Girl Scouts Heart Of Central California
Girl Scouts Heart Of Central California
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About this organization
Mission
It is the Girl Scouts mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. We serve 18 central valley counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba. More than ever, Girl Scouts is the place for every girl, and it always will be. For more than 105 years, Girl Scouts has given girls the tools to lead, break barriers, and create positive change, becoming Changemakers!. These are the girls and young women who dream big and do even more. There’s never been a better time to be part of Girl Scouts. Regardless of where she comes from, every girl has a home at Girl Scouts.
About
GIRL SCOUTS IS THE PREMIER LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR GIRLS. PARTICIPATION IN GIRL SCOUTS CAN CHANGE THE WAY GIRLS SEE THE WORLD AND THEIR PLACE IN IT. GIRL SCOUTS' MISSION IS TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. SINCE 1912, GIRLS HAVE EXPLORED NEW FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE, LEARNED VALUABLE SKILLS, AND DEVELOPED STRONG CORE VALUES THROUGH GIRL SCOUTS. TODAY GIRL SCOUTS IS, AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN, THE ORGANIZATION BEST POSITIONED TO HELP GIRLS DEVELOP IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP SKILLS THEY NEED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. AT GIRL SCOUTS, GUIDED BY SUPPORTIVE ADULTS AND PEERS, GIRLS DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES THAT ENABLE THEM TO DISCOVER THEIR VALUES, SKILLS, AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM; CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND TAKE ACTION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR WORLD. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE GIRL LED, COOPERATIVE, AND HANDS-ON-PROCESSES THAT CREATE HIGH-QUALITY EXPERIENCES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING. GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA (GSHCC) IS ONE OF 111 COUNCILS OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1912. GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS ARE ORGANIZED TO DEVELOP THE GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO ESTABLISH LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE PROGRAM. GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 18,000 GIRLS AND 8,000 ADULT MEMBERS IN ALPINE, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, COLUSA, EL DORADO, GLENN, MARIPOSA, MERCED, NEVADA, PLACER, SACRAMENTO, SAN JOAQUIN, SOLANO, STANISLAUS, SUTTER, TUOLUMNE, YOLO, AND YUBA COUNTIES. THIS COUNCIL IS INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW, IS ADMINISTERED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYS A STAFF TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VOLUNTEERS. THE COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT OF LEADERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS, AND RECRUITMENT OF GIRLS, PLACING THEM INTO TROOPS OR INTO PROGRAMS THAT SUIT THEIR NEEDS. THE COUNCIL PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES FOR GIRLS, AS WELL AS RECOGNITION AND PUBLICITY FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF GIRLS AND VOLUNTEERS. IN SUPPORT OF GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES, GSHCC MANAGES AND MAINTAINS A LODGE, TWO CAMPS AND THREE CABINS FOR USE BY GIRL SCOUTS. GSHCC ALSO MANAGES OFFICES AND GIRL PROGRAM SPACE IN THREE AREAS: SACRAMENTO, STOCKTON AND MODESTO. THE COUNCIL ALSO OPERATES TWO SHOPS FOR PURCHASING ITEMS SUCH AS APPAREL, INSIGNIA AND PROGRAM MATERIALS. IT ALSO SPONSORS AN INTERACTIVE, HISTORICAL MUSEUM FEATURING MEMORABILIA THROUGHOUT THE DECADES. GSHCC ALSO OPENED TWO NEW STEM CENTER + MAKERSPACES, WHICH SERVES HUNDREDS OF GIRLS IN STEM-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2019, GSHCC OPENED A NEW MOBILE STEM CENTER + MAKERSPACE, TO TAKE STEM PROGRAMMING TO REMOTE AND URBAN AREAS.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “Girl scouting builds 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 CA.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2020 to be 6601 ELVAS AVENUE, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95819.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2020, they have 164 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 $473,059.
- The organization has 20 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1965.
- The organization pays $5,446,017 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $500,314 in fundraising expenses.
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