Letter from the CEO and Board Chair
The 2013-2014 Girl Scout year was one of growth and changes, and so we must first say THANK YOU to the thousands of dedicated volunteers, supportive parents, and longtime supporters for helping us become a better GSNI! In October, GSNI celebrated a new year with a new Chief Executive Officer, Fiona Cummings. Fiona has an incredible passion for Girl Scouts; she herself is a former Girl Guide from the United Kingdom, she raised her daughter in Girl Scouts in the Naperville area, and also put her two sons through Boy Scouts. Our brand new Rock Falls Service Center and Girl Scout store opened in February, with the community wholly embracing our new presence there. Since then, our members have enjoyed purchasing their Girl Scout supplies and meeting with staff and volunteers in a location much closer to home. Last summer we held our inaugural session of Camp CEO, a new kind of camp experience for high school girls. The girls learned about potential career interests, resume writing and interview skills, and how to professionally represent themselves online. At the end of camp, they were able to network with female role models at the first-ever Champions Dinner in Elgin. The girls (and the role models!) loved it so much, we’re looking forward an even better year of Camp CEO this summer. Due to the support of a few generous foundations, we’ve also seen some great improvements at our camps this year. Camp Dean in Big Rock received a brand new greenhouse and plant identification signs, so girls will be able to start growing and tending their own native plant species, trees, and shrubs this spring. At Mary Ann Beebe Center, we are creating programs-in-a-box that troop leaders and girls can use for fun, educational activities about nature and the environment. In September, we also held an open house at Far Horizons in Hanover and met lots of past and present camp supporters. Despite these successes, we and many other Girl Scout councils across the nation are facing declining membership. Competition for girls’ and parents’ time, lack of adult volunteer mentors, and changing community demographics mean that we must work even harder to ensure that all girls have access to world-class leadership opportunities through Girl Scouts. That’s why 2015 will be a year of intensive research and strategy surrounding parents’ and girls’ motivations for joining and staying in Girl Scouts, and then acting on those findings to implement winning programs and marketing. We look forward to your partnership and support again this year as we work together to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Fiona Cummings, CEO
Lisa Normoyle, Board Chair
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois offers activities for girls in the areas of:
• Financial Literacy • Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) • Wellness and Healthy Living • Environmental and Outdoor Education • Community Service
Total Membership 15,386 girls + 4,871 adults = 20,257 total
Daisies 24% Brownies 34% Juniors 25%
Cadettes
Seniors 3% Ambassadors 2%
White
Not Reported
12%
72% 9%
Hispanic 8%
Multiple/Other 5% African-American 3% Asian-American 2% Native American 1% or American Indian
Additional information can be found in GSNI’s Impact Report which can be found on our website at www.girlscoutsni.org, under About Us/Publications
Council Finances 9%
3% 2%
Income
5%
7%
65%
5%
5% 2% 3% 9%
4%
7% 4% 5% 65%
Merchandise United Way Contributions Other Non-Operating
13%
Investments Program Fees Other Public Support Product Programs
66%
6%
Expenses
15%
66% 13% 15% 6%
Program Services Impairment on Land Held for Sale Management and General Fundraising
Statement of Activity: For the Years ended September 30, 2014 , and 2013 Income
Contributions
2014
2013
$145,157
3%
$138,972
3%
129,874
2%
133,027
2%
265,039
5%
325,616
6%
3,485,665
65%
3,896,071
73%
Program Fees
203,865
4%
208,345
4%
Merchandise
249,888
5%
261,395
5%
United Way Other Public Support Product Programs
Core Operating Income Sub-total
4,479,488
4,963,426
Investments
368,650
7%
259,609
5%
Other Non-Operating
479,237
9%
126,388
2%
$5,327,375
100%
$5,349,423
100%
Total Income Expenses Program Services
2014
2013
$4,619,840
66%
$4,389,491
77%
Management & General
1,032,215
15%
944,738
17%
Fundraising
454,363
6%
365,045
6%
Impairment on Land Held for Sale
933,878
13%
$7,040,296
100%
$5,699,274
100%
Total Expenses Change in Net Assets
($1,712,921)
($349,851)
Statement of Financial Position: As of September 30, 2014, and 2013.
Assets Current Assets
2014
2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$37,811
$267,858
Accounts Receivable, Net
170,033
257,548
Inventories
302,422
279,290
Prepaid Expenses and Deposits
124,484
163,651
5,678,035
5,321,967
Investments Land Held for Sale
Total Non-Current Assets
435,000
$6,747,785
$6,290,314
Non-Current Assets
2014
2013
Pledges Receivable, Net
$31,768
$49,178
Investments
355,865
355,865
Beneficial Interests In Trusts
625,727
612,558
4,985,513
4,828,966
Land, Buildings and Equipment, Net Land Held for Sale
Total Non-Current Assets Total Assets
1,368,878
$5,998,873 $12,746,658
$7,215,445 $13,505,759
2014
2013
Accounts Payable
$198,852
$122,063
Accrued Liabilities
419,690
497,659
1,755,000
800,000
$2,373,542
$1,419,722
2014
2013
$9,117,321
$10,736,824
Temporarily Restricted
464,975
571,164
Permanently Restricted
790,820
778,049
$10,373,116 $12,746,658
$12,086,037 $13,505,759
Liabilities
Line of Credit
Total Liabilities
Net Assets Unrestricted
Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets
GSNI’s complete audit report and 990 tax filing are available to the public by request or by visiting our website at www.girlscoutsni.org
Juliette Low Society Members Mark and Carol Ackerman Carolyn Allison Sara Ellen and James Anderson Patricia and William Appelhans Mary Ann Beebe Jane Carter Diane Collins Cheryl Dahl-Kearney Rise Davis Jody Deery Carmen Diaz Beverly Dow Miriam Fleig Shelleyanne and Mark Fridly Janice Hann Joyce Harrison
Marjoire Herman Emily and Greg Keilback Jean Kinley Lorre La Passo Patricia and Donald Laird Mary and Gene Lamp Virginia and Arnold Larsen Kellyn Lawrence Elizanne Lewis Norm Lindstedt Ruth and Tom Little Colleen Magee Patricia McCullough Kristie Miller Lisa and Tim Normoyle Kenneth Opperman
Barbara Pagano Gregory and Christine Petty Sue Reimer Edward and Mary Anne Rounds Doris Rowald Judith Sedlack Adella Sefrhans Margaret Simonsen Susan Speroff June Stott-Kubasiak Kathryn Swick Shirley Tudor Dana Vierck Jacquelyn Waskiewicz Catherine and Thomas Wilcox Fleur and David Wright
In March of 1912, Juliette Gordon Low gathered just a few girls to begin the Girl Scouts. Juliette’s outstanding leadership was matched by her stewardship when she converted the carriage house of her home into the first Girl Scout national headquarters, and she gifted the property to Girl Scouts in her will.
Juliette’s bequest was the beginning of planned giving to Girl Scouts. In her memory, the Juliette Gordon Low Society was established to thank and honor friends of Girl Scouting who choose to make Girl Scouts part of their legacies and a beneficiary of their estate plans. Providing a gift to Girl Scouts in your estate plans can include naming Girl Scouts as beneficiary of a: yy Will
yy Life Insurance Policy
yy Remainder Gift of Real Estate
yy Retirement Plan
yy Charitable Gift Annuity
yy Living Trust
yy Charitable Remainder Trust
yy Any other gift that benefits Girl Scouts in the future
yy Donor Advised Fund
yy Charitable Lead Trust
Members of the Juliette Gordon Low Society are recognized locally and nationally by Girl Scouts of the USA. If you are interested in discussing planned gift opportunities and becoming a member of the Juliette Gordon Low Society, or if you have already named Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois in a planned gift but do not see your name listed above, please contact Emily at (815) 962-5591, Ext. 7216.
Donors $25,000 +
Aurora Rotary Club
• Robert and Jaye Quimby
• Coni and Daniel Schwandt
Grand Victoria Foundation
Bushman’s Service
• Sue Reimer
United Way of Rock River Valley
Benjamin Grogg Trust
• Riley Drug/Tim and Bobbie Riley
George and Frances Schwenkner Charitable Trust
Estate of William F. Wern
GSUSA
• Judith Sedlack and Jack Leist
• Janet Kjellstrom
Smeja Homestead Foundation
• Patricia and Donald Laird
Swedish American Foundation
Motorola Foundation-First Grant
• Scott W. Trenhaile
Mulford Dental Group
$10,000–$24,999 Alfred Bersted Foundation Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Matthew A. Marvin Trust
• Carolyn F. O’Neal
Scott and Virginia Webster Charitable Foundation Trust
McHenry County Community Foundation
• Linda and Jaxon Oshita
• Catherine and Thomas Wilcox
• David Rydell
Harold and Marjorie Pratt Memorial Charitable Trust
St. Charles Kiwanis Foundation
$500–$999
United Way of Whiteside County
United Way of Ogle County
• Sara Ellen and James Anderson Aurora Golden “K” Kiwanis Club
$1,000–$1,499
$5,000–$9,999
• Mark and Carol Ackerman
• Phil and Nancy Costello
Anonymous
• Donna Addy
Dell Direct Giving Campaign
Gloyd Family Foundation
Alpine Bank
Elgin Cosmopolitan Club
• Mary and Gene Lamp
• Donna and Terry Bausman
• Kathryn and Kevin Flavin
• Edward and Mary Anne Rounds
• Karen and Robert Brown
• Judith Gambrel
United Way of Boone County
• Lisa M. Cheeseman
• Linda Gerber
United Way of Central Kane County
Communities in Schools of Aurora, Inc
• Bradley and Georgann
Crystal Lake Dawnbreakers Rotary Club
United Technologies Aerospace Systems
$2,500–$4,999
• Fiona Cummings
• Charles and Mary Jo Hare
BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
• Anthony C. Curtiss
Kathy Hindman
Wayne H. and Ruth L. Diehl Trust
Danfoss, LLC
• Ehren and Christie Jarrett
General Mills Foundation
• Miriam Fleig
Catherine Johnston
• David and Sandra Kaptain
• Jeanne Floberg
• Jean and Ted Killingsworth
William Miller Charitable Trust
Greenlee Textron
Patriots Gateway Community Center
Heartland Blood Centers
John and Jane Leifheit Charitable Foundation
Rockford Health System
• Joan Kelley
United Way of Greater McHenry County
• John and Sally Koepsell
United Way of the Fox Valley
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago United Way of Northwest Illinois
• Barbara Vroman • Vicki N. Wright
$1,500–$2,499 Anonymous
• Emily and Greg Keilback
• Claire and Eric Leininger • LoRayne Logan
• Scott and Kelly McCleary • Betty and Terry Moore
• Lisa and Tim Normoyle Oswego Rotary Club Foundation
• Susan Pasetti • Charles Qualls
The Garden Faire, LLC Thomson Community Fund Kari Toth • Patricia and Ted Turner • Nancy M. Voss
• John Whitehead • David and Rosalie Whitehouse Woodward Governor Company
Argent Capital, Inc.
Charles and Marie Von Weise Trust
United Way of Lee County
St. Charles Kiwanis Golden “K”
Chartwell Agency
Gummow
• Ruth and Tom Little • Cheryl Maggio • Donald Manning • John and Karen Messley • Betsy and Richard Papp Planes Companies
• Kathleen and Thomas Ramsay • Therese Reid • Jane Reuber • Joyce Rice
• Angela Schmidt
• These individuals are members of the GSNI Leadership Council, a group of donors who each give more than $500 annually and who serve as an advisory council to GSNI. If you are interested in joining the Leadership Council, please contact Emily at (815) 962-5591, Ext. 7216. These individuals are members of the Girl Scouts Forever Society, which means they have made multi-year pledges to GSNI to secure the future of our organization.
Elgin Service Center 12N124 Coombs Road Elgin, IL 60124 847-741-5521
Officers
Chair: Lisa Normoyle (Rockford) 1st Vice Chair: Scott McCleary (Aurora) 2nd Vice Chair: Bobbie Riley (Batavia) Secretary: Donna Bausman (Mt. Carroll) Treasurer: Bob Quimby (Rockton)
Directors-at-Large
•• Dr. Annette Acevedo (Elgin) •• Mark Ackerman (Pecatonica) •• Theresa Barreiro (Aurora) •• Starla Copeland (Rockford) •• Rosario DeLeon (Aurora) •• Carole Dickerson (Freeport) •• Tiffany Garcea (Scales Mound) •• Christin Giedd (Dixon) •• Hon. Gwyn Gulley (Machesney Park) •• Sheryl Head (Rockford) •• Pamela K. Owens (South Beloit) •• Mike Peddle (DeKalb) •• Kate Ramsay (Pearl City) •• William Reilly (Belvidere) •• Jean Marie Saidler (Crystal Lake) •• Rhonda Sunden (Roscoe) •• Patricia Turner (Elgin) •• Lois Wollney (Barrington)
Freeport Service Center 5040 Bus. Rt. 20 West Freeport, IL 61032 815-235-8777 or 800-925-3327 Girl Scout Express 200 Applebee Street Barrington, IL 60010 847-620-5043 Rock Falls Service Center 229 First Avenue, Suite 1 Rock Falls, IL 61071 815-997-5100 Rockford Service Center 2820 McFarland Road Rockford, IL 61107 815-962-5591 or 800-242-5591 Sugar Grove Service Center 200 New Bond Street Sugar Grove, IL 60554 630-897-1565
Associate Directors
• Kayla Colwell (Franklin Grove) • Stefany Veldhuizen (Sycamore) • Lindsay Schwartz (Kildeer)
Board Development Committee • Sheryl Head (Rockford) • Susan Angell-Case (Elgin) • Vicky Kohlbacher (Rockford) • Archie Needam (Aurora) • Kate Ramsay (Pearl City) • Lois Wollney (Barrington)
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