Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In fiscal year 2025 (ending September 30, 2025), Girl Scouts of West Central Florida (GSWCF) served 19,028 members (11,551 girls in grades K-12; 7517 adults/volunteers) across Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sumter counties. Our reach was impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which occurred at the peak of our membership recruitment season in Fall 2024. We estimated a loss of 1,000+ girls in Girl Scouts as a result of the timing of these storms and the impact within our communities preventing our school- and community-based recruitment strategies. This loss impacted our program revenue to include our entrepreneur programs (i.e., Fall Sweets & Treats Product Program and Cookies), our retail revenue and camp programs. Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience-delivered in small, supportive troops and reinforced by council-wide programs-girls build confidence, character, and lifelong skills in an environment designed specifically for them. Girl Scout troops provide a powerful foundation for belonging, mentorship, and girl-led decision-making, while access to broader council programs expands each girl's opportunities to explore, lead, and achieve. Across four core program pillars-STEM, outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship-girls engage in hands-on experiences such as coding and robotics, environmental stewardship and camping, civic engagement and community service, and financial literacy through the Girl Scout Cookie Program. These experiences help girls develop a strong sense of self, seek challenges, build healthy relationships, and solve real-world problems. The need for Girl Scouts' programming remains significant in Florida. Data from the 2024 Florida Girl Scout Report highlights persistent gaps in access to leadership development, particularly for girls in under-resourced communities, as well as continued underrepresentation of women in STEM careers statewide. At the same time, girls report rising levels of stress, anxiety, and social pressure-underscoring the importance of safe, supportive environments like Girl Scouts. We train our volunteers (adult members) to be equipped to address girls' unique needs and support their passions. The impact is clear. Research from the Girl Scout Research Institute shows that Girl Scouts are more likely than their peers to demonstrate leadership, achieve strong academic outcomes, and aspire to higher education and careers in high-demand fields such as STEM and business. In West Central Florida, Girl Scouts are not only building skills-they are building resilience, expanding their vision for the future, and contributing meaningfully to their communities. Through accessible, high-quality programming and a strong network of volunteers and supporters, GSWCF continues to meet a critical need-ensuring that every girl has the opportunity to discover her strengths, realize her potential, and make the world a better place.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 81.4%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• 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: 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: -2.5%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.03; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings