Girl Scouts of the USA
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Girl Scouts of the USA meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place."
Year, State Incorporated:
1915, DC
Girl Scouts of the USA's (GSUSA) foundation is the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, through which girls take the lead in their own lives and in the world around them. With the support of adult volunteers and mentors, Girl Scouts explore STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), the outdoors, and entrepreneurship, all while developing life skills that aim to serve them well beyond their time as scout members. The Girl Scout program strives to help girls thrive in five key ways: they develop a strong sense of self; seek challenges and learn from setbacks; display positive values; form and maintain healthy relationships; and identify and solve problems. GSUSA is committed to becoming an inclusive, anti-racist organization that seeks to give all girls—in every community across the country, of every background, identity, and ability, and in every economic circumstance—the opportunity to join its movement and feel welcome within it.
For the year ended September 30, 2024, Girl Scouts of the USA's program expenses were:
| Brand promotion and external engagement | $54,271,000 |
| Girl program development and adult learning opportunities | $43,426,000 |
| Comprehensive council support | $36,510,000 |
| Total Program Expenses | $134,207,000 |
Chief Executive
Bonnie Barczykowski, Chief Executive Officer
Chair of the Board
Noorain F. Khan
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Principal, NFK Philanthropic Strategy and Senior Advisor, XN
Board Size
26
Paid Staff Size
335
*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Note: Bonnie Barczykowski's compensation is not currently available, as she was hired on February 13, 2023. The former Chief Executive Officer, Sofia Chang, received $805,541 in total compensation in 2022.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Membership appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Telephone appeals
Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $52,865,000, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Girl Scouts of the USA's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended September 30, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Membership dues | $39,361,000 |
| In-kind contributions | $34,841,000 |
| Investment income, net | $27,424,000 |
| Girl Scout merchandise | $19,445,000 |
| Gifts, grants and bequests | $18,004,000 |
| Royalty income | $11,688,000 |
| Training/meeting revenue | $6,035,000 |
| Software maintenance | $4,936,000 |
| Other income | $3,069,000 |
| Endowment contributions | $20,000 |
| Total Income | $164,823,000 |
Programs: 91% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 6%
| Total Income | $164,823,000 |
| Total expenses: | $147,470,000 |
| Program expenses | $134,207,000 |
| Fundraising expenses | $3,705,000 |
| Administrative expenses | $9,558,000 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $17,353,000 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $187,402,000 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $-2,226,000 |
| Ending Net Assets | $202,529,000 |
| Total Liabilities | $67,167,000 |
| Total Assets | $269,696,000 |
Note 1: According to GSUSA's audited financial statements - consolidated - for the year ended September 30, 2024, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $34,841,000 in the form of donated advertising.
Note 2: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to change in value of charitable gift annuities ($97,000), change in value of deferred gifts ($67,000), other nonoperating pension changes (-$1,026,000), and pension loss other than service cost (-$1,364,000).
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