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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD (Ohio) receives grants from 73 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,724,723 to it, the largest being United Way of Greater Cincinnati ($2,086,623). 43 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $6.5M
- Funders on record
- 73
- Grants received
- $6.7M
- Net assets
- $12M
What Boy Scouts of America Council 438 Dan Beard does
Mission
To develop young adults who are exceptionally prepared to lead, in their own way, to make a positive impact in their personal lives, professions and communities throughout their lifetime.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Campingthe dan beard council provides camping and year-round outdoor programming at the dan beard scout reservation in cincinnati, oh and camp michaels in union, ky. The council offers camping programs that range from overnight to one week in length and day camp programs. Their purpose is character development, physical fitness, life skills instructions and instilling the values of the scout oath and law.
$2,274,132 spentof which $10,000 as grants$1,091,097 earned by the program50% of program spendingCouncil & district activities the council holds activities throughout the year which include leadership & instructor training, venturing & exploring events, high adventure activities, recognition events and advancement programs. In addition, each district has events for the membership within its geographical boundries. These activities include banquets, pinewood derby competitions and camporees.
$1,914,368 spentof which $9,680 as grants$720,138 earned by the program42% of program spendingScoutreach in addition to traditional scouting programs, scoutreach programs are implemented throughout low-income communities in the tri-state area. These outreach programs bring scouting to youth that otherwise may not have the option to participate. Program managers are subsidized by the council to coordinate programs for in-school and after-school programs. These programs focus on basic scouting skills and rank advancement and also includes a week long day camp program called challenge camp.
$355,956 spentof which $28,412 as grants8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,544,456.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $13M to $12M (−14%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 13% · 2021 18%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Andrew V Zahn
CEO/council secretary
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 22 funders to 27 funders, grant income fell $759k → $415k.
11 of 73 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $2.6M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Boy Scouts of America 438 Dan Beard). These are real filings, and they are not money BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD raised.
From the IRS filings of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 73 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
69% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 60% · 2018 53% · 2019 57% · 2020 31% · 2021 41% · 2022 43% · 2023 32% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
36% of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
81% of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Trust Fund - 438 Dan Beard · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD?
- BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD (Ohio) receives grants from 73 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,724,723 to it, the largest being United Way of Greater Cincinnati ($2,086,623). 43 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD have?
- IRS filings report 73 organizations giving $6,724,723 in grants to BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD, 43 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD?
- United Way of Greater Cincinnati is the largest funder on record, with $2,086,623 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 73 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing