2024 Annual Membership Fee Update
2024 Membership Fee (Effective May 1, 2024)
Effective May 1, 2024, the BSA will eliminate the $25 one-time joining fee for new program participants in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouting.
- $85/Yr for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouting participants ($5 increase)
- $65/yr for all adult volunteers ($5 increase)
- $30/yr for Scoutreach (No change in fee)
- $25/yr for Merit Badge Counselors (No change in fee. This is only for Merit Badge Counselors not already registered as leaders)
- $50/yr for Exploring participants Youth & Adults (No change in fee)
- $100/yr unit renewal/affiliation fee (No change in fee)
- $15/yr for Scout Life magazine (no change in fee)
New Membership and Unit Renewal Process
Members Registration Renewal:
August 2023, all BSA registrations changed to a 12-month membership cycle. Both youth and adults who newly registered after July 31, 2023, paid the full annual membership fee and will renew their membership on the anniversary date of joining Scouts.
Each registered member of the BSA will receive an email notice with a registration renewal link beginning 60 days before the anniversary date they joined Scouting. The email will contain a link that will will direct them to my.scouting.org to renew.
Unit Pay Pays for Member Registration Renewals:
The Unit Key 3 are notified by email which members are due to renew. The unit is able to pay the youth and or adult membership renewal. The unit can also choose not to renew a member (opt-out).
Unit Renewal (recharter)
The Unit Renewal (Rechartering) will be available starting November 1. This can be found in my.scouting.org under Organization Manager/Roster. This process renews the unit only, not any members.
Instructions for unit and membership renewal as well as other resources can be found here.