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MATERIALIZE FROM AVAILABLE SOURCES, OR IN THE EVENT AN EXTRAORDINARY, NON-RECURRING EXPENSE IS INCURRED THAT CANNOT BE FUNDED FROM CURRENT OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, EXCISE TAXES OR ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD THREATEN THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT STATUS FOR THE YEARS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016. IN THAT REGARD, THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS AND BELEIVES THAT NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY, AT THIS TIME, TO COVER ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ACTIVITY OF COMBINED ENTITY 4,612,797. CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 127,013. SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON 990 96,609. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT 116,563. SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON 990 96,609. DESSERT FIRST 227085 199548 27537 45540 40090 WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP NETWORK 28045 16730 11315 4593 4157 1 10615 7015 3600 133 2096 265745 223293 42452 50266 46343 96609 -54157 1 MEMBERSHIPS AND PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS 23666 435942 PART I, LINE 2: GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI (GSEM) PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS THROUGH MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS. THESE AWARDS ARE FOR PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY GSEM, THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO MONITOR AWARD ISSUANCE AND USE THROUGH FINANCIAL RECORDKEEPING EFFORTS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BONNIE BARCZYKOWSKI CEO 221737 0 0 0 0 0 11487 0 10465 0 243689 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 - METHODS USED TO ESTABLISH CEO/EXEC COMPENSATION: THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED MARKET DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY AS WELL AS THE INCUMBENT'S PERFORMANCE, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRESS IN MEETING ITS ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN COMMITMENTS. MARKET DATA INCLUDES THE GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT WHICH COMPILES PAY TRENDS FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE COMPARATIVE PEER GROUP WAS HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET SIZE TO GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI. AFTER CONSIDERING MARKET DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED ITS RECOMMENDATION AND RECEIVED CONCURRENCE FOR SUCH BY THE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 2 34919 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM: THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST GIRL-LED ENTERPRISE IN THE WORLD, AND MORE THAN 21,000 GIRLS IN EASTERN MISSOURI PARTICIPATED IN 2017. THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM TEACHES GIRL SCOUTS SKILLS TO GROW INTO LEADERS IN THEIR OWN LIFE, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN BUSINESS. THE COOKIE PROGRAM HELPS GIRLS DEVELOP FIVE ESSENTIAL SKILLS-GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING, MONEY MANAGEMENT, PEOPLE SKILLS AND BUSINESS ETHICS-NOT FROM A BOOK, BUT FROM REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS. TROOPS USE THEIR PROFITS TO FUND EVERYTHING FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS TO OVERSEAS TRAVEL. MORE THAN HALF (57%) OF GIRL SCOUT ALUMNAE IN BUSINESS FIELDS CREDIT THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM WITH DEVELOPING SKILLS THEY USE TODAY. IN 2017, GIRL SCOUTS IN EASTERN MISSOURI SOLD MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION PACKAGES OF COOKIES. THANKS TO TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT, GIRL SCOUTS WERE ABLE TO DONATE MORE THAN 70,000 PACKAGES OF COOKIES TO THE USO OF MISSOURI, INC. THE DONATION WAS VALUED AT MORE THAN $280,000. GIRL SCOUT CAMP: GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI BELIEVES THE VALUE OF THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE IN A GIRL'S LIFE IS BEYOND MEASURE. THIS LEGACY PROGRAM IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF GIRL SCOUTING AND HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S NEARLY 100-YEAR HISTORY. CAMPING IS A GIRL'S NUMBER-ONE MOST MEMORABLE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IN GIRL SCOUTS. IN FACT, 50-PERCENT OF GIRLS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO AN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF NOT FOR GIRL SCOUTS. CAMPING SUPPORTS A GIRL'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. GIRLS WHO ATTEND CAMP SAY THEY LEARN HOW TO BE THEIR BEST, TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND LEARN VALUABLE DECISION-MAKING AND TEAM-BUILDING SKILLS. GIRLS ALSO LEARN NEW FORMS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, INCLUDING CANOEING, HORSEBACK RIDING, SWIMMING, HIKING AND TEAM GAMES. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI OPERATES THREE CAMP PROPERTIES: CAMP TUCKAHO, CAMP CEDARLEDGE AND CAMP FIDDLECREEK. MORE THAN 13,000 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN A GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI CAMPING EXPERIENCE IN 2017: - 1,880 GIRLS ATTENDED RESIDENT CAMP - 2,115 GIRLS ATTENDED DAY CAMP - 9,207 GIRLS ATTENDED TROOP CAMP IN 2017, MAJOR RENOVATIONS TOOK PLACE AT CAMP FIDDLECREEK INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF A SPIDER NET CLIMBER FOR GIRLS OF ALL AGES, ADDING TO OUR MENU OF ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES. MYRTLE'S MANOR, THE FIRST MULTI-PURPOSE NEW LODGE CONSTRUCTED IN 50 YEARS, WAS COMPLETED AT CAMP FIDDLECREEK. AT CAMP TUCKAHO, TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE CAMP WERE PURCHASED TO PROVIDE A BUFFER AGAINST FUTURE ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA THAT COULD IMPACT OR ENCROACH UPON CAMP USAGE. COMMUNITY SERVICE: FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, SERVICE TO OTHERS HAS BEEN A MAIN PILLAR IN GIRL SCOUTING. IN 2017, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI PROVIDED 1.3 MILLION HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. PROJECTS RANGED FROM ENTERTAINING RESIDENTS AT AN AREA NURSING HOME TO ORGANIZING FOOD DRIVES TO COMPLETING LARGE-SCALE SERVICE PROJECTS. DURING APRIL SHOWERS, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI'S ANNUAL COUNCIL-WIDE SERVICE PROJECT, GIRL SCOUTS COLLECTED MONETARY DONATIONS AND 1.3 MILLION PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, A 200,000 ITEM INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THESE ITEMS, INCLUDING TOOTHPASTE, SOAP, SHAMPOO, DEODORANT AND OTHER ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE PURCHASED WITH SNAP BENEFITS (FOOD STAMPS) ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE WHO RELY ON FOOD PANTRIES AND SHELTERS TO HELP THEM REBUILD THEIR LIVES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS IN THE UNITED STATES AND RANKS FIRST IN MARKET SHARE DETERMINED BY PERCENTAGE OF GIRLS SERVED, AND SIXTH OUT OF 112 COUNCILS IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GIRL AND ADULT MEMBERS. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS PROUD OF ITS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2017: - 1 IN 5 GIRLS WERE SERVED BY GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI, MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL MARKET SHARE FOR GIRL MEMBERSHIP, WHICH IS 1 IN 14 GIRLS - 42,967 REGISTERED GIRL MEMBERS AND 15,143 REGISTERED ADULT MEMBERS - 27,390 GIRLS WERE REGISTERED IN TROOPS AND 15,577 IN OUTREACH PROGRAMS - OUR VOLUNTEER RETENTION RATE OF 84% (LEADER / CO-LEADER) EXCEEDS THE NATONIAL AVERAGE AND IMPROVED YEAR-OVER-YEAR FROM 81% - MORE THAN ONE MILLION HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WERE DELIVERED BY GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AS A YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION, GIVING BACK IS IN OUR DNA. EVERYDAY GIRL SCOUTS REACH OUT AND WORK HARD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS FULFILLING AN EXPRESSED COMMUNITY NEED THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS TO BRIDGE THE LEADERSHIP GAP. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS REACH STUDENTS THROUGH IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS WHILE FOSTERING POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. PROGRAMS SUPPORT ANTI-VIOLENCE EDUCATION AND SUBJECT AREAS OF STEM, MONEY MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH. NEARLY 34,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BOYS AND GIRLS. BERGES FAMILY GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM CENTER AND PROGRAM COLLABORATORS THE BERGES FAMILY GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM CENTER WELCOMED ITS FIRST GIRLS IN SPRING 2016. THE CENTER PROVIDES GIRLS FROM RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES A DEDICATED SPACE TO HONE IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH PROGRESSIVE STEM, HEALTHY LIVING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS, CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH 183 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ARE DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE GIRLS' LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES AND GIVE THEM A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS IN GIRL SCOUTS AND BEYOND. THE CENTER WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP GIFT FROM THE BERGES FAMILY FOUNDATION. FIRST ROBOTICS ONE AVENUE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI USES TO INTRODUCE GIRLS TO STEM IS THROUGH FIRST ROBOTICS (FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY). THIS POPULAR PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PHENOMENAL GROWTH. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI BEGAN ITS ROBOTICS PROGRAM SPONSORING FIVE TEAMS IN 2009. IN 2017, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED 55 TEAMS-MORE THAN ANY YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION IN ITS REGION. FIRST IS A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE DISCOVER AND DEVELOP A PASSION FOR STEM. THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM INTRODUCES GIRLS TO EDUCATIONAL HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS TO TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES THROUGH FUN, ENGAGING ACTIVITIES. COMMUNITY TROOP PROGRAM THE COMMUNITY TROOP PROGRAM PROVIDES GIRLS, IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A GIRL SCOUT. THESE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN ARE MEMBERS OF TROOPS THAT MEET REGULARLY, RECEIVING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING IN STEM, HEALTH AND MONEY MANAGEMENT. THESE GIRL SCOUTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND TROOP, DAY AND RESIDENT CAMP. MORE THAN 2,530 GIRLS FROM VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS ACROSS OUR RURAL, SUBURBAN AND URBAN COMMUNITIES JOINED GIRL SCOUTS THROUGH COMMUNITY TROOPS IN 2016/2017. LEGACY PROGRAMS GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS PROVIDE EXPERIENCE IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THEY ARE GIRL-LED, COOPERATIVE AND INTERACTIVE. WITH A NEARLY CENTURY-LONG HISTORY OF BUILDING GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS DEDICATED TO DELIVERING FUN, EXCITING AND MEANINGFUL TEAM-BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES. GIRL SCOUTS BEYOND BARS SINCE 1996, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI HAS BEEN WORKING WITH GIRLS OF INCARCERATED MOTHERS THROUGH THE SPECIALIZED GIRL SCOUTS BEYOND BARS (GSBB) MULTI-LEVEL TROOP PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH THE WOMEN'S EASTERN RECEPTION AND DIAGNOSTIC CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN VANDALIA, MO TO OFFER THIS PROGRAM TO GIRLS WHOSE MOTHERS ARE INCARCERATED AT THAT FACILITY. GIRL-MEMBERS MEET WEEKLY AND HAVE ACCESS TO GIRL SCOUT MATERIALS, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH. ONCE A MONTH THE GIRLS HAVE A TROOP MEETING AT THE PRISON WITH THEIR MOTHERS. PROGRAMMING ACTIVELY INVOLVES MOTHERS IN THEIR DAUGHTERS' LIVES AND VICE VERSA. GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD SINCE 1916, GIRL SCOUT'S HIGHEST AWARD HAS STOOD FOR EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP FOR GIRLS EVERYWHERE. THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD IS THE HIGHEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IN GIRL SCOUTING. GIRLS WHO PURSUE THEIR GOLD AWARD ASPIRE TO TRANSFORM AN IDEA AND VISION FOR CHANGE INTO AN ACTIONABLE PLAN WITH MEASURABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND FAR-REACHING RESULTS. FORTY-EIGHT GIRL SCOUTS FROM THE EASTERN MISSOURI COUNCIL EARNED THEIR GOLD AWARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS POWER MAY BE EXERCISED WHEN TIME SENSITIVE MATTERS ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED THEN APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETES AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE STATING WHETHER THEY HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED MARKET DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY, AS WELL AS THE INCUMBENT'S PERFORMANCE, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRESS IN MEETING ITS ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN COMMITMENTS. MARKET DATA INCLUDES THE GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT WHICH COMPILES PAY TRENDS FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE COMPARATIVE PEER GROUP WAS HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET AND SIZE TO GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI. AFTER CONSIDERING MARKET DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED ITS RECOMMENDATION AND RECEIVED CONCURRENCE FOR SUCH BY THE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 INTERESTED PARTIES MAY CONTACT THE GIRL SCOUTS MAIN OFFICE TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BAD DEBT -116,563. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 127,013. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS INDICATED IN PART XII, LINE 2B THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND ISSUED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS RATHER THAN ON A SEPARATE BASIS. PLEASE NOTE, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ACTUALLY ISSUED AND AUDITED ON A COMBINED BASIS RATHER THAN A CONSOLIDATED BASIS. SINCE FORM 990 DOES NOT GIVE "COMBINED" AS AN OPTION THE ORGANIZATION CONCLUDED IT WAS MOST APPROPRIATE TO NOTATE AS "CONSOLIDATED" RATHER THAN "SEPARATE". FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI TRUST FUND 2300 BALL DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63146 436024585 OPERATED SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GIRL SCOUTS MO 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0