Chartered organizations of the Boy Scouts of America

Chartered organizations of the Boy Scouts of America

All Boy Scouts of America units are owned and operated by chartered organizations. Of the 114,994 units units and 3,822,611 Scouts:

  • 68.4% of all units and 62.5% of all Scouts are chartered to faith-based organizations
  • 26.5% of all units and 25.1% of all Scouts are chartered to civic organizations
  • 8.2% of all units and 12.4% of all Scouts are chartered to educational organizations

The following table lists chartered organizations by faith-based groups, then civic groups, then educational groups:

Chartered Organizations associated with the Boy Scouts of America[1]
Name of Organization Total Units Total Youth
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 37928 412720
United Methodist Church 11287 371499
Catholic Church 8795 286733
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 3714 126969
Lutheran churches 4030 121096
Baptist churches 4282 108435
Episcopal Church (United States) 1243 41361
United Church of Christ 1266 39234
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1231 34452
Community churches] 1081 30340
Other churches 962 24665
Church of Christ 566 16100
Evangelical/independent churches 298 7420
Church of God 260 6034
Reformed Church in America 131 4175
Church of the Nazarene 169 4129
Jewish synagogues and centers 174 4060
Church of the Brethren 109 2751
The Salvation Army 158 2601
African Methodist Episcopal Church 163 2532
Assemblies of God 96 2427
Muslim 79 1976
Pentecostal churches 125 1854
Community of Christ 62 1743
Buddhist Churches of America 63 1616
Groups of citizens 3782 110248
Business and industry 3129 69867
American Legion and Auxiliary 2659 69490
Lions Clubs International 2445 68732
Other community organizations 1931 51187
Rotary International 1399 42795
Fire departments 1303 33426
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary 1118 31583
Kiwanis International 986 31153
Community centres, Settlement movement 1104 23309
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 817 23023
Boys & Girls Clubs of America 695 22929
Nonprofit agencies 544 14345
Chamber of commerce, business associations 510 13424
Playgrounds, recreation centers 479 11951
Athletic booster clubs 516 11430
Homeowner associations 310 10111
YWCA USA, YMCA 401 9720
Optimist International 274 9509
Conservation clubs/Izaak Walton League 335 7956
Parent-teacher groups other than PTAs 4039 160007
Private schools 2975 97869
Parent-Teacher Association/Parent Teacher Organization 1775 72321

This table gives more information about which type of units are sponsored by which Chartered Organizations, but is more out of date than total units/total youth table:

BSA traditional Scouting membership as of December 2007 — top 25 chartered organizations
Organization Packs Cub youth Troops Scout youth Crews Vtr youth Total units Total youth
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 9959 135115 18726 199141 8028 66473 36713 400729
United Methodist Church 5307 232758 5201 125989 1187 9673 11695 368420
Roman Catholic Church 4617 189985 3878 97185 905 10141 9400 297311
Parent-teacher groups other than PTA 3911 162534 874 21527 340 8671 5125 192732
Groups of citizens 2454 85060 1249 24297 1035 20159 4738 129516
Baptist churches 2114 69296 1969 33813 350 3467 4433 106576
Lutheran churches 1875 71680 1888 46834 436 3710 4199 122224
Presbyterian churches 1531 68556 1893 53031 408 3514 3832 125101
Business and industry 1432 42328 931 17298 1096 13712 3459 73338
Private schools 1568 46883 698 15171 804 30458 3070 92512
American Legion 1248 45762 1220 23023 311 4130 2779 72915
Lions Clubs International 1288 48539 1224 24174 190 1996 2702 74709
Other community organizations 922 30192 680 14671 814 16421 2416 61284
Parent-Teacher Associations 1779 73075 330 6336 41 971 2150 80382
Community centers 725 17521 509 9268 211 4444 1445 31233
Rotary International 625 27061 618 15570 179 3225 1422 45856
Fire departments 607 21636 583 11499 217 1889 1407 35024
United Church of Christ 565 24039 653 16224 119 966 1337 41229
Episcopal Church 551 24167 608 17261 161 1666 1320 43094
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 571 21648 584 12038 131 1027 1286 34713
Source: Boy Scouts of America Membership Report[2]

References

  1. ^ Chartered Organizations and the Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scouts of America. Last updated Mar 2011. Last accessed 15 Nov 2011.
  2. ^ "Boy Scouts of America Membership Report – 2007" (PDF). P.R.A.Y.. January 7, 2008. http://www.praypub.org/pdf_docs/BSA_Membership_Report_2007.pdf. Retrieved May 22, 2008. 

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