Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

Analysis

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1937, 89 years ago. 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 of Southwest Texas reported income of $8.9m and spending of $6.7m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $6.6m to $8.9m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include I Know I Can ($8.9m), Winton Hills Medical & Health Center ($8.9m) and East Hill Family Medical Inc ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $474k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. It paid $14 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $18.1m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $16.0m. It reported 117 employees.