2025-08-11T13:35:54+00:00 2024-09-30 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 120 E Palmetto Park Road Suite 403 Boca Raton FL 33432 990 2023-10-01 540534506 Girl Scout Commonwealth Council of Virginia Inc GIRL 8047460590 3214 Skipwith Road Henrico VA 23294 Paula Young CHAIR 2025-08-11 false April Arnold P01559426 5612991820 2025-08-11 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Paula Young 3214 Skipwith Road Henrico VA 23294 7586043 false X WWW.COMGIRLSCOUTS.ORG X 1913 VA GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 14 14 48 2911 0 0 210601 195777 315365 338950 110221 795288 2878035 3645120 3514222 4975135 123168 191812 0 2120269 2287910 0 287879 1783759 1883156 4027196 4362878 -512974 612257 8008114 11417447 680212 3397492 7327902 8019955 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. false false 2832348 85274 3911510 GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES - THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IS RESEARCH BASED, EVIDENCE BASED AND ENCOURAGES GIRLS TO THRIVE AND GROW THROUGH HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING. ACTIVITIES ARE CENTERED AROUND THE FOUR PROGRAM PILLARS OF STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH) THE OUTDOORS, LIFE SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURIALISM. ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD TEAMWORK, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING, REAL-WORLD LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT ARE IN DEMAND BY TODAY'S LEADING INDUSTRIES. THE MAJORITY OF GSCV GIRL MEMBERS PARTICIPATE THROUGH A TROOP EXPERIENCE WHERE TRAINED ADULT VOLUNTEERS DELIVER THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. VOLUNTEERS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH THEIR VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE WITH ONBOARD TRAINING, PROGRAM TRAINING, CPR/FA CERTIFICATION AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS AND PROMOTES FLEXIBLE PATHWAYS FOR PARTICIPATION. EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OFFERED SPAN A WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS AND TOPICS THAT SUPPORT AND ENRICH EACH GIRL'S EXPERIENCE, I.E., STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH), CAMPING, TRAVEL, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP, ARTS, HEALTHY LIVING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND CAREER EXPLORATION. THESE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES TO MEET, CONNECT, AND WORK TOGETHER. STAFF, TOOLS, RESOURCE MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AWARDS, AND VENUES INCLUDING COUNCIL-OWNED PROGRAM PROPERTIES ARE AVAILABLE AND INCLUDED IN PROGRAM DELIVERY. GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMMING REACHED OVER 7,000 GIRLS LAST YEAR. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR PROGRAM FEES, CAMPING FEES, AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 223328 106538 72560 MEMBERSHIP IS DIRECTED TO THE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND RETENTION OF GIRL MEMBERS AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS WHO DELIVER THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO GIRLS IN GRADES K-12. THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE ENGAGES GIRLS IN DISCOVERING SELF, CONNECTING WITH OTHERS, AND TAKING ACTION TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. GIRL SCOUTS HELPS GIRLS DEVELOP THEIR FULL INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL, RELATE TO OTHERS WITH INCREASING UNDERSTANDING, SKILL, AND RESPECT, DEVELOP VALUES TO GUIDE THEIR ACTIONS AND PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR SOUND DECISION MAKING, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIETY THROUGH THEIR ABILITIES, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND COOPERATION WITH OTHERS. THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME IS A GENERATION OF GIRLS WHO LEAD WITH COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EFFORTS TO RECRUIT GIRLS FROM UNDERSERVED OR UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES ARE PRIMARILY STAFF-LED UNTIL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CAN BE RECRUITED AND TRAINED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, GIRL SCOUTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA (GSCV) SERVED 7,270 GIRLS AND 4,074 ADULTS FOR A TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF 11,344. ON A SELF REPORTED BASIS, GIRLS OF COLOR COMPRISE 36% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL GIRL MEMBERSHIP. 3055676 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 true 48 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true true true false VA X X ANGELA R HENDERSON 8047460590 3214 SKIPWORTH ROAD HENRICO VA 23294 ELLEN MARIE HESS CHAIR 10.0 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA TITUS SECRETARY 2.0 X X 0 0 0 PAULA YOUNG VICE CHAIR 2.0 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA SNAVELY TREASURER 5.0 X X 0 0 0 ANGELA JONES BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 ELISSA ECKER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 GENEVIEVE ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 JAMES H TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 JAN NELSON BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 LAUREN ZALLER MOORE BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 LINDA TISSIERE BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 SARAH SLADEK BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA BUFFINGTON-LESTER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 XAVIER RICHARDSON BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 ANGELA HENDERSON Incoming CFO 40.0 X 84800 0 4240 MOLLY T FULLER CEO 40.0 X 214558 0 18697 WILLIAM FLAHERTY III Outgoing CFO 40.0 X 19786 0 2338 319144 0 25275 1 false true false 0 195777 195777 CAMPING FEES & RELATED INCOME 900099 247953 247953 COUNCIL EVENTS 900099 90997 90997 0 0 0 0 338950 150680 150680 0 0 1571143 924429 2106 646714 -2106 644608 644608 5323227 1684373 3638854 3638854 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 6266 6266 0 0 0 0 6266 4975135 3984070 0 795288 191812 191812 421468 108947 136774 175747 1314873 920032 367135 27706 287787 183457 71713 32617 137559 101091 27275 9193 126223 75863 32474 17886 41474 41474 69568 69568 24680 24680 177344 86136 88230 2978 122252 121647 605 425402 393068 26702 5632 9158 396 5731 3031 338123 332923 3000 2200 81564 69410 9977 2177 33510 12527 17378 3605 135611 129600 6011 120791 90611 30180 Maintenance 37626 25960 9439 2227 Miscellaneous 262173 212196 47702 2275 Membership Dues 3880 3880 0 0 0 0 4362878 3055676 1019323 287879 300 300 1680696 2254995 47987 24294 21341 16345 0 0 0 0 100276 124232 129141 124687 8533001 3122855 1798092 5410146 3996955 3431440 0 0 233326 31008 8008114 11417447 221890 279886 43799 44793 0 0 0 2857060 414523 215753 680212 3397492 X 7325652 8009955 2250 10000 7327902 8019955 8008114 11417447 612257 79796 0 X false true X true false X 176753 610527 521606 210601 195777 1715264 0 0 176753 610527 521606 210601 195777 1715264 655 1714609 88380 82726 87708 107858 150680 517352 0 19419 0 0 0 0 19419 2252035 23307187 0.7614 0.7500 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - OTHER, COLUMN A - 19419.0, COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 19419.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1962318 1962318 3422851 2275589 1147262 904448 847266 57182 2243384 2243384 5410146 Custodian Funds 183892 Operating Lease Liabilities 31861 215753 X 5030251 79796 0 79796 4950455 24680 0 24680 4975135 4338198 0 0 4338198 24680 0 24680 4362878 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE COUNCIL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE TAX STATUTES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. THE COUNCIL HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023. true FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS 3421 191812 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds THE COUNCIL PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY AWARDING CAMPERSHIPS AND PAYING THE GSUSA MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR UNDER-RESOURCED GIRLS AND GIRLS WHOSE FAMILY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE MEMBERSHIP DUES SO THAT GIRLS ARE ABLE TO BECOME GIRL SCOUTS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS BASED UPON COMPLETING AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE FAMILY. THE COUNCIL ALSO AWARDS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING GIRL SCOUTS. COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON AN APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS. X X X false false false false false false false false false MOLLY T FULLER CEO 214558 0 0 0 0 0 8582 0 10115 0 233255 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a & 15b - Process to establish compensation THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVED AS THE CEO REVIEW AND COMPENSATION TEAM AND REVIEWED SALARY DATA FROM OUR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION GSUSA. WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE USED. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WHO SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT, 14 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND REGISTERED THROUGH THE COUNCIL ARE: A. COUNCIL DELEGATES WHO SHALL INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS SELECTED AS DELEGATES OR ALTERNATIVE DELEGATES BY THE SERVICE UNITS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE VIII AND ASSOCIATION CHAIRS; B. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OFFICERS, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE WHO ARE NOT OTHERWISE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AND REGISTERED PAST COUNCIL PRESIDENTS OR BOARD CHAIRS. ALL MEMBERS SHALL HOLD MEMBERSHIP ONLY FOR THE TERM TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ELECTED AND ONLY FOR AS LONG AS THEY ARE REGISTERED THROUGH THE COUNCIL, EXCEPT REGISTERED PAST COUNCIL PRESIDENTS OR BOARD CHAIRS WHO MAY BE MEMBERS FOR AS LONG AS THEY DESIRE TO SERVE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL: A. ELECT THE OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE MEMBERS-AT-LARGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE AND, IN APPROPRIATE YEARS, THE DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; B. DETERMINE GENERAL LINES OF DIRECTION FOR GIRL SCOUTING WITH THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL BY RECEIVING AND RESPONDING TO REPORTS AND INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; C. AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS; D. TAKE ALL OTHER ACTION REQUIRING MEMBERSHIP VOTE; E. CONDUCT SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, COME BEFORE THE MEMBERS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders THE BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE SELECTS THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION AS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND/OR DELEGATES/ALTERNATIVES TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE SLATE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAS ARE ADDRESSED AND ANY CORRECTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MADE. ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A FULL COPY OF THE 990 VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE WILL RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF BEFORE ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE GIRL SCOUT COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c THE PROCESS FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.