Boy Scouts of America 92 Atlanta Area Council

What it reported doing in 2024

Activities - council activities include leadership and instructor training, cpr, first-aid and lifesaving training, cub adventure, venturing and exploring activities. Each of the council's 13 districts held activities ranging from training, volunteer recognition banquets, camporees to day camps. Training activities provide leadership skills to both youth and adult leaders. It empowers leaders to provide enhanced and exciting program activities for all youth served by the council. Activity programs embrace the theory of "fun with a purpose" by teaching a variety of skills and values through activities designed for fun. The youth are guided toward the mission of the scouting america of teaching youth to make moral and ethical choices throughout their lifetimes. In 2024, winter family jubilee was attended by 250 participants for a one-day "snowman extravaganza" of fun. Scouters winter campout had 160 participants and volunteers over a weekend where scouters from across the united states came together to strengthen their winter camping skills and fellowship. Civil rights heritage hike was held at ebenezer baptist church/ king center, with 441 participants and community members taking tours with national park service and hiking from ebenezer to civil rights musuem in atlanta. Spring family international cub-a-ree over 2 weekends had 2,400 participants where participants could write post cards to scout units overseas, learn how to hula with polynesian dancers, and get up close and personal with ginger the python & scaly adventures. University of scouting was held at life university with over 250 scouters & youth learning new skills, nylt, den chief training, dutch oven cooking, position specific training and more. Fall family spooky-ree held on 3 weekends included over 4,500 participants and over 200 volunteers who enjoyed the theme of "witches & wizards" with pack gateway competition, magic stem castle (science creations & booth museum), pumpkin carving, glow party, and other activities. During the summer, stem academy is a program that facilitates both scouts and non-scouts, providing an experience for 60 high school students on a weeklong program to visit various stem related businesses and organizations to learn what they do, the career opportunities, and the education that is required for those positions. We provide older youth programs including three merit badge summits each year that have themed badges: eagle rank, stem, stranger things (uncommon badges) hosting a total of 882 youth for those summits. Twice a year, we do special merit badge days with porsche offering automotive maintenance for 60 scouts and asfip/cfa society offering personal management for 140 scouts. During the summer, we offer 9 weekends of aquatic badges at the allatoona aquatics base at lake allatoona serving 461 youth. Badges include: swimming, lifesaving, cannoeing, kayaking, fishing, fly-fishing, small-boat sailing, stand-up paddle board, and rowing. During the fall, we offer a first year scout skills for 70 brand new scouts to get acclimated with the scouting program. Learning; first aid, knots, knife/ax/saw safety, fire safety, map and compass, cooking, and basic camping skills. Towards the late fall, we host a minature weekend summer camp called conservation weekend. We put on a program for 668 youth and adults that provides various merit badges, opportunities to do conservation projects, learn how to use tools on the trail. There are even adult class options such as certified angling instructor training and leave no trace train the trainer. There are four national youth leadership training courses that we offer throughout the year that accommodates 56 youth each course. Nylt is a six-day advanced leadership course designed to teach scouts the tools, techniques, and skills they need to be better leaders - not only in their units, but also at home, in school, and in their daily lives. We also offer adult training porgrams as well. Wood badge occurs

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 99.3%; rating input score 99
• Program expense ratio: 92.1%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $11.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 99.2%; rating input score 99; 32nd 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: 9.2%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.51; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.3%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings