Three Fires Council Inc Boy Scouts of America #127

What it reported doing in 2025

Our youth participate in exciting indoor/outdoor activities for boys and girls (ages 5-10) and for young men and women (ages 11-20). They are under the guidance of trained adult volunteers, who help them develop the life skills they need to become future leaders and active citizens in their communities. These skills include interdependence, ethical decision making, conflict resolution, self-esteem, literacy skills, values system. Personal growth, leadership development, sexual responsibility, positive peer relationships, service to others, mentoring skills, drug awareness education, teamwork, fitness, positive teen-adult relationships, school-to-work skills, emergency preparedness, character education, and many more. The three fires council's programs are classified as follows: lions - a school-year program for kindergarten (or 5-year old) boys and girls working with adult leaders to participate in activities, such as leadership development and learning about the community.tigers - a school-year program for first grade boys and girls and their adult leaders that stresses shared leadership, learning about the community, and understanding their family.cub scouts - a family and home-centered program that develops ethical decision-making for boys and girls in the second through fifth grades (or who are 8, 9, and 10 years old). Fourth and fifth grade (or 10-year old) boys and girls are called webelos scouts (we'll be loyal scouts) and participate in more advanced activities that begin to transition them into the scouts bsa program. Cub scouting's emphasis is on quality programs at the neighborhood level, vigorous outdoor program and peer-group leadership with the counsel of an adult scoutmaster.scouts bsa - a program for boys and girls 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer-group leadership with the counsel of an adult scoutmaster. Boys and girls who have earned the arrow of light rank or completed the fifth grade, may transition to the scouts bsa program.venturing - a program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age to provide positive experiences through exciting and meaningful activities that help youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens.exploring - a co-educational high school youth program designed to support schools and community-based organizations in their efforts to prepare youth to successfully handle the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem. The programs focus on character development, career development, the formation of positive personal values, and the development of social and life skills. It does all this in an atmosphere that prepares the youth to make ethical decisions that will help them achieve their full potential.as of 10/31/2025, there were 6,202 members: 3,377 cub scouts, 2,554 scouts bsa, 70 venturing, and 201 exploring.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 82.7%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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: 4.4%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.01; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings