Every Troop is part of some established community organization. The Troop is granted a charter by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to operate for one year at a time. As of 2009, First Baptist Church has been chartering Troop 101 for 80 years.
The chartered organization agrees to furnish satisfactory Troop meeting facilities, approve the Scoutmaster, appoint a Troop Committee Chairperson and choose a Chartered Organization Representative, a member of the church who serves as a link between the church and the Troop. That person is not the head of the organization.
BSA agrees to make training courses available to the Troop leaders, provide local camping facilities (i.e. Camp Bud Schiele Scout Reservation), make program materials available, maintain basic Troop records, and provide programs and services, and the chartered organization uses the programs and provides the leadership.
Troop 101 is organized into several operating units, including the patrols, the Junior Staff, the Adult Staff and the Troop Committee. The following figure represents the basic structure of the Troop.
