Empower the Next Generation:
Your Donation Shapes the Future of Scouting
Friends of Scouting is our annual fundraising campaign that supports our Cub Scouts, Scouts and adult leaders. Funds not only help with financial assistance for our Scouts and families but also go to funding our programs including those at Camp Old Indian! In order for us to continue the excellence you expect out of Scouting America, we need your help. Our 2024 Friends of Scouting Campaign will conclude very soon. You can donate to 2024 Friends Of Scouting by clicking below.
Need more information about planned giving, gifting investment securities before year end, estate and trust gifts, facilities naming opportunities or additional funding to our endowment? Please contact our council CEO and Scout Executive Greg Balog at Greg.Balog@scouting.org or 864-233-8363.
Other Ways to Give...
Endowment funds ensure that Scouting in our area can continue into the future. There are several ways that a donor may make contributions to the endowment fund and become part of our Second Century Society or recognized with the James E. West Fellowship.
To learn more about endowment giving opportunities, please contact the Blue Ridge Council at (864) 233-8363.
You may also contact Scout Executive Greg Balog at Greg.Balog@scouting.org.
James. E. West was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, a position he held for more than three decades. A West Fellowship is available for gifts of cash or marketable securities designated to the Council endowment fund. Donors may make cumulative gifts to reach the levels beyond Bronze membership. NCAC recognizes West Fellows with a certificate, pin and knot patch with the opportunity to have an engraved brick installed at the Marriott Scout Service Center.
An outright gift of $25,000 or more payable over five years, or a deferred gift of $100,000 or more, to a local council, BSA Foundation, high adventure base or any BSA entity for operating, capital or endowment.
Since 2011, Second Century Society members have given over $200 million to support the operational, capital and endowment needs of Scouting. While every member has a different way they express their vision for Scouting’s future, they have a common goal… ensuring all youth continue to experience Scouting in its Second Century and beyond.