Memorial Tribute Fund
Words too often are inadequate to express the sentiment we feel at the loss of a friend or loved one, or the joy we feel when a friend is honored with a special recognition.

No finer tribute can be paid to a person than giving encouragement to a boy to live the life of a Scout and thus perpetuate the high principles you admire in your friends.

A gift to the Longhorn Council Memorial / Tribute Fund is the perfect tribute.  It will be put in trust so that it continues to give in perpetuity.

2006 Memorials

2007 Memorials

Longhorn Council Endowment Fund

We have a short time to live, so it is essential to do things
that are worthwhile and to do them now.

- Lord Robert Baden-Powell

NEW! - Legends Programs and James E. West Fellows List

James E. West Fellowship
The Heritage Society
1910 Society
The Founders Circle
Categories of Gifts

Please consider making a donation or giving a gift to the endowment trust fund managed by the Boy Scout Foundation of the Longhorn Council. Your donation or gift will help our Council in many ways to remain strong in making the complete Scouting program available to the young people in our area. Your contribution will be added to the corpus of the endowment trust fund and wisely invested by well-qualified people to produce the income used to maintain and update our Council camps, equipment, and facilities.

The corpus of the endowment fund is never spent. It always remains as the capital invested to produce interest income to meet the needs of the Longhorn Council.

Endowment News- "The Gift that keeps on Giving"

Congratulations to our newest member: Cody Michael Smith, Eagle Scout of Angelia and Brock Smith from Decatur.

2008 James E West:
Herschell Fortner
Glen Allen Craig
Carl Nelson (in memory of )
Cody Smith
Dr. David Skelton

Heritage:
Tom Hellier
Betty Moore Bryant in honor of Dr. Lionel Moore and his Scoutmaster-Oliver 'Ollie' Scheele.

1910 (Will):
Virgil Rusterholz

James E. West Fellowship

Dr. James E. West
The first Chief Scout Executive
Of the Boy Scouts of America
1911-1943

A great place to start is becoming a James E. West Fellow or sponsoring someone else. Everyone is invited to join. Membership expresses support for and belief in the Longhorn Council endowment effort.

Individuals who contribute $1,000 or more in cash or securities to the Longhorn Council endowment trust fund qualify for the James E. West Fellowship Award, a national recognition. This contribution is in addition to, and does not diminish or replace, the donor's annual gift to the Council's Friends of Scouting campaign.

In addition to individual James E. West Fellowships, organizations or individuals may contribute an award in honor of someone - an Eagle Scout, a Silver Beaver recipient, the Council President, a District Chairman, a business associate, a special Scouter, or in memory of a loved one.

The Heritage Society

For those who are looking for another excellent way to provide financial support for the Longhorn Council endowment trust fund, please give careful consideration to joining the Heritage Society. The purpose of the Heritage Society is to encourage, inform, educate and inspire individuals who believe in the Scouting program to make an outright or planned gift of at least $5,000 to the Longhorn Council endowment trust fund. A planned gift can be in the form of a codicil to your will, a charitable trust, life insurance, or any other deferred gift approved by the Longhorn Council. Also, the Heritage Society serves as a means to recognize and thank the members. Each year a special Heritage Society dinner is held to honor all members.

Those who are James E. West Fellows are welcome to join the Heritage Society, and for an additional outright or planned gift of at least $4,000 is required. After December 31, 2007, an additional outright or planned gift of at least $5,000 is required.

Members of the 1910 Society and/or The Founders Circle who have contributed to the Longhorn Council endowment trust fund are automatically members of the Heritage Society.

1910 Society

Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has grown into something larger and more significant than anyone anticipated. We honor that special date by presenting the 1910 Society award to donors who make gifts of $25,000 or more to the Longhorn Council endowment trust fund. These gifts can be in the form of cash, securities, land, five-year pledges, or other property suitable for the endowment trust fund or easily converted to cash. There are four levels of recognition in the 1910 Society that honor four very special individuals who shaped modern-day Scouting.

1) Earnest Thompson Seton, nationally known artist and naturalist, author of the first official American Scout handbook and many other books important to Scouting;
Seton level membership: $25,000 minimum gift

2) Daniel Carter Beard, first chairman of the National Court of Honor, National Scout Commissioner, and author of many well-known stories for youth;
Beard Level Membership: $100,000 minimum gift

3) Theodore Roosevelt, first Chief Scout Citizen, first Vice President of the BSA, and President of the United States;
Roosevelt Level Membership: $500,000 minimum gift

4) Waite Phillips, one of the BSA's first benefactors, and donor to the BSA of almost 130,000 acres of land in New Mexico which became Philmont Scout Ranch;
Phillips Level Membership: $1,000,000 minimum gift

The Founders Circle

The newest level of endowment recognition, The Founders Circle, is intended to recognize deferred gifts designated for the Longhorn Council endowment trust fund. With deferred giving (also called planned giving) so widely and effectively used by so many donors, the Longhorn Council 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:

• A charitable bequest in a will or codicil
• Charitable trusts, such as unitrusts, annuity trusts, and lead trusts
• BSA Gift Annuities or BSA Pooled Income Fund gifts
• Life insurance/retirement plan designations

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

• Bronze: $100,000 minimum gift commitment
• Silver: $250,000 minimum gift commitment
• Gold: $500,000 minimum gift commitment
• Platinum: $1,000,000 minimum gift commitment

The founders of the BSA had the vision and commitment to make Scouting the number one youth organization in the world. In that spirit, we honor the modern-day visionaries who qualify for The Founders Circle in their commitment to perpetuate the visions and beliefs of the founders.

Categories of Gifts

An excellent booklet, "Living and Giving, Planning for the New Millennium," published by the Boy Scouts of America, provides information on numerous ways to give financial support to the Longhorn Council endowment trust fund.

Also available -

• National Recognition of Local Council Endowment Support brochure (includes application form)
• The Boy Scouts of America Annuity Program brochure
• James E. West Fellowship Award brochure
• Districts Support the James E. West Fellowship brochure ("Legends" program)

You may request a copy of the booklet and the brochures and/or additional information from one of the following:

Dr. Frank S. Dingwerth
Chairman, Longhorn Council Endowment Committee
14 Twin Springs Drive
Arlington, Texas 76016
Phone 817-467-2133
Fax: 817-465-8016
E-mail: fdingw@yahoo.com

- OR -

Michael Wright
Longhorn Council Deputy Scout Executive for Finance
PO Box 54190
850 Cannon Street
Hurst, Texas 76054
Phone: 817-231-8500
Fax: 817-231-8600
E-mail: mwright@longhorn.org