Girl Scouts Of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana

Girl scout troops and groups used camps in wisconsin, illinois and indiana for camping and outdoor activities. Girl scout camp gives girls of all backgrounds an opportunity to grow, explore, and have fun under the guidance of trained adults. Through camp and outdoor activities girls discover leadership abilities, build skills, and develop a deep appreciation for the environment.

The product sales program is an integral part of our business and financial literacy initiative, which helps girls learn life skills such as goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. Such programs include the cookie program and the fall product sales program. 6,700 girls participated in our fall product program in which girls sell candy, nuts and magazines generating revenues of $2,254,463 against costs of $1,444,304. 24,000 girls participated in the cookie program selling 3,744,847 boxes of cookies. Gross revenues amounted to $22,472,796. Costs incurred in running this program amounted to $9,144,277. The council maintains 6 retail shops for the purposes of selling girl scout merchandise and program materials for all levels of girl scouting. Revenues associated with these shops were $1,430,304 and costs of merchandise were $849,454. Gross revenues and expenses related to these program services are shown on form 990, part viii, lines 10a & b.