2013-11-14T10:40:51-06:00 2013-06-30 362658780 MUELLER & CO LLP 1707 N RANDALL RD STE 200 ELGIN IL 60123 990 2012-07-01 364024533 GIRLS IN THE GAME NFP GIRL 3126334263 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 AMY SKEEN 3126334263 2013-11-12 1 ROY GROESBECK P01318350 8478888600 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z AMY SKEEN 1501 W RANDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60607 1310960 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. 25 25 60 210 0 0 967483 910130 235950 258320 397 413 16474 49094 1220304 1217957 15150 11600 0 0 963548 939385 0 0 231667 336177 337863 1314875 1288848 -94571 -70891 572010 480155 106793 81002 465217 399153 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 363312 453238 AFTER SCHOOL, SERVING 50 SITES AND 1,468 GIRLS:GIRLS IN THE GAMES 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 50 SITES ACROSS CHICAGLAND, 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, AND POSSESS A MORE POSITIVE BODY IMAGE. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR 2011-12 PROGRAM RESULTS REVEAL IMPORTANT PRO-SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR INDICATORS, SHOWING THAT GIRLS IN THE GAME PARTICIPANTS HAVE AN INCREASED CHANCE OF ENGAGING IN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO AVOID RISKY, VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AND SETTINGS. 249948 142962 CAMPS AND CLINICS, SERVING 1,215 GIRLS:DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, GAME DAYS BRING GIRLS IN THE GAME PROGRAMMING TO NEW GIRLS AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CHICAGOLAND. THIS YEAR, GIRLS AT 26 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 GAMES SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP SUMMER CAMP OFFERS THEM A SAFE, FUN ALTERNATIVE. PARTICIPANTS, AGES 7-13 SPEND FOUR WEEKS IN DAY CAMP LEARNING MORE THAN 20 NEW SPORTS, MAKING FRIENDS AND ATTENDING WORKSHOPS ON HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND LEADERSHIP TOPICS. DIVERSE AND EXTENSIVELY TRAINED STAFF LEAD STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING ALIGNED TO STATE AND NATIONAL LEARNING STANDARDS. WITH SAFETY TOP OF MIND, GIRLS IN THE GAME PROVIDES CHARTERED BUSSES WITH ADULT CHAPERONES TO TRANSPORT GIRLS SAFELY TO AND FROM PROGRAMMING, ADDRESSING SAFETY OBSTACLES RELATED TO CROSSING GANG LINES AND OTHER COMMUNITY THREATS. AFTER FOUR WEEKS OF DAY CAMP, PARTICIPANTS ATTEND OVERNIGHT CAMP WHERE THEY EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS AND PRACTICE TEAMWORK SKILLS. INDEPENDENT PROGRAM EVALUATION SHOWS THAT CAMP HELPS GIRLS IMPROVE THEIR SELF-CONTROL AND PREVENT THE LEARNING LOSS SO COMMON OVER THE SUMMER 188748 11600 93592 TEEN PROGRAMS, SERVING 35 TEENS AND 140 GIRLS:GIRLS IN THE GAMES TEEN PROGRAMS INCORPORATE SPORTS AND FITNESS, HEALTH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTO AN AGE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM THAT ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS TO GROW AS LEADERS AND EARN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS. TEACHING YOUNGER GIRLS, MEETING WITH PROFESSIONAL WOMEN AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES, AND COLLEGE CAMPUS TOURS ARE ALL PART OF A NORMAL DAY FOR OUR TEEN GIRLS. ONLY 55 PERCENT OF CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATE. RATES FOR FEMALE MINORITY STUDENTS ARE EVEN LOWER. LAST YEAR, 100 PERCENT OF THE SENIOR GIRLS ENROLLED IN THE TEEN SQUAD GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND ENROLLED IN COLLEGE. OVER 80 PERCENT OF GIRLS IN THE GAME PARTICIPANTS ARE MINORITIES, AND OUR PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE COLLEGE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING INCENTIVES AND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS. TEEN PARTICIPANTS ALSO GIVE BACK, AND LED A TOTAL OF 26 WORKSHOPS LAST YEAR, INSPIRING 140 YOUNGER GIRLS TO GROW UP HEALTHY, CONFIDENT AND STRONG. SURVEYS SHOW THAT THE YOUNGER GIRLS IMPROVED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES OVER THE COURSE OF THE WORKSHOP. 160280 35800 160280 35800 962288 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 1 0 0 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 25 25 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 0 0 0 TONY BOMBACINO 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANN LISTON 3.00 X 0 0 0 JILL ALLREAD 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA FAIRCHILD ESQ 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TIFFANY FERGUSON 3.00 X 0 0 0 STACIE FREEMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL HAGY 3.00 X 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 X 0 0 0 NNEKA RIMMER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SALOMON 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE SCHULTZ 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAY SHARMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC WARNER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL SUMMERFIELD 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA FISCHER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA MALDONADO 3.00 X 0 0 0 JANETTE OUTLAW 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA DUSSIAS 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA FAIRCHILD 3.00 X 0 0 0 AMY SKEEN 70.00 X 97217 0 4230 97217 0 4230 0 0 0 0 0 214347 30548 665235 26548 910130 PROGRAM FEES 611710 138320 138320 CONTRACTUAL EXCHANGE F 611710 120000 120000 258320 413 413 131322 214347 93003 38319 38319 OTHER INCOME 611710 10775 10775 10775 1217957 269095 0 38732 11600 11600 97216 69607 7680 19929 706671 505976 55827 144868 69084 49464 5458 14162 66414 47552 5247 13615 300 300 9000 4140 2430 2430 9450 2513 6937 4370 3386 160 824 44858 30809 6991 7058 8503 6318 674 1511 127521 109521 6000 12000 31396 31396 2767 2767 8601 7311 430 860 36982 27409 2912 6661 MEALS/SNACK PROGRAM 22587 22587 BAD DEBT 18167 18167 SUPPLIES 7204 5608 784 812 MISCELLANEOUS 6157 6157 1288848 962288 94893 231667 193906 84373 221728 202070 55140 57960 35083 58112 8284 23542 74686 33793 49493 40893 8376 13205 572010 480155 67282 45871 39511 35131 106793 81002 X 316717 262153 23500 12000 125000 125000 465217 399153 572010 480155 -70891 4829 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 623080 714342 820460 780382 910130 3848394 623080 714342 820460 780382 910130 3848394 628007 3220387 1165 388 397 413 2363 10775 10775 3861532 975946 0.83400 0.83840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 125000 125000 125000 125000 1.00000 0 0 64225 26781 37444 10461 7012 3449 40893 LEASE PAYABLE 35131 35131 X 1257893 4829 35110 39939 1217954 3 3 1217957 1323957 35110 35110 1288847 0 1288847 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: 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. 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, 2013 AND 2012. ANNIVERSARY EVENT 210271 146506 63765 46564 17200 CHARITY RUNNING EVENT 67841 67841 19015 2 67557 67557 8374 1850 345669 214347 131322 54938 38065 93003 38319 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 21 11600 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 CHOOSE A WINNER OF THE TEAM CAPTAIN AWARD, WHICH GIVES ONE EXTRAORDINARY LEADER AN ADDITIONAL $100 SCHOLARSHIP. X SUPPLIES 6698 FAIR MARKET VALUE X MEALS/SNACKS 1 10000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X PRINTING 9580 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 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.