GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC (EIN 04-2703281)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-05-04
IRS object ID
201531249349300903
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-05-04T11:46:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWESTBOROCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01581ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042703281EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGIRLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174821078PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line195 BERKELEY STREETAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02116ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATRICIA A PARCELLINPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174821078PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCARLA M MCCALL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00535908PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2015-04-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPATRICIA A PARCELLINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line195 BERKELEY STREETAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02116ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,170,963GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body21VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee507TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$38,986TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$3,751NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,332,417PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,320,496CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,801,668PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,280,010CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$409,753PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,401,888CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,884,266PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,421,766CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,428,104PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,424,160CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$220,446PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$249,469CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,949,564PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,132,157CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$877,905CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,148,492PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,170,784CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,318,502PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,552,410CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$890,398PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$128,250CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$20,667,334TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$20,664,335TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,155,558TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,196,691TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,511,776NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,467,644NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$5,570,616ExpenseAmt
Grant$156,032GrantAmt
Revenue$2,927,369RevenueAmt
DescCAMP - GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS (GSEM) OFFERS 4 RESIDENT, 9 DAY, AND 2 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,869,054ExpenseAmt
Grant$16,883GrantAmt
Revenue$6,489,721RevenueAmt
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. ADDITIONALLY, THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE AWARDS HOLD RIGOROUS 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 (THE PROGRAM BOOK) 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 WE PROVIDED SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 25,000 PARTICIPANTS (SOME REPEAT PROGRAM ATTENDEES) WHO ATTENDED ULTIMATE GUIDE PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND MORE THAN 35,000 (UNDUPLICATED) GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,628,829ExpenseAmt
Grant$76,554GrantAmt
Revenue$283,264RevenueAmt
DescTHE FAB FACTOR PROGRAM IS AN 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 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 2,500 (UNDUPLICATED) GIRLS WERE SERVED SPECIFICALLY THROUGH FAB FACTOR.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$10,068,499TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document82IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee507EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members21GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1NANCY LEWISBusinessNameLine1
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Phone6174821078PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line195 BERKELEY STREETAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02116ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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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 CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD O'CONNELL
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA PALMER
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM SALKOVITZ
INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELA ALDAZ-MATOS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE BROWNE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL CARBONE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY CREALESE
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
LEANNE GRILLO
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEA MAH HOLLAND
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SONIA KWON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE LONGTIN
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
DANIELLE SHEER
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
RUTH N BRAMSON
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$232,239$0$1,010
VIOLET APPLE
FORMER CHIEF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES40.00$142,563$0$5,845Yes (X)
BARBARA FORTIER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$133,538$0$6,119
NANCY LEWIS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$132,038$0$6,084
MARY TIERNAN
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.00$122,538$0$6,023Yes (X)
JAN GOLDSTEIN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$112,096$0$1,312Yes (X)
PATRICIA A PARCELLIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$875,012TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$26,393TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$425,338FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$141,836FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$753,322AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,320,496TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CAMPING813410$2,275,046$2,275,046
GIRL PROGRAMS813410$553,007$553,007
MEMBERSHIP813410$347,540$347,540
OTHER PROGRAMS813410$83,641$58,941$24,700
ADULT PROGRAMS813410$20,776$20,776
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,280,010TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$298,435TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$298,435ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,949,504SecuritiesAmt
Other$410,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,256,051SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$693,453SecuritiesAmt
Other$410,000OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,103,453TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,103,453ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$17,908FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$141,836ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$55,472FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$37,564TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$37,564ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$10,714,212GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$4,435,280CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,278,932TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,264,646RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$14,286UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$180,398TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$180,398RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$180,398OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,424,160TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,700,354RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$38,986UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,364,324ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$249,469TotalAmt
Program Services$249,469ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$628,986TotalAmt
Program Services$177,848ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$405,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,429FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,588,533TotalAmt
Program Services$4,746,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$357,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$484,353FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,278,844TotalAmt
Program Services$1,026,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$107,980FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$635,794TotalAmt
Program Services$505,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,829FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,220TotalAmt
Management And General$21,220ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,706TotalAmt
Management And General$46,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,111TotalAmt
Management And General$79,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,016TotalAmt
Program Services$208,428ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,657ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,931FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$562,644TotalAmt
Program Services$408,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,259FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$672,354TotalAmt
Program Services$511,425ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$121,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,232FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,080TotalAmt
Program Services$171,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,005FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,275TotalAmt
Program Services$34,618ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,215ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,442FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$364,156TotalAmt
Program Services$256,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,558FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,869TotalAmt
Program Services$176,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,578FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$1,474,033$1,474,033
EQUIPMENT COSTS$165,469$116,446$40,136$8,887
MEMBERSHIP DUES$7,851$5,525$1,904$422

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,552,410TotalAmt
Program Services$10,068,499ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,606,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$877,905FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,694BOYAmt
EOY$275,416EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,749,952BOYAmt
EOY$1,283,065EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,114BOYAmt
EOY$69,392EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,558BOYAmt
EOY$140,431EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,909BOYAmt
EOY$205,898EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$130,850BOYAmt
EOY$252,553EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,900,889LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$10,789,009LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,442,648BOYAmt
EOY$5,111,880EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,324,160BOYAmt
EOY$13,056,030EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,449BOYAmt
EOY$269,670EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,667,334BOYAmt
EOY$20,664,335EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$869,862BOYAmt
EOY$912,126EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$285,696BOYAmt
EOY$284,565EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,155,558BOYAmt
EOY$1,196,691EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,385,967BOYAmt
EOY$16,103,658EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$876,849BOYAmt
EOY$1,103,674EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,248,960BOYAmt
EOY$2,260,312EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,511,776BOYAmt
EOY$19,467,644EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,667,334BOYAmt
EOY$20,664,335EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$128,250ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$82,766NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,352OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,429,492CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,465,842CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,734,837CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,332,417CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,320,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,283,084TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,651,171CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,729,529CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,789,249CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,801,668CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,255,310CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,226,927TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,080,663CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,195,371CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,524,086CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,134,085CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,575,806CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,510,011TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,176CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$56,484CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,600CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,416CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,716TotalAmt

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$24,176CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$56,484CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,600CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,416CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,716TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$21,321,295PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$305,547CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$293,729CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$265,029CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$303,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$298,435CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,466,000TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$305,547CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$293,729CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$265,029CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$303,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$298,435CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,466,000TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,260CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,486CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,084CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,284CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,986CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$88,100TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$104,787CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$93,508CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$128,342CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,380CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$180,398CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$640,415TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,495,257CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,593,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,936,541CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,586,009CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,093,625CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,704,526TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.89950PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90780PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.06180InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.06790InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME INCLUDES INCOME FROM LOGGING AT ONE OF THE CAMP LOCATIONS, VENDOR INCENTIVES, 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$504DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$504TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
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 $504 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 Acreage45.00TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring0WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement0.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$0ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,392,762BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,025ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$81,462InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$15,923OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,478,326EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.70400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.29600TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,282,283OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,282,283BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,979,001OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,782,403DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,196,598BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$58,744OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,744DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,318,209OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,101,487DepreciationAmt
Book Value$216,722BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,262,652OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$846,375DepreciationAmt
Book Value$416,277BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,111,880TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,914,897TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$82,766NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$430,258DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$56,824OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$569,848RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,345,049RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$79,111InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$79,111RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,424,160TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,959,029TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$430,258DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$55,472OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$485,730ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,473,299ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$79,111InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$79,111ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,552,410TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 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, 2014 AND 2013. 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 1,352. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE SHOWN NET ON 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 55,472.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE SHOWN NET ON 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 55,472.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1LEADING WOMENNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$149,426GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$137,128CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$12,298GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$34,631RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$11,060OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2COOKIE CREATIONNameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$10,318GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$4,708CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$5,610GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$4,327RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$5,454OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$159,744GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$141,836CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$17,908GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$38,958RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,514OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$55,472DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$37,564NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
CAMPERSHIP399$124,798FAIR MARKET VALUESEE SCHEDULE I, PART IV.
PROGRAM AWARDS279$28,301FAIR MARKET VALUESEE SCHEDULE I, PART IV.
MEMBERSHIP3751$96,369FAIR 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
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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)
PersonRUTH N BRAMSONPersonNm
TitleFORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$218,095BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$14,144OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$1,010NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$233,249TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COMPANY SHALL CONTINUE EXECUTIVE'S FORMER SALARY FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS, TOTALING $108,160.ExplanationTxt

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 15THE CEO'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE SET AND REVIEWED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. 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. GSEM, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA (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. GSUSA PROVIDES ANNUAL UPDATES ON INCREASES TO THE SALARY GRADES. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER POSITIONS IS BASED ON THESE SALARY GRADES, INTERNAL EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS, AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS, AND IS MADE 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 1,352.

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