Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF GREATER NEW YORK (THE COUNCIL) WAS ORGANIZED IN 1942 TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA FOR GIRLS AGES 5-18 WITHIN THE GREATER NEW YORK AREA. THAT MISSION IS TO DEVELOP IN GIRLS, COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. OVER 32,000 GIRLS REPRESENTING EVERY ZIP CODE IN NEW YORK CITY PARTICIPATE IN GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMMING, LED BY OVER 7,000 ADULT VOLUNTEERS. THE COUNCIL SUPPORTS GIRL SCOUT TROOPS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH COUNCIL-LED PROGRAMS, THE COUNCIL OFFERS MANY DIVERSE PATHWAYS TO HELP GIRLS GROW INTO LEADERS.
THE MISSION OF THE GREATER NEW YORK COUNCIL IS TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORD A BETTER PLACE.
GIRL DEVELOPMENT: OVER 32,000 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE THROUGH A VARIETY OF PATHWAYS (TROOP, CAMP, ONE-DAY EVENTS, SERIES, TRAVEL, AND VIRTUAL.) ADAPTED TO AN URBAN LANDSCAPE, THE COUNCIL ALSO DELIVERED PROGRAMMING IN FOUR FOCAL AREAS: STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS); BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENUERSHIP; OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND ADVENTURE; AND LEADERSHIP. OVER 12,000 MANAGED THEIR OWN GIRL SCOUT COOKIE BUSINESSES, SELLING OVER 1.3 MILLION BOXES OF COOKIES. 3,495 PARTICIPATED IN THE COUNCIL'S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) EXPERIENCES IN 2019. THIS INCLUDES MULTI-WEEK PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON MATH AND ROBOTICS; ONE-DAY EVENTS AT THE MUSESUM OF MATH, THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE AND THE NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE; BREAKING THE CODE, THE COUNCIL'S WEEK-LONG CODING CAMP THAT COMBINES JAVASCRIPT CODING, FILMMAKING, AND THE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES CENTRAL TO GIRL SCOUTING; AND VARIOUS STEM ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND EVENTS PRESENTED TO NEW YORK CITY TROOPS. 1,676 GIRLS ENHANCED THEIR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, JOURNEY EXPRESS DAYS (CURRICULUM PROVIDED BY GIRL SCOUTS USA), ONE-DAY CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND THE 2019 COHORT OF THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PRESENTED BY GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER NEW YORK (140 GIRLS). ADDITIONALLY, 30 ELIGIBLE GIRL SCOUTS AT THE COUNCIL RECEIVED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. 66 GIRLS EARNED THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD AND 190 GIRLS EARNED THEIR SILVER AWARD - THESE ARE THE HIGHEST RECOGNITIONS THAT GIRLS CAN EARN IN GIRL SCOUTING, EARNED BY COMPLETING PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES IN SUSTAINABLE WAYS. THE COUNCIL CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THE TROOP 6000 PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GIRL SCOUTING IN HOMELESS SHELTERS TO OVER 500 MEMBERS ACROSS 18 SHELTER SITES. PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED SLEEPAWAY CAMP AT CAMP KAUFMANN AS WELL AS URBAN DAY CAMP IN NYC. THEY ALSO PARTICIPATED IN GIRL SCOUT WORLD THINKING DAY IN FEBRUARY, SOLD COOKIES AT THE KELLOGG'S CAFE IN APRIL, ENJOYED A MOTHERS' DAY CELEBRATION IN MAY, AND PARTICIPATED IN TROOP ACTIVITIES WHERE THEY EARNED BADGES THROUGH WEEKLY MEETINGS.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM ADVANCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF 15 KEY OUTCOMES FOR GIRLS RELATED TO DISCOVERING, CONNECTING, AND TAKING ACTION IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE COUNCIL'S VOLUNTEER CORPS OF OVER 7,000 ADULTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO SERVE GIRLS IN VIRTUALLY EVERY ZIP CODE ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS. VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING TO ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM AND ABILITY TO PROVIDE GIRLS WITH TRAVEL-RELATED, STEM, AND CAMP EXPERIENCES.
CAMP OPERATIONS: AT THE COUNCIL'S CAMP KAUFMANN IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY, THE COUNCIL PROVIDED OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO OVER 4,956 GIRLS AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CAMP ACTIVITIES IN 2019: 2,220 THROUGH DAY TRIPS, 1,495 THROUGH WEEKEND CAMPING; 730 THROUGH SLEEPAWAY CAMP CONSISTING OF A ONE-WEEK STAY AT CAMP KAUFMANN OR LONGER ; AND, 15 THROUGH THE COUNSELOR-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH GIVES HIGH SCHOOL-AGED GIRLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE CAMP KAUFMANN'S CAMP COUNSELORS. THE CAMP ACTIVITIES OFFERED INCLUDE LOW AND HIGH ROPES CHALLENGE COURSE ELEMENTS, BOATING, FISHING, FROG POND, CRAFTS, HIKING, ARCHERY, AND SWIMMING. IN NEW YORK CITY, WE HOSTED 7 URBAN DAY CAMP SITES THOUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS FOR GIRLS AGES 5-9 WHICH PROVIDED SUMMER CHILDCARE FOR 195 GIRLS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Meridith Maskara | CEO | 40 | $178,852 |
| Jill Scibilia Through 1118 | VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 35 | $113,577 |
| Karen B Lundgard | COO (through 04/19) | 35 | $102,210 |
| Suzanne Yadav | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Marty Willis | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Belanne Ungarelli | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Davia Temin | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Dhivya Suryadevara | BOARD MEMBER (through 3/19) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Melissa Rice | BOARD MEMBER (through 3/19) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Menna Samaha | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Caitlin Pincus | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Amanda Persaud | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Martha Monserrate | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Lindsay Mckenna | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Trish Mcevoy | BOARD MEMBER (through 3/19) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Dawn Mcevoy | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Catherine Keating | BOARD MEMBER (through 3/19) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Joy Lu | BOARD MEMBER (through 3/19) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Melissa Mcclenaghan Martin | BOARD MEMBER (through 3/19) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Susan Liddie | BOARD MEMBER (through 3/19) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Samantha Kappagoda | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Shan Hicks | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Monique Herena | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Lynda Davey | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sarah Cogan | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Chung | BOARD MEMBER (through 3/19) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Gwen Carr | BOARD MEMBER (through 11/18) | 1.5 | $0 |
| Stephanie Breslow | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Brittany Bragg | BAORD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Rhonda Boston | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kimberly Blanchard | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kerry Tatlock | VICE-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Patrice Tanaka | VICE-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Robert Ouimette | VICE-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Alyssa Moeder | VICE-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lee | VICE-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| James Gundell | VICE-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Todd Guenther | VICE-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Barbara Cooperman | VICE-PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Kim Bourne | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Michelle Clayman | BOARD CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Stephanie Schnabel | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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