Nonprofit · EIN 73-0592381
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Also known as 469 CHEROKEE AREA COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · BARTLESVILLE, OK 74003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $794,562 | $616,131 | $178,431 | $1,893,459 | $328,333 | $1,565,126 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $568,667 | $600,224 | -$31,557 | $1,748,505 | $361,810 | $1,386,695 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $272,522
- of which government grants
- $272,522
- Program service revenue
- $141,432
- Investment income
- $23,287
- Net income from fundraising events
- $201,136
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $28,918
- Other revenue
- $357,321
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $268,079
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $354,223
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,675
- Occupancy
- $28,968
- Travel
- $5,716
- Depreciation
- $82,801
- Program services (functional)
- $480,020
- Management and general (functional)
- $81,278
- Fundraising (functional)
- $54,833
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,748,505
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,893,459
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $328,333
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,565,126
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,074,825
- Publicly traded securities
- $110,260
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,263,512
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $301,614
- Gross receipts
- $869,077
- Employees
- 6
- Year formed
- 1928
- State of legal domicile
- OK
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH ADAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOE BEFFER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| AARON BELDNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAN CHILDERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN COLAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS COOK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DALE COPELAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DONNA COPELAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JON COPELAND | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LIZ FUGATE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GIL GREENWOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARP | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TOM HOPKINS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN HOWK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LEE KANAKIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID KANKE | OA LODGE CHI Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MATT KREPS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN MIHM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TONITA GOMEZ DE MORAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ROSS NAYLOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BILL OGLESBY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CARL REICHERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KENNETH ROARK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANNABETH ROBIN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| HENRY ROBIN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KAREN SLAGEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHERON SOUTHWICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT FRIES SR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TERRI TAYLOR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| HOWARD THILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SEAN URBAN | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JERRY WELLS | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARK WILBURN | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PHILIP WRIGHT | SCOUT EXECUT Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH ADAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOE BEFFER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CYNTHIA BLANCHARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICK BRONSON | GL DISTRICT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DAN CHILDERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN COLAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRIS COOK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DALE COPELAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DONNA COPELAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JON COPELAND | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CAYLEB DELCOUR | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LIZ FUGATE | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR JEFF GASTORF | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GIL GREENWOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARP | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JENNIFER HINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOM HOPKINS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN HOWK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| LEE KANAKIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MATT KREPS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CARLOS MENDEZ | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN MIHM | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TONITA GOMEZ DE MORAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BILL OGLESBY | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRUCE PEABODY | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RAY PEASTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KALEB POTTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHARON REESE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CARL REICHERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KENNETH ROARK | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANNABETH ROBIN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| HENRY ROBIN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KAREN SLAGEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROBERT FRIES SR | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TERRI TAYLOR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HOWARD THILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SEAN URBAN | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JERRY WELLS | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MARK WILBURN | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PHILIP WRIGHT | SCOUT EXECUT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 520 S QUAPAW AVE, BARTLESVILLE, OK 74003-4330
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PHILIP WRIGHT, 520 S QUAPAW AVENUE, BARTLESVILLE, OK 74003
- Signed the 990
- PHILIP WRIGHT, SCOUT EXECUTIVE
- Phone
- (918) 336-9170
- Website
- CHEROKEEBSA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- OBER & LITTLEFIELD CPAS
Mission
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Program accomplishments
- THE COUNCIL IS DEVOTED TO PROMOTING, WITHIN THE TERRITORY COVERED BY THE CHARTER GRANTED IT BY THE BOYS SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS, AND RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOYS SCOUTS OF AMERICA, THE SCOUTING PROGRAM OF PROMOTING THE ABILITY OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS AND YOUNG MEN AND WOMAN TO DO THINGS FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, TRAINING THEM IN SCOUTCRAFT, AND TEACHING THEM PATRIOTISM, COURAGE, SELF-RELIANCE, AND KINDRED VIRTUES, USING THE METHODS WHICH ARE NOW IN COMMON USE BY THE BOYS SCOUTS OF AMERICA.
- THE COUNCIL IS DEVOTED TO PROMOTING, WITHIN THE TERRITORY COVERED BY THE CHARTER GRANTED IT BY THE BOYS SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS, AND RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOYS SCOUTS OF AMERICA, THE SCOUTING PROGRAM OF PROMOTING THE ABILITY OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS AND YOUNG MEN AND WOMAN TO DO THINGS FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, TRAINING THEM IN SCOUTCRAFT, AND TEACHING THEM PATRIOTISM, COURAGE, SELF-RELIANCE, AND KINDRED VIRTUES, USING THE METHODS WHICH ARE NOW IN COMMON USE BY THE BOYS SCOUTS OF AMERICA.Expenses $480,020
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 73-0592381
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1761: BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,893,459
- Income (IRS master file)
- $869,077
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $794,562 | $616,131 | $1,893,459 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $568,667 | $600,224 | $1,748,505 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $506,396 | $967,507 | $1,808,189 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 73-0592381).
Questions about BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
- What is the EIN of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA is 73-0592381.
- Is BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Which annual return does BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PHILIP WRIGHT.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 34 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $794,562, expenses of $616,131 and total assets of $1,893,459 at year end.
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