,366$49,855
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,721,214$1,498,560
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,064,808$6,060,320
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,800$13,719
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,486,520$10,376,062
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,573$71,041
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,248$4,253
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,883$13,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $675,387$644,489
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,612,884$8,406,898
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,198,249$1,324,675
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,811,133$9,731,573
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,486,520$10,376,062
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,731,573 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,357,645
XI-2 Total expenses$1,482,034
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,875,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,811,133
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,829
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,731,573

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