Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Inc

Analysis

Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1965, 61 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $5.0m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $6.3m to $4.0m (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 of the Missouri Heartland Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girl Scouts Hornets Nest Council ($4.0m), Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley Inc ($4.0m) and Hype Athletics Community Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.5% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $899k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 89 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.