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Orange
Mountains District, NNJC
Who Pays for Scouting? |
Youth Members
Assisted by their parents or guardians, boys in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting,
and Varsity Scouting and young men and women in Venturing pay their share
from personal savings and participation in money-earning projects.
Members buy their own uniforms, handbooks, and personal equipment and pay
their own camp fees.
Packs, Troops, Teams, and Posts
Weekly or monthly dues and funds from approved money-earning projects
meet expenses for supplies and activities in the Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout
troop, Varsity Scout team, and Venturer crew. These monies help pay for
camping equipment, registration fees, Boys' Life magazine, uniform insignia,
special activities, and program materials.
Community Organizations
Each chartered organization using the Scouting program provides a meeting
place and adult volunteer leadership for its BSA unit(s). The chartered
organization and local council must approve unit money-earning projects
before the launch of the project.
Local Council
Financial resources for the local council (the local nonprofit corporation
chartered by the National Council) come from an annual Friends of Scouting
(FOS) campaign, local United Ways, foundation grants, special events, project
sales, investment income, trust funds, bequests, and gifts of real and
personal property. These funds provide for professional staff supervision,
organization of new Scouting units, service for existing units, training
of volunteer leaders, and maintenance of council camps. They also finance
the operation of the local council service center, where volunteer leaders
can obtain literature, insignia, advancement badges, and other items vital
to the program. In addition, the service center maintains advancement and
membership records.
National Organization
Funds to support the national organization of the Boy Scouts of America
come from registration fees, local council service fees, investment income,
Scouting and Boys' Life magazines, sale of uniforms and equipment, and
contributions from individuals. These monies help to deliver the program
of the BSA (through four regional service centers and more than 300 local
councils) to chartered organizations that use the Scouting program to meet
the needs of their youth. The National Boy Scouts of America Foundation
also provides funding for both local council needs and national organization
initiatives. Most of this funding comes from specifically designated gifts
made to the foundation by individuals, corporations, and foundations.
The National Office