Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$9,816,699

Total expenses

$10,065,258

Contributions and grants received

$1,820,826

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$564,420

Investment income

$531,426

Other revenue

$6,900,027

Total assets, end of year

$20,410,443

Total liabilities, end of year

$954,290

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$19,456,153

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$8,190,456

Management and general expenses

$1,318,468

Fundraising expenses

$556,334

Program service expenses (Part III)

$8,190,456

Program services were 81.4% 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

• In fiscal year 2025 (ending September 30, 2025), Girl Scouts of West Central Florida (GSWCF) served 19,028 members (11,551 girls in grades K-12; 7517 adults/volunteers) across Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sumter counties. Our reach was impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which occurred at the peak of our membership recruitment season in Fall 2024. We estimated a loss of 1,000+ girls in Girl Scouts as a result of the timing of these storms and the impact within our communities preventing our school- and community-based recruitment strategies. This loss impacted our program revenue to include our entrepreneur programs (i.e., Fall Sweets & Treats Product Program and Cookies), our retail revenue and camp programs. Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience-delivered in small, supportive troops and reinforced by council-wide programs-girls build confidence, character, and lifelong skills in an environment designed specifically for them. Girl Scout troops provide a powerful foundation for belonging, mentorship, and girl-led decision-making, while access to broader council programs expands each girl's opportunities to explore, lead, and achieve. Across four core program pillars-STEM, outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship-girls engage in hands-on experiences such as coding and robotics, environmental stewardship and camping, civic engagement and community service, and financial literacy through the Girl Scout Cookie Program. These experiences help girls develop a strong sense of self, seek challenges, build healthy relationships, and solve real-world problems. The need for Girl Scouts' programming remains significant in Florida. Data from the 2024 Florida Girl Scout Report highlights persistent gaps in access to leadership development, particularly for girls in under-resourced communities, as well as continued underrepresentation of women in STEM careers statewide. At the same time, girls report rising levels of stress, anxiety, and social pressure-underscoring the importance of safe, supportive environments like Girl Scouts. We train our volunteers (adult members) to be equipped to address girls' unique needs and support their passions. The impact is clear. Research from the Girl Scout Research Institute shows that Girl Scouts are more likely than their peers to demonstrate leadership, achieve strong academic outcomes, and aspire to higher education and careers in high-demand fields such as STEM and business. In West Central Florida, Girl Scouts are not only building skills-they are building resilience, expanding their vision for the future, and contributing meaningfully to their communities. Through accessible, high-quality programming and a strong network of volunteers and supporters, GSWCF continues to meet a critical need-ensuring that every girl has the opportunity to discover her strengths, realize her potential, and make the world a better place.

  Expenses $5,014,722 · Revenue $7,095,877

• Grant-funded Community Troops ensure that Girl Scouting is accessible to girls who could otherwise be left out. In fiscal year 2025, 2,289 girls-20% of GSWCF's membership-participated at no cost through troops intentionally placed in schools, community centers, parks and recreation centers, Boys & Girls Clubs, places of worship, and other centers in underserved areas. Philanthropic support removes financial barriers and provides consistent access to the full Girl Scout Leadership Experience, including badge work, the Cookie Program, and targeted social-emotional skill building. The return on this investment is measurable and meaningful. Girls in Community Troops demonstrate increased confidence, stronger communication and relationship skills, improved academic engagement, and fewer disciplinary incidents. Just as importantly, they gain trusted GSWCF staff mentors and a vision for their future. Funder support makes this life-changing access possible-ensuring that every girl, regardless of circumstance, can build the skills and support system she needs to thrive.

  Expenses $840,491 · Revenue $613,983

• Outdoor education is a cornerstone of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience at Girl Scouts of West Central Florida (GSWCF), where girls build confidence, resilience, and real-world skills across four camp properties-Camp Dorothy Thomas (Riverview), Camp Wildwood (Wildwood), Camp Wai Lani (Palm Harbor), and Camp Indian Echo (New Port Richey). Each year, Girl Scouts and volunteers deliver nearly 50,000 unique outdoor experiences, and GSWCF camps welcome more than 10,000 visitors through troop camping, council-led programs, community partnerships, and summer resident camps. In Summer 2025 alone, more than 750 Girl Scouts participated in summer camp experiences.Each camp offers distinctive, skill-building opportunities. Camp Indian Echo and Camp Wai Lani feature marine labs and water-based education, including environmental education and open water experiences such as paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing. Camp Wildwood offers an equestrian program and a homestead program that teaches responsibility, animal care, and sustainable living. Camp Indian Echo also features immersive adventure elements including treehouses, a ropes course, and a big swing, while Camp Wai Lani and Camp Dorothy Thomas offer challenge courses that build confidence, teamwork, safety and risk management skills. Across all properties, girls engage in archery and ax-throwing, as well as arts and STEM learning in nature, connecting creativity and critical thinking with hands-on environmental experiences.Through these programs, girls develop essential soft skills such as teamwork, communication, adaptability, and problem-solving, alongside employable skills including leadership, decision-making, goal setting, and independence. At the same time, they build environmental literacy and stewardship through direct interaction with Florida's diverse ecosystems.In fall 2024, all four camp properties sustained significant impacts from hurricanes, resulting in approximately $1.2 million in damage and forcing a three-month closure. Thanks to extraordinary community support and the dedication of staff and volunteers, camps safely reopened in early 2025-despite substantial revenue loss and recovery costs-ensuring girls could once again access these transformative outdoor experiences.

  Expenses $2,335,243 · Revenue $1,240,406

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

Listed in Part VII

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

20 May 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

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