JOIN OUR CIRCLE X RANCH FOUNDATION FAMILY
The Circle X Ranch Foundation is a private, charitable, tax-exempt organization under 501(C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service. It was founded in 1949 to support the Camps and Camping-related programs of the then Los Angeles Area Council (LAAC), Boy Scouts of America. During the 76-year period, the Foundation has provided regular financial support for the outdoor camping-related programs of the Greater Los Angeles Area Council of Scouting America. The Foundation’s support for the original Circle X Ranch camp, located in the Santa Monica mountains, ensured that camp’s growth and use by thousands of Scouts. That property was donated by the Foundation to the LAAC and was subsequently sold to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in the 1980s. The sale resulted in a $5.6M gift to the Endowment Fund of the LAAC.
To ensure the continued support for the Council’s camping programs, Camp Big Horn at the Hubert Eaton Scout Reservation in Lake Arrowhead was renamed Circle X Ranch at Big Horn in 1990. The Foundation has funded new programs for the camp, including: a climbing wall and associated equipment, campsite tentage and tables, rifles for the target and range sports program, purchase of the corral for the horsemanship program, the new 2025 Gold Mining program, funds to support the construction of the observatory, a new boat dock at Firebird Lake, and teepees for an Indian village to name just a few. The Foundation’s goal is to provide funds for new and exciting programs that the Council would otherwise not be able to provide. Funds are raised solely via annual dues and donations from Foundation members and friends, and our annual fund-raising event, the Calcutta.
The Foundation membership is comprised of individuals who may or may not have an association with Scouting, but all have a love of the outdoors, a desire to see today’s youth gain that same appreciation, and the programs provided by Scouting America.
If you have any questions, would like to join our band of enthusiasts, or are interested in donating to the Foundation, please feel free to contact any member of the Board.
BOARD MEMBERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION (E-MAIL AND PHONE)
RECENT DONATIONS
2025
Total Donations as of May 14, 2025
$26,114
2025
HESR RADLO Mining Equipment – $14,114
$14,114
2025
All Weather trading Post, Cargo Container, Tee Pee Poles, Potter’s wheel
$12,400
2024
Total Donations of 2024
$37,000
2024
Camperships
$25,000
2024
Support Arrowhead 75 Camp Anniversary Celebration
$12,000
2023
Total Donations of 2023
$62,000
2023
HESR Amphitheatre
$40,000
2023
Cabrillo Hay Bales and 8 Campsite BBQs
$2,700
2023
Firestone 16 Archery Targets
$4,800
2023
HESR Pollock Sound System, Program Equip for Camp, Roving Archery
$10,000
2023
Trask Archery Equipment, BBG Pgrm Area, Fire ring for campfire
$4,500
OLDER DONATIONS
2022
Camperships
$3,000
2022
Camp Trask Aquatics Program Materials
$4,700
2022
Picnic Tables for Cabrillo
$5,000
2022
Leader’s Lounge Furniture for CCV
$2,000
2022
Aquarium and Touch Tanks for CCV
$3,000
2022
Outdoor Training Pavilion at Firestone
$5,000
2022
Picnic Tables for Firestone
$5,000
2022
Ranger Corps Supplies for HESR
$1,250
2022
STEAM Program Supplies for HESR
$1,770
2022
Outdoor Skills & Ponderosa for HESR
$1,585
2022
Firebird Lake Program for HESR
$1,325
2021
Camperships
$5,000
2021
New Flooring – Cabrillo
$5,000
2021
Large Pool Filter – Cabrillo
$5,500
2021
Hand Washing System – Trask
$4,500
2021
CPR/First Aid Materials – Firestone
$3,750
2021
Range Corps. MB Equipment – HESR
$3,750
2021
STEAM Equipment
$3,000
2020
Covid-19 Donation
$15,000
2020
Contribution to repair Water System – Trask
$7,500
2019
Fans – Cabrillo Youth Camp
$1,000
2019
Program Supplies – Cherry Valley
$10,000
2019
Program Supplies – HESR
$10,000
2018
Camperships for CCV & HESR
$8,000
2018
Program Supplies for CCV & HESR
$12,000
2017
General Camp Support
$16,000
2017
Jamboree Flags
$775
2017
Camperships
$890
2016
Rocket in to Scouting Sponsorship
$6,540
2016
Camperships
$11,680
2016
Misc Camp Support
$9,725
2016
Camp Staff Washers & Dryers
$9.600
2015
Camperships
$20,000
2014
HESR Camp Activities
$5,000
2014
The HESR Nobby Schnabel Museum
$17,500
2013
Wood Badge Scholarships
$1,000
2021
Camperships
$5,000
