Baltimore Area Council #220 Boy Scouts of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
520591572
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone
4435732500
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,387,170
Expenses
$5,494,307
Assets
$24,397,306
Liabilities
$1,274,484

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

73 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KENDRICK MILLER (CEO/SEC & SCOUT EXECUTIVE)
  • TOM DEBOLT (PRESIDENT)
  • NATE BEIL (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • TOM OWSLEY ESQ (VICE PRESIDENT,ADVISORY BOARD)
  • CHRIS BURTON (VICE PRESIDENT,MEMBERSHIP (PT YR))
  • BRIAN MACARI (VICE PRESIDENT,OUTDOOR ADVENTURE)

Highest reported compensation

  • KENDRICK MILLER (CEO/SEC & SCOUT EXECUTIVE): $342,816 total reported compensation
  • MANUEL FONSECA (COO & DEPUTY SCOUT EXECUTIVE): $174,639 total reported compensation
  • DAVID TRIPLETT (CFO): $148,484 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The baltimore area council shall promote, within the territory covered by the charter from time to time granted it by the boy scouts of america and in accordance with the congressional charter, bylaws, and rules and regulations of the boy scouts of america, the scouting program of promoting the ability of youth and young adults 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 boy scouts of america.

What it reported doing in 2025

Camping and other activities: the baltimore area council owns and operates the broad creek memorial scout reservation which is used for summer camp programs as well as year round camping. The council develops and maintains camping traditions and spirit and promotes camping as a means to educate scouts. Nearly 1,000 scouts and adult volunteers attended one of our summer camp programs and nearly 23,000 scouts and adult volunteers participated in weekend camping at broad creek in 2025. The council also operates other activities throughout the year to provide an educational program for youth and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness. Scouting activities include trainings, day camps, s.t.e.m. Events, pinewood derby and many more. In all, over 10,000 youth and young adults and over 6,000 adult volunteers participated in the scouting program in the baltimore area in 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 99
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.7%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 98.3%; rating input score 98; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.5%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.44; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.2%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.7% of revenue deployed · 86.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 59 of 60 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $343K · 73 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.