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:
- 65% of all youth members are chartered to faith-based organizations
- 23.5% of all youth members are chartered to civic organizations
- 11.5% of all youth members are chartered to educational organizations
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 (originally divided into faith-based groups, civic groups, then educational groups) by number of registered youth:
| Name of Organization | Total Units | % Total Units | Total Youth | % Total Youth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 37933 | 36.99% | 437160 | 17.98% |
| United Methodist Church | 10703 | 10.44% | 349614 | 14.38% |
| Catholic Church | 8131 | 7.93% | 259297 | 10.67% |
| Parent-teacher groups other than PTAs | 3076 | 3% | 126207 | 5.19% |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 3520 | 3.43% | 119879 | 4.93% |
| Lutheran churches | 3728 | 3.64% | 111483 | 4.59% |
| Private schools | 2579 | 2.51% | 91828 | 3.78% |
| Baptist churches | 3532 | 3.44% | 91526 | 3.76% |
| Groups of citizens | 2633 | 2.57% | 84497 | 3.48% |
| American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary | 2477 | 2.42% | 64864 | 2.67% |
| Lions Clubs International | 2200 | 2.15% | 60671 | 2.5% |
| Parent-Teacher Association/Parent Teacher Organization | 1473 | 1.44% | 60171 | 2.47% |
| Business and industry | 2555 | 2.49% | 57266 | 2.36% |
| Episcopal Church (United States) | 1180 | 1.15% | 41340 | 1.7% |
| Unnamed community organizations | 1503 | 1.47% | 41180 | 1.69% |
| Rotary International | 1289 | 1.26% | 40996 | 1.69% |
| United Church of Christ | 1154 | 1.13% | 36194 | 1.49% |
| VFW, Auxiliary, Cootie | 1078 | 1.05% | 30686 | 1.26% |
| Community churches | 1009 | 0.98% | 30114 | 1.24% |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 1083 | 1.06% | 30113 | 1.24% |
| Fire departments | 1156 | 1.13% | 29752 | 1.22% |
| Kiwanis International | 857 | 0.84% | 26587 | 1.09% |
| Elks lodges (BPOE) | 794 | 0.77% | 21892 | 0.9% |
| Unnamed churches | 802 | 0.78% | 21804 | 0.9% |
| Community centres | 818 | 0.8% | 19661 | 0.81% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | 547 | 0.53% | 16628 | 0.68% |
| Nonprofit agencies | 570 | 0.56% | 15286 | 0.63% |
| Church of Christ | 495 | 0.48% | 13559 | 0.56% |
| Athletic booster clubs | 353 | 0.34% | 11201 | 0.46% |
| Playgrounds, recreation centers | 379 | 0.37% | 9561 | 0.39% |
| Chamber of commerce, business associations | 303 | 0.3% | 8892 | 0.37% |
| Homeowner associations | 242 | 0.24% | 8786 | 0.36% |
| Optimist International | 244 | 0.24% | 8300 | 0.34% |
| Masons - Eastern Star | 260 | 0.25% | 8018 | 0.33% |
| Evangelical/independent churches | 299 | 0.29% | 7740 | 0.32% |
| YWCA, YMCA | 257 | 0.25% | 7362 | 0.3% |
| Church of God | 207 | 0.2% | 4354 | 0.18% |
| Reformed Church in America | 124 | 0.12% | 3921 | 0.16% |
| Church of the Nazarene | 154 | 0.15% | 3841 | 0.16% |
| Jewish synagogues and centers | 146 | 0.14% | 3268 | 0.13% |
| Church of the Brethren | 101 | 0.1% | 2614 | 0.11% |
| Islam, Muslim, Masjid | 75 | 0.07% | 2226 | 0.09% |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church | 128 | 0.12% | 2053 | 0.08% |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church | 91 | 0.09% | 2004 | 0.08% |
| The Salvation Army | 101 | 0.1% | 1721 | 0.07% |
| Community of Christ | 66 | 0.06% | 1718 | 0.07% |
| Buddhist Churches of America | 69 | 0.07% | 1698 | 0.07% |
| Assemblies of God USA | 74 | 0.07% | 1620 | 0.07% |
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:
| 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
edit- ^ "Chartered Organizations and the Boy Scouts of America" (PDF). Boy Scouts of America. March 2014.
- ^ "Boy Scouts of America Membership Report – 2007" (PDF). P.R.A.Y. January 7, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.