2013-02-27T07:57:21-06:00 2012-06-30 362658780 MUELLER & CO LLP 1707 N RANDALL RD STE 200 ELGIN IL 60123 990 2011-07-01 364024533 GIRLS IN THE GAME NFP GIRL 3126334263 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 AMY SKEEN 3126334263 2013-02-14 1 ROY GROESBECK P01318350 8478888600 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z AMY SKEEN 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 1306068 0 X WWW.GIRLSINTHEGAME.ORG X 1995 IL PROVIDE AND PROMOTE SPORTS & FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES, NUTRITION & HEALTH EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL GIRLS. 23 23 61 305 0 0 1047515 967483 240853 235950 388 397 681 16474 1289437 1220304 18150 15150 0 0 904610 963548 0 0 234634 372278 336177 1295038 1314875 -5601 -94571 628464 572010 69286 106793 559178 465217 X PROVIDE AND PROMOTE SPORTS & FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES, NUTRITION & HEALTH EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL GIRLS. 0 0 257429 132612 CAMPS AND CLINICS, SERVING 1,448 GIRLS:THE CAMPS AND CLINICS PROGRAMS INTRODUCES NEW GIRLS TO GIRLS IN THE GAME AND KEEPS GIRLS INVOLVED WITH YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, ON SCHOOL BREAKS AND OVER THE SUMMER. GAME DAYS ARE THREE HOUR EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE THE THREE ASPECTS OF GIRLS IN THE GAME: A TRADITIONAL SPORT, A NON-TRADITIONAL SPORT, AND PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH TOPICS. THIS YEAR, GIRLS AT 27 SCHOOLS AND PARKS THROUGHOUT CHICAGOLAND WERE INTRODUCED TO GIRLS IN THE GAME THROUGH GAME DAYS. DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS OR VACATIONS, CLINICS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE TO SELECTED SPORTS AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES WHEN GIRLS WOULD NORMALLY BE AT HOME. THIS YEAR, GIRLS LEARNED ARCHERY FROM THE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO, PLAYED LACROSSE WITH THE NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S LACROSSE TEAM, AND TRAINED FOR A TRIATHLON. THE GIRLS' TRIATHLON TEAM GIVES GIRLS AGES 7-18 THE CHANCE TO SWIM, BIKE AND RUN TO THE FINISH LINE IN THE TRI-MASTERS INVITATIONAL KIDS TRIATHLON ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SHORE. SUMMER CAMP BROUGHT TOGETHER 128 DIVERSE GIRLS, AGES 7-13, AND EXPOSED THEM TO POSITIVE ADULT ROLE MODELS. TEEN COUNSELORS AND ADULT STAFF LED CLINICS ON MORE THAN 30 DIFFERENT SPORTS AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS ON HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP TOPICS. FOUR WEEKS OF DAY CAMP CULMINATES IN A WEEK OF OVERNIGHT CAMP, PROVIDING MOST OF THE GIRLS THEIR FIRST EXPOSURE TO THE OUTDOORS AND THEIR FIRST TRIP AWAY FROM HOME. 419629 83672 AFTER SCHOOL, SERVING 25 SITES AND 1,428 GIRLS:OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS DO MORE THAN JUST KEEP GIRLS SOCIAL AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY. BEGINNING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GIRLS HAVE THE CHANCE TO GET ACTIVE AND LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH IN THE HOURS THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE BE HOME ALONE OR ON THE STREETS. ALLOWING GIRLS TO STAY INVOLVED THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND INTO THEIR TEEN YEARS ALLOWS GIRLS IN THE GAME'S MESSAGE TO BECOME A WAY OF LIFE, AS SHE GROWS AND INFLUENCES THOSE AROUND HER. OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SERVED 20 SITES AND 782 GIRLS. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIRLS LEARN A COMBINATION OF FAMILIAR AND TOTALLY NEW SPORTS AND PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH, LEADERSHIP AND LIFE-SKILL ACTIVITIES, FOCUSING ON TOPICS LIKE PEER PRESSURE AND SELF-ESTEEM. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, GIRLS GET THE CHANCE TO TRY NEW THINGS AND LEARN ABOUT TEAMWORK AS THEY WORK TOGETHER. OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS SERVED TWELVE SITES AND 402 GIRLS. LEARNING THE SAME MESSAGES OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, CONFIDENCE AND TEAMWORK, MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS RECEIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACT AS PEER EDUCATORS, CHOOSING IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE ADDRESSING THEM. DAYS OF PLAY ALTERNATE BETWEEN SPORTS TOURNAMENTS, LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS, AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, EXPOSING GIRLS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO HEALTHY COOKING, MEAL PREPARATION AND FAMILY FITNESS. 155135 72857 TEEN PROGRAMS, SERVING 66 TEENS AND 241 GIRLS:OUR TEEN PROGRAMS GIVE GIRLS OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, AND TEACH OTHERS, ABOUT LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE. TEACHING YOUNGER GIRLS, MEETING WITH PROFESSIONAL WOMEN AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND MAKING A DOCUMENTARY ARE ALL PART OF A NORMAL DAY FOR OUR TEEN GIRLS. MANY OF OUR TEENS GREW UP WITH GIRLS IN THE GAME AND NOW THEY USE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED TO BECOME LEADERS AND ROLE MODELS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE TEEN SQUAD CONSISTS OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOUNGER GIRLS, ALLOWING THEM TO EARN SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS AS WELL AS LEARN ABOUT COMMITMENT, LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY. THIS YEAR THE GIRLS MADE A VIDEO THAT SHOWED THE NEED FOR HEALTH-BASED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. SUMMER SQUAD, FOR GIRLS IN GRADES 8-12, ALLOWS TEEN GIRLS TO STAY INVOLVED YEAR-ROUND. EACH WEEK FOCUSED ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC IN SPORTS, INCLUDING TITLE IX AND WOMEN IN MEDIA. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TEENS IDENTIFY PROMINENT WOMEN WITH INTERESTING CAREERS AND SET UP LEADER TO LEADER INTERVIEWS TO DISCUSS HEALTH, LEADERSHIP AND IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING GIRLS TODAY. GIRLS GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT NEW CAREER OPTIONS WHILE HAVING THEIR VOICES HEARD BY PROFESSIONALS IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS. 145213 69007 145213 69007 977406 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X AMY SKEEN 3126334263 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 BARBARA ROSE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GROH 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ISA ELLIS 3.00 X 0 0 0 AMIE KLUJIAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TONY BOMBACINO 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN LISTON 3.00 X 0 0 0 JILL ALLREAD 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA FAIRCHILD ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY FERGUSON 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA FAIRCHILD 3.00 X 0 0 0 STACIE FREEMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL HAGY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA FISHER 3.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY KUSINSKI 3.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MALAGA 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYNN PRESTON 3.00 X 0 0 0 NNEKA RIMMER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SALOMON 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN WEBER MD 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE SCHULTZ 3.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA MALDONADO 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN KREBS 3.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE LOEWE 3.00 X 0 0 0 M CATHERINE CROWLEY RYAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAY SHARMAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 JANETTE OUTLAW 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL SUMMERFIELD 3.00 X 0 0 0 AMY SKEEN 70.00 X 104542 0 5763 104542 0 5763 1 0 0 0 0 232611 322822 412050 33531 967483 CONTRACTUAL EXCHANGE F 611710 120000 120000 PROGRAM FEES 611710 115950 115950 235950 397 397 94610 232611 85764 8846 8846 OTHER INCOME 611710 7628 7628 7628 1220304 243578 0 9243 15150 15150 97617 69894 7712 20011 710296 508572 56113 145611 85773 61413 6776 17584 69862 50021 5519 14322 13751 10321 1219 2211 600 600 8800 6605 780 1415 5306 4310 249 747 52868 38327 5644 8897 129526 111526 6000 12000 20025 20025 5661 4812 283 566 33446 21674 7217 4555 MEALS/SNACK PROGRAM 33643 33643 SUPPLIES 26321 16251 4667 5403 MISCELLANEOUS 6230 4262 656 1312 1314875 977406 102835 234634 185113 193906 241341 221728 146031 55140 32022 35083 11854 8284 74686 25193 4338 49493 7765 8376 628464 572010 69286 67282 0 39511 69286 106793 X 434178 316717 23500 125000 125000 559178 465217 628464 572010 X -94571 610 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 576661 623080 714342 820460 780382 3514925 576661 623080 714342 820460 780382 3514925 566519 2948406 1165 388 397 1950 3516875 706304 0.83840 0.94730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 125000 125000 1.00000 0 0 64225 19296 44929 10461 5897 4564 49493 LEASE PAYABLE 39511 39511 1220304 1314875 -94571 610 610 -93961 1258796 610 37882 38492 1220304 0 1220304 1352757 37882 37882 1314875 0 1314875 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: 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. 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, 2012. ANNIVERSARY EVENT 171946 133742 38204 9551 28652 7298 CHARITY RUNNING EVENT 78447 78447 1795 21314 3 76828 20422 56406 12846 2021 2287 327221 232611 94610 24192 30673 30899 85764 8846 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 35 15150 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, 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 CHOOSES A WINNER OF THE TEAM CAPTAIN AWARD, WHICH GIVES ONE EXTRAORDINARY LEADER AN ADDITIONAL $100 SCHOLARSHIP. X SUPPLIES 14 33531 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO BEING FILED, AND IF NECESSARY, SUBMITS QUESTIONS TO THE OUTSIDE CPA FIRM WHO PREPARED THE RETURN. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL AND 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 610.