GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC (EIN 04-2703281)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-02-03
IRS object ID
201620359349301167
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-02-03T15:03:14-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN042703281EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGIRLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174821078PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line195 BERKELEY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATRICIA A PARCELLINPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174821078PhoneNum
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Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATHRYN S BLANCHARD CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01591517PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerPATRICIA A PARCELLINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line195 BERKELEY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$27,129,778GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HERGIRLSCOUTS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee473TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers14100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$31,596TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$2,221NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,320,496PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,904,320CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,280,010PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,240,813CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,401,888PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$5,392,711CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,421,766PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,170,549CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,424,160PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,708,393CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$249,469PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$279,824CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,132,157PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,876,648CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,022,621CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,170,784PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,872,915CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,552,410PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,029,387CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$128,250PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,679,006CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$20,664,335TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$23,523,881TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,196,691TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,271,874TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,467,644NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$22,252,007NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,886,860ExpenseAmt
Grant$147,639GrantAmt
Revenue$2,766,078RevenueAmt
DescCAMP - GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS (GSEM) OFFERS 4 RESIDENT, 6 DAY, AND 1 FAMILY CAMP PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS AGES 6-17 AND THEIR FAMILIES. LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR ALMOST 7,000 PARTICIPANTS (SOME REPEAT PROGRAM ATTENDEES) WHO TOOK PART IN THE SUMMER CAMP AND OVER 4,500 WHO TOOK PART IN OUR YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS. OUR CAMPS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. GIRL SCOUT CAMP IS A SAFE, FUN AND AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR SUMMER. THERE ARE FOUR RESIDENT CAMPS EACH SPECIALIZING IN A CERTAIN ACTIVITY. CAMP FAVORITE IS KNOWN FOR ITS SAILING; CAMP WIND-IN-THE-PINES IS THE ADVENTURE CAMP AND IS FOR THE GIRL WHO LIKES TO GO ROCK CLIMBING, WHITE WATER RAFTING OR PARTICIPATE IN THE ROPES COURSE; CAMP RUNELS IS FOR THE TRAVELING GIRL OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF 3-7 DAY ADVENTURE TRAVEL PROGRAMS LIKE BACKPACKING AND EXTENDED CANOE TRIPS; AND CAMP WABASSO IS FOR ALL OF OUR HORSE LOVERS AND OFFERS DRAMA AND SUMMER STOCK THEATER PROGRAMMING! RESIDENT CAMP SESSIONS GENERALLY RUN ONE OR TWO WEEKS. LAST YEAR GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS OFFERED AN EXCITING AND CREATIVE SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM FOR GIRLS ENTERING GRADES 1-12. CAMPERS WILL HAVE A REWARDING EXPERIENCE WHETHER THEY COME FOR ONE WEEK OR ALL SEVEN. AT DAY CAMP, EACH WEEK HAS A THEME, AS WELL AS SWIMMING, SINGING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, NATURE, OUTDOOR SKILLS AND COOKOUTS. THERE ARE ALSO TWO FAMILY CAMP LOCATIONS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN: CAMP MENOTOMY ON LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND CAMP FAVORITE ON CAPE COD IN MASSACHUSETTS. FAMILIES SWIM, LEARN TO CANOE OR TAKE OFF ON A LAKE ADVENTURE. SUMMER CAMP ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO TRY NEW THINGS, FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES AND EXPERIENCE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE OFFERED, SUCH AS SAILING, CREATIVE ARTS, HORSEBACK RIDING, DRAMA, ROPES COURSES, TEAM ACTIVITIES AND MUCH MORE. WITH CAMP SETTINGS SPANNING FROM THE WOODS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE SEACOAST OF CAPE COD, THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,452,320ExpenseAmt
Grant$132,185GrantAmt
Revenue$6,451,025RevenueAmt
DescGIRL SCOUT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES - THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE ENCOURAGES GIRLS TO THRIVE AND GROW THROUGH HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING. ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD TEAMWORK, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING, REAL-WORLD LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT ARE IN DEMAND BY TODAY'S LEADING INDUSTRIES. THE MAJORITY OF OUR GIRL MEMBERS PARTICIPATE THROUGH A TROOP EXPERIENCE WHERE TRAINED ADULT VOLUNTEERS DELIVER THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. VOLUNTEERS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH THEIR VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE WITH ONBOARD TRAINING, PROGRAM TRAINING, CPR/FA CERTIFICATION AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, GIRLS IN FOURTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE CAN ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST AWARDS IN GIRL SCOUTING. THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE AWARDS HAVE RIGOROUS DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS. PROJECTS MUST IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS MAJOR COMMUNITY NEEDS, HAVE A LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT AND DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABILTY AND A GLOBAL CONNECTION. GSEM ALSO OFFERS A LARGE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE GIRLS WITH A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES IN AN INDOOR AND/OR OUTDOOR SETTING. THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PROGRAMS AND TRAINING CATALOG LISTS MORE THAN 500 ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE A GIRL'S EXPOSURE TO STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH), ARTS, HISTORY, CULTURE, HEALTH & WELLNESS, LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND OUTDOOR SKILLS AND ADVENTURE. LAST YEAR MORE THAN 25,000 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM OFFERINGS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,226,043ExpenseAmt
Revenue$201,151RevenueAmt
DescTHE FAB FACTOR PROGRAM IS AN IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL BASED PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME GIRLS RESIDING IN ONE OF 14 COMMUNITIES THAT MEET OUR NEED-BASED CRITERIA. CRITERIA INCLUDE COMMUNITIES WITH POVERTY RATES ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE,COMMUNITIES WITH THE HIGHEST MA TEEN PREGNANCY RATES, WHERE 9TH-12TH GRADE HS DROPOUT RATES ARE ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE, WHERE STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES ARE LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE AND WHERE GIRLS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN OR WITNESS TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE. THE FAB FACTOR OFFERS QUALITY PROGRAMMING BASED ON FOUR PROGRAMMATIC MODULES WHICH INCLUDE FINANCIAL LITERACY, STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH), LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. EACH FAB FACTOR SITE IS SUPPORTED BY A TRAINED FAB FACTOR FACILITATOR.GSEM PARTNERS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LOW-INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT BELIEVE IN OUR MISSION TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. THE FAB FACTOR PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE BELIEF THAT WITH A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM, CONSISTENT ACCESS TO CARING ADULTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP MODEL, AN INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE CAN BE MADE IN THE LIVES OF GIRLS. LAST YEAR 2,700 (UNDUPLICATED) GIRLS WERE SERVED SPECIFICALLY THROUGH FAB FACTOR.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$10,565,223TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document89IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee473EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1NANCY LEWISBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone6174821078PhoneNum

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Address Line195 BERKELEY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ELIZABETH STEVENSON
PRESIDENT11.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY SHAPIRO
FIRST VICE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWN MORRIS
SECOND VICE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD O'CONNELL
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA PALMER
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELA ALDAZ-MATOS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL CARBONE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY CREALESE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN CUTTER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELA M DANESH
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD F GALEHOUSE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE GILES
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEANNE GRILLO
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEA MAH HOLLAND
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE LONGTIN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIA METZ
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE PUFFER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL SAPOZNIK
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TANISHA SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRICIA TILFORD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA A PARCELLIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$57,679$0$0
PAM SALKOVITZ
FORMER CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER40.00$157,500$0$0Yes (X)
BARBARA FORTIER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$141,317$0$6,160
NANCY LEWIS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$138,710$0$6,108
JAN GOLDSTEIN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$118,151$0$1,312Yes (X)
MELANIE TAVARES
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER40.00$104,190$0$596Yes (X)
MARY TIERNAN
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.00$127,206$0$6,047Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$844,753TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$20,223TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SILVERMAN TRYKOWSKI ASSOCIATESBusinessNameLine1Txt

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US Address USAddress

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Address Line121 DRYDOCK AVE 7AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMASTER SITE PLANServicesDesc
Compensation$442,473CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$360,271FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$113,250FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,430,799AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$52,162NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,904,320TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CAMPING813410$2,198,415$2,198,415
GIRL PROGRAMS813410$618,255$618,255
MEMBERSHIP813410$327,700$327,700
OTHER PROGRAMS813410$74,681$55,691$18,990
ADULT PROGRAMS813410$21,762$21,762
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,240,813TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$465,192TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$465,192ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,736,450SecuritiesAmt
Other$5,067,323OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,432,154SecuritiesAmt
Other$444,100OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$304,296SecuritiesAmt
Other$4,623,223OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,927,519TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,927,519ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$18,430FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$113,250ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$56,918FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$38,488TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$38,488ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$10,640,966GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$4,488,213CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,152,753TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,140,147RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$12,606UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$56,284TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$56,284RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$56,284OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,708,393TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,418,254RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$31,596UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$5,354,223ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,824TotalAmt
Program Services$279,824ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$483,905TotalAmt
Program Services$190,047ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$239,933ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,925FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,535,382TotalAmt
Program Services$4,656,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$329,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$549,997FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,304,242TotalAmt
Program Services$1,072,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$114,984FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$553,119TotalAmt
Program Services$446,122ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,563FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,397TotalAmt
Management And General$41,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,414TotalAmt
Management And General$46,414ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,525TotalAmt
Management And General$69,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$778,787TotalAmt
Program Services$574,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$141,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,713FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$559,243TotalAmt
Program Services$418,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,103FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$741,544TotalAmt
Program Services$562,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$126,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,810FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,604TotalAmt
Program Services$140,831ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,378FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,645TotalAmt
Program Services$66,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,148FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$361,319TotalAmt
Program Services$264,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,193FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,949TotalAmt
Program Services$179,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,680ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,465FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$1,550,051$1,550,051
EQUIPMENT COSTS$214,384$157,165$43,458$13,761
MEMBERSHIP DUES$9,053$6,637$1,835$581

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,029,387TotalAmt
Program Services$10,565,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,441,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,022,621FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,416BOYAmt
EOY$545,322EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,283,065BOYAmt
EOY$4,298,207EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,392BOYAmt
EOY$132,190EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,431BOYAmt
EOY$119,471EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$205,898BOYAmt
EOY$187,712EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,553BOYAmt
EOY$71,613EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,232,213LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$10,824,504LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,111,880BOYAmt
EOY$5,407,709EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,056,030BOYAmt
EOY$12,550,604EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,670BOYAmt
EOY$211,053EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,664,335BOYAmt
EOY$23,523,881EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$912,126BOYAmt
EOY$1,017,848EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$284,565BOYAmt
EOY$254,026EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,196,691BOYAmt
EOY$1,271,874EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,103,658BOYAmt
EOY$18,404,624EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,103,674BOYAmt
EOY$1,578,550EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,260,312BOYAmt
EOY$2,268,833EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,467,644BOYAmt
EOY$22,252,007EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,664,335BOYAmt
EOY$23,523,881EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,679,006ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$883,731NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$10,912OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,503,397CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,666,057CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,332,417CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,320,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,904,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,726,687TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,608,504CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,056,174CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,561,420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,519,956CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,361,970CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,108,024TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,111,901CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,722,231CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,893,837CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,840,452CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,266,290CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,834,711TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$56,484CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,600CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,040CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,416CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,677CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$193,217TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$56,484CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,600CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,040CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,416CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,677CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$193,217TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$55,641,494PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$293,729CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$265,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$303,260CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$298,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$465,192CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,625,645TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$293,729CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$265,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$303,260CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$298,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$465,192CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,625,645TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,284CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38,986CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,596CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$115,147TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$93,508CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$128,342CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$133,380CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$180,398CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,284CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$591,912TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,509,624CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,134,397CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,345,761CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,358,271CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,819,362CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,167,415TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95660PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.95890PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02790InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02550InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME INCLUDES RETURNED CHECK AND LATE PAYMENT FEES AND GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA (GSUSA) PENSION UNDERWRITING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$553DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$553TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II-B, LINE 1:MEMBERS OF THE STAFF AND BOARD OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS MET WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TO ASK FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BILL H.R. 3902 AND SENATE BILL S. 1362 BOTH OF WHICH WERE IN REFERENCE TO THE CHILD PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS ACT. THE BILLS WERE DISCUSSED AND PACKETS OF INFORMATION WERE PROVIDED TO THE REPRESENTATIVES.
PART II-B, LINE 1GTHE $553 SPENT AS NOTED ON SCHEDULE C PART II-B LINE 1G REPRESENTS THE ALLOCATION OF STAFF SALARIES FOR TIME SPENT.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements1TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage47.70TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring0WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,057,235BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$19,433ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$47,177InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,371OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,017,120EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,859,448BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$195,004InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,217OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,057,235EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,764,909BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,813ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$146,391InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$53,665OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,859,448EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,456,322BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,940ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$288,797InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,150OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,764,909EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,478,326BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,510ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$32,423InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,091OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,456,322EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.71990PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.28010TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,218,837OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,218,837BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,525,098OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,699,277DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,825,821BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,222OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$59,292DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,930BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,538,461OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,158,261DepreciationAmt
Book Value$380,200BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,885,595OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$907,674DepreciationAmt
Book Value$977,921BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,407,709TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,039,406TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$883,731NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$238,263DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$46,006OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$599,462RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,638,868RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$69,525InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$69,525RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,708,393TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,255,043TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$238,263DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$56,918OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$295,181ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,959,862ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$69,525InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$69,525ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,029,387TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:THE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC. DID NOT INCUR ANY EXPENSES OR GENERATE ANY REVENUE ON THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT DURING THE YEAR.
PART V, LINE 4:GSEM'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING DONOR DESIGNATED PURPOSES: PROGRAM AND PROPERTY PROJECTS FINANCIAL AID GIRL SCOUTING IN VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL TOWNS
PART X, LINE 2:UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION FOOTNOTE: THE COUNCIL ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE COUNCIL HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014. THE COUNCIL'S INFORMATION AND TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS AND GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN CARRYING VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST -10,912. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE SHOWN NET ON 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 56,918.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE SHOWN NET ON 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 56,918.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1LEADING WOMENEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$123,908GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$110,588CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$13,320GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$36,034RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$6,529OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2COOKIE CREATIONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$7,772GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$2,662CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$5,110GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$10,772RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,583OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$131,680GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$113,250CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,430GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$46,806RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$10,112OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$56,918DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$38,488NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
CAMPERSHIP422$147,639FAIR MARKET VALUESEE SCHEDULE I, PART IV.
PROGRAM AWARDS235$37,502FAIR MARKET VALUESEE SCHEDULE I, PART IV.
EDUCATION AWARDS2$2,000FAIR MARKET VALUEEDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
MEMBERSHIP3200$92,683FAIR MARKET VALUESEE SCHEDULE I, PART IV.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC. DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS BUT DOES PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS TO HELP THEM TO BECOME MEMBERS, ATTEND OUR PROGRAMS OR ENROLL IN CAMP. WE USE THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AND BASED ON THE COST OF THE EVENT, INDIVIDUALS ARE GRANTED CAMP FUNDING AWARDS, OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER PROGRAMS. WE WILL ALSO PAY THE MEMBERSHIP FEE REQUIRED TO ENROLL A GIRL IN GIRL SCOUTING. THE FORMS ARE FILED AND KEPT. THERE IS A RECORD FOR EACH GIRL WHO IS PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FILES ARE RETAINED BASED ON OUR RETENTION POLICY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAM SALKOVITZPersonNm
TitleFORMER CHIEF EXEC. OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$157,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$157,500TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescBUILDING MATERIALS AND FIXTURESDesc
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$52,162NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6ALL ADULT VOLUNTEERS AND GIRLS FOURTEEN (14) YEARS OF AGE AND OVER WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT REGISTERED THROUGH THE COUNCIL ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE VOTING MEMBERS; THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF: 1.02.1 DELEGATES ELECTED BY REGIONS (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE V); 1.02.2 VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4.02, EXCLUDING GIRL MEMBERS) 1.02.3 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL NOMINATING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; AND 1.02.4 DELEGATES ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE VI. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS SHALL BE NO FEWER THAN NINETY-TWO (92), AND AT LEAST THREE-QUARTERS (3/4) OF THE VOTING MEMBERS SHALL BE DELEGATES ELECTED BY THE REGIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL: 1.03.1 ELECT, AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 3.01 OF THESE BYLAWS, THE OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL (EXCEPT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) AND OTHER OFFICERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 3.02; THE MEMBERS AT LARGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL NOMINATING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; AND THE DELEGATES AND THE PERSONS TO FILL VACANCIES AMONG DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF GIRL SCOUTS OF THE U.S.A; 1.03.2 SUGGEST THE GENERAL LINES OF DIRECTION FOR GIRL SCOUTING LOCALLY BY RECEIVING AND ACTING UPON REPORTS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BY GIVING GUIDANCE TO THE BOARD; 1.03.3 BE AUTHORIZED TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, EXCEPT AS STATED IN ARTICLE XI OF THESE BYLAWS; 1.03.4 BE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE ALL OTHER ACTIONS WITHIN THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND REQUIRING A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL; 1.03.5 CONDUCT SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME COME BEFORE THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND, ONCE APPROVED BY THAT COMMITTEE, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD VIA E-MAIL. BOARD MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CHANGES. ONCE THIS DEADLINE HAS PASSED, AT A SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL VOTE TO ACCEPT THE 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY THE BOARD IS ASKED TO REVIEW AND SIGN OFF ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. A STATEMENT IS SUBMITTED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS CEO COMPENSATION AND ESTABLISHES GOALS FOR THE YEAR. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IS BASED ON COMPARISONS TO OTHER SIMILARLY SIZED GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS, SIMILARLY SIZED AND MISSIONED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA, AND BALANCED AGAINST BUDGETARY REALITIES AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TRENDS IN THE NOT-FOR PROFIT SECTOR. GOALS AND COMPENSATION ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. GSEM, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (GSUSA), HAS ESTABLISHED SALARY GRADES AND BANDS FOR ALL POSITIONS. GSEM (THROUGH ITS HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR) REVIEWS COMPARABLE INDUSTRY DATA TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR KEY POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE CEO. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER POSITIONS IS BASED ON THESE SALARY GRADES, INTERNAL EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS, AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS, AND IS DECIDED BY THE CEO AND/OR CHIEF OFFICER FOR THE FUNCTION, AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE WEB SITE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN CARRYING VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST -10,912.

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