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RIP VAN WINKLE COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
KINGSTON, NY · EIN 141338581 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$371K
expenses
$357K
net assets
$1.0M
employees
7
program ratio
85%
mission · from form 990

THE MISSION OF THE RIP VAN WINKLE COUNCIL IS TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AND YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO HELP THEM DEVELOP DESIRABLE QUALITIES OF CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP, PARTICIPATING CITIZENSHIP, PERSONAL FITNESS, GOOD FAMILY VALUES, AND RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND TO PREPARE THEM TO MAKE ETHICAL CHOICES OVER THEIR LIFETIME IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

profile · synthesized from sources

Youth development organization affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, serving youth in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Provides character, leadership, and citizenship programs through local Scout units. Offers training, advancement support, and community service opportunities for boys and girls, with a focus on personal fitness and environmental stewardship.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $0
    COUNCIL ACTIVITIES - DURING 2022, THE RIP VAN WINKLE COUNCIL PROVIDED SCOUT MALL SHOW, VIRTUAL ROUND TABLES , FIRST AIDE MEET AND KLONDIKE DERBY
  2. #2 $0
    COUNCIL PROGRAM AND UNIT SUPPORT - TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SUPPORT TO THE UNITS, THE COUNCIL EMPLOYS A FULL TIME EXECUTIVE AND THREE SUPPORT PERSONNEL. THEY PROVIDE TRAINING, FUNDRAISING, ACTIVITY, ADVANCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO SERVE 467 FAMILIES THRU THE 33 UNITS THEY BELONG TO. THIS PAST YEAR, THE SCOUTS OF THE RIP VAN WINKLE COUNCIL PROVIDED THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH OVER 20,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Council Activities
Organizes events including Scout Mall Show, Virtual Round Tables, Klondike Derby, and Camp-in-a-Box to engage youth in Scouting during regular and pandemic-affected years
Council Program and Unit Support
Provides training, fundraising, activity planning, advancement tracking, and administrative support to 33–37 local Scout units, serving hundreds of families annually
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Youth Scouting Leadership Programs 2 activities
    • Organizing youth Scouting events and activities
      Organizes events such as Scout Mall Show, Virtual Round Tables, First Aid Meet, Klondike Derby, and Camp in a Box to engage youth participants, including adaptations during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.
    • Providing program support to Scout units and families
      Delivers training, fundraising, activity planning, advancement tracking, and administrative support to Scout units, serving hundreds of families across 33–37 units annually between 2020 and 2024.
  • Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
    • Facilitating youth community service initiatives
      Supports Scouts in delivering community service, contributing over 20,000 hours in 2024 and over 26,000 hours in 2020.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$371K
Contributions & grants$189K51%
Program service revenue$28K8%
Investment income$42K11%
Other revenue$112K
expenses
Total expenses$357K
Program expenses85%
Admin / overhead5%
Fundraising10%
Salaries & benefits$179K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.09M
Cash$83K
Investments$827K
Liabilities$77K
Net assets$1.01M
Liquid reserves30.6 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -16.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DANA KUHNS SCOUT EXEC & CEO 40 $84K
board members · 14
  • CATINA LEON — DISTRICT EXECUTIVE
  • DAVID GAGNON — COUNCIL PRESIDENT
  • DR EUGENE P HESLIN — BOARD MEMBER
  • ELISE ANDERSON — COUNCIL COMMISSIONER
  • ERIC KISZKIEL — BOARD MEMBER
  • FRANK TIETJEN — BOARD MEMBER
  • GREG VOYZEY — INTERMIN SCOUT EXECUTIVE
  • HEATH A TONG — BOARD MEMBER
  • JENNIFER CAMERON — VP - FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT
  • JOANNE CASABURA — COUNCIL TREASURER
  • MICHAEL HARRISON — VP - PROGRAM
  • MIKE BAKATSIAS — VP - MEMBERSHIP
  • MIKE DECKER — BOARD MEMBER
  • RUDY FIRMBACH JR — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • Boy Scouts of America Network — Member council of the national Boy Scouts of America organization.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Youth Development Through Experiential Learning
    methodology: experiential_learning
    By engaging youth in structured outdoor and leadership activities, we build character and lifelong ethical decision-making skills because experiential learning fosters deeper personal growth than classroom-based instruction alone.