Executive Compensation at the Girl Scouts (2024)
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (Girl Scouts) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in New York, NY. With more than 1.8 million members (an estimated 1.1 million girl members and about 750,000 member volunteers) the Girl Scouts works to build “courage, confidence, and character” in young girls.
There are 28 independent voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), although 30 are listed on the Form 990 (2022 for the year ending September 30, 2023) due to timing differences – 23 of the 30 (77%) listed are female while 7 of the 30 (23%) are male. Read more 
How Revenue is Spent at the Girl Scouts (2024)
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (Girl Scouts) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in New York, NY. With more than 1.8 members (an estimated 1.1 million girl members and about 750,000 member volunteers) the Girl Scouts works to build “courage, confidence, and character” in young girls.
There are 28 independent voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), although 30 are listed on the Form 990 (2023 for the year ending September 30, 2024) due to timing differences – 23 of the 30 (77%) listed are female while 7 of the 30 (23%) are male.
In 204, the Girl Scouts reported total revenue of $118 million (compared to $116 million in 2023, $120 million in 2022, $131 million in 2021, $112 million in 2020 and $122 million in 2019) which came from: Read more
How Donations are Used at Toys For Tots (2024)
Toys for Tots is one of the most well known organizations whose mission is to work with the US Marine Corp to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas time. A non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) 3, Toys for Tots is legally known as Marine Toys for Tots Foundation but nearly everyone refers to the organization as “Toys for Tots.”
There are 15 voting members of the governing party, 14 of whom are independent. 11 of the 15(73%) directors are male while 4 (27%) are female.
So, if you made a donation in 2024, where did it go? It depends. If you donated a toy, then more than likely, a child received that toy. If you made a cash donation, then the funds were probably used to pay for organization expenses (i.e. compensation, office-related expenses, fees for services, etc) or to purchase toys. How do I know this? Because the Form 990 that Toys for Tots submitted to the IRS (2024) reports the following information: Read more
How Donations are Used at Toys For Tots (2023)
Toys for Tots is one of the most well known organizations whose mission is to work with the US Marine Corp to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas time. A non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) 3, Toys for Tots is legally known as Marine Toys for Tots Foundation but nearly everyone refers to the organization as “Toys for Tots.”
There are 13 voting members of the governing party, 12 of whom are independent. 9 of the 13 (69%) directors are male while 4 (31%) are female.
So, if you made a donation in 2023, where did it go? It depends. If you donated a toy, then more than likely, a child received that toy. If you made a cash donation, then the funds were probably used to pay for organization expenses (i.e. compensation, office-related expenses, fees for services, etc) or to purchase toys. How do I know this? Because the Form 990 that Toys for Tots submitted to the IRS (2023) reports the following information: Read more
Executive Compensation at Save the Children (2023)
Save the Children – the Fairfield, Connecticut-based non-profit in the US – is formally known as Save The Children Federation, Inc. and is part of the Save the Children Alliance (a group of 30 Save the Children groups throughout the world that also support Save the Children International). Established in 1932, Save the Children is a 501 (c) (3) and one of the most well-known charities in the world.
There are 32 voting members (trustees) of the governing body (Save The Children Federation, Inc), 31 of whom are independent, according to the 2023 Form 990, although 36 are listed with 20 females and 16 males (note: The Form 990 does not disclose gender; determinations were made based on name and google searches). Read more
Where Does $100 to Save the Children Go (2023)
The Save the Children Fund is one of the most recognizable charitable organizations in the world. Established more than a hundred years ago in 1919, the organization is legally known as Save the Children Federation, Inc. in the United States, but is often simply referred to as “Save the Children.”
On the Save the Children website (www.savethechildren.org), the organization reports that 85% of all expenditures went straight to program services” with the key word being “expenditures.” Expenses are normally analyzed as a percentage of revenue, not as a percentage of total expenditures because both parts of the equation – revenue and expenses – are important to understand how an organization is operating. Without revenue, it doesn’t matter how much of an organization’s expenditures were spent in a single category. Both sides of the equation have to be considered. Read more
Executive Compensation at Feed the Children (2023)
Feed the Children (FTC) is a tax-exempt non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in Oklahoma City, OK. Established in 1979, FTC is primarily engaged in obtaining and distributing food, medicine, and clothing to those in need through grants, primarily to non-profits in the USA.
FTC is governed by 12 independent voting members (directors) of the governing body (Board of Directors); 8 (67%) of whom are male and 4 (33%) whom are female. Read more
Where Does $100 to Feed the Children Go (2023)
Feed the Children (FTC) is a tax-exempt non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in Oklahoma City, OK. Established in 1979, FTC is primarily engaged in obtaining and distributing food, medicine, and clothing to those in need through grants, primarily to non-profits in the USA.
FTC is governed by 12 independent voting members (directors) of the governing body (Board of Directors); 8 (67%) of whom are male and 4 (33%) whom are female.
In trying to understand how $100 is spent at FTC, it is important to consider what the organization primarily does: they collect non-cash contributions and distribute these items. So, if the $100 donation is a non-cash item, then the contribution is distributed to another organization (another non-profit that is probably in the USA). But, if the donation is cash, then the $100 is used to pay for the organization costs of FTC. So, there are two ways to look at how $100 is spent, both of which will be presented in the following paragraphs. Read more
Executive Compensation at the Girl Scouts (2023)
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (Girl Scouts) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in New York, NY. With more than 2.5 million members (an estimated 1.8 million girl members and about 700,000 member volunteers) the Girl Scouts works to build “courage, confidence, and character” in young girls.
There are 30 independent voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), although 43 are listed on the Form 990 (2022 for the year ending September 30, 2023) due to timing differences – 35 of the 43 (81%) listed are female while 8 of the 29 (19%) are male. Read more
How the Girl Scouts Spends Revenue (2023)
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (Girl Scouts) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in New York, NY. With more than 2.5 members (an estimated 1.8 million girl members and about 700,000 member volunteers) the Girl Scouts works to build “courage, confidence, and character” in young girls.
There are 30 independent voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), although 43 are listed on the Form 990 (2022 for the year ending September 30, 2023) due to timing differences – 35 of the 43 (81%) listed are female while 8 of the 43 (19%) are male.
In 2023, the Girl Scouts reported total revenue of $116 million (compared to $120 million in 2022, $131 million in 2021, $112 million in 2020 and $122 million in 2019) which came from: Read more
