2016-01-12T09:50:33-06:00 2015-06-30 362658780 MUELLER & CO LLP 1707 N RANDALL RD STE 200 ELGIN IL 60123 990 2014-07-01 364024533 GIRLS IN THE GAME NFP GIRL 3126334263 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 MEGHAN MORGAN INTERIM CEO 3126334263 2015-12-21 1 BETH ULBRICH P01439597 8478888600 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z MEGHAN MORGAN 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 1326933 0 X WWW.GIRLSINTHEGAME.ORG X 1995 IL PROVIDE AND PROMOTE SPORTS & FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES, NUTRITION & HEALTH EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL GIRLS. 23 23 37 217 0 0 923262 986094 223677 205817 117 102 42933 55387 1189989 1247400 32600 14840 0 0 806984 698304 0 0 186947 302286 397839 1141870 1110983 48119 136417 540324 723734 94292 141156 446032 582578 X PROVIDE AND PROMOTE SPORTS & FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES, NUTRITION & HEALTH EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF GIRLS. 0 0 454031 136545 AFTER SCHOOL, SERVING 46 SITES AND 1,227 GIRLSAT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AT SITES IN CHICAGO, BLOOMINGTON AND BALTIMORE, GIRLS IN THE GAME COACHES RUN A JAM-PACKED 90 MINUTE PROGRAM THAT INCORPORATES SPORTS, HEALTH, AND LEADERSHIP INTO A FUN, NON-COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT. GIRLS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN UNIQUE SPORTS LIKE LACROSSE OR RUGBY, BRUSH UP ON CLASSICS SUCH AS SOCCER, AND HEAR FROM THEIR COACHES ABOUT LIFE, LEADERSHIP, AND HEALTH. OUR PROGRAM IS HIGHLY INTERACTIVE, PUSHING GIRLS TO THINK ABOUT TOPICS SUCH AS NUTRITION, BULLYING, PEER PRESSURE, AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AS THEIR COACHES FACILITATE HEALTHY DISCUSSIONS. IN FEBRUARY 2015, GIRLS IN THE GAME PROGRAMS RAN FOR THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE OF ILLINOIS, PROVIDING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR FIVE SCHOOLS IN BALTIMORE, MD. 236571 48032 CAMPS AND CLINICS, SERVING 1,949 GIRLSGIRLS IN THE GAME REACHES OUT TO NEW POTENTIAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SCHOOLS THROUGH GAME DAYS. DURING THESE THREE-HOUR OUTREACH SESSIONS, COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS GIVE GIRLS A TASTE OF OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING BY TEACHING A TRADITIONAL SPORT, A NON-TRADITIONAL SPORT, AND A HEALTH OR LEADERSHIP TOPIC. GAME DAYS ALSO GIVE SCHOOLS AND PARK DISTRICTS AN INSIDE LOOK AT ALL THAT OUR REGULAR PROGRAMS HAVE TO OFFER, AND MANY SCHOOLS REQUEST OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING AFTER SEEING THE EXCITEMENT GENERATED BY GAME DAYS AMONG THEIR STUDENTS. SCHOOL BREAKS CAN BE A DANGEROUS TIME FOR GIRLS IN HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES; THAT'S WHERE GIRLS IN THE GAME'S CLINICS COME INTO PLAY. GUEST COACHES AND HIGH-ENERGY PROGRAMS HELP GIRLS TO LEARN NEW ATHLETIC SKILLS LIKE GOLF AND BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH GIRLS FROM ACROSS CHICAGOLAND. PARENTS ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT OUR CLINICS ALLOW THEIR DAUGHTERS TO ENJOY THEIR BREAKS FROM SCHOOL IN A SAFE, POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. OVER THE SUMMER, 120 GIRLS AGES 7-13 ENROLL IN OUR SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP SUMMER CAMP WHERE THEY LEARN UP TO 30 NEW SPORTS, HAVE DAILY POOL TIME, AND LEARN ABOUT HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND LEADERSHIP. CAMPERS ARE ABLE TO SPEND THE SUMMER BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS WITH GIRLS FROM ALL OVER THE CHICAGOLAND AS THEY LEARN TOGETHER ABOUT TEAMWORK AND CONFIDENCE. ON THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER CAMP, GIRLS ATTEND A THREE-DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP TO GET OUT OF THE CITY AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, MANY OF THEM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. 130674 14840 19258 TEEN PROGRAMS, SERVING 79 TEENS AND 449 GIRLSTEEN SQUAD STARTS EACH YEAR WITH AN INTERVIEW OF THE TEEN CANDIDATES, FOLLOWED BY TRAINING AND TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, BRINGING TOGETHER GIRLS FROM DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND CHICAGO. THE TEENS SPEND THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LEADING HEALTH AND SPORTS WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNGER GIRLS AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN THEIR OWN WORKSHOPS AND CAREER EXPLORATION FIELD TRIPS. IT IS HERE THAT THEY DEVELOP THEIR VOICE AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BECOME ROLE MODELS FOR BOTH YOUNGER GIRLS AND THEIR OWN PEERS. OUR UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WORKS TO ENGAGE TEENS FROM FRESHMAN YEAR ON BY REWARDING THEM FOR THEIR EFFORT. TEEN SQUAD PARTICIPANTS EARN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN TEEN SQUAD EVENTS. THROUGH OUR SUMMER SQUAD PROGRAM, TEENS AGES 14-18 SPEND THE SUMMER TOURING COLLEGES, ATTENDING LEADER TO LEADER INTERVIEWS, AND ACTING AS COUNSELORS-IN-TRAINING FOR THE YOUNGER GIRLS IN SUMMER CAMP. TEENS ALSO ATTEND OUR OVERNIGHT CAMP TO CELEBRATE THEIR SUMMER ACHIEVEMENTS AND PREPARE THEM FOR A NEW SCHOOL YEAR. 13793 0 1982 13793 1982 835069 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X MEGHAN MORGAN 3126334263 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 BARBARA ROSE DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 AMIE KLUJIAN DIRECTOR, CHAIR OF BOARD R 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN LISTON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JILL ALLREAD DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA FAIRCHILD ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL HAGY DIRECTOR, CHAIR OF BUSINES 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PEGGY KUSINSKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYNN PRESTON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SALOMON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAY SHARMAN DIRECTOR, CHAIR FOR DEVELO 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JANETTE OUTLAW DIRECTOR, BOARD VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 WANDA DENTON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA DUSSIAS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA FISHER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY FRANKIEWICZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY KNIGHT DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA MALDONADO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY NELSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS PIERUCCI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA ROBBINS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY BUTKUS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 VAL MORENO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SJ LUEDKE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 AMY SKEEN PRESIDENT/CEO 70.00 X 90825 0 15585 SANDI CALDRONE BUSINESS MANAGER 40.00 X 55516 0 4043 MEGHAN MORGAN OFFICER 40.00 X 68323 0 3399 214664 0 23027 0 0 0 0 0 255257 28831 702006 29646 986094 CONTRACTUAL EXCHANGE F 611710 120000 120000 AFTER SCHOOL 611710 71300 71300 CAMPS AND CLINICS 611710 14037 14037 TEENS 611710 480 480 205817 102 102 134370 255257 79533 54837 54837 OTHER INCOME 611710 550 550 550 1247400 206367 0 54939 14840 14840 221490 159473 19934 42083 382783 275604 34450 72729 40112 28881 3610 7621 53919 38822 4853 10244 9970 7178 897 1895 84198 60623 7577 15998 7863 5661 708 1494 39183 28212 3526 7445 11150 8029 1003 2118 127460 109460 6000 12000 32731 29710 972 2049 3674 2645 331 698 6670 4803 600 1267 12844 10918 642 1284 23651 20103 1183 2365 SUPPLIES 29778 21440 2681 5657 BAD DEBT 5000 5000 0 0 MEALS/SNACK PROGRAM 3667 3667 0 0 1110983 835069 88967 186947 212598 283404 187118 187160 60917 83004 22334 57253 16289 28299 96857 24338 29081 72519 11987 12095 540324 723734 56245 64492 9000 10800 29047 65864 94292 141156 X 274162 287919 46870 169659 125000 125000 446032 582578 540324 723734 136417 129 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 820460 780382 910130 962579 986094 4459645 820460 780382 910130 962579 986094 4459645 455626 4004019 388 397 413 117 103 1418 10775 3616 550 14941 4476004 550615 0.89460 0.86220 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 125000 125000 125000 125000 125000 125000 125000 125000 1.00000 0 0 86397 19288 67109 10460 5050 5410 72519 LEASE PAYABLE 65864 65864 X 1247529 129 129 1247400 0 1247400 1110983 0 1110983 0 1110983 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE 2011,2012 AND 2013 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; HOWEVER THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS IT BEEN CONTACTED BY ANY OF THESE JURISDICTIONS. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL POSITIONS WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER AN EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014. ANNIVERSARY EVENT 264137 218554 45583 45583 GOLF OUTING 67736 67736 12595 304 3 57754 36703 21051 21051 389627 255257 134370 58178 21355 79533 54837 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 54 14840 CASH PART I, LINE 2: A HEALTH EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THE TEEN SQUAD, PROVIDES EXEMPLARY TEEN LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS WHILE IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THE TEEN SQUAD WAS INITIATED IN 2007 WITH HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE LEADERS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS OF THE TEEN SQUAD LEAD HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNGER GIRLS IN THE COMMUNITY. WORKSHOPS INCLUDE THREE SPORTS AND FITNESS, NUTRITION AND LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. IN THE SPRING, MEMBERS DESIGN AND LEAD THE ANNUAL GIRLS' SUMMIT, A DAY OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL THE GIRLS WHO ATTENDED A TEEN SQUAD WORKSHOP THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM YEAR. GIRLS IN THE GAME STAFF TRAIN AND GUIDE THE TEEN SQUAD, BUT MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHOOSING THE TOPICS COVERED AND IMPLEMENTING THE WORKSHOPS. IN EXCHANGE, MEMBERS EARN SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS FOR EACH WORKSHOP THEY LEAD. ALTHOUGH FINANCIAL NEED IS NOT A PREREQUISITE, MOST OF THE GIRLS IN THE TEEN SQUAD ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE HOPEFULS WHO NEED FUNDS TO ATTEND SCHOOL. X 12080 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 2864 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AIRLINE TICKETS 1 25000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SUPPLIES 6 14702 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO BEING FILED, AND IF NECESSARY, SUBMITS QUESTIONS TO THE OUTSIDE CPA FIRM WHO PREPARED THE RETURN. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A YEARLY DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED DUTIES AND INCLUDES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN. ALL MATERIALS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO ANNUALLY AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE. SIMILARLY, THE PRESIDENT/CEO REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES A WRITTEN EVALUATION MAINTAINED IN PERSONNEL FILES. COMPENSATION FOR ALL ORGANIZATIONAL STAFF IS COMPETITIVE AND ALIGNED WITH SALARY SURVEY REPORTS AVAILABLE FOR THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, POSITION, AND EXPERIENCE. SALARY SURVEY REPORTS ARE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY AND SALARY RANGES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FORWARDED TO FUNDERS, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY REQUEST.