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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$141K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.3M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
32
of 32 voting members
Looks good: 32 of 32 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$995K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2022▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.7M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1965.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.2M Management & general 18% · $281K Fundraising 4% · $68K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $141K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Scout Executive
$140,587Pt VII · Sec A
Council President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President- Program
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Endowment
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Administratio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Commissioner
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karl Shelton$145,932$120,718$37,835———
Lee Murdoch——$44,457$140,587$134,937$131,007

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

Builds character, citizenship, and fitness through educational programs.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The Conquistador Council

Boy scouts of america is a local council chartered by the boy scouts of america in southeastern new mexico to administer scouting programs. The council's mission is to offer educational programs designed to build character, promote citizenship, and develop personal fitness for youth and young adults.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.3M

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$725K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$392K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$281K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$532K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a32
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$725K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$392K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$532K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$532K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 6277
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$676K$532K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$105K$29K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$395K$294K$81K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$86K$55K$24K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$33K$13K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$162K$78K$77K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$246K$230K$1K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$106K$94K$10K$3K
TravelLn 17$56K$55K$904$231
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$10K$310$79
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$167K$159K$6K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$22K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$39K$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$21K$27K$631
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$281K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.7M$59K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.6M−$17K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.7M−$245K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.2M$1.5M−$355K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$105K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$995K$285K$3.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,187,615 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $984,989$724,888
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,109$392,052
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,110$70,675
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,125,208$1,187,615
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $540,476$670,763
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $480,192$871,845
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,020,668$1,542,608
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $104,540−$354,993
Part VI · Governance 32 of 32 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body32
VI-1b Independent voting members32
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,187,615 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,647 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$20,426
VIII-1d Related organizations$652,120
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,342
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$724,888
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $392,052$392,052
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$62,028
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $392,052$1,187,615
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,542,608 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,517 · Management $28,728 · Fundraising $7,342$140,587
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $293,955 · Management $80,797 · Fundraising $20,651$395,403
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,170 · Management $24,211 · Fundraising $6,188$85,569
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,664 · Management $13,173 · Fundraising $3,367$49,204
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,132 · Management $76,794 · Fundraising $7,015$161,941
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $230,338 · Management $1,036 · Fundraising $15,074$246,448
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,963 · Management $9,818 · Fundraising $2,509$106,290
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,679 · Management $904 · Fundraising $231$55,814
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,150 · Management $310 · Fundraising $79$10,539
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $159,166 · Management $5,979 · Fundraising $1,528$166,673
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,609 · Management $9,500 · Fundraising $2,428$33,537
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,694 · Management $2,622 · Fundraising $1,262$42,578
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,718 · Management $26,676 · Fundraising $631$48,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,193,755 · Management $280,548 · Fundraising $68,305$1,542,608
Part X · Balance sheet $3,001,964 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $675,851$531,829
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,610$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $206,707$53,778
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $54,528$55,676
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,024$15,028
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,417,321$2,345,653
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,383,041$3,001,964
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,544$8,913
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,845$18,966
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $71,657$73,083
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,046$100,962
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,982,271$2,589,710
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $273,724$311,292
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,255,995$2,901,002
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,383,041$3,001,964
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,901,002 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,187,615
XI-2 Total expenses$1,542,608
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$354,993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,255,995
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,901,002

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