Membership is open to any boy who has completed the fifth grade, or has earned the Arrow of Light Award, or is at least 11 years of age but not yet 18.
Annual registration fees are $40.00, payable in November of each year. This fee covers membership in the Boy Scouts of America, subscription to Boy's Life, and partially defrays the cost of awards during the year. New members of Troop 535 are required to pay this fee upon joining, along with an additional one-time charge of $11.00 to cover the custom troop cap.
The Troop runs at least one fund-raising project each year to raise funds needed for troop equipment, awards and miscellaneous expenses. Each outing (with the exception of awards) is essentially self-funded, so outing costs can vary greatly depending on the activity. The cost of summer camp (one week) can be expected to be approximately $200-$225.