Prairielands Council 117 Boy Scouts of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
370661186
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Champaign, IL, USA
Phone
0021735672
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$888,099
Expenses
$944,665
Assets
$3,321,247
Liabilities
$80,829

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

Leadership & pay

44 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JARED WHITE (SCOUT EXECUT): $142,721 total reported compensation
  • SHARON KIRK (OFFICE MANAG): $67,480 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Boy scout council is devoted to promoting the ability of boys, young men, and women to do things for themselves and others, training them in scoutcraft, and teach them patriotism, courage, and self-reliance. The council also prepares them to make ethical choices over their lifetimes and achieve their full potential using the methods which are now in common use by the boy scouts of america.

What it reported doing in 2025

The council services others by helping to instill values in young people and prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime and achieve their full potential. Our youth participate in exciting indoor/outdoor activities for boys (ages 7-14) and for young men and women (ages 14-20).

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 100% 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -6.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.52; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.3%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92% of revenue deployed · 83.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 42 of 42 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $678K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $143K · 44 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.