GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO
Programs
Girl Scouts Leadership Experience
AT GIRL SCOUTS, WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE GIRLS ARE CONFIDENT, UNDERSTAND THEIR WORTH, AND HAVE THE SKILLS TO THRIVE. EVERY BADGE OR PATCH THEY EARN; EACH OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE, AND TAKE ACTION PROJECT LEADS THEM TO DISCOVER THEIR INTERESTS, BUILDS THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE. GIRL SCOUTS ARE LIFE-READY - FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF GIRLS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024: - OPENED THE FIRST FULLY ACCESSIBLE ZIPLINE AT OUR MEADOW MOUNTAIN RANCH PROPERTY. MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING, THIS EFFORT WAS INITIATED BY THE GECCCOS TROOP IN NORTHERN COLORADO TO HONOR THEIR TROOP MEMBER WHO PASSED AWAY. - THE GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO COOKIE PROGRAM RANKED NO. 3 IN THE NATION. - SECURED OUR FIRST FUNDED PARTNER FOR THE HIGHEST AWARDS PROGRAM. - HELD THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WOMEN OF DISTINCTION SERIES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE AND DOLLARS RAISED. - LAUNCHED A NEW ECOMMERCE SITE TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RETAIN PROCEEDS FOR GIRL SCOUTS IN COLORADO. - INITIATED A TEACHER-LED TROOP MODEL IN AURORA WITH A PRIVATE DONOR AND ARE NOW ABLE TO CONTINUE EXPANDING THIS MODEL THANKS TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING RECEIVED AS PART OF A NATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM HOSTED THROUGH GSUSA. - DEVELOPED CERT-A-THONS, OUTDOOR SKILLS FOCUSED TRAININGS FOR ADULT VOLUNTEERS, MEETING A GREAT NEED AND WELL-RECEIVED BY VOLUNTEERS. - CONTINUED EFFORTS TO DIVERSITY FUNDING AND RAISED $1.6 MILLION FROM DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS.THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SUCCESSES BECAUSE THE REAL ACHIEVEMENTS LIE IN THE LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 15,204 YOUTH MEMBERS AND THE 6,116 ADULT VOLUNTEERS WHO GUIDE THEM ON THEIR LEADERSHIP JOURNEY.THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM IS A GIRL-LED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE WHERE GIRLS DISCOVER, CONNECT, AND TAKE ACTION THROUGH BADGE-EARNING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, AND TRAVEL. IT'S A LIFE-LONG LEADERSHIP JOURNEY THAT PROGRESSES AS GIRLS GROW. THROUGH THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, WE KNOW THAT GIRLS ARE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH EVERYDAY ACTIONS BIG AND SMALL, AND INCORPORATING OUR FOUR PROGRAM PILLARS (STEM, OUTDOORS, LIFE SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP) INTO EVERYTHING THEY DO AS GIRL SCOUTS. PARTICIPATING IN GIRL SCOUTS IS PROVEN TO HELP GIRLS THRIVE IN FIVE WAYS AS THEY: - DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF. - DISPLAY POSITIVE VALUES. - SEEK CHALLENGES AND LEARN FROM SETBACKS. - FORM AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. - AND IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$10.2MGirl Scouts Outdoor and Skill-Building Programs
PROGRAMS:IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR TROOP, MORE THAN 6,500 GIRL SCOUTS ATTENDED STAFF-LED OR PARTNER-LED PROGRAMMING AT 87 EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PARTNERED WITH FUNDERS ON 27 IN-PERSON EVENTS AND 18 VIRTUAL EVENTS, REACHING MORE THAN 1,550 GIRL SCOUTS. MORE THAN 1,800 SKILL-BUILDING PATCHES WERE EARNED BY YOUTH MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN PARTNER-FUNDED PROGRAMMING. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE IS INTEGRAL IN BEING A GIRL SCOUT AND CAN BE PIVOTAL IN A GIRL'S LIFE. MORE THAN 2,700 GIRLS ATTENDED STAFF-LED AND VOLUNTEER-LED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS THIS YEAR. MORE THAN 1,000 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP AT GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO'S RANCH PROPERTIES. NEARLY 500 GIRL SCOUTS EXPERIENCED TROOP AND FAMILY CAMP OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF-LED DAY CAMPS SERVED 149 GIRL SCOUTS, AND ALL VOLUNTEER-LED CAMP SESSIONS SERVED 717 GIRL SCOUTS. ALMOST 250 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATED IN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CLUB, AN INDIVIDUAL YOUTH MEMBER EXPERIENCE FOR OLDER GIRL SCOUTS.IN AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE MORE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM UNDERSERVED GROUPS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO OFFERED AFFINITY CAMP SESSIONS, INCLUDING PRIDE OUTSIDE FOR LGBTQ+ IDENTIFYING GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR ALLIES AND PROTECTED PEAKS FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.2MGirl Scouts Entrepreneurship Programs
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THROUGH PRODUCT PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 10,000 GIRL SCOUTS FLEXED THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL MUSCLES AND RAN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, BRINGING IN MORE THAN $3.4 MILLION IN TROOP PROCEEDS TO FUND THEIR NEXT GIRL SCOUT ADVENTURES AND SERVICE PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, THESE GIRL SCOUTS SOLD MORE THAN 140,000 PACKAGES OF COOKIES TO BE DONATED TO THEIR HOMETOWN HEROES, ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FIRE DEPARTMENTS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND ANIMAL SHELTERS. THE FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM ALSO SAW MORE THAN 3,000 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATING AND BROUGHT IN MORE THAN $1.1 MILLION IN TOTAL SALES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$0
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved to Chario Inc. (d.b.a. Impala)