2018 ANNUAL REPORT
A R O F G N I P R E PA R
Lifetime
of
Leadership
29,000 girls grades K-12 participated in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience
11,000+ adult members 2,252 troops 112 full and part time staff 8 service centers
11,262 volunteers completed 9,028 unique training sessions in 2018 4,414 girls participated in an outdoor adventure at one of our 5 camps 1,934 girls participated in a STEM activity with a visit from our STEM Van
80% 75% 60% 60% 60%
32 Gold Award Girl Scouts 523 Bronze Award Girl Scouts 221 Silver Award Girl Scouts
72 service units with dedicated volunteer teams
of girls will demonstrate a strong Sense of Self of girls will demonstrate Positive Values of 6-12 grade girls will be Challenge Seeking of girls form Healthy Relationships of 6-12 grade girls are Community Problem Solvers
These are national percentages.
3,120,748
boxes of Girl Scout Cookies sold 96,000 boxes of cookies were donated back to military service members and veterans through Operation: Cookie Drop
GIRL SCOUTS HIGHEST AWARDS
Bronze. Silver. Gold. These represent the highest honors a Girl Scout can earn. All three awards give Girl Scouts the chance to do big things while working on an issue that’s captured their interests in a big way. Since 1916, the Girl Scout Gold Award has represented the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, recognizing girls who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through remarkable Take Action projects that have sustainable impact in their communities–and beyond. The Girl Scout Gold Award acknowledges the power behind each recipient’s dedication to not only empowering and bettering herself, but also making the world a better place for others. These young women are courageous leaders and visionary change makers.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2018
gold award
GOLD AWARD FACTS AND FIGURES • GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS SPEND BETWEEN ONE AND TWO YEARS ON THEIR PROJECTS. • THE AVERAGE AGE OF GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS IS 17. • IN NEARLY 100 YEARS, ONE MILLION GIRLS HAVE EARNED THE GOLD AWARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT. • GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS WHO JOIN THE ARMED SERVICES ENTER AT ONE RANK HIGHER THAN OTHER RECRUITS. • UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT ADDING GOLD AWARD TO A COLLEGE APPLICATION IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN THE ADMISSION-DECISION PROCESS.
GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA BY THE NUMBERS: • GOLD AWARD - 32 RECIPIENTS • SILVER AWARD - 221 RECIPIENTS • BRONZE AWARD - 523 RECIPIENTS
MADELINE ANDREWS ABIGAIL BEITER NINA BEYFUSS JESSICA BORUM KAILEY BRIAR KYRA COLSTON KATHERINE CONRAD REBECCA ELLIOTT ELSA GASTON KATHERINE GATONS ELEANOR HAMILTON HANNAH HEILMAN RAEHANNA HYDRE-YUSOFF RHIANNON JOHNS EMILY JUDD MACKENZIE KRUGER
Girl Scouts
FRANCES LABORE ALLYSON LAFON GEORGEANNA LAWHORNE KIARA LEE ELIZABETH LOVEALL CASSIDY MCCAMMO TRISTEN MCHUGH KRISTIN MOODY ARIANA OPUSZENSKI SARA RUSSELL KATHERINE STEGEMANN KATHERINE TIELKING TASNEY URTIS SCARLETT WEHR ELLA WEST KATELYN ZALOUDEK
HIGHLIGHT: READING WITH PAWS CASSIDY MCCAMMON, TERRE HAUTE
Cassidy combined her passion for reading and her love of animals to create her project. Her two-day event, held at the Terre Haute Humane Society, attracted more than 250 elementary students, far exceeding her original goal. Each student was given the opportunity to read to a dog or a cat thus practicing their reading skills while also providing the shelter animal with some much-needed socialization. The successful event not only brought hundreds of new visitors to the humane society’s new location, but it also resulted in increased pet adoptions. Cassidy worked with the Terre Haute Humane Society to put together a volunteer training program and the shelter currently plans to make this a permanent program. Cassidy, a graduate of Terre Haute North Vigo High School, attends Indiana University in Bloomington where she continues to be involved in Girl Scouts as a volunteer.
Girl Scout Leadership Experience
Girls learn by doing, and Girl Scouts in central Indiana are taking the lead in bettering their communities and the world. Our girls discover their talents and passions in a safe and supportive all-girl setting and along the way, they gain important skills in the four areas that form the foundation of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
STEM Outdoors Creating an outfit complete with pulsing lights to model on a runway during E-textile camp at Indiana University, building a prosthetic leg with friends during an event sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers, and saving lives by training others how to operate an AED (automatic external defibrillator)— our Girl Scouts excel at STEM activities.
Girl Scouts throughout central Indiana enjoy spending times outdoors. They learn archery at Camp Dellwood, zipline through the sky at Camp Na Wa Kwa, spend time riding horses at Camp Gallahue, and enjoy all of their favorite camp traditions at Camp Sycamore Valley. They even go camping with troops at state parks throughout Indiana and have studied the giant tortoises living on the Galapagos Islands. Research shows that when girls spend quality time outdoors and increase their exposure to nature, they thrive physically, emotionally, and intellectually.
Life Skills Entrepreneurship Whether connecting with female legislators at Girl Scout Day at the Statehouse, introducing Indiana Fever’s starting lineup, throwing out the first pitch at a REX baseball game, building a butterfly habitat at their school or sleeping with the dolphins at the Indianapolis Zoo, Girl Scouts in central Indiana are gaining the skills and the inspiration to accept challenges, overcome obstacles, and take the lead.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is such an important (and exciting) part of the overall Girl Scout experience. Going door to door, setting up a booth outside of a store, and selling cookies online with Digital Cookie®, Girl Scouts in central Indiana are preparing for a bright future. The Girl Scout Cookie Program lets girls show the world their entrepreneurial spirit as key members of the world’s largest girl-led business. Every year, Girl Scouts throughout central Indiana use their cookie earnings to do amazing things in their communities and beyond. From helping animal shelters and feeding the homeless to raising awareness about bullying, making public areas more accessible to people with disabilities, and more, Girl Scouts can and will do anything they put their hearts and minds to.
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana by the numbers STEM 20,000 girls experienced hands-on STEM activities
Outdoors Girl Scouts had nearly 30,000 outdoor experiences
Entrepreneurship 16,475 girls participated in the Girl Scout Cookie Program
Life Skills Highlight: Circle the City Girl Scouts from central Indiana were out in full force for Circle the City on October 20. In total, 4,800 Girl Scouts and their families took part in this special opportunity to explore downtown Indianapolis. Danielle Shockey, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana’s chief executive officer, kicked off the day when she dyed the canal outside of the Indiana State Museum Girl Scout Green. Girl Scouts interacted with more than 80 program partners ranging from Comcast to Rolls Royce located outside and throughout the Indiana State Museum. As part of the special event, Girl Scouts were also able to tour the following destinations:
Eiteljorg Museum | Indiana Historical Society | Indiana Statehouse | Indianapolis Zoo | IUPUI Jungle National Institute for Fitness and Sports | NCAA Hall of Champions Circle the City concluded with 2,000 girls spending the night in the Indiana State Museum, at Union 525, and at Camp Dellwood.
STATEMENT OF
Revenue and Expense for the fiscal year which ended 2018
REVENUE
D
C A
REVENUE A: Community support or donations $601,551 B: Program, product and shop sales (net) $7,547,273 C: Program fees $659,956 D: Investment income/endowments/other $131,250 Total public support and revenue
B EXPENSES
$8,940,030
FINANCIALS EXPENSES
C
A: Program services $7,731,158 B: Management and general $971,229 C: Fundraising $443,292
B
Total expenses $9,145,749 Other income, gains, and losses $192,389 Change in net assets ($13,330)
A
Find a detailed statement of financial position online at girlscoutsindiana.org.
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