Chartered organizations of the Boy Scouts of America

All Boy Scouts of America units are owned and operated by chartered organizations. Of the 103,158 units (Boy Scout troops, Cub Scout packs and Venturing crews) and 3,615,306 youth members in 2010:

Each unit is chartered by a local branch of an organization, not at the national level. The following tables combine all chartering organizations that fall into a religious denomination or national organization.

The following table lists chartered organizations by faith-based groups (top 25), then civic groups, then educational groups:

2010 Chartered Organizations associated with the Boy Scouts of America[1]
Name of Organization Total Units % Total Units Total Youth % Total Youth
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 37928 36.77% 412720 15.06%
United Methodist Church 11287 10.94% 371499 13.55%
Catholic Church 8795 8.53% 286733 10.46%
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 3714 3.6% 126969 4.63%
Lutheran churches 4030 3.91% 121096 4.42%
Baptist churches 4282 4.15% 108435 3.96%
Episcopal Church (United States) 1243 1.2% 41361 1.51%
United Church of Christ 1266 1.23% 39234 1.43%
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1231 1.19% 34452 1.26%
Community churches 1081 1.05% 30340 1.11%
Other churches 962 0.93% 24665 0.9%
Church of Christ 566 0.55% 16100 0.59%
Evangelical/independent churches 298 0.29% 7420 0.27%
Church of God 260 0.25% 6034 0.22%
Reformed Church in America 131 0.13% 4175 0.15%
Church of the Nazarene 169 0.16% 4129 0.15%
Jewish synagogues and centers 174 0.17% 4060 0.15%
Church of the Brethren 109 0.11% 2751 0.1%
The Salvation Army 158 0.15% 2601 0.09%
African Methodist Episcopal Church 163 0.16% 2532 0.09%
Assemblies of God 96 0.09% 2427 0.09%
Muslim 79 0.08% 1976 0.07%
Pentecostal churches 125 0.12% 1854 0.07%
Community of Christ 62 0.06% 1743 0.06%
Buddhist Churches of America 63 0.06% 1616 0.06%
Groups of citizens 3782 3.67% 110248 4.02%
Business and industry 3129 3.03% 69867 2.55%
American Legion and Auxiliary 2659 2.58% 69490 2.54%
Lions Clubs International 2445 2.37% 68732 2.51%
Other community organizations 1931 1.87% 51187 1.87%
Rotary International 1399 1.36% 42795 1.56%
Fire departments 1303 1.26% 33426 1.22%
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary 1118 1.08% 31583 1.15%
Kiwanis International 986 0.96% 31153 1.14%
Community centres, Settlement movement 1104 1.07% 23309 0.85%
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 817 0.79% 23023 0.84%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America 695 0.67% 22929 0.84%
Nonprofit agencies 544 0.53% 14345 0.52%
Chamber of commerce, business associations 510 0.49% 13424 0.49%
Playgrounds, recreation centers 479 0.46% 11951 0.44%
Athletic booster clubs 516 0.5% 11430 0.42%
Homeowner associations 310 0.3% 10111 0.37%
YWCA USA, YMCA 401 0.39% 9720 0.35%
Optimist International 274 0.27% 9509 0.35%
Conservation clubs/Izaak Walton League 335 0.32% 7956 0.29%
Parent-teacher groups other than PTAs 4039 3.92% 160007 5.84%
Private schools 2975 2.88% 97869 3.57%
Parent-Teacher Association/Parent Teacher Organization 1775 1.72% 72321 2.64%

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 99591351151872619914180286647336713400729
United Methodist Church 530723275852011259891187967311695368420
Roman Catholic Church 4617189985387897185905101419400297311
Parent-teacher groups other than PTA 39111625348742152734086715125192732
Groups of citizens 2454850601249242971035201594738129516
Baptist churches 21146929619693381335034674433106576
Lutheran churches 18757168018884683443637104199122224
Presbyterian churches 15316855618935303140835143832125101
Business and industry 14324232893117298109613712345973338
Private schools1568468836981517180430458307092512
American Legion 1248457621220230233114130277972915
Lions Clubs International 1288485391224241741901996270274709
Other community organizations 922301926801467181416421241661284
Parent-Teacher Associations 177973075330633641971215080382
Community centers 7251752150992682114444144531233
Rotary International 62527061618155701793225142245856
Fire departments 60721636583114992171889140735024
United Church of Christ 5652403965316224119966133741229
Episcopal Church 55124167608172611611666132043094
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 57121648584120381311027128634713
Source: Boy Scouts of America Membership Report[2]

References

  1. "Chartered Organizations and the Boy Scouts of America" (PDF). Boy Scouts of America. March 2014.
  2. "Boy Scouts of America Membership Report – 2007" (PDF). P.R.A.Y. January 7, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
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