Girl Scouts of Nypenn Pathways Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
160844808
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Syracuse, NY, USA
Phone
3156989400
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,241,705
Expenses
$10,748,767
Assets
$12,396,813
Liabilities
$1,591,879

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

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JULIE DALE (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JULIE DALE (CEO): $149,924 total reported compensation
  • MARGARET WILLIAMS (CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER): $128,326 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. Our local winning propostion is: girl scouts of nypenn pathways is a life journey where girls can be their real selves and embrace challenges in a safe, all-girl community, while having the time of their lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

Girl scouting has one program - that of leadership development. Within that overall program focus we have hundreds of program strategies and activities that support our leaderhip development model of discover, connect and take action. Each "leg" of the leadership model has five outcomes as follows: discover:1. Girls develop a strong sense of self2. Girls develop positive values3. Girls gain practical life skills4. Girls seek challenges in the world5. Girls develop critical thinkingconnect:1. Girls develop healthy relationships 2. Girls promote cooperation and team building 3. Girls can resolve conflicts 4. Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world 5. Girls feel connected to their communities, locally and globally take action: 1. Girls can identify community needs 2. Girls are resourceful problem solvers 3. Girls advocate for themselves and others, locally and globally 4. Girls educate and inspire others to act 5. Girls feel empowered to make a difference in the world girl scouts of nypenn pathways, inc. Served 15,829 total members, of which 5,558 members were adults, 8,151 were girl members and 2,120 lifetime members.

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 100% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 75.7%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -30.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 75.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 25 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.