Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas

Analysis

Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas is a registered charity in United States, based in Harlingen, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1947, 79 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 Greater South Texas reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $3.3m (+6.8%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Greater South Texas sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Association of Independent Schools ($3.3m), Project Transitions Inc ($3.3m) and Cerebral Palsy of Utah ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $261k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $103k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 58 employees.