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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL (South Carolina) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $200,737 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF FLORENCE COUNTY ($83,583). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2021
- $-1809786
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $201k
- Net assets
- $3.4M
What Boy Scouts of America Council 552 Pee Dee Area Council does
Mission
The corporation shall promote, within the territory covered by the charter from time to time granted it by the boy scouts of america and in accordance with the congressional charter, bylaws, and rules and regulations of the boy scouts of america, the scounting program of promoting the ability of boys and young men and women to do things for themselves and others, training them in scoutcraft, and teaching them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods which are now in common use by the boy scouts of america.
As stated on its FY2021 Form 990.
Programs
Traditional scouting - in the bsa, scouting is considered to be one movement with three main programs: cub scouting is the largest of the three programs, available to boys from first to fifth-grade or 7 to 11 1/2 years. The program is designed to pursue the aims of character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Cub scouting is divided into age-based levels of tiger cubs, wolf cubs, bear cubs, and weblos scouts. Boy scouting is the flagship program of the bsa from boys ages 10 to 18. It uses outdoor activities such as camping, acquatics and hiking to achieve the aims of character, citizenship and personal fitness training. Varsity scouting is a sub-division of boy scouting available to boys ages 14 to 18; it adds a program of high adventure and sporting activities. The order of the arrow is the boy scouting national honor society for experienced campers, based on native american traditions and is dedicated to the ideal of cheerful service and brotherhood. Venturing is a program for young men and women 14 (and who have completed the eighth grade)) through 20 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to…
$1,390,022 spent$62,486 earned by the program100% of program spendingLearning for life/exploring programs:learning for life offers seven programs designed to support schools and community-based organizations in their efforts to prepare youth to sucessfully handle the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem. The seven programs focus on character development and career education. Learning for life programs help youth develop social and life skills, assist in character and career development, and help youth formulate postive personal values. It prepares youth to make ethical decisions that will help them achieve their full potential. Exploring is a worksite-based program. It is part of learning for life's career education program also for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years old. Exploring's purpose is to provide experiences that help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Explorers are ready to investigate the meaning of interdependence in their personal relationships and communities. Exploring is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth and the organizations in their communities.…
Training programs - provided training, administrative and other support to more than 1,000 adult volunteers who delivered scouting programs to youth.
The 3 programs described on its FY2021 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,390,022.
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 2020 to 2021, from $5.8M to $4.8M (−17%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 5 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income fell $27k → $2k.
6 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 42% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 72%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
96% 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 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 63% · 2018 73% · 2019 34% · 2020 47% · 2021 88% · 2022 75% · 2023 98% — growing more concentrated.
“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
25% of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 70% 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
96% of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL's grant income comes from South Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $85k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL
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 South Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Boy Scouts of America · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL?
- BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL (South Carolina) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $200,737 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF FLORENCE COUNTY ($83,583). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $200,737 in grants to BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL?
- UNITED WAY OF FLORENCE COUNTY is the largest funder on record, with $83,583 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 552 PEE DEE AREA COUNCIL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in South Carolina. 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 FY2021 (financials across 2017–2021), and the filings of 10 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing