Three Fires Council INC Boy Scouts of America #127: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 36-3831877)

Ronald a Wentzell’s $151K as Scout Executive/CEO is at the 67th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Clinton Scharff	—	—	$124,756	$167,160	—	—
Clint Scharff	—	—	—	—	$163,253	$147,617
Ronald a Wentzell	$151,183	$154,779	$130,195	—	—	—
Katherine Clark	$113,005	$133,423	$131,083	$128,675	$125,529	$119,966
Ronald Wentzell	—	—	—	$125,326	$120,413	$114,839

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

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Instills Scout Oath and Law values to help young people make moral choices.

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022

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Our youth participate in exciting INDOOR/OUTDOOR activities for boys and girls (ages 5-10) and for young men and women (ages 11-20). They are under the guidance of trained adult volunteers, who help them develop the life skills they need to become future leaders and active citizens in their communities.

$2.7Mprogram 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

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$26K

The Dupage Community FoundationFY2024$24K

Naperville Rotary Charities INCFY2024$7K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$7K

Executive Construction FoundationFY2024$3K

Stig P Orum Memorial Foundation INCFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$75K

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Grants paid · 4 grants · $26K · 2021–2025

Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,966

Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,011

Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,296

Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,985

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.1M

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$851K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$826K

Money outPt IX

$3.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.7M

Managementcol C$250K

Fundraisingcol D$290K

Owns and owesPt X

$6.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M

Total assetsLn 16$10.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

52

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a45

IndependentVI 1b44

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$826K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$168K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$851K

Investment incomeLn 3$239K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M

Gains on assetsLn 7$132K

Total revenueLn 12$3.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.5M

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M

Other assetsLn 15$179K

Total assetsLn 16$10.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M

Net assetsLn 32$6.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 573

VolunteersI 63,178

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.7M	$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$4.4M	$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$4.0M	$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$12.3M	$10.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$5.1M	$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$7.2M	$6.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2K	$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$194K	$169K	$10K	$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.4M	$1.2M	$84K	$130K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$159K	$143K	$6K	$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$135K	$122K	$5K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$136K	$115K	$8K	$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$84K		$84K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$14K		$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$24K	$14K	$1K	$9K
Office expensesLn 13	$94K	$74K	$5K	$15K
Information technologyLn 14	$21K	$16K	$945	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$205K	$187K	$6K	$11K
TravelLn 17	$67K	$57K	$4K	$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$30K	$25K	$2K	$3K
InterestLn 20	$118K	$96K	$9K	$13K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$77K	$77K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$100K	$99K	$550	$852
InsuranceLn 23	$54K	$43K	$2K	$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$310K	$271K	$5K	$34K
All other expensesLn 24e	$57K	$46K	$3K	$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.3M	$2.7M	$250K	$290K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$3.1M	$3.0M	$138K	$5.9M	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.6M	$3.2M	−$622K	$5.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.5M	$3.9M	−$377K	$6.2M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$3.1M	$3.3M	−$153K	$6.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$4.7M	$3.3M	$1.4M	$7.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.4M	$3.5M	−$1.0M	$7.3M	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 $3,097,583 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,588,366$826,457

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $959,639$850,897

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,390,345$238,839

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $808,932$1,181,390

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,747,282$3,097,583

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,985$1,947

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,968,171$1,994,160

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,343,119$1,254,703

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,317,275$3,250,810

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,430,007−$153,227

Part VI · Governance 44 of 45 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body45

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 $3,097,583 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $630,377 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$360

VIII-1c Fundraising events$168,347

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$657,750

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,100

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$826,457

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $850,897$850,897

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $106,379$106,379

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $43,701$43,701

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $132,460$132,460

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $58,848$58,848

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $448,464$448,464

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,900,077 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $371,049$3,097,583

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,250,810 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,947$1,947

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $169,122 · Management $9,720 · Fundraising $15,551$194,393

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,155,362 · Management $84,276 · Fundraising $130,158$1,369,796

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $143,397 · Management $6,160 · Fundraising $9,532$159,089

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $122,061 · Management $5,033 · Fundraising $7,744$134,838

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $114,593 · Management $8,414 · Fundraising $13,037$136,044

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,083$84,083

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,878$13,878

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,639 · Management $1,219 · Fundraising $8,781$23,639

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $74,095 · Management $4,541 · Fundraising $15,286$93,922

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,276 · Management $945 · Fundraising $3,980$21,201

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $186,849 · Management $6,222 · Fundraising $11,451$204,522

IX-17 TravelPrograms $56,549 · Management $4,167 · Fundraising $6,363$67,079

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,716 · Management $1,514 · Fundraising $3,302$29,532

IX-20 InterestPrograms $96,074 · Management $8,588 · Fundraising $13,307$117,969

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $77,141$77,141

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $98,992 · Management $550 · Fundraising $852$100,394

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,171 · Management $1,714 · Fundraising $9,226$54,111

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $270,924 · Management $5,382 · Fundraising $33,574$309,880

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,848 · Management $3,445 · Fundraising $8,059$57,352

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,710,756 · Management $249,851 · Fundraising $290,203$3,250,810

Part X · Balance sheet $10,060,356 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,084,099$1,521,681

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,606,304$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $438,416$409,246

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $495,993$40,840

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $98,295$131,663

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $69,846$119,975

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,017,463$3,917,069

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,381,561$3,740,679

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $71,952$179,203

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,263,929$10,060,356

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,706,683$91,575

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $449,772$557,638

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$154,567

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$117,302

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,070,196$3,710,170

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,115,427$2,278,757

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,078,306$4,071,429

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,193,733$6,350,186

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,263,929$10,060,356

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,350,186 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,097,583

XI-2 Total expenses$3,250,810

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$153,227

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,193,733

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$683,214

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$7,106

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,350,186

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