GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO

EIN: 840410630 501(c)(3) Youth Development

DENVER, CO

Total Revenue
$17,502,393
Total Expenses
$16,604,439
Total Assets
$47,082,417
Net Assets
$42,702,452
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1937
Legal Domicile
CO
Principal Officer
LEANNA CLARK
Phone
3036074888
Tax Period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO, founded in 1937, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Youth Development sector that reported $17.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $16.6M left a modest 5% surplus.

Mission

GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PREPARES GIRLS AND ADULTS TO CREATE UNIQUE LEADERSHIP PATHS, IGNITE CHANGE, AND SHARE A WORLDWIDE SISTERHOOD THROUGH TRADITIONS AND NEW EXPERIENCES. GIRL SCOUTS BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $10,246,849 Revenue: $0

AT GIRL SCOUTS, THE POWER WITHIN HER ISN'T JUST WELCOMED, IT'S UNLOCKED. IT'S ALREADY THERE AND SHE HOLDS THE KEY. AT GIRL SCOUTS, SHE SEES THAT HER VOICE MATTERS, THAT HER ACTIONS MAKE AN IMPACT...

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AT GIRL SCOUTS, THE POWER WITHIN HER ISN'T JUST WELCOMED, IT'S UNLOCKED. IT'S ALREADY THERE AND SHE HOLDS THE KEY. AT GIRL SCOUTS, SHE SEES THAT HER VOICE MATTERS, THAT HER ACTIONS MAKE AN IMPACT, AND THAT SHE IS SEEN AND CELEBRATED. WHEN A GIRL CAN STOP PERFORMING AND SHOW UP PROUD AND FULLY AS HERSELF, HER POTENTIAL TURNS INTO HER PURPOSE. GIRL SCOUTS IS THE ONLY SPACE DESIGNED TO GROW A GIRL'S POWER FROM THE INSIDE OUT; PREPARING HER NOT JUST TO SUCCEED IN SOMETHING BUT TO THRIVE IN LIFE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)EVERY BADGE OR PATCH SHE EARNS; EACH STEP SHE TAKES OUTSIDE HER COMFORT ZONE TRYING NEW THINGS AND EXPERIENCING OUTDOOR ADVENTURES; EVERY SUCCESS AND SETBACK SHE FACES WHILE BUILDING HER ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE OR LEADING A TAKE ACTION PROJECT BUILD HER CONFIDENCE, BOOST HER COURAGE, AND DEVELOP HER CHARACTER. BUT, SHE DOESN'T DO IT ON HER OWN. THE ADULT MENTORS, INSPIRING ROLE MODELS, AND SENSE OF BELONGING THAT GIRL SCOUTS PROVIDES AS WELL AS POWERFUL PROGRAMMING MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF GIRLS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2025: OPENED A NEW ROPES COURSE AT SKY HIGH RANCH, ADDING TO THE HIGH ADVENTURE PROGRAMMING AT THIS OVERNIGHT CAMP PROPERTY NEAR WOODLAND PARK. ALSO BROUGHT HORSE PROGRAMMING BACK TO SKY HIGH RANCH. NAVIGATED A GROCERY WORKERS STRIKE DURING THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM WHILE SUPPORTING GIRLS AND VOLUNTEERS ON THEIR WAY TO SELLING 3.6 MILLION PACKAGES OF COOKIES AND RAISING MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN TROOP PROCEEDS TO FUND TROOP ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE PROJECTS. ADDED A PADDLE RAISE TO OUR DENVER WOMEN OF DISTINCTION EVENT, DRAMATICALLY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS RAISED IN THE ROOM. EXPANDED OUR EFFORTS IN SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING GROWING THE ADOPT-A-TROOP PAID FACILITATOR MODEL TO 8 SITES. MORE THAN 20 SCHOOLS ARE ON A WAITING LIST FOR STAFF-LED PROGRAMMING. OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN A STRONG PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS AND CONTINUE OFFERING HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING TO COMMUNITIES THAT NEED US MOST. IMPLEMENTED A PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN APPROACH FOR EARLY MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO THE NATIONAL DUES INCREASE. CREATED VOLUNTEER ACADEMIES AND EXPOS, A NEW APPROACH TO IN-PERSON GIRL SCOUT VOLUNTEER TRAININGS. OPENED A BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INSIDE THE GIRL SCOUT DREAMLAB BOUTIQUE. CONTINUED EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY FUNDING AND RAISED $1.7 MILLION FROM DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS.THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SUCCESSES BECAUSE THE REAL ACHIEVEMENTS LIE IN THE LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 14,830 YOUTH MEMBERS AND THE 6,740 ADULT VOLUNTEERS WHO GUIDE THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY.THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM IS A GIRL-LED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE WHERE GIRLS DISCOVER, CONNECT, AND TAKE ACTION THROUGH BADGE-EARNING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, AND TRAVEL. IT'S A LIFE-LONG LEADERSHIP JOURNEY THAT PROGRESSES AS GIRLS GROW. THROUGH THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, WE KNOW THAT GIRLS ARE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH EVERYDAY ACTIONS BIG AND SMALL, AND INCORPORATING OUR FOUR PROGRAM PILLARS (STEM, OUTDOORS, LIFE SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP) INTO EVERYTHING THEY DO AS GIRL SCOUTS. PARTICIPATING IN GIRL SCOUTS IS PROVEN TO HELP GIRLS THRIVE IN FIVE WAYS AS THEY: - DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF. - DISPLAY POSITIVE VALUES. - SEEK CHALLENGES AND LEARN FROM SETBACKS. - FORM AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. - AND IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY.

Program 2
Expenses: $2,724,192 Revenue: $1,434,916

PROGRAMS:IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR TROOPS, NEARLY 7,000 GIRL SCOUTS ATTENDED STAFF-LED OR PARTNER-LED PROGRAMMING AT MORE THAN 110 EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION...

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PROGRAMS:IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR TROOPS, NEARLY 7,000 GIRL SCOUTS ATTENDED STAFF-LED OR PARTNER-LED PROGRAMMING AT MORE THAN 110 EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PARTNERED WITH FUNDERS ON 36 EVENTS, REACHING NEARLY 1,000 GIRL SCOUTS. MORE THAN 400 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN STEM PROGRAMMING, 280 IN LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS, AND 177 IN ENTREPRENEUR-FOCUSED PROGRAMS (OUTSIDE OF GIRL SCOUTS' ENTREPRENEURIAL PRODUCT PROGRAMS). (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUTDOOR ADVENTURES ARE HIGH ON THE LIST FOR FAVORITE GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCES IN COLORADO AND THEY CAN BE PIVOTAL IN A GIRL'S LIFE. MORE THAN 2,500 GIRLS ATTENDED STAFF-LED AND VOLUNTEER-LED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS THIS YEAR. MORE THAN 1,100 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP AT GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO'S RANCH PROPERTIES. MORE THAN 400 GIRL SCOUTS EXPERIENCED TROOP AND FAMILY CAMP OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF-LED DAY CAMPS SERVED 148 GIRL SCOUTS, AND ALL VOLUNTEER-LED CAMP SESSIONS SERVED 637 GIRL SCOUTS. MORE THAN 150 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATED IN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CLUB, AN INDIVIDUAL YOUTH MEMBER EXPERIENCE FOR OLDER GIRL SCOUTS.IN AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE MORE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM UNDERSERVED GROUPS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO OFFERED AFFINITY CAMP SESSIONS, INCLUDING PRIDE OUTSIDE FOR LGBTQ+ IDENTIFYING GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR ALLIES AND PROTECTED PEAKS FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS A FAMILY CAMP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PUEBLO.

Program 3
Expenses: $0 Revenue: $13,895,236

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THROUGH PRODUCT PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 9,600 GIRL SCOUTS BUILT THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND RAN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, BRINGING IN MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN TROOP PROCEEDS TO FUND...

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THROUGH PRODUCT PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 9,600 GIRL SCOUTS BUILT THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND RAN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, BRINGING IN MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN TROOP PROCEEDS TO FUND THEIR NEXT GIRL SCOUT ADVENTURES AND SERVICE PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, THESE GIRL SCOUTS SOLD MORE THAN 125,000 PACKAGES OF COOKIES TO BE DONATED TO THEIR HOMETOWN HEROES, ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FIRE DEPARTMENTS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND ANIMAL SHELTERS. THE FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM ALSO SAW ALMOST 3,000 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATING AND BROUGHT IN MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN TOTAL SALES.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,737,048
Program Service Revenue $1,434,916
Investment Income $542,393
Other Revenue $13,788,036
TOTAL REVENUE $17,502,393

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $347,652
Salaries & Benefits $10,527,647
Fundraising Expenses $1,028,782
Program Expenses $12,971,041
Other Expenses $5,729,140
TOTAL EXPENSES $16,604,439

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $17,502,393 $16,400,971 +0.1%
Expenses $16,604,439 $16,865,703 0.0%
Net Income $897,954 $-464,732 -2.9%
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Governance

Voting Members
21
Independent Members
21
Employees
322
Volunteers
6350

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
16
$781,899
Total Directors
25
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
CHERIE AXELROD CHAIR OF BOARD GOV. (BEG. 10/24) 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
CHRISTY BELZ CO-CHAIR OF PHILANTHROPY (THRU 9/25) 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
CAROLINE CORNELL CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD (THRU 9/25) 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
CRYSTAL EUSTIS CHAIRPERSON OF AUDIT 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
VICTORIA GIGOUX CHAIRPERSON OF MCC 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
GENIA HERNDON CHAIRPERSON OF YPC 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
KELLI OGUNSANYA CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
DEBBIE WELLE POWELL CHAIR FUND DEVELOPMENT 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ANGELA ROBERTS CPA TREASURER 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
DIANE SCOTT SECRETARY 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
CARRIE WALTERS VICE CHAIRPERSON/SECRETARY 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
MARISA DASPIT DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ELIZABETH DONOHUE DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ERICA FUKUHARA DIRECTOR (THRU 9/25) 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JAIME GARDNER DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KRIS GAW DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
HAYLEY HARRIS DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MEGAN FLORI KING DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MEREDITH KUEHLER DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MAUREEN MCDONALD DIRECTOR 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHRISTINE MORITZ DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SHERIN SAKR DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MANNETT SNOW DIRECTOR (THRU 8/25) 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHRIS STOLZER DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANJI ROE WOOD DIRECTOR 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LEANNA CLARK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$232,540 $29,959 $262,499
DONNELL HEISTAND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$180,218 $10,552 $190,770
KRISTIN HAMM CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$106,825 $22,764 $129,589
JANET MCFARLAND BURLILE CHIEF DEVEL. OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$48,828 $5,834 $54,662
MELISSA SISNEROS CHF. PEOPLE-CULTURE OFF. (THRU 8/25) 40.00
Officer
$134,299 $10,080 $144,379
ROSEMARIE T ADAMS-GROTE CONTROLLER 40.00
Highest
$123,511 $12,316 $135,827
LINDSAY C STANDISH CHIEF RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER 40.00
Highest
$102,561 $23,281 $125,842
RYCHELLE T ARNOLD CHIEF PRODUCT PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00
Highest
$109,900 $12,253 $122,153
HEIDI R VIELHABER CHIEF OUTDOOR PROG. & PROP 40.00
Highest
$109,707 $12,254 $121,961
KATHRYN SINGLETON CHIEF MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00
Highest
$105,981 $2,174 $108,155
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $17,502,393 $16,604,439 $47,082,417 $897,954
2024 $16,400,971 $16,865,703 $43,456,324 $-464,732
2023 $16,633,904 $16,050,087 $40,381,221 $583,817
2022 $18,935,678 $13,631,541 $35,965,598 $5,304,137
2021 $13,521,575 $12,317,983 $34,817,329 $1,203,592
2020 $11,803,202 $12,055,002 $31,376,589 $-251,800
2019 $12,653,938 $13,388,120 $29,363,023 $-734,182
2018 $12,734,114 $12,215,405 $29,612,273 $518,709
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