GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES

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Organization Details

GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES, founded in 1958, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Youth Development sector that reported $23.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 12% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $27.1M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 15% operating deficit.

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA IN 1922, GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. AS THE THIRD LARGEST OF 111 GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS NATIONWIDE AND THE LARGEST GIRL-SERVING ORGANIZATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GSGLA SERVES MORE THAN 34,000 GIRL MEMBERS (GRADES K-12) AND COLLABORATES WITH MORE THAN 18,700 DEDICATED ADULT VOLUNTEERS. THE COUNCIL SPANS 6,200 SQUARE MILES, ENCOMPASSING THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND PARTS OF KERN AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. GSGLA PUTS GIRLS FRONT AND CENTER, UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN GIRLS SUCCEED, SO DOES SOCIETY. IN AN ERA WHERE GIRLS ARE EXPERIENCING MORE SADNESS AND HOPELESSNESS THAN EVER BEFORE AND ARE SUFFERING FROM POOR MENTAL HEALTH AT MORE THAN TWICE THE RATE OF BOYS, OUR WORLD IS DIVIDED, TECHNOLOGY IS ADVANCING AT WARP SPEED, AND GENDER INEQUITY PERSISTS, GIRL SCOUTS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SOLUTION. GIRL SCOUTS OFFERS A TIME-HONORED SISTERHOOD AND ONE-OF-A-KIND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR GIRLS THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS. THIS PROGRAM, THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, IS GROUNDED IN TIME-TESTED METHODOLOGIES AND RESEARCH-SUPPORTED PROGRAMMING, AND EMPOWERS GIRLS TO LEAD IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ON A GLOBAL SCALE. GIRL SCOUTS HAS A STRONG HISTORY OF DEVELOPING PIONEERS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IN FACT, ALL THREE WOMEN U.S. SECRETARIES OF STATE WERE GIRL SCOUTS. VIRTUALLY EVERY WOMAN ASTRONAUT WHO HAS FLOWN INTO SPACE WAS A GIRL SCOUT. IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HALF OF ALL WOMEN BUSINESS LEADERS GOT THEIR START IN GIRL SCOUTS. GIRL SCOUTS PROVIDES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE GIRLS CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES AUTHENTICALLY, SUPPORTED BY PEERS AND TRAINED ADULT VOLUNTEERS. THE GIRL-LED AND ALL-AROUND GIRL-CENTERED ASPECTS OF GIRL SCOUTS ARE CENTRAL TO WHAT GSGLA OFFERS. GIRL SCOUTS' K-12 MODEL BUILDS UPON PROGRESSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT GET MORE DYNAMIC AS GIRLS ADVANCE. EXPERIENCES ARE FOCUSED ON FOUR AREAS: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LIFE SKILLS, THE OUTDOORS, AND STE(A)M (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH). REGARDLESS OF THE AREA GIRL SCOUTS EXPLORE, EVERYTHING THEY DO IS STEEPED IN INNOVATION, SELF-EMPOWERMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND CREATIVITY. THE ACTIVITIES BLEND CRITICAL LIFE-SKILL DEVELOPMENT WITH FUN, HANDS-ON PROGRAMS THAT KEEP THEM ENGAGED. EVERY GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE GIRLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO: DISCOVER LIFE SKILLS AND A POSITIVE SENSE OF SELF; CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND TAKE ACTION TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. AND EACH IS SUPPORTED BY THE CARING ADULT VOLUNTEERS AND MENTORS WHO ARE CRITICAL TO THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM'S SUCCESS.

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