Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona

What it reported doing in 2024

Our organization is dedicated to empowering young girls aged 5-17, annually reaching over 5,000 individuals. However, our impact extends beyond mere numbers. While volunteer-led troops remain fundamental to the girl scout movement, we recognized the limitations of this model in addressing the evolving needs of our community. Motivated by the belief that every girl, regardless of socio-economic background or risk status, deserves equal access to opportunity, we integrated a staff-supported troop delivery model. Our dedicated part-time staff members cater to girls facing crises, those in foster care, detention, with an incarcerated female relative, as well as those residing in rural or impoverished areas. Committed to our core pillars of stem, outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship, we deliver the girl scout leadership experience through a meticulously crafted curriculum. This curriculum encompasses hundreds of traditional and contemporary skill-building badges and leadership journeys, fostering both 21st-century soft skills-such as empathy, communication, problem-solving, and risk-taking-and concrete skills like coding, jewelry making, and car maintenance. Furthermore, our emphasis on global citizenship remains steadfast. Our highest awards-the bronze, silver, and gold awards-require completion of a take action project. These projects transcend mere service, incorporating elements of measurability, sustainability, and global impact to effect change beyond the confines of a girl's immediate community. At 113 years old, the girl scouting movement and its mission continue to resonate profoundly in today's world. Countless girls and alumnae are thriving, demonstrating leadership in their homes, workplaces, and communities, guided by the enduring values instilled through their girl scouting experiences. Our organization, both locally and nationally, stands robust and resilient, poised to serve our members for generations to come.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 82.2%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • 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: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.3%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings