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Friends
of Scouting | Endowment
& Planned Giving | Boy
Scout Golf Tournament | Operation
Popcorn
Encouraging gifts to
the Minsi Trails Council Endowment Fund is one of the Council's
top priorities. It is one of the best ways to ensure that your
council can continue to offer the outstanding programs it now
has and also grow to meet the needs of youth and local communities.
In gratitude for such support, the BSA nationally offers three
distinct endowment recognition awards. These awards are presented
by the local council to donors who support Scouting's financial
future with Council Endowment Gifts. The programs are:
The James E. West Fellowship
James
E. West was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts
of America, and he served in that position for more than three
decades. The West Fellowship Award is available for gifts of
$1,000 and up in cash or marketable securities to a council
endowment fund. The gift must be in addition to - and not replace,
or diminish the donors annual Friends of Scouting support. Many
individuals or corporations make these gifts either on behalf
of someone else - or in memory of a special individual.
The 1910 Society
Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts
of America have grown into something larger and more significant
than anyone anticipated. We honor that special date by presenting
the 1910 Society award to donors who make gifts of $25,000 or
more to their council endowments. These gifts can be in the
form of cash, securities, land, five-year pledges, or other
property suitable for a council endowment fund or easily converted
to cash. There are four levels of recognition in the 1910 Society
that honor hour very special individuals who shaped modern-day
Scouting:
- Ernest Thompson Seton, nationally
know artist and naturalist, author of the first Scout Handbook
and many other books important to Scouting. $25,000
minimum gift.
- Daniel Carter Beard, first chairman
of the national Court of Honor, nation Scout Commissioner,
and author of many well known books and stories for youth.
$100,000 minimum gift
- Theodore Roosevelt, first Chief
Scout Citizen, first Vice President of the BSA, and President
of the United States. $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, which became Philmont Scout
Ranch. $1,000,000 and up.
The Founders Circle
The newest level
of endowment recognition, the Founders Circle, is intended to
recognize deferred gifts to the council endowment fund.
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, a donor may qualify for
membership with gifts made through bequests in a will, charitable
trusts, such as annuity trusts, or lead trusts, BSA gift annuities,
or pooled income funds, life insurance, or other deferred gifts
approved by the 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
For
More Information
If you would
like more information about endowment gift recognition programs,
or about Scouting's endowment campaign, please call Craig
Poland, Assistant Scout Executive & Development Director
at (610) 465-8553, or e-mail cpoland@minsitrails.com.
A national BSA web site is available and located at www.fsd.org
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