2025-03-19T16:32:15-05:00 2024-09-30 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP 1900 16TH STREET SUITE 1700 DENVER CO 80202 990 2023-10-01 840410630 GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO GIRL 3036074888 1485 S COLORADO BLVD STE 210 DENVER CO 80222 DONNELL HEISTAND COO 3036074888 2025-03-14 1 1 KIMBERLY A RYAN P00829977 3036981883 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LEANNA CLARK 1485 S COLORADO BLVD STE 210 DENVER CO 80222 42142393 0 X WWW.GIRLSCOUTSOFCOLORADO.ORG X 1937 CO GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PREPARES GIRLS AND ADULTS TO CREATE UNIQUE LEADERSHIP PATHS, IGNITE CHANGE, AND SHARE A WORLDWIDE SISTERHOOD THROUGH TRADITIONS AND NEW EXPERIENCES. GIRL SCOUTS BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 22 22 325 6116 0 0 1526849 1582538 1535872 1348561 694227 718525 12876956 12751347 16633904 16400971 376341 427855 0 0 10023097 10897873 0 0 847694 5650649 5539975 16050087 16865703 583817 -464732 40381221 43456324 3980571 3777047 36400650 39679277 X GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PREPARES GIRLS AND ADULTS TO CREATE UNIQUE LEADERSHIP PATHS, IGNITE CHANGE, AND SHARE A WORLDWIDE SISTERHOOD THROUGH TRADITIONS AND NEW EXPERIENCES. GIRL SCOUTS BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 0 0 10209643 427855 0 AT GIRL SCOUTS, WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE GIRLS ARE CONFIDENT, UNDERSTAND THEIR WORTH, AND HAVE THE SKILLS TO THRIVE. EVERY BADGE OR PATCH THEY EARN; EACH OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE, AND TAKE ACTION PROJECT LEADS THEM TO DISCOVER THEIR INTERESTS, BUILDS THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE. GIRL SCOUTS ARE LIFE-READY - FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF GIRLS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024: - OPENED THE FIRST FULLY ACCESSIBLE ZIPLINE AT OUR MEADOW MOUNTAIN RANCH PROPERTY. MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING, THIS EFFORT WAS INITIATED BY THE GECCCOS TROOP IN NORTHERN COLORADO TO HONOR THEIR TROOP MEMBER WHO PASSED AWAY. - THE GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO COOKIE PROGRAM RANKED NO. 3 IN THE NATION. - SECURED OUR FIRST FUNDED PARTNER FOR THE HIGHEST AWARDS PROGRAM. - HELD THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WOMEN OF DISTINCTION SERIES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE AND DOLLARS RAISED. - LAUNCHED A NEW ECOMMERCE SITE TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RETAIN PROCEEDS FOR GIRL SCOUTS IN COLORADO. - INITIATED A TEACHER-LED TROOP MODEL IN AURORA WITH A PRIVATE DONOR AND ARE NOW ABLE TO CONTINUE EXPANDING THIS MODEL THANKS TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING RECEIVED AS PART OF A NATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM HOSTED THROUGH GSUSA. - DEVELOPED CERT-A-THONS, OUTDOOR SKILLS FOCUSED TRAININGS FOR ADULT VOLUNTEERS, MEETING A GREAT NEED AND WELL-RECEIVED BY VOLUNTEERS. - CONTINUED EFFORTS TO DIVERSITY FUNDING AND RAISED $1.6 MILLION FROM DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS.THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SUCCESSES BECAUSE THE REAL ACHIEVEMENTS LIE IN THE LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 15,204 YOUTH MEMBERS AND THE 6,116 ADULT VOLUNTEERS WHO GUIDE THEM ON THEIR LEADERSHIP JOURNEY.THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM IS A GIRL-LED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE WHERE GIRLS DISCOVER, CONNECT, AND TAKE ACTION THROUGH BADGE-EARNING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, AND TRAVEL. IT'S A LIFE-LONG LEADERSHIP JOURNEY THAT PROGRESSES AS GIRLS GROW. THROUGH THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, WE KNOW THAT GIRLS ARE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH EVERYDAY ACTIONS BIG AND SMALL, AND INCORPORATING OUR FOUR PROGRAM PILLARS (STEM, OUTDOORS, LIFE SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP) INTO EVERYTHING THEY DO AS GIRL SCOUTS. PARTICIPATING IN GIRL SCOUTS IS PROVEN TO HELP GIRLS THRIVE IN FIVE WAYS AS THEY: - DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF. - DISPLAY POSITIVE VALUES. - SEEK CHALLENGES AND LEARN FROM SETBACKS. - FORM AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. - AND IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY. 3183551 0 1348561 PROGRAMS:IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR TROOP, MORE THAN 6,500 GIRL SCOUTS ATTENDED STAFF-LED OR PARTNER-LED PROGRAMMING AT 87 EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO PARTNERED WITH FUNDERS ON 27 IN-PERSON EVENTS AND 18 VIRTUAL EVENTS, REACHING MORE THAN 1,550 GIRL SCOUTS. MORE THAN 1,800 SKILL-BUILDING PATCHES WERE EARNED BY YOUTH MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN PARTNER-FUNDED PROGRAMMING. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE IS INTEGRAL IN BEING A GIRL SCOUT AND CAN BE PIVOTAL IN A GIRL'S LIFE. MORE THAN 2,700 GIRLS ATTENDED STAFF-LED AND VOLUNTEER-LED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS THIS YEAR. MORE THAN 1,000 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP AT GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO'S RANCH PROPERTIES. NEARLY 500 GIRL SCOUTS EXPERIENCED TROOP AND FAMILY CAMP OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF-LED DAY CAMPS SERVED 149 GIRL SCOUTS, AND ALL VOLUNTEER-LED CAMP SESSIONS SERVED 717 GIRL SCOUTS. ALMOST 250 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATED IN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CLUB, AN INDIVIDUAL YOUTH MEMBER EXPERIENCE FOR OLDER GIRL SCOUTS.IN AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE MORE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM UNDERSERVED GROUPS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO OFFERED AFFINITY CAMP SESSIONS, INCLUDING PRIDE OUTSIDE FOR LGBTQ+ IDENTIFYING GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR ALLIES AND PROTECTED PEAKS FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 0 0 12847312 ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THROUGH PRODUCT PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 10,000 GIRL SCOUTS FLEXED THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL MUSCLES AND RAN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, BRINGING IN MORE THAN $3.4 MILLION IN TROOP PROCEEDS TO FUND THEIR NEXT GIRL SCOUT ADVENTURES AND SERVICE PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, THESE GIRL SCOUTS SOLD MORE THAN 140,000 PACKAGES OF COOKIES TO BE DONATED TO THEIR HOMETOWN HEROES, ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FIRE DEPARTMENTS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND ANIMAL SHELTERS. THE FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM ALSO SAW MORE THAN 3,000 GIRL SCOUTS PARTICIPATING AND BROUGHT IN MORE THAN $1.1 MILLION IN TOTAL SALES. 0 0 0 LIFE SKILLS:GIRL SCOUTS LOVE TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGH THE HIGHEST AWARDS PROGRAM THEY DEVELOP LIFELONG PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND THEY MAKE A SUSTAINABLE IMPACT ON OUR WORLD. THIS YEAR, 483 JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS EARNED THE BRONZE AWARD, 277 CADETTE GIRL SCOUTS EARNED SILVER, AND 29 SENIOR AND AMBASSADOR GIRL SCOUTS EARNED THE GOLD AWARD. THE GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS ARE PRIME EXAMPLES OF THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN ACTION. THEY EARNED THE HIGHEST AWARD A HIGH SCHOOL-AGE GIRL SCOUT CAN EARN BY LEADING PROJECTS THAT MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR WORLD. IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT ALSO IMPACTS THE GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUT AS A PERSON. A FEW BIG IDEAS ADDRESSED BY THIS YEAR'S GOLD AWARD CLASS INCLUDE IMPROVING POLICE RESPONSE TO MENTAL HEALTH SITUATIONS, BUILDING A BAREFOOT SENSORY PATH FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, TEACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES, SUPPORTING PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WITH A VARIETY OF SENSORY TOOLS, AND PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS. GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUT MORGAINE W. FROM DENVER'S EAST HIGH SCHOOL WAS ALSO HONORED AS A DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL'S FUTURE OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN BUSINESS AND NAMED AS ONE OF 10 GIRLS LEADING CHANGE ACROSS THE NATION AND WAS HONORED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR HER PROJECT CREATING POLICY AIMED AT PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS. 0 0 0 VOLUNTEER TRAINING AND SUPPORT:THE CONNECTIONS GIRL SCOUTS BUILD WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR TROOP VOLUNTEERS ARE KEYS TO THEIR SUCCESS. THE LONGER A GIRL STAYS IN GIRL SCOUTS, THE MORE SHE GETS OUT OF IT AND THE MORE SHE GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE TROOP LEADER IS OFTEN THE REASON A GIRL WILL STICK WITH GIRL SCOUTS THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL YEARS. TRAINING AND SUPPORTING THESE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER ARE TOP PRIORITIES AT GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO.NEARLY 200 TRAINING SESSIONS WERE HELD THIS YEAR, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP SUMMITS, CERT-A-THONS, AND ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS. MORE THAN 1,140 VOLUNTEERS ATTENDED THOSE SESSIONS.GIRL SCOUT VOLUNTEERS ALSO GAIN RESUME-BUILDING SKILLS WHEN THEY TAKE TRAINING IN AREAS RELEVANT ACROSS MANY ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES, SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING AND STEM FOR ALL.WHEN A TROOP LEADER HELPS A GIRL TO FEEL SEEN, HEARD, AND SAFE, A GIRL SCOUT'S CONFIDENCE GROWS. WHEN THAT GIRL SCOUT SEES THAT THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, THEY BEGIN TO KNOW THEIR OWN POWER. THAT'S WHEN THE MAGIC HAPPENS WHEN THE GIRL AND THE WORLD ARE FOREVER CHANGED!OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR NATION, AND OUR WORLD NEEDS GIRLS WHO HAVE THE SKILLS TO NAVIGATE LIFE WITH PURPOSE AND JOY GIRLS WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO RAISE THEIR HAND AND SPEAK UP. THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS FIXING AND THEY FIX IT. THEY'RE LIFE-READY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. 0 0 0 13393194 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 325 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X DONNELL HEISTAND 3036074888 1485 S COLORADO BLVD STE 210 DENVER CO 80222 CHERIE AXELROD CHAIR OF BOARD GOV. (BEG. 10/24) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTY BELZ CO-CHAIR OF PHILANTHROPY COMMITTEE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLINE CORNELL CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL EUSTIS CHAIRPERSON OF AUDIT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA GIGOUX CHAIRPERSON OF MCC 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA GUNN CHAIR OF BOARD GOV. (THRU 7/24) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 HAYLEY HARRIS CO-CHAIR OF IDEATION COMMITTEE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GENIA HERNDON CHAIRPERSON OF YPC 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MAUREEN MCDONALD CO-CHAIR OF PHILANTHROPY COMMITTEE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLI OGUNSANYA CO-CHAIR OF IDEATION COMMITTEE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGELA ROBERTS CPA TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE SCOTT SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CARRIE WALTERS VICE CHAIRPERSON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF DETRA DIRECTOR (THRU 7/24) 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DONOHUE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN FLORI KING DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA FUKUHARA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME GARDENER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KRIS GAW DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH KUEHLER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 AMY MCGARRITY DIRECTOR (THRU 7/24) 3.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE WELLE POWELL DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANJI ROE WOOD DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHERIN SAKR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MANETTE SNOW DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BLACKWELL BOOT CHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 8/24) 40.00 X 93291 0 34763 LEANNA CLARK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 230414 0 26630 DONNELL HEISTAND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 172800 0 13463 KRISTIN HAMM CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 40.00 X 101967 0 24193 MARTHA S JOHNSON CHIEF DEVEL. OFFICER (THRU 7/24) 40.00 X 90691 0 37174 JANET MCFARLAND CHIEF DEVEL. OFFICER (BEG. 8/24) 40.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA SISNEROS CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER 40.00 X 33265 0 0 ROSEMARIE T ADAMS-GROTE CONTROLLER 40.00 X 119553 0 13219 LINDSAY C STANDISH CHIEF RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 102724 0 24908 RYCHELLE T ARNOLD CHIEF PRODUCT PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 104850 0 16526 HEIDI R VIELHABER CHIEF OUTDOOR PROG. & PROP. OFFICER 40.00 X 103192 0 12924 KATHRYN SINGLETON CHIEF MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 101077 0 2081 1253824 0 205881 10 0 1 0 Z POE HOME IMPROVEMENTS 19484 SILVER RANCH ROAD CONIFER CO 80433 CONSTRUCTION 585775 1 14544 416607 75108 1076279 15604 1582538 CAMP AND PROGRAM SERVICE FEE 900099 1348561 1348561 1348561 698279 698279 7400 0 7400 7400 7400 15805522 20089 15805365 0 157 20089 20246 20246 80460 416607 183825 -103365 -103365 22599544 9752232 12847312 12847312 16400971 14195873 0 622560 427855 427855 933792 118857 698915 116020 7827587 7099771 291888 435928 75043 64431 6774 3838 1346429 1096875 187060 62494 715022 571910 103707 39405 1239 1239 79283 75 79208 61281 61281 368264 203190 115149 49925 91171 59090 18997 13084 1255559 1085560 145106 24893 155607 97291 52643 5673 886652 840943 45709 320547 284588 16155 19804 6224 137 5863 224 583190 501859 57484 23847 381459 328262 37598 15599 GSUSA PENSION OBLIGATIO 519499 519499 BANKING / CREDIT CARD 370233 307148 32011 31074 EMPLOYEE EXPENSES 255965 143179 110563 2223 DUES / FEES 115603 85377 26563 3663 88199 76796 11403 16865703 13393194 2624815 847694 2592509 4646439 110500 152568 97685 0 251836 290808 256040 338631 12926306 7102595 5576189 5823711 10392909 7704120 21103553 24500047 40381221 43456324 2004040 1804034 380019 637763 1596512 1335250 3980571 3777047 X 34911988 37830848 1488662 1848429 36400650 39679277 40381221 43456324 X -464732 56342 3687017 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 852980 3320282 6088293 1526849 1582538 13370942 852980 3320282 6088293 1526849 1582538 13370942 13370942 44124 14227 38780 446360 705679 1249170 10154 10154 14630266 61272716 0.91390 0.95640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 887653 7616 164400 14400 1045269 848244 1774 68469 30834 887653 1007664 29529 -139800 49149 848244 873990 14170 138954 19450 1007664 820746 26488 54297 27541 873990 0.00000 0.77140 0.22860 1 0 335972 335972 6769571 4081232 2688339 2725813 1412415 1313398 1909562 1042179 867383 1185388 566769 618619 5823711 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN ASSETS 23180323 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS 239777 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS - OPERATING LEASES 1079947 24500047 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 1335250 1335250 20232125 56342 149076 3687017 3892435 16339690 61281 61281 16400971 16953498 149076 149076 16804422 61281 61281 16865703 PART V, LINE 4: THE GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO ENDOWMENT FUNDS PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, OUTDOOR PROGRAMS, CAPITAL REPLACEMENT AND OPERATIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 3,687,017. WOMEN OF DISTINCTION 488487 414867 73620 24054 90251 69520 GIVE A CHEF A COOKIE 8580 1740 6840 497067 416607 80460 24054 90251 69520 183825 -103365 1 NATIONAL DUES ASSISTANCE 18352 278824 MEMBERS ASSISTANCE 304 37805 CAMP ASSISTANCE 493 104805 EVENT ASSISTANCE 428 6419 PART I, LINE 2 ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS: ALL GRANTS ARE MANAGED IN A FUNDRAISING DATABASE. THE ASSIGNED FUNDRAISER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COMMUNICATION, REPORTING, AND FOLLOW UP. INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIFIC GRANT INCLUDES: - DATE RECEIVED, AMOUNT AND PURPOSE RECORDED AND ACKNOWLEDGED - AWARD LETTER AND ANCILLARY DOCUMENTATION - ACTIONS ADDED FOR INTERIM REPORTS, FINAL REPORTS, SITE VISITS GRANTS WHICH ARE RESTRICTED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND WILL BE EXPENDED ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR THAT PURPOSE ARE APPROPRIATELY RESTRICTED. REPORTING TO FUNDERS ENSURES FUNDS WERE STEWARDED AND EXPENDED PROPERLY. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LEANNA CLARK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 228964 0 1450 0 0 0 0 0 26630 0 257044 0 0 0 DONNELL HEISTAND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 171350 0 1450 0 0 0 0 0 13463 0 186263 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BY GSCO'S AUDITORS; AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE 990 TO THE BOARD. THE AUDITORS THEN ALSO REVIEW THE 990 WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE 990. ALL APPROVALS OCCUR PRIOR TO THE FORM 990 BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO HAS A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY, MOST RECENTLY UPDATED NOVEMBER 2021. THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY ENSURES THAT ALL BOARD/COMMITTEE AND OFFICER DECISIONS OF GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO ARE IMPARTIAL AND DO NOT COMPETE OR GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF COMPETING WITH THE INTERESTS OR CONCERNS OF THE COUNCIL. WITH RESPECT TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE POLICY ADDRESSES WHETHER A BOARD/COMMITTEE OR OFFICER HAS AN EXISTING OR POTENTIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST OR ANY OTHER INTEREST THAT IMPAIRS, OR MIGHT APPEAR TO IMPAIR, THEIR INDEPENDENCE OR OBJECTIVITY IN THE DISCHARGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL. ANNUALLY, ALL OFFICERS, BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT MAY OCCUR WITH THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH COUNCIL. THE BOARD CHAIR REVIEWS ALL ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND MAY REFER TO THE FULL BOARD OR LEGAL COUNSEL FOR FURTHER ADVICE. ANY MEMBER WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RECUSES THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON SUCH MATTERS. PRIOR TO EACH BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD CHAIR REQUESTS DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR CHIEF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNCIL INVOLVES THE CEO, COO AND HUMAN RESOURCES REVIEWING NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS AND EVALUATING THE LOCAL MARKET WITH COMPARABLE POSITIONS. DURING 2024, A FORMAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS WAS IMPLEMENTED. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE UPDATED AND DOCUMENTED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FILES. THE GSCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE CEO INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION. THE MOST RECENT EVALUATION OF THE CEO WAS MARCH 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE ANNUAL REPORT ARE POSTED TO THE GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 3,687,017. PART XII, LINE 2C THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.