Greater Colorado Council Boy Scouts of America
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 840404225
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
- Location
- Denver, CO, USA
- Phone
- 3034555522
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $14,142,978
- Expenses
- $8,822,485
- Assets
- $29,483,687
- Liabilities
- $914,196
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
62 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- CHUCK W BRASFEILD (SCOUT EXEC./): $380,528 total reported compensation
- MICHAEL FIFHAUSE (DEPUTY SCOUT): $199,482 total reported compensation
- WILLIAM MCGUIRE (CFO): $166,178 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the boy scouts of america is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and law.
What it reported doing in 2024
Camping & activities - in 2024, 6,125 youth and adults participated in our camping programs at mcneil scout ranch which is spread over 3,500 acres in Colorado's black forest area. This property offers a unique array of programs and experiences including aquatics, shooting, cycling, and horsemanship. The donald e scott adventure point is 20,000 square feet of class rooms, stem labs, and adventure space that operates year-round. 4,503 youth participated in our programs and earned 1,187 merit badges. Our cub scout day camps offer weekly programs at parks, churches, and other community areas. Cub scouts interact with youth from other communities and neighborhoods while working on advancement and other skills.
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 98% 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.
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: 80
- Transparency & Controls: 95
- Accountability: 98
- Sustainability: 78
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 88.3%; rating input score 88
- Program expense ratio: 83.7%; rating input score 84
- Fundraising efficiency: $6.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Pass
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- 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: 97.3%; rating input score 97; 31st 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: 37.6%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.34; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 11.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 88.3% of revenue deployed · 83.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 36 of 37 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $7.4M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $381K · 62 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 25/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.