Registration & Dues
2023-24 Dues & Registration
The dues for the '22-'24 year will be $300. To pay them:
If your child is new to scouting:
Officially register with the national Scouts BSA. You'll be asked to pay $191 plus $15 if you want a subscription for Scout Life magazine.
Pay the remaining $109 to the pack via PayPal or personal check (instructions below).
If your child is a returning scout:
Pay $300 (+$15 if you'd like a Scout Life magazine subscription), to the pack.
Please reach out to our membership chair if the cost is prohibitive for your family. We have scholarships available to cover both dues and uniforms for families who need it.
We had a surplus for '22-'23 so have opted not to increase the pack dues for '23-'24 despite a $10 increase in scout registration fees and a $30 increase in adult registration fees.
How to make a payment to the pack
PayPal is strongly preferred. If you don’t have a PayPal account, consider setting one up. Send payment to treasurer@springerpack36.org.
Include a quick note on what the money is for (e.g., “camping trip for Bobby Bobberson”).
Pay using a debit card or bank account. If you must pay with credit card please add 5% to your payment to cover the associated fees.
Mark your payment as “friends and family”, not as “goods and services”. “Goods and services” incurs additional fees and has tax implications. If you send your payment as “goods and services” we will refund your payment minus the associated fees and you will need to send it again as “friends and family”.
Questions, problems, or cannot pay via PayPal for some reason? Email treasurer@springerpack36.org.
Where are your dues going?
More detail on dues
The pack collects annual dues to cover the expenses of the year’s activities and programming. Scholarships are also available to cover these costs if needed.
For the '23-24 school year pack dues are $300/scout. Here's a breakdown of where that money goes.
$80 goes to the national organization and an additional $80 goes to the council (the regional organization). This is an increase of $10 over '22-'23.
New scouts also have to pay a one-time $25 registration fee that comes out of their dues to the pack.
The Scout Life magazine subscription is optional and is not covered by the annual dues. The cost is $15/year.
The pack also covers the $120 registration fee for adult volunteers (a $30 increase over '22-'3) and must pay a $100 pack registration fee. There are also processing fees charged by BSA as well as PayPal.
The leftover money stays with the pack. We try to break even each year, but sometimes run a small surplus or deficit. Any surplus stays in the pack treasury to be used in future years.
The pack portion of the dues covers things like badges/belt loops/pins earned, hiking awards, a pinewood derby car for each scout, facility rental for the campfire (at the BSA headquarters in Palo Alto), supplies (things like hot chocolate and cookies for the campfire, trophies for the pinewood derby), and additional programming. It does not cover things like uniforms or handbooks, or "extra" trips like the overnight or camping.
Please reach out to our treasurer if you have questions about dues.