Foundations that fund scouting groups nationally
862 foundations made gifts to scouting groups across the country, reaching 409 nonprofits.
Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.
857 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 1,467 matched gifts to scouting groups in the United States in tax years 2023–2025.
- 409 matched organizations received gifts to scouting groups in the United States in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to scouting groups in the United States was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
Top states
| Rank | State | Foundations | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 144 | 68 | |
| New York | 72 | 15 | |
| Washington | 68 | 33 | |
| Texas | 53 | 24 | |
| Ohio | 50 | 12 | |
| Missouri | 44 | 22 | |
| Florida | 40 | 17 | |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | 18 | |
| Oklahoma | 34 | 6 | |
| Massachusetts | 33 | 16 | |
| Illinois | 30 | 12 | |
| Michigan | 27 | 10 | |
| Indiana | 25 | 8 | |
| North Carolina | 24 | 15 | |
| New Jersey | 24 | 14 | |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 8 | |
| Colorado | 20 | 4 | |
| Virginia | 19 | 10 | |
| Maine | 17 | 2 | |
| Minnesota | 15 | 4 | |
| Tennessee | 15 | 5 | |
| West Virginia | 15 | 2 | |
| Georgia | 14 | 2 | |
| Kansas | 13 | 6 | |
| Alabama | 12 | 4 |
How many foundations fund scouting groups?
862 foundations made gifts to 409 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.
How many of these foundations accept applications?
407 of the 862 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.