Charity profile · Historical source record

Boy Scouts of America, Palmetto Council

EIN 57-0314450Human Services South Carolina Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing support to local scouting programs in 6 counties in South Carolina

The Palmetto Council is chartered by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to provide support to local Scouting programs in six counties in South Carolina. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The counties we serve are Spartanburg, Chester, Cherokee, Lancaster, Union and York. We provide support for over 200 Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing, Exploring, and Learning for Life programs at local community organizations throughout all six counties.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

74.60Overall score
out of 100

67.37Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,178,983

Total expenses · USD$1,379,214

Program expenses

$1,005,447.01 recorded amount

72.9%

Fundraising expenses

$286,876.51 recorded amount

20.8%

Administrative expenses

$85,511.27 recorded amount

6.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.38 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Greg Leitch
Recorded compensation: $105,288.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boy Scouts of America, Palmetto Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Palmetto Council is chartered by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to provide support to local Scouting programs in six counties in South Carolina. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The counties we serve are Spartanburg, Chester, Cherokee, Lancaster, Union and York. We provide support for over 200 Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing, Exploring, and Learning for Life programs at local community organizations throughout all six counties.
`ein` EIN	57-0314450
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1379214.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.062
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.38
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.20800000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	67.37
`leader` Recorded leader	Greg Leitch
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	105288.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.07629999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Providing support to local scouting programs in 6 counties in South Carolina
`name` Charity name	Boy Scouts of America, Palmetto Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1178983.0
`score` Overall score	74.6
`state` State code	SC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1005447.0060000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	286876.51200000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	85511.268

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 57-0314450
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: South Carolina (SC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.