Girl Scouts of the USA

Overview

Mission

Girl Scouts discover who they are, tap into the power inside them, and build the confidence to let it shine. GSUSA and the LWV have long histories of empowering girls, advocating for civil rights, and advancing policies that support girls and women. Our organizations are excited to work together nationally and locally to provide Girl Scouts with more opportunities to learn about and engage with civics, voting, and democracy. Please check out our Collaboration Guide for guidance on working with your local League to support your troop’s participation in Promote the Vote and other Girl Scout badges and activities. Girl Scouts’ 2024 Promote the Vote materials were produced with support from the League of Women Voters Education Fund, a 501(C)(3) nonpartisan organization that works to register and provid.

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 92% 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 86
• Transparency & Controls: 75
• Accountability: 100
• Sustainability: 71
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
• Where the money goes: 90.8% of revenue deployed · 88.9% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 29 of 29 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $109.6M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $956K · 46 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $19.8M reported
• Consistency: 41 of 42 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 121 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 108 filed related-organization links
• 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
• Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.