Farthest North Girl Scout Council

Analysis

Farthest North Girl Scout Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairbanks, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1965, 61 years ago. 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 December 2023, Farthest North Girl Scout Council reported income of $465k and spending of $581k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $493k to $465k (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Farthest North Girl Scout Council sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moisture Festival ($465k), Hope Restores Corporation ($465k) and New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation ($465k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.1% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $180k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 7 employees.