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GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC
GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $838,683 to it, the largest being GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ($222,344). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $6.0M
- Funders on record
- 20
- Grants received
- $839k
- Net assets
- $13M
What Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland Council Inc does
Mission
Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Outdoors: girl scout outdoor programming offers comprehensive, girl-led experiences that include camping, hiking, high-adventure activities, and environmental stewardship - all intentionally designed to build confidence and essential life skills. Programming spans a wide range of experiences, from local, troop-based activities such as gardening and campfire camaraderie to high-adventure opportunities like rafting and rock climbing.through these outdoor experiences, the badgerland council aims to strengthen girls' confidence, deepen their connection to nature, support physical and mental well-being, and cultivate resilience, leadership, and self-discovery. In 2025, more than 1,100 girls participated in outdoor programming opportunities across the council's service area.
$1,082,086 spentof which $43,409 as grants$250,371 earned by the program28% of program spendingEntrepreneurial experience: the girl scout entrepreneurial experience programs provide members with meaningful opportunities to develop essential life skills, including financial literacy, sales, and customer service. Through hands-on participation, girls learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship while building confidence and gaining real-world experience that supports future career readiness and leadership development.badgerland's product sales programs also generate significant impact for members, troops, and the organization as a whole. In 2025, more than 5,400 members participated in product sales programs, earning over $1.6 million in troop proceeds and rewards. These funds directly support troop activities, community engagement, and continued participation in the girl scout leadership experience-empowering girls to reinvest their earnings into leadership growth and service.
$1,051,565 spent$4,503,562 earned by the program27% of program spendingStem/life skills: the girl scout leadership experience weaves together the core programming pillars - outdoors, entrepreneurial experiences, stem, and life skills - into a cohesive and meaningful journey for youth members. Through progressive programming that evolves as girls grow, the badgerland council ensures that every girl scout has access to ongoing opportunities for learning, leadership development, and personal growth.stem programming plays a particularly powerful role by strengthening critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork - skills essential for success in both academic and professional settings. At the same time, a strong emphasis on life skills and civic engagement empowers girls to become confident, well-rounded individuals who not only achieve personal success but also make lasting, positive contributions to their communities.
$1,723,441 spent$170,133 earned by the program45% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,857,092.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $11M to $13M (+18%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 9% · 2022 10%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Lisa Smith
CEO (start 07/2023)
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 7 funders, grant income fell $100k → $37k.
7 of 20 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
74% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 40% · 2019 32% · 2020 24% · 2021 41% · 2022 36% · 2023 39% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 65% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC draws 51% of its grant income from funders outside Wisconsin, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $96k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In Wisconsin
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
61%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC?
- GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $838,683 to it, the largest being GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ($222,344). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC have?
- IRS filings report 20 organizations giving $838,683 in grants to GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC?
- GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is the largest funder on record, with $222,344 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN - BADGERLAND COUNCIL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 20 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing