Providing a Secure Future for Scouting

     In order to provide a secure future for the South Texas Council and the many worthy character education programs it offers, a steadily growing, permanent base of wisely invested endowment funds is needed.  These investments will yield predictable annual interest income to support the Council's activities for all future generations.

     The South Texas Council has a modest endowment fund in place, but more funds need to be raised in order for the endowment to grow, and for more income to be generated for our operational needs.  Gifts of all sizes are welcome and appreciated. 

     Endowment gifts may be made in the name of an individual, family, foundation or corporate donor.  Endowment donations may be unrestricted in nature, with the income generated being used where the need is greatest, or they may support a specific aspect of the South Texas Council and its operations.  A separately-named endowment that is unrestricted in purpose may be established with a gift of $10,000 and above.  Unless otherwise required, all South Texas Council endowment funds are invested together as a single unit.

     Those who contribute endowment funds to the South Texas Council not only receive recognition locally, but also from the National Council.

The 1910 Society

Contributors of $25,000 or more are recognized as members of The 1910 Society.  There are four categories of membership: 

1)  Wait Phillips, one of the first benefactors of the Boy Scouts of America and donor to the organization of almost 130,000 acres of land in New Mexico, which became Philmont Scout Ranch.  There are three categories of giving in this division:  a) minimum gift of $1,000,000 (Phillips Level); b) $5,000,000 minimum (Phillips Silver); and c) $10,000,000 minimum gift (Phillips Gold).

2)  Theodore Roosevelt, first Chief Scout Citizen, first vice president of the Boy Scouts of America and United States President, $500,000 minimum donation.

3)  Daniel Carter Beard, the first chairman of the National Court of Honor, national Scout commissioner, and author of many well-known books and stories for youth, minimum gift of $100,000.

4)  Ernest Thompson Seton, a nationally known artist and naturalist, author of the first official American Scout handbook and many other books important to Scouting, minimum gift of $25,000.

The James E. West Fellowship

Donors of $1,000 and above become members of The James E. West Fellowship.  James E. West was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, and he served in that position for more than three decades.

The Founders Circle 

The Founders Circle, is intended to recognize deferred gifts designated for council endowment funds. With deferred giving (also called planned giving) so widely and effectively used by so many donors, the BSA wants to recognize the importance of such major gifts. Donors are recognized for gift commitments with a minimum value of $100,000. Unlike the other endowment recognition awards, a donor may qualify for membership with gifts made through:

• Charitable bequests in a will or codicil
• Charitable trusts, such as unitrusts, annuity trusts, and lead trusts
• Life insurance/retirement plan designations
• Other deferred gifts approved by the local council

As with the 1910 Society, there are four levels of membership within the Founders Circle:

• Platinum ($1,000,000 and above)
• Gold ($500,000 minimum)
• Silver ($250,000 minimum)
• Bronze ($100,000 minimum)

Named Endowments, South Texas Council

     Locally, endowed positions available for naming include:

$1,500,000 - President (or Scout Executive)

$1,000,000 - Assistant Scout Executive

$1,000,000 - Field Director

$750,000 - Finance Director

$750,000 - Aztec District Director

$750,000 - Gulf Breeze District Director

$500,000 - Aztec District Executive

$500,000 - Aztec Learning for Life Director

$500,000 - Mesquite District Executive

$500,000 - Venado District Executive

$500,000 - Whooping Crane District Executive

$500,000 - DeLeon District Executive

$500,000 - Indianola District Executive

$500,000 - Gulf Breeze District Executive

$500,000 - Tancahua District Executive

$500,000 - Exploring Executive

$500,000 - Special Education Executive

$500,000 - Office Manager

$500,000 - Accounting Specialist

$250,000 - Finance Specialist

$250,000 - Program Specialist

$250,000 - Registrar

$250,000 - Receptionist

$250,000 - Camp Karankawa Ranger

$250,000 - Camp Karankawa Outdoor Education Director

$250,000 - Camp Mauritz Ranger

$250,000 - Camp Huisache Ranger

$250,000 - Camp Huisache Outdoor Education Director

     Other endowment opportunities to support our three camps include the following.

Camp Karanakawa (near Corpus Christi)

$1,000,000 - Camp Karankawa Scout Reservation

$100,000 - Camp Karankawa Training Complex

$100,000 - Camp Karankawa Aquatics Base

$50,000 - Camp Karankawa Camp Kitchen

$50,000 - Camp Karankawa Maintenance Facility

$50,000 - Camp Karankawa Rifle Range

$50,000 - Camp Karankawa Shotgun Range

$50,000 - Camp Karankawa Archery Range

$30,000 - Camp Karankawa Training Center Kitchen

$30,000 - Camp Karankawa Medical Lodge

$25,000 - Camp Karankawa Eagle Trail

$25,000 - Camp Karankawa Camp Office

$25,000 - Camp Karankawa Staff Shower and Laundry Building

$25,000 - Camp Karankawa Camp Ranger Residence

$25,000 - Camp Karankawa Year Around Camp Program Director Housing

$25,000 - Camp Karankawa Trading Post

$25,000 - Camp Karankawa Campsites (5 x $5,000 each)

$24,000 - Camp Karankawa Staff Cabins (12 x $2,000 each)

$20,000 - Camp Karankawa Nature Area

$10,000 - Camp Karankawa Campmaster Cabin

$10,000 - Camp Karankawa Cook’s Cabin

$10,000 - Camp Karankawa Dry Storage Shed

 

Camp Huisache (near Laredo)

$250,000 - Camp Huisache Conference Center

$250,000 - Camp Huisache Order of the Arrow Campfire Area

$100,000 - Camp Huisache Ranger Residence

$100,000 - Camp Huisache Hall of Scouting

$100,000 - Camp Huisache Co-ed Washroom Facility

$100,000 - Camp Huisache Camp Office and Store

$100,000 - Camp Huisache District Officer

$100,000 - Camp Huisache Flag Plaza

$100,000 - Camp Huisache Observation Tower

$50,000 - Camp Huisache Small Conference Room

$50,000 - Camp Huisache Program Storage

$50,000 - Camp Huisache Kitchen

 

Mauritz Scout Reservation (near Victoria)

$100,000 - Mauritz Scout Reservation Training Center

$50,000 - Mauritz Scout Reservation Shooting Sports

$50,000 - Mauritz Scout Reservation Campsites (10 x $5,000 each)

$25,000 - Mauritz Scout Reservation Nature Trail.