BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA RAINBOW COUNCIL Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA RAINBOW COUNCIL

EIN 36-2169129 · Boy Scouts of America (O41)

What they do

THE COUNCIL is A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED to PROMOTING, WITHIN THE TERRITORY COVERED BY THE CHARTER FROM TIME to TIME GRANTED to IT BY THE BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA and IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS and RULES and REGULATIONS of THE BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA, THE SCOUTING

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $74.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

91.92%of revenue went to mission work74.3% of expenses · Program services

14.95%of revenue went to fundraising12.1% of expenses

$123.79spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

16.92%of revenue went to management and office costs13.7% of expenses

$2.58in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

43.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $273,794 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $175,726 for EDWARD KARNS (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,150,846

Mission workProgram services$1,057,85191.92% of revenue74.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$194,76016.92% of revenue13.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$172,02914.95% of revenue12.1% of expenses

Total expenses$1,424,640123.79% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 74.3% mission · 13.7% management · 12.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.79% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 74.3% mission · 12.8% management · 12.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 122.02% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 73.8% mission · 14.1% management · 12.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.45% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.8% mission · 7.3% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 135.85% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 96.8% mission · 1.5% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 150.43% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 77.4% mission · 8.6% management · 14.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.85% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 7.0% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.20% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 85.5% mission · 8.1% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.08% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,150,846

Expenses$1,424,640

Annual shortfall $273,794 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,057,851 · 74.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$194,760 · 13.7% of expenses

Fundraising$172,029 · 12.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,150,846

Expenses$1,424,640

Assets$3,669,469

Income$1,951,105

Contributions$498,252

Mission work (program services)$1,057,851

Fundraising$172,029

Management and general$194,760

Executive compensation (total)$129,999

Stocks and bonds$1,688,896

Accounting fees$82,902

Investing fees$18,013

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

EDWARD KARNSCEO · 40 hrs/week $175,726Base $152,771 · Other $22,955

PETER DURKINDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $129,188

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (28)

EDWARD KARNSCEO

PETER DURKINDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

JOHN HARRINGTONTRESURER

WAYNE DRAUDTENDOWMENT CHAIRMAN

TONY LAKEVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM

TOM COURTNEYMEMBER AT LARGE

TED KARNSSECRETARY

ROBERT SHROBBAVICE PRESIDENT OF PROPERTIES

ROBERT CHISZARMEMBER AT LARGE

RICH MCCULLYCOUNCIL COMMISSIONER

MIKE LAWLERMEMBER AT LARGE

MIKE DUFFEEMEMBER AT LARGE

MELISSA RUBIKVICE PRESIDENT FOR MEMBERSHIP

MATTHEW SCHOREMEMBER AT LARGE

KEITH DOBROLINSKYVICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT

ANTHONY MARZANOSCOUT SAFETY CHAIRMAN

JIM SOLARIBOARD CHAIRMAN

JERRY NUDERAMEMBER AT LARGE

FREDERICK DANIELEWICZMEMBER AT LARGE

FRANK ANDREANOCOUNCIL ATTORNEY

ERICK BENNETT IIIEAGLE ALUMNI CHAIRMAN

DEB RICHARDSONMEMBER AT LARGE

DAVID KONOPKOMEMBER AT LARGE

CHRISTINA VAN YPERENMEMBER AT LARGE

CHARLOTTE HARRINGTONMEMBER AT LARGE

CASANDRA ARCHERVP FOR COMMUNICATION & SOCIAL

CAL MCCARTYMEMBER AT LARGE

BRIAN JACKIWMEMBER AT LARGE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 921 S STATE ST, LOCKPORT, IL 60441-3435
County: Will
In care of: % EDWARD KARNS
Primary officer: Edward Karns, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailted.karns@scouting.org Phone(815) 942-4450

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MILLER COOPER & CO LTD
NTEE classification: Boy Scouts of America (O41)
IRS tax category: Boy Scouts of America