Girl Scouts Heart of the South

Analysis

Girl Scouts Heart of the South is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1959, 67 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 Heart of the South reported income of $4.2m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $4.2m (+0.6%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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 Heart of the South 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 92nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($4.2m), First Five Fundamentals ($4.2m) and Booker T Washington Community Service Center ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $313k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $13.5m. It reported 75 employees.