Girl Scouts

Analysis

Girl Scouts is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1965, 61 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 reported income of $9.9m and spending of $9.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $10.0m to $9.9m (-0.9%), an average of -0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Council Inc ($9.8m), Kids Are First ($9.9m) and Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Inc ($9.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.1% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $760k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $17.5m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $14.8m. It reported 117 employees.