Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $4,967,229
Total expenses: $5,050,098
Contributions and grants received: $156,714
Grants paid: $27,653
Program service revenue: $316,123
Investment income: $967,142
Other revenue: $3,527,250
Total assets, end of year: $26,929,032
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,981,766
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $24,947,266
Program services expenses (Part IX): $3,937,123
Management and general expenses: $713,689
Fundraising expenses: $399,286
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,937,123

Program services were 78.0% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1c · Fundraising events

$21,308
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$13,371
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$122,035
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

total $316,123 · related or exempt $316,123
3 · Investment income

total $475,252 · excluded $475,252
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $491,890 · excluded $491,890
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$21,308
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$0
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$4,710,614
10b · Cost of goods sold

$1,413,972
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $3,296,642 · related or exempt $3,296,642
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total $230,608 · excluded $230,608
11e · Other revenue, total

$230,608

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $27,653 · program services $27,653
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $235,001 · program services $182,924 · management and general $33,394 · fundraising $18,683
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,665,033 · program services $1,296,062 · management and general $236,601 · fundraising $132,370
9 · Other employee benefits

total $563,366 · program services $438,524 · management and general $80,054 · fundraising $44,788
10 · Payroll taxes

total $147,750 · program services $115,009 · management and general $20,995 · fundraising $11,746
11b · Fees: legal

total $137,338 · program services $106,904 · management and general $19,516 · fundraising $10,918
11c · Fees: accounting

total $61,450 · program services $47,833 · management and general $8,732 · fundraising $4,885
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $15,956 · program services $12,420 · management and general $2,267 · fundraising $1,269
11g · Fees: other

total $618,895 · program services $481,748 · management and general $87,945 · fundraising $49,202
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $6,677 · program services $5,197 · management and general $949 · fundraising $531
13 · Office expenses

total $203,681 · program services $158,545 · management and general $28,943 · fundraising $16,193
14 · Information technology

total $57,547 · program services $44,795 · management and general $8,177 · fundraising $4,575
16 · Occupancy

total $381,230 · program services $296,749 · management and general $54,173 · fundraising $30,308
17 · Travel

total $45,926 · program services $35,749 · management and general $6,526 · fundraising $3,651
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $9,199 · program services $7,161 · management and general $1,307 · fundraising $731
20 · Interest

total $155,476 · program services $121,023 · management and general $22,093 · fundraising $12,360
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $232,750 · program services $181,172 · management and general $33,074 · fundraising $18,504
23 · Insurance

total $209,001 · program services $162,686 · management and general $29,699 · fundraising $16,616
24a · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES

total $69,666 · program services $54,228 · management and general $9,900 · fundraising $5,538
24e · All other expenses

total $206,503 · program services $160,741 · management and general $29,344 · fundraising $16,418

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $217,215 · end of year $294,045
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $19,410 · end of year $34,737
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $74,796 · end of year $72,131
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $124,658 · end of year $127,489
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$9,651,613
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$7,805,175
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $1,883,059 · end of year $1,846,438
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $23,734,802 · end of year $23,958,656
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $569,725 · end of year $595,536
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $290,321 · end of year $349,806
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $90,193 · end of year $90,222
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

end of year $1,491,568
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $2,262,712 · end of year $50,170
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $18,960,379 · end of year $19,735,006
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $5,020,060 · end of year $5,212,260

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GSCM BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE,CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. IT IS THE LARGEST LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOR GIRLS AND ENSURES THAT ALL GIRLS REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, ETHNICITY, INCOME OR CIRCUMSTANCE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, SCHOOL, AND THE WORLD.

GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL MARYLAND (GSCM) OFFERS RESEARCH-BASED AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN A VARIETY OF VENUES IN BALTIMORE CITY, ANNE ARUNDEL, BALTIMORE, CARROLL, HARFORD AND HOWARD COUNTIES, PROVIDES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TECHNIQUES THAT PRODUCE IMPACT AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN MORE THAN 10,316 GIRLS K-12, IN THE NATIONAL PRIORITY AREAS OF STEM EDUCATION/CAREER ASPIRATIONS, THE OUTDOORS, LIFE SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THESE PROGRAMS HELP A GIRL TO INCREASE READINESS FOR AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, ASPIRE TO PURSUE CAREERS, MAINTAIN PRODUCTIVE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH A FOUNDATION OF STRONGSELF-IMAGE/SELF ESTEEM, AND RESPECT AND APPRECIATE THE OUTDOORS AND ITS RESOURCES.GSCM OFFERS THE CORE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM INCLUDING EARNING SKILL-BUILDING BADGES WHILE ALSO OFFERING A VIBRANT TROOP PROGRAM DELIVERED BY 6,392 ADULT MEMBERS, WHO ARE TRAINED IN THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. GIRLS ARE GUIDED TO COMPLETE IMPACTFUL SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2023 MORE THAN 492 GIRLS ACHIEVED THEIR BRONZE (251), SILVER (182), AND GOLD AWARD (59) THE HIGHEST AWARD LEVEL FOR THEIR AGE GROUP. COMBINED THIS WAS MORE THAN 18,840 HOURS OF SIGNIFICANT SERVICE TO CENTRAL MARYLAND COMMUNITIES. THE GOLD AWARD IS THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT A GIRL CAN EARN AND OFFERS BENEFITS SUCH AS ACCESS TO COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND HIGHER RANKING IN THE MILITARY. AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCE IS CAMP. TYPICALLY, GSCM OFFERS OVERNIGHT CAMP AT CAMP CONOWINGO (CECIL COUNTY) AND WEEKEND TROOP CAMP AT WHIPPOORWILL AND CAMP WOODLANDS (ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY) WHICH INCLUDES A NATURE CENTER. GSCM DELIVERS OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROGRAMS IN BALTIMORE CITY, BALTIMORE, AND HARFORD COUNTIES TITLE I. IN 2023 GSCM INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS TO GIRLS IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM. GSCM SERVED MORE THAN 857 GIRLS IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS TYPICALLY INCLUDE READING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, ROBOTICS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, ANTI-BULLYING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IN 2023 GSCM PILOTED AN EXPANSION OF A 30-WEEK PROGRAM COMPONENT. IN ADDITION, GSCM CONTINUES TO OFFER ITS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BEYOND BARS PROGRAM. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 400 GIRLS SINCE 1992. THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN MARYLAND THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE AND THE MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN AND HELPS GIRLS MAINTAIN A BOND WITH THEIR INCARCERATED MOTHERS THROUGH GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES IN THE PRISON, AND PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF THE PRISON SUCH AS CAMPING AND COLLEGE TOURS.

Expenses $3,937,123 · Grants $27,653 · Revenue $3,612,765

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

Listed in Part VII

Darlene B Smith PhDDARLENE B SMITH PHD

BOARD CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jill McCluneJILL MCCLUNE

1ST VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Robert NewmanROBERT NEWMAN

2ND VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Marianne MattranMARIANNE MATTRAN

3RD VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Deborah H Diehl EsqDEBORAH H DIEHL ESQ

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Christine AspellCHRISTINE ASPELL

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kimberly PrescottKIMBERLY PRESCOTT

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Bria BaileyBRIA BAILEY

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Diana BoettcherDIANA BOETTCHER

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Maria DarbyMARIA DARBY

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Karen EvansKAREN EVANS

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Grace FieniGRACE FIENI

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Tracy ImmTRACY IMM

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Judy McGovernJUDY MCGOVERN

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Brooks NewmanBROOKS NEWMAN

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Lynee DurbinLYNEE DURBIN

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Gina DhaliwalGINA DHALIWAL

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Anika VermaANIKA VERMA

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jenny TrostelJENNY TROSTEL

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Total calculated

$120,000

From this org

$120,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

3 · Compensation committee
3 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART 1, LINE 4A:: DONALD BILES RECEIVED $33,527 OF SEVERANCE AND VIOLET APPLE RECEIVED $61,667 OF SEVERANCE IN 2023.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

4806 SETON DRIVE LLC

REAL ESTATE · MD

Directly controlled by GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 27 July 2026
IRS schema version: 2024v5.5
Source object: 202612109349300046

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