Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast

Analysis

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast is a registered charity in United States, based in Chesapeake, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 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 Scout Council of Colonial Coast reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $4.9m to $4.7m (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girls Incorporated of Omaha ($4.7m), The Stoney Creek Foundation ($4.7m) and Boy Scouts of America ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $11.4m against liabilities of $379k, net assets of $11.0m. It reported 80 employees.