Girl Scouts of Maine

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010269802
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
South Portland, ME, USA
Phone
2077721177
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,282,932
Expenses
$5,101,087
Assets
$7,470,367
Liabilities
$550,899

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DONNA WATSON (PRESIDENT/CH)
  • MARA ROBINOV-MOORHEAD (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARA ROBINOV-MOORHEAD (CEO): $199,058 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. At girl scouts of Maine over 5,000 girls from across the state are reaching their fullest potential. Our girls are discovering what's important to them, connecting with their community, and taking action to make the world a better place. With the help of over 2,000 volunteers, we are creating adventures, learning opportunities, and future leaders. Through the girl scout leadership experience, girls in grades k-12 make friends, challenge themselves with new experiences, and develop the skills and confidence to say, "i know i can do this" this unique leadership experience is grounded in three processes: 1) girl- led: girl scouts follow their own lead and grow their skills. 2) learning by doing: hands-on activities are fun for girl scouts of any age, helping them feel empowered to shape their own experience. 3) cooperative learning: there's power in having a tight-knit group of friends who

What it reported doing in 2024

Girl and adult programs and workshops: girl scouts of Maine provides the opportunity to participate in our girl scout leadership experience in a variety of ways: as a member of a traditional troop led by trained volunteer leaders, as an individually registered girl scout guided by an adult mentor, and through council or program partner led activities, events, and travel opportunities. Adult programming includes training opportunities to support girl scouting, including special volunteer event opportunities. All programming is built on our four core program pillars: stem (science, technology, engineering, and math)-through high-quality multiyear programs in engineering, computer science, and outdoor stem, girls become increasingly interested, confident, and competent in stem. Outdoor-progressive outdoor programs for girls of all ages. Girls experience nature, build skills, and take action in their communities as environmental stewards. Life skills-through life skills programming, girls enhance their skills across topics such as civic engagement, healthy living, communication skills, financial literacy, and global citizenship. Entrepreneurship-girls explore ways they can change the world by learning business skills, providing them a variety of entrepreneurship opportunities, including social entrepreneurship.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 76.7%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.1%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 76.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $199K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $218K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.