Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial Council Inc

Analysis

Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1947, 79 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 San Diego-Imperial Council Inc reported income of $13.3m and spending of $14.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $12.4m to $13.3m (+7.2%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 San Diego-Imperial Council Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation Corps of Long Beach ($13.1m), Boys Hope Girls Hope ($13.3m) and Creative Child Care Inc ($13.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $486k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.5m. At year end it held assets of $30.2m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $29.0m. It reported 265 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.