Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania

Analysis

Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Camp Hill, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1956, 70 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 in the Heart of Pennsylvania reported income of $8.9m and spending of $9.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $10.3m to $8.9m (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Digital Nest Inc ($8.9m), BGV Foundation Inc ($9.0m) and America Scores New England ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $252k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $23.6m against liabilities of $876k, net assets of $22.7m. It reported 134 employees.