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GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC

EIN 04-2703281 WALTHAM, MA

Revenue 2024
$18,885,184
Expenses 2024
$16,967,701

Program services were 73.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
O42
Classification
1000
Street
265 BEAVER ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

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

  • OUTDOOR AND CAMP PROGRAMMING GIRL SCOUT CAMPS AND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAMPERS TO DISCOVER, CONNECT, AND TAKE-ACTION IN WAYS THAT BUILD THEIR COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER. GSEMA CAMPS OFFER CAMPERS UNIQUE AND ADVENTUROUS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OUTDOORS, INCLUDING ARCHERY, ROCK CLIMBING, ROPES COURSES, SWIMMING, SURVIVAL CAMPING, AND MORE! OUR CAMP PROPERTIES HOST SUMMER DAY CAMP AND OVERNIGHT CAMP, YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS, AND TROOP, AND GROUP CAMPING. GIRL SCOUT CAMP IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR CAMPERS TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS, GAIN NEW EXPERIENCES, AND GROW INTO CONFIDENT LEADERS. PLUS, THEY'LL HAVE A BLAST AND MAKE AMAZING NEW FRIENDS! EVERY CAMP SESSION IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE; CAMPERS TAKE THE LEAD AND ENJOY THEIR DREAM CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH SUPPORT FROM PROFESSIONAL TRAINED STAFF. AT GSEMA, OUR OUTDOOR AND CAMP PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR FUN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER BY OFFERING FOUR-DAY CAMP OPPORTUNITIES AT CEDAR HILL, MAUDE EATON, RICE MOODY AND WIND-IN-THE-PINES AND THREE OVERNIGHT CAMPS WITH UNIQUE FEATURES AT FAVORITE (SAILING), RUNELS (BACK PACKING TRIPS), AND WIND-IN-THE-PINES (HIGH ADVENTURE ELEMENTS). ALL CAMPS OFFER TRADITIONAL CAMP EXPERIENCES SUCH AS OPENING CEREMONIES, OUTDOOR COOKING, CAMPFIRE SING-ALONGS, NATURE ACTIVITIES AND CRAFTS.THROUGHOUT THE TROOP YEAR, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES AND GIRL SCOUTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES THAT ARE INTENTIONALLY PROGRESSIVE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE. MEMBERS MIGHT START OUT AT A DAY PROGRAM SUCH AS THE OUTDOOR FALL FESTIVAL (SUITABLE FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNGER GIRL SCOUTS). AS GIRL SCOUTS AND VOLUNTEERS EXPLORE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, THEY MAY ATTEND AN OVERNIGHT PROGRAM LIKE GAL'S NIGHT OUT OR TROOP CAMPING. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER OUR MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NEW SKILLS, CHALLENGE BY CHOICE, AND DEVELOP TEAMWORK AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, ARCHERY, BOATING, HIKING, LOW AND HIGH ROPES CHALLENGE COURSES OR CLIMBING WALLS.LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR 5,242 PARTICIPANTS WHO TOOK PART IN OUR SUMMER CAMPS AND 2,820 PARTICIPANTS WHO TOOK PART IN OUR YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS AND TROOP CAMPING.

    Expenses $3,640,335 · Grants $176,158 · Revenue $3,284,659

  • GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMMINGGIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS (GSEMA) SUPPORTS GIRLS' ADVANCEMENT IN LEADERSHIP BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS STEM FESTIVAL AND CHALLENGE WHICH PROVIDES A MULTITUDE OF AGE APPROPRIATE STEM ACTIVITIES TO SPARK INTEREST AND OFFER CONNECTIONS FOR DEEPER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, OR THE CAREER ACADEMY, WHICH IS A WEEK-LONG PROGRAM DURING WHICH GIRL SCOUTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND TEST OUT POTENTIAL FUTURE CAREERS.GIRLS IN 4TH TO 12TH GRADE CAN EXERCISE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO CREATE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY EARNING HIGHEST AWARDS: BRONZE (JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS), SILVER (CADETTE GIRL SCOUTS), AND GOLD (SENIOR AND AMBASSADOR GIRL SCOUTS). ALL THREE AWARDS GIVE GIRLS THE CHANCE TO AFFECT CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE GAINING ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. GIRLS LEARN TO FIND AND USE THEIR VOICE TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. COUNCIL AND PARTNER PROGRAMS FOCUS ON DEVELOPING LIFE SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF STEM, ART AND CULTURE, COOKING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PERSONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS PUBLIC SPEAKING. OFTEN, GIRLS, VOLUNTEERS AND FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF THEIR TROOP MEETING TO COMPLETE GIRL SCOUT BADGES AND JOURNEYS.

    Expenses $7,768,666 · Grants $29,973 · Revenue $7,374,968

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS RECOGNIZES THAT IN MANY MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES, GIRLS ARE UNDERSERVED IN THE FOUR KEY AREAS OF THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: STEM, OUTDOORS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND LIFE SKILLS. GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS CAN OFFER A SAFE, SINGLE-GENDER ENVIRONMENT TO DEVELOP THESE IMPORTANT AREAS THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GIRL SCOUT-LED, COOPERATIVE, AND HANDS-ON. SUPPORTED BY CARING ADULT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, GIRL SCOUTS DISCOVER THEMSELVES AND THEIR VALUES, TRY NEW THINGS, TAKE HEALTHY RISKS, CONNECT WITH OTHERS TO CREATE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND TAKE ACTION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. GSEMA IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING ACCESS TO GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMMING IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE THE MOST IN NEED.ACCORDING TO GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA'S (GSUSA'S) 2017 STATE OF GIRLS REPORT, 16% OF GIRLS IN MASSACHUSETTS LIVE IN POVERTY, 33% OF MASSACHUSETTS GIRLS ARE BEING RAISED IN SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES, 26% OF GIRLS IN MASSACHUSETTS COME FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, AND GIRLS FROM FAMILIES WITH LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE OF BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC/LATINA DESCENT. THROUGHOUT OUR COUNCIL FOOTPRINT OF 178 COMMUNITIES, GSEMA HAS IDENTIFIED 13 TARGET COMMUNITIES THAT DEMONSTRATE THE MOST NEED: BOSTON, BRADFORD, CAMBRIDGE, CHELSEA, EVERETT, HAVERHILL, LAWRENCE, LYNN, MALDEN, METHUEN, REVERE, SAUGUS, AND SOMERVILLE.GSEMA PROVIDES GIRL SCOUTS IN GRADES K-12 IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES A FOUNDATIONAL GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCE THROUGH TARGETED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND HOUSING AUTHORITIES. GSEMA ALSO OFFERS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO INCREASE THE GROWTH OF NEW TROOPS, AND DELIVER THE FULL GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCE PRIMARILY THROUGH VOLUNTEER LED GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMMING. OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM IDENTIFIES BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE, AND CREATES COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS TO BRING THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE INTRODUCED TO GIRL SCOUTS.ALL GSEMA CURRICULA FOCUSES ON THE FOUR AREAS THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF A GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: STEM, OUTDOORS, LIFE SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (INCLUDES FINANCIAL LITERACY). CURRICULA IS AGE-APPROPRIATE, UTILIZES GSUSA NATIONAL PROGRAM PORTFOLIO, AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE, IS GIRL SCOUT-LED TO FOSTER SKILLS SUCH AS COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, STRONG WORK ETHIC, ETC. IN ADDITION TO THE VARIETY OF FUN AND CHALLENGING ACTIVITIES GIRL SCOUTS WILL EXPERIENCE IN THE AREAS OF STEM, OUTDOORS, LIFE SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, GIRL SCOUTS WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND GSEMA SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL STEM CONFERENCE; SPEND THE DAY AT ONE OF GSEMA'S CAMPS DURING OUR FAMILY DAY AT CAMP; PARTICIPATE IN AN OVERNIGHT CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER GIRL SCOUTS; PLAN AND CARRY OUT SERVICE PROJECTS TO BETTER THEIR COMMUNITY AND INCLUDE GIRL SCOUT TRADITIONS IN THEIR TROOPS SUCH AS CEREMONIES AND CELEBRATING WORLD THINKING DAY. GSEMA AIMS TO ADDRESS AND MINIMIZE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATING IN GIRL SCOUTS TO FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN THE TARGET COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING: -ASSISTANCE WITH MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM COST AS NEEDED -ACCESS TO UNIFORMS WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IF NEEDED -A SAFE, FAMILIAR, AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY LOCATION-BACKGROUND-CHECKED AND TRAINED STAFF AND/OR VOLUNTEERS -ACCESS TO SPECIAL STEM AND LEADERSHIP EVENTS, AND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS AT GIRL SCOUT PROPERTIES WITH TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE -OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS, FROM FEMALE MENTORS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PROFESSIONAL FEMALES IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ADDRESS THE GENDER GAP AND STEREOTYPES -OPTIONS TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID TO OTHER GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCES SUCH SUMMER CAMP AND TRAVEL -FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES -TRANSLATED COMMUNICATIONS AND MATERIALS

    Expenses $981,984 · Grants $88,162 · Revenue $445,740

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ANNE GARMEY

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $211,039
    From this org
    $183,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,447
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,592
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,929
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,518
    Filer's total
    $211,039

  • BARBARA FORTIER

    CEO (UNTIL 9/30/24)

    Total calculated
    $193,095
    From this org
    $180,782
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,313
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,782
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,515
    Filer's total
    $193,095

  • KATHERINE LELACHEUR

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (UNTIL 9/25)

    Total calculated
    $188,912
    From this org
    $187,049
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,863
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,049
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,863
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $188,912

  • ANN WARNER-HARVEY

    CHRO

    Total calculated
    $140,530
    From this org
    $110,259
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,271
    Hours/week
    40

  • STACY WILBUR

    SR. DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $120,290
    From this org
    $105,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,215
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • MONICA ROBERTS

    CEO (AS OF 11/1/24)

    Total calculated
    $35,653
    From this org
    $32,933
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,720
    Hours/week
    40

  • JAMES CRONAN

    CFO (UNTIL 4/19/24)

    Total calculated
    $12,616
    From this org
    $12,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • NOAH STAHL

    CFO (AS OF 6/2/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • DEBORAH TAFT

    BOARD CHAIR & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KELLY CORWIN

    1ST VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • ELIZABETH FITZULA

    2ND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • DIANE MCLOUGHLIN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • JANE LUNDQUIST

    TREASURER (UNTIL 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • PAULA SMITH

    TREASURER (AS OF 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • KIM REINERT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TREVOR FRANKEL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JEANNETTE BUNTIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DAVID KOENIG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GENA WILSON SULLIVAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JULIE CAMERON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KRISTEN TRUGLIO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SUSAN CARABBIO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MICHAEL BOOKMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • AMINA LOBBAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GIZELLA CRAWFORD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $18,885,184
    Expenses
    $16,967,701
    Contributions
    $2,358,332
    Grants paid
    $294,293
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $15,280,798
    Expenses
    $14,559,804
    Contributions
    $2,366,439
    Grants paid
    $303,066
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $13,362,689
    Expenses
    $13,315,256
    Contributions
    $1,938,817
    Grants paid
    $304,529

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,375,747
    Expenses
    $12,075,946
    Assets (EOY)
    $24,093,853

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,596,999
    Expenses
    $11,040,183
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,027,105

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,354,723
    Expenses
    $12,238,260
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,892,113

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,074,162
    Expenses
    $14,815,997
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,322,640

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,963,825
    Expenses
    $14,917,997
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,409,846

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.