A special national recognition program known as the 1910 Society was created in 1995 to encourage significant gifts to the council endowment fund.  This support is vital to the financial stability of the Old Hickory Council, and will ensure our Scouting legacy for future generations of young Americans. 

To qualify as a member of the 1910 Society, an individual donor, company, or organization must contribute $25,000 or more to the local council endowment fund.  Recognition will be given for gifts of cash, stock, bonds, lead trusts, or other assets that could be readily converted to cash. The gift to endowment may be in the form of a pledge, but the pledge must be paid within five years of the pledge date. 

The 1910 Society was named for the year in which the early, visionary leaders of Scouting founded the Boy Scouts of America.  Those who have made endowment gifts to further the Scouting movement are, themselves, modern-day visionaries. 

There are four levels of recognition in the 1910 Society: 

$25,000                      Ernest Thompson Seton Member 

$100,000                    Daniel Carter Beard Member 

$500,000                    Theodore Roosevelt Member 

$1,000,000                  Waite Phillips Member 

Members receive a leather-bound edition of the Boy Scout Handbook with their name embossed in gold on the cover, an attractive personalized parchment certificate and a distinctive lapel pin or charm. They also receive invitations to special members-only events and receptions at National Meetings, Jamborees, and other major Scouting events. 

Membership applications are available from our council service center, or our planned giving (endowment) committee members.