GIRL SCOUT COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GIRL SCOUT COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA INC

EIN 54-0534506 · Youth Development (O42Z)

What they do

GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS of COURAGE, CONFIDENCE and CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPEREIENCE is A ONE-OF-A-KIND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM for GIRLS WITH PROVEN RESULTS. IT is BASED ON TIME-TESTED METHODS and RESEARCHED BACKED PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS GIRLS TAKE THE LEAD IN THEIR OWN LIVES and IN THE WORLD.

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They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

61.42%of revenue went to mission work70.0% of expenses · Program services

5.79%of revenue went to fundraising6.6% of expenses

$96.76spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

20.49%of revenue went to management and office costs23.4% of expenses

$2.66in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

4.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $233,255 for MOLLY T FULLER (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$4,975,135

Mission workProgram services$3,055,67661.42% of revenue70.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,019,32320.49% of revenue23.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$287,8795.79% of revenue6.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$612,25712.31% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,362,87887.69% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2023CurrentExpense mix: 70.0% mission · 23.4% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.69% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 71.8% mission · 23.0% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.60% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 70.1% mission · 21.8% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.83% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 68.1% mission · 26.7% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 75.2% mission · 19.6% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.88% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 74.8% mission · 20.2% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.55% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 77.0% mission · 19.8% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.25% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 76.4% mission · 21.0% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.46% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,508,768

Expenses$4,362,878

Annual surplus $145,890 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,055,676 · 70.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,019,323 · 23.4% of expenses

Fundraising$287,879 · 6.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,508,768

Expenses$4,362,878

Assets$11,604,742

Income$6,799,212

Contributions$195,777

Mission work (program services)$3,055,676

Fundraising$287,879

Management and general$1,019,323

Stocks and bonds$3,431,440

Accounting fees$69,568

Investing fees$24,680

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MOLLY T FULLERCEO · 40 hrs/week $233,255Base $214,558 · Other $18,697

ANGELA HENDERSONINCOMING CFO · 40 hrs/week $89,040Base $84,800 · Other $4,240

WILLIAM FLAHERTY IIIOUTGOING CFO · 40 hrs/week $22,124Base $19,786 · Other $2,338

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (17)

MOLLY T FULLERCEO

ANGELA HENDERSONINCOMING CFO

WILLIAM FLAHERTY IIIOUTGOING CFO

LINDA TISSIEREBOARD MEMBER

XAVIER RICHARDSONBOARD MEMBER

SYLVIA BUFFINGTON-LESTERBOARD MEMBER

SARAH SLADEKBOARD MEMBER

REBECCA SNAVELYTREASURER

PAULA YOUNGVICE CHAIR

PATRICIA TITUSSECRETARY

LAUREN ZALLER MOOREBOARD MEMBER

JAN NELSONBOARD MEMBER

JAMES H TAYLORBOARD MEMBER

GENEVIEVE ROBERTSBOARD MEMBER

ELLEN MARIE HESSCHAIR

ELISSA ECKERBOARD MEMBER

ANGELA JONESBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1932
Location: 3214 SKIPWITH RD, HENRICO, VA 23294-4441
County: Henrico
In care of: % ANGELA R HENDERSON
Primary officer: Paula Young, CHAIR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(804) 746-0590

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification: Youth Development (O42Z)