Tennessee · Nonprofit
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST (Tennessee) receives grants from 27 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,222,052 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($290,800). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.1M
- Funders on record
- 27
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $11M
What Great Smoky Mountain Council 557 Boy Scouts of America Trust does
Mission
The corporation shall promote, within the territory covered by the charter from time to time granted 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 scouting 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 FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Activities and camping - activities and camping programs are provided by the council for the benefit of members and units, and include the provision and upkeep of major camping properties. The council regularly provides for all types of activities, including long-term (weeklong) camping, weekend camp activities, day and twilight camp, family camp and multi-day resident camp. Activities that focus on human service needs are offered, including: hunger, illiteracy, drug abuse, child abuse training, and crime prevention.
$2,111,243 spentof which $26,944 as grants$932,751 earned by the program67% of program spendingScouts bsa - over 1,500 boys and girls are served in the scouts bsa program. From the entry level scout through age 18, scouts bsa is the most recognized facet of boy scouts of america. From advancements to camp-outs to eagle scouts to service projects, this program is all about character, values, education, citizenship, and fitness at all levels.
$521,452 spentof which $20,208 as grants$230,379 earned by the program17% of program spendingCub scouting - the council serves over 3,500 boys and girls in the core program of cub scouting. This includes lions (kindergarten), tigers (1st grade), wolf and bear cub scouts (2nd and 3rd grade) and webelos (4th and 5th grade). Cub scouting is the foundation for the character and values of programs of scouting. Methods of the program include: the uniform, advancement, adult leadership (training), youth leadership, the den method, and service to others.
$521,452 spentof which $20,208 as grants$230,379 earned by the program17% of program spendingScoutreach - scoutreach is a program delivery method that reaches into hard-to-serve areas of our community. Cub scouting and boy scouting are offered and they are no different from the descriptions above; however their delivery mechanisms and the target market are substantially different. Scoutreach program serves urban pockets and similar areas in rural communities where there may be significant involvement by the government (e.g. Housing projects) in the welfare of the neighborhood and community. In these areas, youth members usually need especially strong leadership (paid staff) and significant additional financial resources and material support in order to be successful.
Venturing - serves young adult boys and girls ages 14-20. Venturing provides experiences to help young people mature and prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Venturing provides the skills needed by young adults to make ethical choices, experience a fun program full of adventure and challenges and aquire leadership experience; to advance their knowledge in many diverse areas such as high adventure, sports, arts, hobbies, and religious life.
Learning for life - this age- and grade-based program utilizes more than 50 award-winning lessons, which are chosen and delivered by teachers. The program is easy to use and it supports community efforts to prepare youth to successfully navigate the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance students' self confidence, motivation, and self-esteem. The teaching modules contain character and value lessons that meet the criteria imposed by the tennessee character education mandate-t.c.a. 49-6-1007(a).
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,154,147.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $8.2M to $11M (+36%).
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: 2020 11% · 2021 7% · 2022 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
61% of GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 9 funders, grant income rose $80k → $99k.
5 of 27 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 35% 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: $1.7M from 8 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc). These are real filings, and they are not money GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST raised.
From the IRS filings of GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 26 of 27 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
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% 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
78% 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 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 43% · 2018 40% · 2019 57% · 2020 31% · 2021 56% · 2022 35% · 2023 36% — 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
50% of GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST'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 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST's grant income comes from Tennessee funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $432k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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.
Against its field
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,928 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST
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In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST?
- GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST (Tennessee) receives grants from 27 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,222,052 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($290,800). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST have?
- IRS filings report 27 organizations giving $1,222,052 in grants to GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $290,800 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL 557 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRUST find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. 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 27 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