Membership Fee – Effective April 1, 2025
YOUTH >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
$85.00 for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA and Venturing Youth (National fee)
$15.00 accident insurance fee (council fee) youth, adults, district positions and merit badge counselors.
Fees are no longer prorated.
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$100 total WITHOUT Scout Life magazine
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$15.00 Scout Life Magazine (optional)
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$115 total WITH Scout Life magazine
ADULTS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
$65.00 for all adult volunteers in a unit or district position (National fee)
$15.00 accident insurance fee (council fee) youth, adults, district positions and merit badge counselors.
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$80 total WITHOUT Scout Life magazine
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$15.00 Scout Life Magazine (optional)
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$95 total WITH Scout Life magazine
Merit Badge Counselors >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
$25.00 for Merit Badge Counselors (only MBC not already registered in a unit) (National fee)
$15.00 accident insurance fee (council fee) youth, adults, district positions and merit badge counselors.
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$40 total WITHOUT Scout Life magazine
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$15.00 Scout Life Magazine (optional)
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$55 total WITH Scout Life magazine
Note: The Membership Fee is only paid once. Subsequent registration for additional registrations are at no additional cost.
Membership Renewal Process
All Membership in the BSA will be renewed on a 12-month membership cycle. Each member will renew their membership on their anniversary month. Many will have an anniversary that is the month their unit renewed last, and any new members will renew 12 months after they joined. Membership renewals will be completed either by credit card with a 12-month renewal payment from individual, by a scout unit that has elected “Unit will pay all our members renewals” option, or by a manual payment at the Council Office. Adult registrations will still need to be done through the Council office.
Beginning August 1, 2023, all new youth and adults will join for a 12-month membership cycle. Both youth and adults will pay the full annual membership fee to join Scouting and will renew their membership on the anniversary month of joining. New members joining after July 31, 2023, will begin their annual membership renewal in July 2024. This will be tied to the anniversary month of joining.
Each member of the BSA will receive an email notice with a registration renewal link beginning 60 days before the anniversary month of joining. Email reminders beginning 60 days before the renewal date with a link to renew or Opt-Out will be sent out. Reminders will also be sent out 60, 30, 15, 7 days before, and then 24 hours before expiration and if needed 7 days after the renewal date. Parents can renew via credit card or pay at the council office. Reminder notification will be in Scoutbook beginning 45 days before the renewal date.
Units will be able to choose to pay renewals for all members, this option will block the online payment by the parent. Units will be able to opt out of a member so as not to pay for someone that has quit. Units will get notifications via email for members to be renewed and members who renewed. Renewal status will be shown on the unit roster. The unit will have the option to change the setting in my.scouting which will tell the system that membership renewals are due, and the unit will pay for it. The unit would have a Credit Card, ACH pre-set or marked pay at the council office for each month membership fees are due.
Charters and Unit Renewal – Annual Fee $100
Unit Renewal Guide for Unit Key 3 Member
After completing the On-Line unit renewal below, please submit the documents listed below to council:
1. Annual Charter Agreement (below), 2. Affirmation Statement,
Unit Renewal is found in Organization Manager and available to Unit Key-3 members.
(not delegates)
Tips for a successful unit renewal:
1. Remember: This process only renews the unit, not any of the members, which is a separate
process based on the joining date or their last renewal date.
2. A unit can renew two months prior to expiration.
Expiration date = June 30, renewal opportunity begins May 1.
3. A unit has a three-month lapsed period after the unit expires.
Expiration date = June 30, lapse period ends Sept 30, will drop Oct 1.
4. It is recommended to pre-check all requirements are met prior to proceeding to avoid any
validation issues.
Validation Codes in Unit Renewal:
Errors (red) will not let you proceed.
Warnings (yellow) will allow you to proceed.
a. Leaders do not have current Youth Protection Training – Error.(most common)
b. Unit does not have required number of leadership positions – Error.
c. Leaders are less than 18 years old – Error.
d. Youth do not meet the age/grade requirement for the program – Error.
e. Leaders do not have completed CBC Authorizations – Warning
f. Adults do not have SSN – Warning
5. Check your leadership positions and make sure you have the correct names in the correct
positions, if not the Chartered Organization Representative can use “Position Manager” also
found in Organization Manager to edit and then wait overnight for the data jobs to run, then you
can validate again.
6. Have a credit card or ACH information handy to pay the Unit Recharter fee ($100.00).
7. Proceed with unit renewal.
A member of the Key 3 will log in to their my.Scouting account and go to Menu>Organization
Manager>Unit Renewal.
When selected, the validation process automatically runs and will show any errors that must be cleared up
before proceeding. Each time you open the Unit Renewal page, the validation check processes again.
Once all validation errors have been resolved, “sign” the renewal by entering you name approving the
leadership for renewal and then select “Next Step: Unit Pin Review”
My.Scouting/Organization Manager
Unit Renewal
List of errors, and who they apply to that were found during the validation process.
Sign Here
Next Step: Unit Pin Review
Make any necessary changes to the Unit Pin Setup. Be sure the indication to show on BeAScout
corresponds with the “Fields to Display on Unit Pin.”
I.e.: If indicate to show on BeAScout, select which fields to show.
Then select “ Continue to Unit Renewal.”
The ACH Payment admin fee is $1.00; the Credit Card admin fee is 3%.
Select “Credit Card” or “Bank Account” (ACH). Enter the credit card or bank account (ACH) information on
the appropriate tab.
(See next page for ACH payment information.)
| Continue to Unit Renewal |
Credit Card Bank Account
As a unit, you have the option to securely store the payment information for next year if desired.
Select “Submit Payment” if paying by credit card or “Pay with Bank Account” if paying by ACH.
Click on “Submit Payment” (if by credit card) or “Pay With Bank Account” (if by ACH).
You will next see a recap of the fees. Select “Go to Confirmation.”
You will next see the payment processing and confirmation page, at the same time, an email
confirmation and receipt will be sent to the email address provided in the billing information section.
Your unit is now submitted for renewal and will be posted overnight.
To Register a New Unit Complete the following:
$100 New Unit Payment plus payment for all adults and youth if not currently registered with Scouting America (checks payable to Juniata Valley Council).
New Unit Application: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/524-402_WB.pdf
Annual Unit Charter Agreement
Adult membership applications for all adults (even if currently registered with Scouting America) plus all clearance paperwork listed above. https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/524-501.pdf
Youth applications for all youth (even if currently registered with Scouting America). https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/524-406.pdf
