Annual Report 2015 BUILDING Strong Leaders
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annual report 2015 BUILDING strong leaders We did a lot of building in 2015! Thank you for your trust, encouragement, time and generosity. With your support, we stayed true to our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. In these pages, you’ll see how your contributions made a difference last year. Through cookie sales, donations and corporate support, we raised $12 million to finance operations and build structures that will benefit our girls for generations. The recently completed, state-of-the-art Lodge on Level 3 of our Balboa Campus will provide a home base for more than 5,000 campers each year, while the helipad at Camp Winacka will help aerial firefighters serve and protect the region. Furthermore, through Girl Scouts of the USA’s new Customer Engagement Initiative, we significantly invested in technology and built a new website, the Volunteer Toolkit and a customer management system to better support our 35,000 girl and adult members. You have our deep appreciation for partnering with us to build tomorrow’s leaders. Rick Brooks Jo Dee C. Jacob Our goal: to instill confidence, leadershipJo Dee and skills, Rick and cross a the Cabrillo collaborative spirit in girls. The best way to teach Board Chair Chief Executive Officer Bridge during our councilwide those life lessons is bybridging imparting ceremony fun and in Balboa Park. imagination into everything we do. Jo Dee and Debbie More than 12,000 dedicated volunteers support girls and inspire them to become leaders. Our Outdoor Skills weekend in the mountains, day- BUILDING long volunteer training conference and 142 other council-sponsored training sessions drew 1,300-plus attendees. This past year, to improve a lifetime of the volunteer experience, we invested over $100,000 in technology to provide tools for facilitating troop activities; online classes and volunteerism certifications; a user-friendly, mobile-optimized website; and a cloud-based member management system. Now it’s easier than ever to plan a troop meeting, engage with girls, and communicate information across the organization. Volunteers enjoy canoeing during Outdoor Skills Weekend. BUILDING a lifetime of courage confidence and character Gold Award recipients epitomize the impact of the Girl Scout Leader- ship Experience. Only the nation’s top five percent of Girl Scouts have the tenacity to earn this prestigious award. In 2015, 43 girls received the Gold Award by developing and completing original “Take Action” projects with sustainable impact in their communities and beyond. Older Girl Scouts may also elect to join the Global Arms of Advocacy to explore important topics about women’s issues around the world, or the Girl Advisory Board that apprises our CEO about local matters affecting today’s teens. Girls learn life skills through acting and improvisation at Empowerment Theatre. Presenting the Gold Award Class of 2015 (right). BUILDING self-esteem ... so girls can dream big Girl Scouts get to be themselves … and find out just how great they are! Starting in kindergarten, girls lead team projects that let them work toward ambitious goals, find success and receive praise for their contributions. Summer camp, troop activities and service unit community projects provide opportunities for girls, supported by their peers, to rise to new challenges. With that foundation, older girls are able to tackle serious endeavors on their own, and go for the Gold! Top cookie sellers celebrate the view from the roof deck at the San Diego Museum of Natural History with their spirit stick. The great outdoors provides countless opportunities for girls to develop as leaders. In 2015, 4,700 Girl Scouts explored the wilderness, discovered new skills and grew in self-esteem. While challenging themselves on the high-ropes course, developing the patience to fish, or teaming up to build a campfire, girls gain the self-confidence required to take leadership roles and advocate for their communities. BUILDING challenge seekers problem solvers and team players Advanced backpackers trekking through the Minarets and checking compass readings. BUILDING partnerships in new communities Every girl in San Diego should have the opportunity to be a Girl Scout. Our council-funded outreach program fills the need for some communities where there are not enough volunteers available to lead troops. Once Girl Scouts San Diego identifies these neighborhoods, 18 staff members deliver the programs. Their mission: To empower girls with the confidence to make positive choices about their health, education and careers. Girl Scouts learn about science, technology, engineering, art and math; fitness, the environment and nature. Generous support from Sharp Health Plan, the Soroptimist Club of Coronado, ResMed Foundation, Farrell Family Foundation and other partners fund this life skills-building program. Outreach Girl Scouts sporting their new backpacks donated by Soroptimist International of Coronado. BUILDING sustainable stewardship Our mountain camps have always been a place to explore, take risks, make friends and build memories. Thanks to our community partnership with SDG&E, our camps now have a helipad we can use in camp emergencies and share with aerial firefighters. Windmill pumps groundwater to feed SDG&E funded the helipad, which can be used by our camps and community the lake at Camp Winacka. in case of emergency. Girl Scouts San Diego Board of Directors Girl Scouts San Diego December 31, 2015 Condensed Financial Statements Officers Brent King December 31, 2015 Founder Rick Brooks, CFA, CFP Chelsea’s Light Foundation Chair Chief Investment Officer Barbara Lamb Assets Blankinship & Foster, LLC Program Manager City of San Diego Cash, cash equivalents, receivables, inventory $ 6,513,023 Total Assets Regina H. Buckley Vice Chair Susan J. Luehrs Investments 5,100,823 Attorney, Community Senior Vice President Endowment investments 4,636,376 Volunteer Southern California Regional Marketing Manager Land, buildings and equipment 10,583,738 Andy Gallagher Wells Fargo Treasurer Investment Professional Cindy Marten Total Assets $ 26,833,960 Superintendent Land, building, equipment (40%) Sylvia Vecchione, R.N., B.S.N. San Diego Unified ___________________________________________________ _________________ Secretary School District $10,583,738 Manager Liabilities and Net Assets Vecchione Plastic Surgery Keith McKenzie Payables and accrued expenses $ 1,010,838 Partner Delphi Private Advisors Net assets Directors-at-Large Cash and cash equivalents (24%) Bobbie Quick Unrestricted 24,800,477 $6,513,023 Julia Brown Community Volunteer Temporarily restricted 711,063 Community Volunteer Rosa Maria Robles Permanently restricted 311,582 Beth Burns Auditor Assistant Director for Women’s California Department of Investments (19%) Basketball Resources Recycling & Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 26,833,960 $5,100,823 University of Southern Recovery California ___________________________________________________ _________________ Suzanne Schlundt Chris Carstens Vice President Revenue and Support Clinical Psychologist Marketing – West Contributions $ 2,684,945 Endowment investments (17%) Cox Communications $4,636,376 Liza Crisafi Program fees 1,373,931 Chief Investment Officer Denise Scott ReportAnnual 2015 San Diego City Employees' Community Volunteer Merchandise sales (net) and miscellaneous 8,096,363 Retirement System Investment income/(loss) (90,986) Michelle Sterling Julie Dubick Senior Vice President of Partner Human Resources Expense Allocation H.G. Consulting Group Qualcomm Total Revenue and Support $ 12,064,253 Adjunct Professor, California ___________________________________________________ _________________ Western School of Law Carmen Vann Construction Executive Expenses Laura Georgantos Turner Construction Director, Organizational Program services $ 8,424,346 Effectiveness William “Bill” V. Whelan Supporting services SDG&E Partner Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Management and general 1,232,831 Marcia Gill Smith, LLC Math Professor Fundraising 616,416 San Diego City College Catherine Young Girl Scout programs (82%) Vice President Internal Audit $8,424,346 Chris Guglielmo Globalfoundaries Total Expenses $ 10,273,593 Vice President Human Resources Shelley Zimmerman ___________________________________________________ _________________ Cubic Americas Chief of Police Net Revenues Over Expenses $ 1,790,660 The City of San Diego Management and general (12%) Karen Hewitt $1,232,831 Manager Jones Day This condensed financial statement is unaudited. Audited financial statements will be available at our office or by request. Fundraising (6%) $616,416 Individual Gifts in 2015 Generous support from these donors helped us keep Girl Scouting affordable and available for girls in our BUILDING local communities. Gifts of $1,000 or more qualify for membership in the exclusive Promise Circle. $100,000 and above Donna Sexton Shirley Kelly Arlene and Richard Esgate friendships with our generous donors Dorothy & John Helm Sandra Timmons and Gerry L. Keshka Pauline Foster Richard Sandstrom Kathie Kim Commander Erik and $50,000-$99,999 Sylvia and Tom Vecchione Linda Kitchens Shannon Franzen Nadine and Carlo Daleo Laura and Ervin Wheeler Barbara Lamb and Bill Hale Gary Gallegos Lifetime Giving Barbara and David Groce The Buhai Family Carol and James Lazier George and Allison Gildred We extend our deepest gratitude to these individuals for their cumulative gifts to Girl Scouts. Katie and Dan Sullivan Gail and Martin Levin Halina