Katahdin Area Council/ National Membership Fees
National Membership Fees
November 8, 2022
The national Boy Scouts of America organization sets the fee amounts to register as a member of Scouting. BSA has increased the youth membership fee by $3 (effective August 1, 2022) in all programs except Exploring for the 2022-2023 program year. Here are the current national fee amounts:
- $100 Unit Charter/ Affliation Fee
- $75 for youth in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouting
- $25 new member fee (one-time only, upon joining Scouting for the first time)
- $45 for youth in Exploring
- $45 for adult members in all programs (includes cost of background check)
- $2.40 Local Council Insurance Fee for Youth and Adults
- $15.00 Scout Life Magazine Fee (Optional)
Note:
- Youth who cross over from Cub Scouts to Scouts BSA do not have to pay the new member fee (New Signed application are needed to Crossover to the Troop)
- Youth who transfer from one unit or program to another do not have to pay the new member fee
- Youth who are new members joining Exploring do not have to pay the new member fee
- Adults who are new volunteers (in any program) do not have to pay the new member fee
- Everyone still pays the $2.40 fee for our council’s local insurance coverage during recharter
- Our council does not use the council program fee approved by the national organization
If you join Scouting during the year, you pay a pro-rated portion ($6.25 Per Month) of the national membership fee. Here are some real-world examples (new member amount assumes joining September 1):
- New Cub Scout/Scouts BSA/Venturer/Sea Scout – pay $50 to join (pro-rated $25 membership fee for the final four months of 2022 + $25 one-time new member fee) and then $77.40 (national membership fee + $2.40 for local insurance coverage) at recharter in December
- New Explorer – pay pro-rated $15 membership fee for the final four months of 2022 and then $47.40 (national membership fee + $2.40 for local insurance coverage) at recharter in December
- Scouts BSA youth staying active in a troop but also joining Exploring – pay pro-rated $15 membership fee for the final four months of 2022 in Exploring and then, in December with recharter, $77.40 (BSA national membership fee + $2.40 for local insurance coverage) for your Scouts BSA registration AND $47.40 (national Exploring membership fee + $2.40 for local insurance coverage) for your Exploring registration
- New adult member (all programs) – pay pro-rated $15 membership fee for the final four months of 2022 and then $47.40 (national membership fee + $2.40 for local insurance coverage) at recharter in December
- Existing Cub Scout/Scouts BSA/Venturer/Sea Scout continuing in the same program – pay $77.40 (national membership fee + $2.40 for local insurance coverage) at recharter in December
- Cub Scout crossing over into Scouts BSA – pay $77.40 (national membership fee + $2.40 for local insurance coverage) at recharter in December for the coming year’s membership in your Scouts BSA Troop
- Scouts BSA youth staying active in a troop but also joining Venturing or Sea Scouting – pay $77.40 (national membership fee + $2.40 for local insurance coverage) at recharter with your troop in December (you don’t pay the national fee again with the crew or ship)