Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Inc

Analysis

Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Worcester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1943, 83 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $4.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $4.8m to $4.0m (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include White River Planning & Development Dist Inc ($4.0m), Lexington Hearing and Speech Center Inc ($4.0m) and Central Minnesota Legal Services Incorporated ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.6% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $261k, net assets of $10.2m. It reported 106 employees.