Sioux Council Troop One (Planned Giving - Endowment)

The Sioux Council's Heritage Society - "Troop One" gives individuals (Scouters and non-Scouters) the opportunity to make a gift (or bequest) to support the Scouting program in the Sioux Council.  There are three levels of recognition within Troop One.

Troop One

The Troop One has been established by Sioux Council, Boy Scouts of America, to recognize those who believe in preserving the tradition and values of Scouting, as well as perpetuating its future for generations to come.

The Troop One is a program for individuals that include Scouting in their Estate Planning or make an outright gift to the Endowment Fund of the Sioux Council, Boy Scouts of America. Membership applications are available from our council service center. For more information, contact Paul Myers at the Sioux Council Center for Scouting 605-361-2697.

James E. West Fellowship

An integral part of the Sioux Council’s strategic plan is to expand the Council’s Endowment Trust fund to ensure our future financial stability. To help accomplish that, the Council continues its promotion of the James E. West Fellowship. This fellowship award, named after the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, is a national recognition for those who contribute $1,000 or more in cash of securities to the local Council Endowment fund.

The James E. West Fellowship Award is a national recognition for those who contribute $1,000 or more in cash or securities to their local council endowment trust fund. A special recognition program for James E. West gifts between the entry-level James E. West Fellowship and the 1910 Society amounts ($1000 - $24,999).

• Entry        $1,000
• Bronze     $2,500
• Silver       $5,000
• Gold       $10,000
• Platinum $15,000

Membership applications are available from our council service center. For more information, contact Paul Myers at the Sioux Council Center for Scouting 605-361-2697.

1910 Society

A special national recognition program known as the 1910 Society was created in 1995 to encourage significant gifts to the council endowment fund. This support is vital to the financial stability of the Sioux Council, and will ensure our Scouting legacy for future generations of young Americans.

To qualify as a member of the 1910 Society, an individual donor, company, or organization must contribute $25,000 or more to the local council endowment fund. Recognition will be given for gifts of cash, stock, bonds, lead trusts, or other assets that could be readily converted to cash. The gift to endowment may be in the form of a pledge, but the pledge must be paid within five years of the pledge date.

The 1910 Society was named for the year in which the early, visionary leaders of Scouting founded the Boy Scouts of America. Those who have made endowment gifts to further the Scouting movement are, themselves, modern-day visionaries.

There are four levels of recognition in the 1910 Society:

• Ernest Thompson Seton, nationally known artist and naturalist, author of the first official American Scout handbook and many other books important to Scouting; Seton level membership: $25,000 minimum gift.
• Daniel Carter Beard, first chairman of the National Court of Honor, National Scout Commissioner, and author of many well- known books and stories for youth; Beard level membership: $100,000 minimum gift.
• Theodore Roosevelt, first Chief Scout Citizen, first vice president of the BSA, and President of the United States; Roosevelt level membership: $500,000 minimum gift.
• Waite Phillips, one of the BSA's first benefactors, and donor to the BSA of almost 130,000 acres of land in New Mexico and what is now Philmont Scout Ranch; Phillips level membership: $1,000,000 and up.

Members receive a leather-bound edition of the Boy Scout Handbook with their name embossed in gold on the cover, an attractive personalized parchment certificate and a distinctive lapel pin or charm. They also receive invitations to special members-only events and receptions at National Meetings, Jamborees, and other major Scouting events.

Membership applications are available from our council service center. For more information, contact Paul Myers at the Sioux Council Center for Scouting 605-361-2697.

The Founders Circle

The newest level of endowment recognition, the Founders Circle, is intended to recognize deferred gifts designated for Council endowment funds. With deferred giving (also called planned giving) so widely and effectively used by so many donors, the BSA wants to recognize the importance of such major gifts. Donors are recognized for gift commitments with a minimum value of $100,000. Unlike the other endowment recognition awards, the donor may qualify for membership with gifts made through:

• Charitable bequests in a will or a codicil
• Charitable trusts, such as unitrusts, annuity trusts, and lead trusts
• BSA Gift Annuities or BSA Pooled Income Fund Gifts
• Life insurance/retirement plan designations
• Other deferred gifts approved by the local council

As with the 1910 Society, there are four levels of membership within the Founders Circle. They are:

• Bronze $100,000 minimum gift commitment
• Silver $250,000 minimum gift commitment
• Gold $500,000 minimum gift commitment
• Platinum $1,000,000 minimum gift commitment
  
  
  
  The early founders of the BSA had the vision and commitment to make Scouting the number one youth organization in the world. In that spirit, we honor the modern-day visionaries who qualify for the Founders Circle in their commitment to perpetuate the visions and beliefs of those founders.
  
  For more information on how you can participate in one of these endowment recognition programs,  contact Paul Myers or the Sioux Council at (605) 361-2697.