2015-03-14T09:02:47-05:00 2014-06-30 362658780 MUELLER & CO LLP 1707 N RANDALL RD STE 200 ELGIN IL 60123 990 2013-07-01 364024533 GIRLS IN THE GAME NFP GIRL 3126334263 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 AMY SKEEN PRESIDENT/CEO 3126334263 2015-02-23 1 BETH ULBRICH P01439597 8478888600 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z AMY SKEEN 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 1279993 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. 21 21 50 236 0 0 910130 923262 258320 223677 413 117 49094 42933 1217957 1189989 11600 32600 0 0 939385 806984 0 0 223512 337863 302286 1288848 1141870 -70891 48119 480155 540324 81002 94292 399153 446032 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 423954 6000 351639 AFTER SCHOOL, SERVING 54 SITES AND 1,630 GIRLSGIRLS IN THE GAME'S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDE GIRLS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACTIVE AND LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH IN AN ALL-GIRL SETTING. LAST YEAR, AT 49 SITES ACROSS CHICAGOLAND AND 5 SITES IN BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, GIRLS AGES 8-13 MET ONCE A WEEK FOR 90 MINUTES, LEARNING A COMBINATION OF FAMILIAR AND TOTALLY NEW SPORTS, AND ENGAGING IN HEALTH, LEADERSHIP AND LIFE-SKILL ACTIVITIES FOCUSING ON ISSUES LIKE PEER PRESSURE, SELF-ESTEEM AND PERSONAL SAFETY. EVALUATION FINDINGS CONSISTENTLY REVEAL THAT GIRLS IN THE GAME PARTICIPANTS ARE MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, EAT A HEALTHIER DIET, HAVE IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION, HAVE HIGHER SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS, POSSESS A MORE POSITIVE BODY IMAGE, AND LEARN TO AVOID RISKY, VIOLENT BEHAVIORS. 254372 6000 113037 CAMPS AND CLINICS, SERVING 1,525 GIRLSDURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, GAME DAYS BRING GIRLS IN THE GAME PROGRAMMING TO NEW GIRLS AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CHICAGOLAND. THIS YEAR, GIRLS AT 27 SITES TRIED NEW SPORTS, DISCUSSED TOPICS SUCH AS PERSONAL SAFETY AND DIVERSITY, AND WORKED TOGETHER TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS. OFTEN, AFTER A GAME DAY, GIRLS BECOME MORE INVOLVED WITH GIRLS IN THE GAME. MANY GAME DAY SITES BECOME AFTER SCHOOL SITES, AND ALL GAME DAY PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN SUMMER CAMP. SUMMER IS A DANGEROUS TIME FOR KIDS, BUT GIRLS IN THE GAME'S SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP SUMMER CAMP OFFERS THEM A SAFE, FUN ALTERNATIVE. PARTICIPANTS AGES 7-13 SPEND THE MONTH OF JULY LEARNING MORE THAN 20 NEW SPORTS, MAKING FRIENDS, AND ATTENDING WORKSHOPS ON HEALTH, NUTRITION AND LEADERSHIP TOPICS. MOST OF THE MONTH IS DAY CAMP, BUT CAMPERS SPEND THE LAST FEW DAYS OF CAMP AT AN OFF-SITE OVERNIGHT CAMP FACILITY WHERE THEY EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS AND PRACTICE TEAMWORK SKILLS. DIVERSE AND EXTENSIVELY TRAINED STAFF LEAD STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING. WITH SAFETY TOP OF MIND, GIRLS IN THE GAME PROVIDES CHARTERED BUSSES WITH ADULT CHAPERONES TO TRANSPORT GIRLS SAFELY TO AND FROM CAMP, ADDRESSING SAFETY RISKS RELATED TO CROSSING GANG LINES AND OTHER COMMUNITY THREATS. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION SHOWS THAT CAMP HELPS GIRLS IMPROVE THEIR SELF-CONTROL AND PREVENT THE LEARNING LOSS THAT IS SO COMMON OVER THE SUMMER. 169581 20600 84947 TEEN PROGRAMS, SERVING 134 TEENS AND 132 GIRLSGIRLS IN THE GAME'S TEEN PROGRAMS INCORPORATE SPORTS AND FITNESS, HEALTH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTO AGE-APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING THAT ALSO GIVES TEENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. TEACHING YOUNGER GIRLS, MEETING WITH PROFESSIONAL WOMEN TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT CAREERS, AND COLLEGE CAMPUS TOURS ARE ALL PART OF A NORMAL DAY FOR OUR TEENS. ONLY 55 PERCENT OF CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATE, AND RATES FOR FEMALE MINORITY STUDENTS ARE EVEN LOWER. LAST YEAR, 100 PERCENT OF SENIOR GIRLS ENROLLED IN TEEN SQUAD GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND WERE ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS ARE MINORITIES, AND OUR PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE COLLEGE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING INCENTIVES AND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. TEEN PARTICIPANTS ALSO GIVE BACK, AND LED A TOTAL OF 19 WORKSHOPS LAST YEAR, INSPIRING 132 YOUNGER GIRLS TO GROW UP HEALTHY, CONFIDENT AND STRONG. 847907 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X AMY SKEEN 3126334263 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 BARBARA ROSE DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 AMIE KLUJIAN DIRECTOR, CHAIR OF BOARD RELATIONS 3.00 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 BUSINESS AFFAIRS 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 DEVELOPMENT 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 SJ LUEDTKE 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 AMY SKEEN PRESIDENT/CEO 70.00 X 82635 0 15293 SANDI CALDRONE BUSINESS MANAGER 40.00 X 53952 0 8431 136587 0 23724 0 0 0 0 0 253155 23641 646466 12408 923262 CONTRACTUAL EXCHANGE F 611710 120000 120000 PROGRAM FEES 611710 85500 85500 CAMPS AND CLINICS 611710 15517 15517 TEENS 611710 2660 2660 223677 117 117 129321 253155 90004 39317 39317 OTHER INCOME 611710 3616 3616 3616 1189989 227293 0 39434 18000 18000 14600 14600 158577 74531 23787 60259 532763 410790 23916 98057 60782 42669 4194 13919 54862 38513 3785 12564 9299 6528 642 2129 14514 10189 1001 3324 2474 1737 171 566 30357 21311 2095 6951 8474 5949 585 1940 125331 107331 6000 12000 28301 25166 726 2409 1501 1054 104 343 10830 7603 747 2480 11811 10039 591 1181 24394 20735 1220 2439 SUPPLIES 12873 9035 887 2951 REFUNDED 12207 12207 MEALS/SNACK PROGRAM 9920 9920 1141870 847907 70451 223512 84375 212598 202070 187118 57958 60917 58113 22334 23542 16289 74685 45604 40892 29081 13205 11987 480155 540324 45871 56245 0 9000 35131 29047 81002 94292 X 262153 274162 12000 46870 125000 125000 399153 446032 480155 540324 48119 -1240 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 714342 820460 780382 910130 962579 4187893 714342 820460 780382 910130 962579 4187893 562536 3625357 1165 388 397 413 117 2480 10775 3616 14391 4204764 1358095 0.86220 0.83400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 125000 125000 125000 125000 125000 125000 1.00000 0 0 64225 36141 28084 10460 9463 997 29081 LEASE PAYABLE 29047 29047 X 1188749 -1240 -1240 1189989 0 1189989 1141870 0 1141870 0 1141870 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 ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE 2010, 2011, AND 2012 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 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 YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013. ANNIVERSARY EVENT 255440 196855 58585 50022 8563 GOLF OUTING 53652 53652 13009 1326 3 73384 56300 17084 17084 382476 253155 129321 63031 26973 90004 39317 1 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO 6339 W SHERIDAN RD CHICAGO IL 60660 361408475 501 (C)(3) 9000 9000 CASH GRANTS PAYABLE IN FUTURE YEARS PROJECT "MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHICAGO GIRLS" 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 54 14600 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. MEMBERS EARN $100 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS FOR EVERY TRAINING THEY ATTEND OR WORKSHOP THEY LEAD. MEMBERS MUST ATTEND ALL TRAININGS AND LEAD AT LEAST THREE WORKSHOPS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THEIR SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, EACH YEAR MEMBERS CHOOSE A WINNER OF THE TEAM CAPTAIN AWARD, WHICH GIVES ONE EXTRAORDINARY LEADER AN ADDITIONAL $100 SCHOLARSHIP. 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.