Girl Scouts of Ne Kansas and Nw Missouri Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
430892926
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Overland Park, KS, USA
Phone
8167593025
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,706,897
Expenses
$8,638,721
Assets
$10,615,338
Liabilities
$1,012,690

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROCHELLE PARKER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARCELA RODRIGUEZ (CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER): $184,357 total reported compensation
  • ROCHELLE PARKER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $154,974 total reported compensation
  • STEVEN OLIVER (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $150,911 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2024

Girl scouts serves girls ages kindergarten - 12th grade with the support of adult volunteers who guide leadership development programming. We serve a geographic area that covers 47 counties in Kansas and Missouri. Through girl scout programming, girls have an opportunity to discover new skills, connect with others in their communities and beyond and take action to make the world a better place. Our programming concentrates on skill-building through science, technology, engineering and math (stem), outdoor experiences, entrepreneurship/financial literacy and life skills & civic engagement. We served 14,562 girls in 2024-2025, which represents a 4.7% market share of all councils in the united states.continued on schedule ogsksmo ranks 19th out of 111 councils in the nation and we are the 17th largest council in the country. Gsksmo girl scouts achieved stellar results evidenced by the number of girls who participated in research-based curriculum and program activities. Accomplishments included: 22,476 attendees at community partner programs, 9,795 girls participated in the iconic girl scout cookie program. Our outdoor programs served 8,040 girl scouts who engaged in a variety of outdoor experiences including adventure, aquatics, day camp and excursions. We provided outdoor training to 251 adult members and girls. In addition, 7,911 girls attended troop and service unit camping opportunities at both gsksmo properties. Our organization, girls and volunteers provided 336,185 collective hours of service back to our communities. Additionally, 40 seniors and ambassadors earned the prestigious gold award, the highest accomplishment a girl scout can earn.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 72.8%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th 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: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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; 44th 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 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 72.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $184K · 19 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.