Minsi Trails Council #502 Boy Scouts of America

What it reported doing in 2024

Comprehensive youth development - principal group activity includes various camping programsour success as a youth-serving organization is best measured by the success of our scouts. During 2024, we had 149 scouts achieve their eagle scout rank who contributed 27,797 hours on service projects in their local communities. Overall, minsi trails council scouts achieved 47,644 community service hours in 2024. That's service; that's achievement; and that's success.see additional information on schedule ominsi trails council serves 4,214 youth in six counties carbon, lehigh, luzerne, monroe and northampton counties in Pennsylvania and warren county in New Jersey. Other key accomplishments include: - 6,979 merit badges earned during the year - nearly 1,250 scouts camped at the nationally accredited camp minisi - scouts collected over 84,000 pounds of food during our annual scouting for food campaign to help fill local food banksscouting is about building character, instilling leadership skills, creating engaged citizenship, and achieving success for youth while having fun in a great outdoor experience. Programs will either remain single-gender with separate packs, dens, or troops for boys and girls or combined based on the interest of parents and the chartering organization. While girls have been part of the bsa's coed venturing and exploring programs for decades, expanding its cub scout and scouts bsa programs to girls will allow scouting to better serve today's families. With a solid mission and vision, minsi trails council is making a positive difference for all our youth.the number of youth served : cubs: 2,031scouts bsa: 2,058venturers: 57exploring: 110 total: 4,256

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.4%; rating input score 70
• Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 23.4%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.98; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.4%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings