Girl Scouts Of Southwest Texas
Girl Scouts Of Southwest Texas
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About this organization
Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.
About
GIRL SCOUTS TAKE THE LEAD IN BETTERING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD. GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS (GSSWT) SERVES MORE THAN 15,000 GIRLS AND 5,000 ADULT VOLUNTEERS IN A 21-COUNTY JURISDICTION. THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE (GSLE) IS A COLLECTION OF ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES WHERE GIRLS EARN BADGES, SELL COOKIES, GO ON EXCITING TRIPS, EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS AND PARTICIPATE IN OR LEAD TAKE ACTION PROJECTS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE GSLE EMPOWERS GIRLS TO DISCOVER THEIR OWN WORLD AS THEY DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF AND STRENGTHEN VALUES; CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY AS GIRLS FORM CARING RELATIONSHIPS, PROMOTE COOPERATION AND EMBRACE DIVERSITY; AND TAKE ACTION IN THE WORLD AS GIRLS IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS THEY CARE ABOUT. ALL ACTIVITIES IN GIRL SCOUTING TIE TO ONE OF THESE THREE KEYS TO LEADERSHIP AND THE PROCESSES ARE GIRL-LED AND ENCOURAGE LEARNING BY DOING AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING. THROUGH THE NATIONAL PROGRAM PORTFOLIO AND THE COUNCIL'S KEY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING GAMMA SIGMA GIRLS AND PEARLS, ACTIVITIES AT THE WEST SIDE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP CENTER AND COLLABORATIONS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER YOUTH-SERVING AGENCIES, GSSWT PROVIDES GIRLS WITH COMPREHENSIVE AT-RISK BEHAVIOR PREVENTION SERVICES THROUGH OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN A SAFE SPACE AFTER SCHOOL, ON WEEKENDS AND DURING THE SUMMER.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “Girl scouts builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “Building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as TX.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2020 to be 811 N COKER LOOP, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78216.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2020, they have 136 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$97,091.
- The organization has 28 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1937.
- The organization pays $3,767,092 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $348,856 in fundraising expenses.
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