2016-02-15T09:20:48-06:00 2015-09-30 431061959 KIEFER BONFANTI & CO LLP 701 EMERSON ROAD SUITE 201 ST LOUIS MO 63141 990 2014-10-01 430662471 GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI INC GIRL 3145922300 2300 BALL DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63146 MARY ANN ALTERGOTT BOARD CHAIR 3145922300 2016-02-09 1 JEANNE DEE CPA P01082093 3148121100 2016-02-03 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z MARY ANN ALTERGOTT 2300 BALL DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63146 19194314 0 X WWW.GIRLSCOUTSEM.ORG X 1927 MO GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 24 24 247 15464 0 0 1397538 3032205 1114147 1126136 439462 11095 9491233 8940617 12442380 13110053 360525 396499 0 0 6228445 5971527 0 0 754314 5540925 6296224 12129895 12664250 312485 445803 22607824 22456306 1574147 1338266 21033677 21118040 X GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 0 0 11600940 396499 10226795 GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAMTHE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST GIRL-LED ENTERPRISE IN THE WORLD, AND MORE THAN 22,000 GIRLS IN EASTERN MISSOURI PARTICIPATED IN 2015. THE COOKIE PROGRAM HELPS GIRLS DEVELOP FIVE ESSENTIAL SKILLS-GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING, MONEY MANAGEMENT, PEOPLE SKILLS AND BUSINESS ETHICS. TROOPS USE THEIR EARNINGS TO FUND EVERYTHING FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS TO OVERSEAS TRAVEL. MANY SUCCESSFUL WOMEN LEADERS REPORT THAT THEIR FIRST ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE CAME FROM SELLING GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. IN 2015, GIRL SCOUTS IN EASTERN MISSOURI SOLD MORE THAN 2.6 MILLION PACKAGES OF COOKIES. MORE THAN 54,000 PACKAGES OF COOKIES WERE DONATED TO THE USO OF MISSOURI, INC., BREAKING THE COUNCIL'S RECORD FOR DONATED COOKIES. GIRL SCOUT CAMPAT GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI, EACH GIRL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SHE LEARNS NEW SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES A GROWTH IN CONFIDENCE, ALL WHILE HAVING FUN AND SPENDING TIME MAKING NEW FRIENDS. 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 11,800 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN A GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI CAMPING EXPERIENCE IN 2015: - 1,026 GIRLS ATTENDED RESIDENT CAMP - 1,852 GIRLS ATTENDED DAY CAMP - 8,977 GIRLS ATTENDED TROOP CAMP PROJECT ANTI-VIOLENCE EDUCATION (PAVE):GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI REACHES GIRLS IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND HELPS THEM TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND. THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE PROJECT ANTI-VIOLENCE EDUCATION (PAVE), GIRLS ARE EMPOWERED TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIVES. DESIGNED TO ALSO REACH BOYS, PAVE PROVIDES TOOLS TO AID BOYS AND GIRLS IN DEALING WITH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH VERBAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE, AS WELL AS BULLYING, CLIQUES, GANGS AND THREATS. THE DISCIPLINE RATES, DEFINED AS REMOVING THE STUDENT FROM THE CLASSROOM FOR 10 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO DECREASE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI OFFERS PAVE.IN 2015, MORE THAN 28,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH PAVE- 57% GIRLS AND 43% BOYS. MORE THAN 300,000 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI PAVE PROGRAMS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2000. PAVE IS OFFERED IN GRADES K-12, AND HELPS STUDENTS LEARN WAYS TO GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR ABILITIES. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS THE PRE-EMINENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. 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 SEVENTH 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 FY2015: - REPORTED THE LARGEST MEMBERSHIP INCREASE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS FIRST GIRL-MEMBERSHIP UPTICK IN A DECADE - 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 - 43,313 REGISTERED GIRL MEMBERS AND 15,464 REGISTERED ADULT MEMBERS - VOLUNTEER RETENTION GREW BY 6 PERCENTAGE POINTS - MORE THAN ONE MILLION HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WERE DELIVERED BY GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI, VALUED AT MORE THAN $24 MILLIONGIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI HAS MAINTAINED ITS POSITION AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 LARGEST AND STRONGEST COUNCILS BY PROACTIVELY OFFERING RELEVANT OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP TODAY'S GIRLS INTO TOMORROW'S LEADERS.BERGES FAMILY GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM CENTER AND PROGRAM COLLABORATORS:GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI RECEIVED TRANSFORMATIONAL FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC BACKING FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS DURING THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR. ONE SUCH GIFT FROM THE BERGES FAMILY FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE BUILD-OUT AND FUTURE OPERATION OF THE NEW BERGES FAMILY GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM CENTER. THE CENTER WILL PROVIDE GIRLS FROM RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES A DEDICATED SPACE TO HONE IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH PROGRESSIVE STEM, HEALTH AND MONEY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS, CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH 127 PROGRAM PARTNERS, ARE DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE GIRLS' LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES AND GIVE THEM A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS IN GIRL SCOUTS AND BEYOND. FIRST ROBOTICS:ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI'S STEM PROGRAMS IS FIRST ROBOTICS (FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY), WHICH EXPERIENCED A 7-PERCENT INCREASE IN GIRL PARTICIPATION. FIRST IS A 501 (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 PILOT PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2015, ASSIGNED SEVEN DEDICATED GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI STAFF MEMBERS TO ORGANIZE AND LEAD TROOPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNCIL'S JURISDICTION. GIRLS WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN UNABLE TO JOIN GIRL SCOUTS BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES OF SECURING ADULT VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP ARE NOW PART OF TROOPS THAT MEET REGULARLY, RECEIVING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING.TRANSFORM UR FUTURE (TUF):THE COUNCIL LAUNCHED TRANSFORM UR FUTURE (TUF) IN 2014, A PROGRAM THAT GIVES STUDENTS THE TOOLS TO STOP BULLYING. TUF CONNECTS THREE SCHOOLS WITHIN A DISTRICT-A HIGH SCHOOL, A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT THE PAVE PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PAVE AND TUF PROGRAMS GAINED IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS: - 96 PERCENT OF SECOND GRADERS LEARNED WAYS TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS BEING BULLIED - 93 PERCENT OF FOURTH GRADERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM UNDERSTOOD HOW TEASING HURTS OTHERS - 92 PERCENT OF STUDENTS LEARNED HOW TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPSLEGACY PROGRAMSGIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI MAINTAINS ITS RELEVANCY BY OFFERING A MIX OF EVOLVING CONTEMPORARY PROGRAMMING COMPLEMENTED BY INITIATIVES ROOTED IN TRADITION. 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 LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES.GIRL SCOUTS BEYOND BARS:GIRLS WITH MOTHERS IN PRISON FACE MANY UNIQUE STRUGGLES, BUT GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI BELIEVES THAT LACK OF ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SHOULDN'T BE AMONG THEM. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IMPLEMENTED GIRL SCOUTS BEYOND BARS ALMOST TWENTY YEARS AGO. PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO MATERIALS, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH. PROGRAMMING ACTIVELY INVOLVES MOTHERS IN THEIR DAUGHTERS' LIVES AND VICE VERSA.COMMUNITY SERVICEFROM THE VERY BEGINNING, SERVICE TO OTHERS HAS BEEN A MAIN PILLAR IN GIRL SCOUTING. IN 2015, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI PROVIDED ONE MILLION HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, VALUED AT MORE THAN $24 MILLION. 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 1.1 MILLION PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. THESE ITEMS, INCLUDING TOOTHPASTE, SOAP, SHAMPOO, DEODORANT AND OTHER ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE PURCHASED WITH 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. GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARDSINCE 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 THAT GIRL SCOUT SENIORS AND AMBASSADORS CAN EARN. GIRL SCOUT OF EASTERN MISSOURI ONE OF OUR GIRL SCOUTS EARNED OUR MOVEMENT'S HIGHEST HONOR, THE GOLD AWARD, AND IN RECOGNITION OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS NAMED ONE OF GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA'S NATIONAL YOUNG WOMEN OF DISTINCTION, AN HONOR BESTOWED UPON ONLY 10 GIRLS EACH YEAR. IN ALL, 33 GIRL SCOUTS EARNED THEIR GOLD AWARD IN EASTERN MISSOURI IN 2015. 11600940 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 247 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X X BONNIE BARCZYKOWSKI 3145922300 2300 BALL DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63146 MARY ANN ALTERGOTT BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA HEATH 1ST VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CONNIE ARGOTSINGER - TERM ENDED 515 2ND VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA DOERHOFF 2ND VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIANNE NIEMANN - TERM ENDED 515 TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET NEWCOMB TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HAROLD P MUELLER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CONNIE ARGOTSINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN NICKEL - TERM ENDED 1214 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARLA BAKERSMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYDNEY BURGDORF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAYME COLLINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARAINE DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNDY DONATO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA ESPINOZA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERTINA GILLESPIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAN HESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JADE D JAMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMPY KOLLMAN-MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN L KOTVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVIAN M LUCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLA MALONEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA C MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY V MASON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN J MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TROY D PAINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN POZARIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARLINDA WARREN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY M LEWIS - TERM ENDED 515 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA S JONES - TERM ENDED 515 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANELLE SCHAEFFER - TERM ENDED 515 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH SIEGEL - TERM ENDED 515 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE BARCZYKOWSKI CEO 40.00 X 185076 0 24944 DONETTA KOWALSKI CFO - START 3/30/15 40.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN DABROWSKI DIRECTOR OF CAMPING SERVICES AND RISK MGMT 40.00 X 115785 0 11230 KATHRYN KIEFER MARKETING OFFICER 40.00 X 134532 0 6727 KATHLEEN MACK CHIEF HR OFFICER 40.00 X 129541 0 6588 CARL HILL FORMER CFO - UNTIL 3/30/15 40.00 X 132893 0 14591 697827 0 64080 5 1 1 0 GOLDEN RIVER RANCH LLC 21 WESTWOOD COUTRY CLUB DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63131 RENT 590907 1 541071 188191 2302943 3032205 OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS 900099 576205 576205 CAMP FEES 900099 549931 549931 1126136 212123 212123 2281197 2482225 -201028 -201028 -201028 37950 188191 84983 -47033 -47033 12617712 3517053 9100659 9100659 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 22058 22058 3RD PARTY TRUST 900099 -135067 -135067 -113009 13110053 10226795 0 -148947 396499 396499 920160 842902 22451 54807 4033784 3512102 160877 360805 596215 537674 15373 43168 421368 374841 13130 33397 213611 165496 25307 22808 176399 159566 249 16584 875141 827306 7536 40299 172534 151632 18969 1933 883708 853973 4854 24881 260778 245854 13641 1283 TROOP COMMISSIONS 1978795 1978795 SUPPLIES 877372 786956 5993 84423 DISTRICT/NEIGHBORHOOD C 273991 273991 MISCELLANEOUS 163589 153548 2512 7529 420306 339805 18104 62397 12664250 11600940 308996 754314 1431490 3300591 611710 1425451 282239 264552 157004 219043 21008985 12555869 9098134 8453116 9426749 7328122 1600498 1465431 22607824 22456306 1056955 887808 517192 450458 1574147 1338266 X 18996934 17751976 435304 1900633 1601439 1465431 21033677 21118040 22607824 22456306 445803 -361440 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1123634 1191990 1280329 1397538 3032205 8025696 1123634 1191990 1280329 1397538 3032205 8025696 819938 7205758 236032 245050 188302 327910 212123 1209417 100495 436682 110394 192368 -71969 767970 10003083 5318150 0.72040 0.73540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8798035 -318720 8479315 8210187 587848 8798035 8105751 770192 665756 8210187 8212502 1256310 1363061 8105751 8522294 -309792 8212502 1.00000 0 0 2551700 2551700 10597977 7976283 2621694 3312213 2236301 1075912 4499764 2343285 2156479 47331 47331 8453116 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIRD PARTY TRUST 1465431 1465431 UNAMORTIZED TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOCATION 450458 450458 13555922 -361440 807309 445869 13110053 0 13110053 12664250 0 12664250 0 12664250 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CONTRIBUTION TO TRUST TRUST INCOME PART V, LINE 4 - INTENDED USES OF ENDOWNMENT FUND TO PROVIDE PERPETUAL, PLANNED, STABLE FUNDING TO AUGMENT ANNUAL OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE OPERATING BUDGET IN THE EVENT REVENUES DO NOT MATERIALIZE FROM AVAILABLE SOURCES, OR IN THE EVENT AN EXTRAORDINARY, NON-RECURRING EXPENSE IS INCURRED THAT CANNOT BE FUNDED FROM CURRENT OPERATIONS. DESSERT FIRST 226141 188191 37950 84983 226141 188191 37950 84983 84983 -47033 1 MEMBERSHIP & PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS 396499 CASH PROVIDED TO THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BONNIE BARCZYKOWSKI CEO 185076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24944 0 210020 0 0 0 CARL HILL FORMER CFO - UNTIL 3/30/15 132893 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14591 0 147484 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3-METHODS USED BY RELATED ORG. TO ESTABLISH CEO/EXEC. COMP 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 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ALL OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ELECTED BY BOARD MEMBER APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS ELECT ALL BOARD OFFICERS AND APPROVE ALL CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS REVIEWED THEN APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 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 15A 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 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 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. 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 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. GIRL SOUTS OF EASTERN MO TRUST FUND 2300 BALL DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63146 436024585 OPERATED SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GIRL SCOUTS MO N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0