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Name:	Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
Address:	4930 Cornell Road
	Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone:	513-489-1025 800-537-6241
Web Address:	www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Girl Scouts provides opportunities for girls to get the experiences and tools they need to be successful leaders now and throughout their lives. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience engages girls in discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. These discoveries happen through the Girl Scout program, which is intentionally designed to be: girl driven – by the girls, for the girls; experiential – learning by doing; cooperative – working in small groups and teams; and non-formal – intentional learning activities with girls directing the outcome. All Girl Scout experiences are intentionally designed to tie to one or more of our four council goals: 1) Girls will understand themselves and their values; 2) Girls will use their knowledge and skills to explore the world; 3) Girls will care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally; and 4) Girls will act to make the world a better place. According to the charity, in 2009, the Girls Scouts served 49,017 girls through 13,995 volunteers.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Girl Scouts of Western Ohio's program expenses were:

Program Services	16,089,657
Total Program Expenses:	$16,089,657

Chief Executive : Ms. Barbara J. Bonifas, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$214,438

Chair of the Board: Ms. Nancy C. Dawes
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Research Fellow Vic Mills Societ, Procter & Gamble

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 150

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail appeals, grant proposals, Internet, planned giving arrangements

Fundraising costs were 21% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,637,111, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This charity is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Girl Scouts of Western Ohio's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Cookie and Merchandise Sales	14,161,415
Net Unrealized Gains	1,635,099
United Way Allocations	1,183,342
Program Fees and Dues	856,595
Legacies, Bequests, and Contributions	453,769
Interest and Dividends, Net of Fees	290,531
Government Grants	173,195
Other	94,714
Net Realized Losses	-160,330
Total Income	$18,688,330

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 89%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 9%

Total income				$18,688,330
	Program expenses			$16,089,657
	Fund raising expenses			337,497
	Administrative expenses			1,558,315
Total expenses				$17,985,469
Income in Excess of Expenses				702,861
Beginning net assets				32,018,465
Ending net assets				32,721,326
Total liabilities				814,694
Total assets				$33,536,020