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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,633,904
Total expenses
$16,050,087
Contributions and grants received
$1,526,849
Grants paid
$376,341
Program service revenue
$1,535,872
Investment income
$694,227
Other revenue
$12,876,956
Total assets, end of year
$40,381,221
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,980,571
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,400,650
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,859,220
Management and general expenses
$2,569,838
Fundraising expenses
$621,029
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,859,220

Program services were 80.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $15,188

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $336,749

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $100,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,074,912

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $25,950

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMP AND PROGRAM SERVICE FEE

    total $1,535,872 · related or exempt $1,535,872

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $440,359 · excluded $440,359

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $6,001

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,001

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,001 · excluded $6,001

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,999,980 · other assets $291,756

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,999,980 · other assets $37,888

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $253,868

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $253,868 · excluded $253,868

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $93,976

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

    $336,749

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $199,547

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$105,571 · excluded -$105,571

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $23,387,917

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $10,411,391

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $12,976,526 · related or exempt $12,976,526

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $376,341 · program services $376,341

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $812,811 · program services $123,186 · management and general $559,949 · fundraising $129,676

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,298,739 · program services $6,361,354 · management and general $636,141 · fundraising $301,244

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $67,580 · program services $62,508 · management and general $2,205 · fundraising $2,867

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,222,704 · program services $1,113,629 · management and general $66,681 · fundraising $42,394

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $621,263 · program services $512,466 · management and general $80,951 · fundraising $27,846

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,800 · management and general $12,800

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,164 · management and general $55,164

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $50,465 · management and general $50,465

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $353,478 · program services $188,601 · management and general $161,751 · fundraising $3,126

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $104,993 · program services $86,245 · management and general $15,943 · fundraising $2,805

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,365,628 · program services $1,214,032 · management and general $123,668 · fundraising $27,928

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $157,732 · program services $137,119 · management and general $17,639 · fundraising $2,974

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,118,925 · program services $1,081,976 · management and general $28,800 · fundraising $8,149

  • 17 · Travel

    total $358,485 · program services $301,132 · management and general $41,706 · fundraising $15,647

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,838 · program services $7 · management and general $8,831

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $460,518 · program services $414,550 · management and general $31,025 · fundraising $14,943

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $345,325 · program services $310,855 · management and general $23,265 · fundraising $11,205

  • 24a · Other expenses: GSUSA PENSION OBLIGATIO

    total $548,025 · management and general $548,025

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANKING / CREDIT CARD

    total $355,401 · program services $307,273 · management and general $21,833 · fundraising $26,295

  • 24c · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE EXPENSES

    total $185,088 · program services $127,369 · management and general $57,719

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES / FEES

    total $106,251 · program services $84,257 · management and general $18,637 · fundraising $3,357

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $63,533 · program services $56,320 · management and general $6,640 · fundraising $573

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,672,709 · end of year $2,592,509

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $866,075 · end of year $110,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $97,685

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $180,768 · end of year $251,836

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $259,933 · end of year $256,040

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $12,109,344

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,533,155

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,485,629 · end of year $5,576,189

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,824,549 · end of year $10,392,909

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,675,935 · end of year $21,103,553

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,449,268 · end of year $2,004,040

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $192,136 · end of year $380,019

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,596,512

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,325,020 · end of year $34,911,988

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,999,174 · end of year $1,488,662

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PREPARES GIRLS AND ADULTS TO CREATE UNIQUE LEADERSHIP PATHS, IGNITE CHANGE, AND SHARE A WORLDWIDE SISTERHOOD THROUGH TRADITIONS AND NEW EXPERIENCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PREPARES GIRLS AND ADULTS TO CREATE UNIQUE LEADERSHIP PATHS, IGNITE CHANGE, AND SHARE A WORLDWIDE SISTERHOOD THROUGH TRADITIONS AND NEW EXPERIENCES. GIRL SCOUTS BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

  • IT ALL STARTS WITH A DREAM AND IN 2023 GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO FOUND THAT DREAMS REALLY CAN COME TRUE BOTH FOR GIRL SCOUTS AND FOR THE ORGANIZATION.GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO OPENED THE VERY FIRST GIRL SCOUT DREAMLAB IN MARCH 2023, BECOMING THE FIRST COUNCIL IN THE NATION TO REALIZE THE NATIONAL VISION OF CREATING A LIVING, BREATHING REPRESENTATION OF THE GIRL SCOUT BRAND. THE DREAMLAB IS A PLACE WHERE GIRL SCOUTS CAN TRY NEW THINGS IN STEM, PODCASTING, CLIMBING, AND CREATING; AND IT'S A PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN JOIN IN AND SEE WHAT GIRL SCOUTING IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)NEARLY 1,000 PEOPLE CAME THROUGH ON OPENING DAY AND SINCE THEN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE ATTENDED FAMILY FUN DAYS, DROP-IN ROBOTICS, UKULELE CLASSES, PARTNER PROGRAMS, AND MUCH MORE. THE VISION IS TO HAVE SIMILAR SPACES AROUND THE STATE AND BRING THE LIFE-CHANGING GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCES TO MORE GIRLS.EVERYTHING A GIRL SCOUT DOES STARTS WITH A DREAM. SHE DREAMS OF A BETTER WORLD, AND SHE TAKES ACTION TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. SHE DREAMS OF TRAVELING TO SEE THE WORLD AND SHE SETS GOALS, MAKES PLANS, AND LAUNCHES ON HER JOURNEY WITH HER GIRL SCOUT SISTERS. SHE DREAMS OF RUNNING HER OWN BUSINESS SOMEDAY, AND SHE GETS HER FIRST TRY AT ENTREPRENEURSHIP DURING THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM.GIRLS NEED A SAFE SPACE WHERE THEY CAN BE THEMSELVES, WITHOUT JUDGEMENT AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF CARING MENTORS AND FRIENDS FOR LIFE. THAT'S GIRL SCOUTS. GIRL SCOUTS KNOW MENTAL WELLNESS MUST BE A PRIORITY, SO THIS YEAR, WE EXPANDED OUR SISTER OF SUPPORT RETREATS FROM ONE TO THREE AND BROUGHT NEW MENTAL WELLNESS PATCH PROGRAMS TO OUR TROOP VOLUNTEERS.IT ALL STARTS WITH A DREAM AND GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO REALIZED SOME BIG IDEAS IN 2023: - OPENING THE FIRST-IN-NATION DREAMLAB - LAUNCHING A MONTHLY GIRL-DRIVEN PODCAST SERIES - 15% INCREASE IN COOKIE PROGRAM DESPITE LIMITED SUPPLY ISSUES - NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON ENSURING ALL GIRLS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL - MOST SUCCESSFUL WOMEN OF DISTINCTION SERIES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE AND DOLLARS RAISED - EXPANSION OF THE HORSE PROGRAM AT TOMAHAWK RANCH AND A NEW BEACH WITH A DOCK AT SKY HIGH RANCHTHESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SUCCESSES BECAUSE THE REAL ACHIEVEMENTS LIE IN THE LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 16,257 YOUTH MEMBERS AND THE 6,241 ADULT VOLUNTEERS WHO GUIDE THEM ON THEIR LEADERSHIP JOURNEY.TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BEGINS IN GIRLHOOD. GIRL SCOUTS GIVES GIRLS A SPACE TO LEAD, THRIVE, AND MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.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.IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR TROOP, MORE THAN 6,000 GIRL SCOUTS ATTENDED STAFF-LED OR PARTNER-LED PROGRAMMING EVENTS, WITH MORE THAN 90% OF THOSE BEING IN-PERSON EVENTS.

    Expenses $9,940,957 · Grants $376,341

  • OUTDOOR PROGRAMS:THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE CAN BE PIVOTAL IN A GIRL'S LIFE, AND MORE THAN 2,800 GIRLS ATTENDED STAFF-LED AND VOLUNTEER-LED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS THIS YEAR. THAT REPRESENTS A 25% INCREASE OVER THE YEAR PRIOR. SOME BIG DREAMS REALIZED WERE LEASING A HERD OF 15 HORSES FOR HORSEBACK RIDES AT TOMAHAWK RANCH, OFFERING MULTICULTURAL FAMILY CAMP OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPANDING OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CLUB PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE A RAFTING TRIP AND A TRIP TO THE GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE.

    Expenses $2,918,263 · Revenue $1,535,872

  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THROUGH PRODUCT PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 10,000 GIRL SCOUTS FLEXED THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL MUSCLES 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 NEARLY 150,000 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 MORE THAN 3,000 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATING AND BROUGHT IN MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION IN TOTAL SALES.

    Revenue $12,976,526

  • LIFE SKILLS: GIRL SCOUTS LOVE TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGH THE HIGHEST AWARDS PROGRAM THEY DEVELOP LIFELONG PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND THEY MAKE A SUSTAINABLE IMPACT ON OUR WORLD. THIS YEAR, 624 JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS EARNED THE BRONZE AWARD, 283 CADETTE GIRL SCOUTS EARNED SILVER, AND 40 SENIOR AND AMBASSADOR GIRL SCOUTS EARNED THE GOLD AWARD. THESE 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 CREATING THE ONLY COLLEGE REVIEW RESOURCE SPECIFIC TO THE BLACK EXPERIENCE; CREATING A SEATBELT AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR TEEN DRIVERS; AND CREATING A PROGRAM TO GET KIDS AND FAMILIES OUTDOORS BY HIKING.THE LONGER A GIRL STAYS IN GIRL SCOUTS, THE MORE SHE GETS OUT OF IT AND THE MORE SHE GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. WHEN A TROOP LEADER SAYS 'TELL ME MORE' WHEN THEY PITCH A BIG IDEA, NURTURES THEIR DREAMS, AND MAKES IT EASIER TO BELIEVE IN THEM, A GIRL SCOUT'S CONFIDENCE GROWS. WHEN THEY SEE HOW TO MAKE DREAMS A REALITY, AND THEY SEE THAT THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, THEY BEGIN TO KNOW THEIR OWN POWER. THAT'S WHEN THE MAGIC HAPPENS WHEN THE GIRL AND THE WORLD ARE FOREVER CHANGED!

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christy Belz

    CO-CHAIRPERSON OF FUND DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brooke Bodart

    SECRETARY (THRU 7/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Caroline Cornell

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Crystal Eustis

    CHAIRPERSON OF AUDIT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Victoria Gigoux

    CHAIRPERSON OF MCC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Christina Gunn

    CHAIRPERSON OF BOARD GOV.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Genia Herndon

    CHAIRPERSON OF YPC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Maureen McDonald

    CO-CHAIRPERSON OF FUND DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Angela Roberts

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Diane Scott

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Shannon Sisler

    CHAIRPERSON OF BOARD GOV. (THRU 9/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Carrie Walters

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cherie Axelrod

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeff Detra

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Megan Flori King

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Erica Fukuhara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jaime Gardener

    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
  • Meredith Kuehler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Amy McGarrity

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Barbara Myrick

    DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kelli Ogunsanya

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Anji Roe Wood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ranee Shenoi MD

    DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Manette Snow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Leanna Clark

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $253,994
    From this org
    $230,413
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,581
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,013
    Bonus
    $1,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,423
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,158
    Filer's total
    $253,994
  • Donnell Heistand

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $182,849
    From this org
    $172,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,049
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,350
    Bonus
    $1,450
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,049
    Filer's total
    $182,849
  • Kristin Hamm

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $123,234
    From this org
    $101,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,267
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michelle Blackwell Boot

    CHIEF HR OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $119,412
    From this org
    $93,291
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,121
    Hours/week
    40
  • Martha S Johnson

    CHIEF DEVEL. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $116,832
    From this org
    $90,691
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,141
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rosemarie T Adams-Grote

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $131,947
    From this org
    $119,553
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,394
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lindsay C Standish

    CHIEF RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $124,242
    From this org
    $102,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,518
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rychelle T Arnold

    CHIEF PRODUCT PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $116,980
    From this org
    $104,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,130
    Hours/week
    40
  • Heidi R Vielhaber

    CHIEF OUTDOOR PROGRAM AND PROPERTY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $105,243
    From this org
    $103,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,051
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kathryn Singleton

    CHIEF MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $103,158
    From this org
    $101,077
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,081
    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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

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
2022
Filed
19 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400869349300845

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