Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$17,502,393

Total expenses

$16,604,439

Contributions and grants received

$1,737,048

Grants paid

$347,652

Program service revenue

$1,434,916

Investment income

$542,393

Other revenue

$13,788,036

Total assets, end of year

$47,082,417

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,379,965

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$42,702,452

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$12,971,041

Management and general expenses

$2,604,616

Fundraising expenses

$1,028,782

Program service expenses (Part III)

$12,971,041

Program services were 78.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• AT GIRL SCOUTS, THE POWER WITHIN HER ISN'T JUST WELCOMED, IT'S UNLOCKED. IT'S ALREADY THERE AND SHE HOLDS THE KEY. AT GIRL SCOUTS, SHE SEES THAT HER VOICE MATTERS, THAT HER ACTIONS MAKE AN IMPACT, AND THAT SHE IS SEEN AND CELEBRATED. WHEN A GIRL CAN STOP PERFORMING AND SHOW UP PROUD AND FULLY AS HERSELF, HER POTENTIAL TURNS INTO HER PURPOSE. GIRL SCOUTS IS THE ONLY SPACE DESIGNED TO GROW A GIRL'S POWER FROM THE INSIDE OUT; PREPARING HER NOT JUST TO SUCCEED IN SOMETHING BUT TO THRIVE IN LIFE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)EVERY BADGE OR PATCH SHE EARNS; EACH STEP SHE TAKES OUTSIDE HER COMFORT ZONE TRYING NEW THINGS AND EXPERIENCING OUTDOOR ADVENTURES; EVERY SUCCESS AND SETBACK SHE FACES WHILE BUILDING HER ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE OR LEADING A TAKE ACTION PROJECT BUILD HER CONFIDENCE, BOOST HER COURAGE, AND DEVELOP HER CHARACTER. BUT, SHE DOESN'T DO IT ON HER OWN. THE ADULT MENTORS, INSPIRING ROLE MODELS, AND SENSE OF BELONGING THAT GIRL SCOUTS PROVIDES AS WELL AS POWERFUL PROGRAMMING MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF GIRLS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2025: OPENED A NEW ROPES COURSE AT SKY HIGH RANCH, ADDING TO THE HIGH ADVENTURE PROGRAMMING AT THIS OVERNIGHT CAMP PROPERTY NEAR WOODLAND PARK. ALSO BROUGHT HORSE PROGRAMMING BACK TO SKY HIGH RANCH. NAVIGATED A GROCERY WORKERS STRIKE DURING THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM WHILE SUPPORTING GIRLS AND VOLUNTEERS ON THEIR WAY TO SELLING 3.6 MILLION PACKAGES OF COOKIES AND RAISING MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN TROOP PROCEEDS TO FUND TROOP ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE PROJECTS. ADDED A PADDLE RAISE TO OUR DENVER WOMEN OF DISTINCTION EVENT, DRAMATICALLY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS RAISED IN THE ROOM. EXPANDED OUR EFFORTS IN SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING GROWING THE ADOPT-A-TROOP PAID FACILITATOR MODEL TO 8 SITES. MORE THAN 20 SCHOOLS ARE ON A WAITING LIST FOR STAFF-LED PROGRAMMING. OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN A STRONG PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS AND CONTINUE OFFERING HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING TO COMMUNITIES THAT NEED US MOST. IMPLEMENTED A PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN APPROACH FOR EARLY MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO THE NATIONAL DUES INCREASE. CREATED VOLUNTEER ACADEMIES AND EXPOS, A NEW APPROACH TO IN-PERSON GIRL SCOUT VOLUNTEER TRAININGS. OPENED A BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INSIDE THE GIRL SCOUT DREAMLAB BOUTIQUE. CONTINUED EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY FUNDING AND RAISED $1.7 MILLION FROM DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS.THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SUCCESSES BECAUSE THE REAL ACHIEVEMENTS LIE IN THE LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 14,830 YOUTH MEMBERS AND THE 6,740 ADULT VOLUNTEERS WHO GUIDE THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY.THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM IS A GIRL-LED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE WHERE GIRLS DISCOVER, CONNECT, AND TAKE ACTION THROUGH BADGE-EARNING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, AND TRAVEL. IT'S A LIFE-LONG LEADERSHIP JOURNEY THAT PROGRESSES AS GIRLS GROW. THROUGH THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, WE KNOW THAT GIRLS ARE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH EVERYDAY ACTIONS BIG AND SMALL, AND INCORPORATING OUR FOUR PROGRAM PILLARS (STEM, OUTDOORS, LIFE SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP) INTO EVERYTHING THEY DO AS GIRL SCOUTS. PARTICIPATING IN GIRL SCOUTS IS PROVEN TO HELP GIRLS THRIVE IN FIVE WAYS AS THEY: - DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF. - DISPLAY POSITIVE VALUES. - SEEK CHALLENGES AND LEARN FROM SETBACKS. - FORM AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. - AND IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $10,246,849 · Grants $347,652

• PROGRAMS:IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR TROOPS, NEARLY 7,000 GIRL SCOUTS ATTENDED STAFF-LED OR PARTNER-LED PROGRAMMING AT MORE THAN 110 EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PARTNERED WITH FUNDERS ON 36 EVENTS, REACHING NEARLY 1,000 GIRL SCOUTS. MORE THAN 400 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN STEM PROGRAMMING, 280 IN LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS, AND 177 IN ENTREPRENEUR-FOCUSED PROGRAMS (OUTSIDE OF GIRL SCOUTS' ENTREPRENEURIAL PRODUCT PROGRAMS). (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUTDOOR ADVENTURES ARE HIGH ON THE LIST FOR FAVORITE GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCES IN COLORADO AND THEY CAN BE PIVOTAL IN A GIRL'S LIFE. MORE THAN 2,500 GIRLS ATTENDED STAFF-LED AND VOLUNTEER-LED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS THIS YEAR. MORE THAN 1,100 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP AT GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO'S RANCH PROPERTIES. MORE THAN 400 GIRL SCOUTS EXPERIENCED TROOP AND FAMILY CAMP OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF-LED DAY CAMPS SERVED 148 GIRL SCOUTS, AND ALL VOLUNTEER-LED CAMP SESSIONS SERVED 637 GIRL SCOUTS. MORE THAN 150 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATED IN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CLUB, AN INDIVIDUAL YOUTH MEMBER EXPERIENCE FOR OLDER GIRL SCOUTS.IN AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE MORE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM UNDERSERVED GROUPS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO OFFERED AFFINITY CAMP SESSIONS, INCLUDING PRIDE OUTSIDE FOR LGBTQ+ IDENTIFYING GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR ALLIES AND PROTECTED PEAKS FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS A FAMILY CAMP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PUEBLO.

  Expenses $2,724,192 · Revenue $1,434,916

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THROUGH PRODUCT PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 9,600 GIRL SCOUTS BUILT THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND RAN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, BRINGING IN MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN TROOP PROCEEDS TO FUND THEIR NEXT GIRL SCOUT ADVENTURES AND SERVICE PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, THESE GIRL SCOUTS SOLD MORE THAN 125,000 PACKAGES OF COOKIES TO BE DONATED TO THEIR HOMETOWN HEROES, ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FIRE DEPARTMENTS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND ANIMAL SHELTERS. THE FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM ALSO SAW ALMOST 3,000 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATING AND BROUGHT IN MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN TOTAL SALES.

  Revenue $13,895,236

• LIFE SKILLS:GIRL SCOUTS LOVE TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGH THE HIGHEST AWARDS PROGRAM THEY DEVELOP PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND THEY MAKE A SUSTAINABLE IMPACT ON OUR WORLD. THIS YEAR, 297 JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS EARNED THE BRONZE AWARD, 169 CADETTE GIRL SCOUTS EARNED SILVER, AND 35 SENIOR AND AMBASSADOR GIRL SCOUTS EARNED THE GOLD AWARD. GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS ARE PRIME EXAMPLES OF THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN ACTION. THEY EARNED THE HIGHEST AWARD A HIGH SCHOOL-AGE GIRL SCOUT CAN EARN BY LEADING PROJECTS THAT MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR WORLD. IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT ALSO IMPACTS THE GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUT AS A PERSON. A FEW BIG IDEAS ADDRESSED BY THIS YEAR'S GOLD AWARD CLASS INCLUDE KANSHITA'S IDEA TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM FOR DONATING ETHNIC CLOTHING FROM THE UNITED STATES TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED IN INDIA; ABIGAIL'S GEARING 4 ENGINEERING, THAT SET OUT TO BREAK DOWN GENDER STEREOTYPES THAT DISCOURAGE GIRLS FROM PURSUING CAREERS IN ENGINEERING; AND DARJA'S PROJECT TO CREATE A SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACE FOR TEENS, ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANTS FEELING OUT OF PLACE.

• VOLUNTEER TRAINING AND SUPPORT:THE SUPPORT AND CONNECTIONS GIRL SCOUTS BUILD WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR TROOP VOLUNTEERS ARE KEYS TO THEIR SUCCESS. GIRL SCOUTING IS A PROGRESSION. THE LONGER A GIRL PARTICIPATES IN GIRL SCOUTS, THE MORE SHE GETS OUT OF IT AND THE MORE SHE GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE TROOP LEADER IS OFTEN THE REASON A GIRL WILL STICK WITH GIRL SCOUTS THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL YEARS. TRAINING AND SUPPORTING THESE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER ARE TOP PRIORITIES AT GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO.NEARLY 200 TRAINING SESSIONS WERE HELD THIS YEAR, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER ACADEMIES, VOLUNTEER EXPOS, CERT-A-THONS, AND ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS. MORE THAN 1,200 VOLUNTEERS ATTENDED THOSE SESSIONS.THIS YEAR, THE TRAINING TEAM REIMAGINED WHAT TRAINING WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH GOALS OF REACHING VOLUNTEERS WHERE THEY ARE, PROVIDING RELEVANT TIMELY TRAINING THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS, AND HELPING CONNECT THEM WITH RESOURCES WITHIN GIRL SCOUTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.WHEN A TROOP LEADER HELPS A GIRL TO FEEL SEEN, HEARD, AND SAFE, SHE BEGINS TO SHAPE HERSELF FOR TOMORROW. WHEN THAT GIRL SCOUT SEES SHE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, SHE BEGINS TO KNOW HER POWER. THAT'S WHEN THE MAGIC HAPPENS WHEN THE GIRL AND THE WORLD ARE FOREVER CHANGED!

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• CHERIE AXELROD

  CHAIR OF BOARD GOV. (BEG. 10/24)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• CHRISTY BELZ

  CO-CHAIR OF PHILANTHROPY (THRU 9/25)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• CAROLINE CORNELL

  CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD (THRU 9/25)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• CRYSTAL EUSTIS

  CHAIRPERSON OF AUDIT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• VICTORIA GIGOUX

  CHAIRPERSON OF MCC

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• GENIA HERNDON

  CHAIRPERSON OF YPC

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• KELLI OGUNSANYA

  CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• DEBBIE WELLE POWELL

  CHAIR FUND DEVELOPMENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• ANGELA ROBERTS CPA

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• DIANE SCOTT

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• CARRIE WALTERS

  VICE CHAIRPERSON/SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• MARISA DASPIT

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• ELIZABETH DONOHUE

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• ERICA FUKUHARA

  DIRECTOR (THRU 9/25)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• JAIME GARDNER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• KRIS GAW

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• HAYLEY HARRIS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• MEGAN FLORI KING

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• MEREDITH KUEHLER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• MAUREEN MCDONALD

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• CHRISTINE MORITZ

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• SHERIN SAKR

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• MANNETT SNOW

  DIRECTOR (THRU 8/25)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• CHRIS STOLZER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• ANJI ROE WOOD

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• LEANNA CLARK

  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $262,499

  From this org

  $232,540

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $29,959

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $231,108

  Bonus

  $1,432

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $29,959

  Filer's total

  $262,499

• DONNELL HEISTAND

  CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $190,770

  From this org

  $180,218

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $10,552

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $178,786

  Bonus

  $1,432

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $10,552

  Filer's total

  $190,770

• KRISTIN HAMM

  CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $129,589

  From this org

  $106,825

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $22,764

  Hours/week

  40

• JANET MCFARLAND BURLILE

  CHIEF DEVEL. OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $54,662

  From this org

  $48,828

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $5,834

  Hours/week

  40

• MELISSA SISNEROS

  CHF. PEOPLE-CULTURE OFF. (THRU 8/25)

  Total calculated

  $144,379

  From this org

  $134,299

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $10,080

  Hours/week

  40

• ROSEMARIE T ADAMS-GROTE

  CONTROLLER

  Total calculated

  $135,827

  From this org

  $123,511

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $12,316

  Hours/week

  40

• LINDSAY C STANDISH

  CHIEF RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $125,842

  From this org

  $102,561

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $23,281

  Hours/week

  40

• RYCHELLE T ARNOLD

  CHIEF PRODUCT PROGRAM OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $122,153

  From this org

  $109,900

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $12,253

  Hours/week

  40

• HEIDI R VIELHABER

  CHIEF OUTDOOR PROG. & PROP

  Total calculated

  $121,961

  From this org

  $109,707

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $12,254

  Hours/week

  40

• KATHRYN SINGLETON

  CHIEF MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $108,155

  From this org

  $105,981

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $2,174

  Hours/week

  40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

24 March 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202640859349300109

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