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GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

aka GSUSA   |   New York City, NY   |  http://www.girlscouts.org

Mission

Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Through programs from coast to coast, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their v We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.

Ruling year info

1919

National Board President

Noorain Khan

Chief Executive Officer

Bonnie Barczykowski

Main address

420 5th Ave

New York City, NY 10018-2729 USA

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EIN

13-1624016

NTEE code info

Girl Scouts (O42)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

As Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Girls grow courageous and strong through a wide variety of enriching experiences, such as field trips, skill-building sports clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships. Girl Scouts helps girls develop their full individual potential; relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect; develop values to guide their actions and provide the foundation for sound decision making; and contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Program Development and Volunteer Learning, Research, and Evaluate Girl Scout Programs

Development of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience which encourages, girl led, cooperative learning and learning by doing, with the guidance of screened and trained adult volunteers.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Women and girls

Provide direct consulting and technical assistance to all Girl Scout Councils to ensure that Girl Scout programs and services are delivered effectively and consistently.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Women and girls

Provide Girl Scouts branded retail products, apparel and program materials to members participating in programs.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Women and girls

Where we work

  • United States

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Average number of Gold Awards earned annually by Girl Scouts

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Program Development and Volunteer Learning, Research, and Evaluate Girl Scout Programs

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Girl Scouts unleashes the G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ in every girl, preparing her for a lifetime of leadership—from taking a night-time hike under the stars to accepting a mission on the International Space Station; from lobbying the city council with her troop to holding a seat in Congress; from running her own cookie business today to tackling cybersecurity tomorrow.

Our Girl Scout Leadership Experience is a one-of-a-kind leadership development program for girls, with proven results. It is based on time-tested methods and research-backed programming that help girls take the lead—in their own lives and in the world.

Research shows that girls learn best in an all-girl, girl-led, and girl-friendly environment. Girl Scouts is a place where she’ll practice different skills, explore her potential, take on leadership positions—and even feel allowed to fail, dust herself off, get up, and try again.

Everything a Girl Scout does centers around STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and entrepreneurship, and is designed to meet her where she is now and to grow along with her. Whether she’s building a robotic arm, coding her first app, building a shelter in the backcountry, or packing for her first hike, a Girl Scout has an exciting array of choices to suit her interests at every age.

Girl Scouts is proven to help girls thrive in five key ways as they:
- Develop a strong sense of self
- Display positive values
- Seek challenges and learn from setbacks
- Form and maintain healthy relationships
- Identify and solve problems in the community

At Girl Scouts, “Can I?” quickly turns into “I will!” as girls transform their ideas into action, turn their questions into adventure, and grow their confidence through practice. And with more than 50 million other G.I.R.L.s to cheer them on every step of the way, there’s no limit to what she can accomplish.

The Girl Scout Research Institute delivers customer-centric, data-driven insights across the Girl Scout Movement and beyond. Our team measures the impact of Girl Scout programming and leads national conversations about girls and their development via groundbreaking original studies. These findings are then used to inform program, public policy, and advocacy for Girl Scouting.

Girl Scouts operates in every zip code within the United States, and with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.

The Girl Scout Impact Study (2017), which draws on data from a nationally representative sample of Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts aged 5-18, shows that Girl Scouts are more likely than non-Girl Scouts to develop strong leadership outcomes, have adults in their lives who help them think about their future and pursue goals, and participate in activities that shape their character and open up new worlds to them.

Girl Scouts also helps girls do well in the classroom and beyond! Compared to their non-Girl Scouts peers, Girl Scouts earn better grades, have higher academic aspirations, and desire a career in STEM, business, or law; industries in which women are underrepresented. The Girl Scout Impact Report provides compelling evidence that Girl Scouts has a strong, positive impact on girls, helping them develop into citizens who are responsible, caring and engaged – and prepared for a lifetime of leadership.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Board of directors
as of 7/30/2025
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Noorain Kahn

Abrar Omeish BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Adrienne Cozart BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Alfia Ilicheva BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Ana Tavares Lattibeaudiere BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Andrea Albright BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 01/2023)

April Schneider BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Beth Bovis

Kearney

Beth Bovis BOARD MEMBER

Cynthia Teniente-Matson BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/2023)

Debra Nielson BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/2023)

Diane Tipton TREASURER (AS OF 07/2023)

Diane Tipton

Self Storage Zone

Earl Simpkins BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/2023)

Edmund Rastrelli BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/2023)

Eileen Drake BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/2023)

Erika Rottenberg BOARD MEMBER

Felecia Gilmore-Long BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Ileana Musa BOARD MEMBER

Jake Perlman BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Jeanne Bickford

Boston Consulting Group

Jeanne Kwong Bickford FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Jessie Kornberg BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Karen P Layng NATIONAL PRESIDENT (THRU 07/2023)

Leslee Temple BOARD MEMBER

Lorraine Hack BOARD MEMBER

Lupe Camargo BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Lydia Mallett

Mallett & Associates

Lydia Mallett BOARD MEMBER

Marcus Peacock BOARD MEMBER

Mary Ann Altergott

Edward Jones

Mary Ann Altergott SECRETARY (AS OF 07/2023)

Maryann Waryjas BOARD MEMBER

Noorain Kahn Chief Executive Officer

Noorain Khan NATIONAL PRESIDENT (AS OF 07/2023)

Rachel Roche Walton SECRETARY (THRU 07/2023)

Robyn Ratcliffe Manzini BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Romie Mushtaq BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Rose Littlejohn BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/2023)

Rumi Morales BOARD MEMBER

Scott Saunders BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Susan Major BOARD MEMBER

Telva McGruder BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 07/2023)

Trooper Sanders SECOND VP (AS OF 07/2023)

Trooper Sanders

Benefits Data Trust

Valarie A Gelb TREASURER (THRU 07/2023)

Venus Quates BOARD MEMBER (11/2022-06/2023)

Vidya Krishnan BOARD MEMBER

Vievette Henry BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/2023)

Wendy Drummond BOARD MEMBER (THRU 01/2023)

Zeta Smith BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/2023)

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? yes