Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council Inc

Analysis

Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1964, 62 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 Chesapeake Bay Council Inc reported income of $3.5m and spending of $4.3m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.6m to $3.5m (-3.4%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Chesapeake Bay Council Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ken Garff for Good ($3.5m), Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City Inc ($3.5m) and BSA Endowment Master TR ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $251k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $12.1m. It reported 32 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.