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Support Scouting in the Pinckney District Scouting makes a direct and positive impact on the Spartanburg community by teaching positive values and leadership skills to youth. Join the individuals, corporations, and foundations who support Scouting's mission.
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Programs & Gift Options Friends of Scouting The Palmetto Council conducts a Friends of Scouting campaign during the first half of each calendar year. During this campaign, we ask leaders, parents, and interested members of the community to support the ongoing operations of the council with a monetary contribution. Friends of Scouting contributions support:
Endowment In 1980, the H.W. Close Endowment Fund was established to provide a means through which an individual or group can financially invest in the ongoing work of the Boy Scouts of America within the Palmetto Council. Contributions to the endowment are placed into long-term investments from which only the income can be used to support council operations. The fund is administered by the Spartanburg County Foundation. Investments in the fund are expected to be in addition to, and not replace or diminish, the donor's annual support of Friends of Scouting. Endowment Recognition The James E. West Fellowship - James E. West was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, and served in that capacity for over 30 years. The James E. West Fellowship award is available to donors who make gifts of $1,000 or more to the council's endowment fund. The 1910 Society - Named in recognition of Scouting's founding date, the 1910 Society award is presented to donors who make gifts of $25,000 or more to the endowment fund. The Founders Circle -The Founders Circle award is presented to donors who make deferred gift commitments of $100,000 or more to the endowment fund
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How is Scouting Paid For...?Youth MembersAssisted 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. UnitsWeekly 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 Venturing crew. These monies help pay for camping equipment, registration fees, Boys' Life magazine, uniform insignia, special activities, and program materials. Chartered OrganizationsEach 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 CouncilFinancial resources for the local council (the local nonprofit corporation chartered by the National Council) come from an annual Friends of Scouting 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 OrganizationFunds 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 other foundations. The national office
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