National Capital Area Council Boy Scouts of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
530204610
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Bethesda, MD, USA
Phone
3015309360
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,153,826
Expenses
$10,840,564
Assets
$46,407,636
Liabilities
$2,894,372

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

Leadership & pay

90 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MR MARIO PEREZ (SECRETARY/CEO/SCOUT EXECUTIVE)
  • MR LOUIS MOLININI (COUNCIL PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MR MARIO PEREZ (SECRETARY/CEO/SCOUT EXECUTIVE): $376,353 total reported compensation
  • MR KENT SPANIER (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $263,925 total reported compensation
  • MR CARTER LAUGHLIN (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $207,597 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 mission of scouting 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 2025

The council delivered scouting programs to over 27,000 youth members in 2025. Scouting programs include the following: cub scouting: provided character development, citizenship, leadership, and outdoor education programs for youth in grades k-5 through cub scout packs, family activities, camping programs, and advancement opportunities.scouts bsa: delivered year-round leadership, advancement, camping, and outdoor adventure programs for youth ages 11-17, emphasizing character development, citizenship, personal fitness, and leadership skills.venturing: provided coeducational youth development programs focused on leadership, service, outdoor adventure, and career exploration for youth ages 14-20exploring: conducted career education and workforce development programs that connected youth with business, government, public safety, health care, and other career fields through hands-on experiences and mentoring.camping and outdoor programs: operated summer camps, weekend camping programs, high-adventure activities, aquatic programs, shooting sports, and conservation initiatives that promote leadership, teamwork, and outdoor skills.youth leadership development: delivered leadership training programs, including national youth leadership training (nylt), unit leadership training, and other educational experiences that develop responsible citizenship and community service.

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 97% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 99
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 80.6%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 95%; rating input score 95; 28th 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; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 98.5%; 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: 10.8%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.28; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.6% of revenue deployed · 80.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 64 of 65 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $376K · 90 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1M reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 42 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 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: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.