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Boy Scouts of America, The Spirit of Adventure Council

EIN 04-3184713Human Services Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing quality youth programs

The Spirit of Adventure Council, formerly the Boston Minuteman Council, is the the largest Boy Scouts of America Council in Massachusetts. The mission of the Spirit of Adventure Council, BSA is to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The values we strive to instill are based upon the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.40Overall score
out of 100

94.82Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,573,321

Total expenses · USD$4,312,312

Program expenses

$3,639,591.33 recorded amount

84.4%

Fundraising expenses

$314,798.78 recorded amount

7.3%

Administrative expenses

$349,297.27 recorded amount

8.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Charles Eaton
Recorded compensation: $195,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.52%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boy Scouts of America, The Spirit of Adventure Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Spirit of Adventure Council, formerly the Boston Minuteman Council, is the the largest Boy Scouts of America Council in Massachusetts. The mission of the Spirit of Adventure Council, BSA is to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The values we strive to instill are based upon the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
`ein` EIN	04-3184713
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4312312.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.073
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Charles Eaton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	195000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0452
`motto` Tagline	Providing quality youth programs
`name` Charity name	Boy Scouts of America, The Spirit of Adventure Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5573321.0
`score` Overall score	91.4
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3639591.328
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	314798.77599999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	349297.272

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3184713
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.