We are better together! Annual Report 20 22
was a very exciting year for Girl Scouts of Nassau County, as we emerge from the pandemic into the next phase of our new normal, Girl Scouts of Nassau County has pivoted, expanded, and thrived. We have re-established ourselves not only with our membership, but also within our community. Juliette Gordon Low once said “My purpose [is] to go on with my heart and soul, devoting all my energies to Girl Scouts, and heart and hand with them, we will make our lives and the lives of the future girls happy, healthy, and holy.”
Girl Scouts of Nassau County continues to carry out Juliette Gordon Low’s vision for girls in Nassau County through the girl leadership experience and evolving our programing to meet them where they are currently.
Throughout our work this year, we are influencing the next generation of changemakers and providing them access to what is important to them. Our work has been recognized not only in Nassau County but also outside of Nassau County. It led to our council receiving one of our largest donations to date and to being identified as an organization working to advance opportunities for our communities. This gift included a careful analysis of criteria specific to their size, geography, and mission for indicators of high potential for sustained positive impact, including stable finances, multi-year track records, measurement and evidence of outcomes, and experienced leadership representative of the community served. This donation will go a long way in expanding access to Girl Scouts and shaping the lives of all girls in Nassau County. The donation was a signal that we are headed in the right direction and should keep going.
As our membership continues to rebound and grow, we continue to strengthen our existing partnerships and build new community ties and partnerships. It’s through these partnerships that girls are able to explore their interests in anything they are curious about, and it is reflected in the badges and higher awards projects they are completing.
We could not do the work we are doing without our amazing volunteers; they are committed to our mission and working with our girls. We also honor and acknowledge the work of all the volunteers and champions who left us too soon. Their impact is lasting and seen through the work that is being done and by those who were influenced by it.
When you invest in girls, you change the world. As Girl Scouts continues to grow and support girls, your continued support is crucial to help them develop their potential and grow our movement forward.
Yours in Girl Scouting,
Andrea Elder-Howell, Esq. President and Chief Volunteer Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Randell M. Bynum, LMSW
Andrea Elder-Howell, Esq.
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Randell M. Bynum, LMSW
GSNC Board of Directors 2022-2023
OFFICERS
Andrea Elder-Howell, Esq. President and Chief Volunteer Officer
PSEG Long Island
Eileen Baker
Executive Vice President
TD Bank
Tonia Bottoms, Esq. Vice President
Pershing–BNY Mellon
Valerie Terzano Vice President
NYU Langone Hospital
Allison Bishop White, Esq. Vice President
Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
Lisa Gardner, Esq. Treasurer
Donohoe Talbert LLP
Lisa Burke Secretary A Business Contracting Corp.
Randell M. Bynum CEO
Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc.
MEMBERS -AT-LARGE
Lisa Arning
Admission Technician, LLC
Natalie Borneo Dresses for Success Worldwide
Barbara Brudie
PSEG Long Island
Michele Cusack
Northwell Health
Vikki Ernst-Chang
TV Producer
Brigette DaSilva
Bethpage Federal
Credit Union
Susan Ganz
Ganz Strategic Solutions
Julie Strachan Haiber, Esq. Thomson Reuters
Steven Lindo
SpringBoard Incubators Inc.
Susan MacDonald
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Realty
Alexandra McCormick Student
Lasherelle Morgan, Esq. Amazon Studios
Melanie Pavlidis
Wix
Melanie Sinesi
Suffolk County Executive
Steve Bellone
Madison Spanodemos Student
Anne Marie Spensieri-Fidis
Brussels Airlines
Lauren Summa
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research-Northwell
Leah Watson A Better You Consulting Services LLC
Pawel Zagaja
DHL US
John Zhao
Bloomberg
Angela Stanley*, Chair Board Development Committee
BOARD DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
Angela Stanley, Chair
Raven Brewington
Anne Marie Spensieri-Fidis
Kevin Boston-Hill
Julie Strachan Haiber, Esq.
Deandra Denton
Janet Nina Esagoff, Esq.
Rebecca Martinez
Clara Giustino
*Ex officio
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The work of today is the history of tomorrow, and we are its makers.”
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—Juliette Gordon Low.
Top: Girls enjoy camp. Above, Girl Scouts Love State Parks day!
Below: Girls soared at Family Appreciation Night at Adventureland.
11,880 girls enjoyed the opportunities of Girl Scouts with the help of 3,085 adult volunteers There are
1,510 lifetime members
Total membership
311
485 girls earned their Bronze Award
53 girls earned their Silver Award
16,475 girls earned their Gold Award
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2022 Gold Award Girl Scouts
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with a professional female roller derby team,
built confidence.
We are better together! Working
girls
8,120 girls participated in the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie Program
$760,720 went back to girls as troop proceeds
954,720 packages of cookies sold
88,181 packages of cookies were donated through the 2022 Gift of Caring program, which includes Operation Cookie and Hometown Heroes
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Above: Girls examined specimens under microscopes at our recent Brain Day program at Cold Spring Harbor Lab!
Below: Girls learned teamwork as they participated in our kickball league.
Above: Troop 1395 participated in Coding with Confidence!
Left: S’mores are a Girl Scout pasttime. National S’mores day is celebrated August 10.
Below: Troop 2531 bridged to Juniors!
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Camp Blue Bay— where girls build skills, create memories, and make new friends.
398 girls enjoyed summer camp, filling 543 sessions
In addition, 483 girls and
378 adults participated in Council programs and troop camping
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34,860
Summary of Selected Financial Data
(for the year ending December 31, 2022)
2022 Expenses by category
9 ASSETS Current Assets $21,247,566 Fixed Assets, Net 4,047,076 TOTAL ASSETS $25,294,642 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Total Current Liabilities $2,816,569 Net Assets: Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions General Fund 4,122,341 Board Endowment Fund 830,666 Capital Fund 585,690 New Directions Fund 16,881,427 Net Assets With Donor Restrictions 57,949 TOTAL NET ASSETS $22,478,073 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $25,294,642 PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUES Public Support $2,092,794 Revenues 3,682,779 TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUES $5,775,573 EXPENSES Program Services Expenses: Membership $1,057,856 Volunteerism 780,746 Programs 2,498,256 Camp 749,855 Supporting Services Expenses: Management 698,433 Public Relations 357,572 Fundraising 281,975 TOTAL EXPENSES $6,424,693 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS Investment income $922,221 Unrealized gain on investmentsh held, net (4,229,962) CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $(3,307,741)
EXCESS OF PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUES OVER EXPENSES $(3,956,861)
Financial Statements of Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. are audited by Nawrocki Smith, LLP Copies of complete financial statements may be obtained by writing to: Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. 110 Ring Road West, Garden City, NY 11530 or NYS Department of Law, Charities Bureau Registration Unit, 120 Broadway, New York 10271 Fundraising 4% Programs 39% Volunteerism 12% Camp 12% Public Relations 6% Membership 16% Management 11%
hours earned by
of Nassau County
service
1,073 Girl Scouts
A special thank you to each of you for your support
You make sure the Girl Scout Leadership Experience is available to every girl in Nassau County. You make a positive impact in the lives of girls, and you break down barriers to participation by funding membership, program fees, camp, STEM activities, and so much more.
(If we omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies and notify us at funddevelopment@ gsnc.org so we can make the corrections.)
2022 Corporation/ Organization Donors
$10,000 and above
Amazon Studios, Inc.
National Grid
PSEG Long Island, LLC
TD Charitable Foundation
United Way of Long Island
$5,000–$9,999
American Citizens for Soldiers in Service (Dees)
The Bahnik Foundation, Inc.
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
The Peter and Jeri Dejana Family Foundation
Hofstra University
Morgan Stanley
Wealth Management
Mutual of America
Nassau County Bar Association WE CARE Fund
Santo, Weiss and Livingston Partners at Morgan Stanley
$2,000–$4,999
Bloomberg LP
Community Chest of Port Washington
DHL Express
The New York Community Trust/ Barstow Foundation
Northwell Health Office of Trustee Relations
Stop & Shop Community Bag Program
TD Bank, N.A.
$500–$1,999
Bank of America
Charitable Foundation
Carter Enterprises LLC
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
Fidelity Charitable Donor-Advised Fund
Jewish Communal Fund
Nawrocki Smith LLP, CPAs
Northwell Health
PSEG Power of Giving
Campaign
Ridgewood Savings Bank
ZE Creative Communications
$200–$499
American Academy of Dermatology Association
DeMatteis Family Foundation
Girl Scouts of Suffolk County
Hicks Nurseries
VFW District 1
Dept of NYS
2022 In-kind Donors
Joanne Antun
Lisa Arning
Dianne Auci
Florence Barbour
Natalie Borneo
Randell M. Bynum
Connoisseur Media
Long Island
DHL Express
Dicks Sporting Goods
Denise Ingenito
Fox Hollow Country Club
Girl Scouts of the USA
Hall Lane Moving & Storage
Susan MacDonald
Elizabeth Murphy
Marilou Owens
Nassau BOCES
Communication Office
PRIME Fine Catering
Unparalleled Performance, LLC
Wine U Design
ZE Creative Communications
John Zhao
Juliette Gordon Low Society Members
The Juliette Gordon
Low Society recognizes individuals who plan to include Girl Scouts of Nassau County in their estate plans. This process is one way to ensure that resources are available for Girl Scouts in the future. Each year, the council hosts a formal induction ceremony for new members. Please let us know if you plan to or have already included GSNC in your estate plans. We are grateful to all our Juliette Gordon Low Society members.
Joanne Antun
Eileen Baker
Judith Batty
Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder
Dierdre Blackmore
Natalie Borneo
Randell M. Bynum
Susan Caruso
Donna Ceravolo
Iris Dorfman
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Paula Ducker
Luci Duckson-Bramble
Anthony J. Edelman
Theresa Edelman
Judi Franzen
Cynthia Gordon
Carol Gorst
Maryse Haig
Debra Ieraci
Frank Ieraci
Wanda Jackson
Diane Last Marks
Diane McFarlane
Carlie Mendoza
Cathy O’Reilly
Carol Ransom
Donna Rivera-Downey
Margaret Stacey
Judy Stenson
Mary VandenHeuvel
Diane White
2022 Individual Donors
GOLD CIRCLE
$5,000–$9,000
Randell M. Bynum
Katharine Johnson Rayner
Harvinder Singh
SILVER CIRCLE
$2,000–$4,999
Allison Bishop White, Esq.
Lisa Burke
Andrea Elder-Howell, Esq.
Carol Ransom
John Zhao
BRONZE CIRCLE
$500–$1,999
Lisa Arning
Theresa Aulman-Viola
Theodore Avruskin
Eileen Baker
Laura Bissett-Carr and Wayne Carr
Natalie Borneo
Kevin Boston-Hill
Tonia Bottoms, Esq.
Barbara Brudie
Brent Bynum
Susan Caruso
Melissa Connolly
Michele Cusack
Brigette DaSilva
Spencer Davidson
Vikki Ernst-Chang
Christina Fong
Carrie Meek Gallagher
Susan Ganz
Lisa Gardner, Esq.
Debra Ieraci
Denise Ingenito
Carol Large
Victor Liotta
Susan MacDonald
Michael Mannix
Loretta Marcoux
Diane McFarlane, Esq.
Lasherelle Morgan, Esq.
Pamela Parker
Melanie Pavlidis
David Powers
Andrea Price
Donna Rivera-Downey
Melanie Sinesi
Madison Spanodemos
Anne Marie Spensieri-Fidis
Julie Strachan Haiber, Esq.
Lauren Summa
Joyce Wagner
Leah Watson
Michael White and Leticia Bennett
Pawel Zagaja
GREEN CIRCLE
$200–$499
Maureen Ahearn
Pauline Andrews
Dianne Auci
Jessica Bellucci
Amy Bodnar
Scott Cameron
Austin Cannon, Jr.
Donna Ceravolo
Agenia Clark
Lea Cohen
Mark Florio
Christina Fong
Karrien Francis
Renaire Frierson
Vicki Gioia
Andrea Henderson
Kelly Hill
Janet Hundt
Wanda Jackson
Jean Kelly
Paula Magnus
Lubi Martinez
Joanne Meyer-Jendras
Frances Mingoia
Frances Monahan
Bruce Naples
Francine O’Connor
Marilou Owens
Ellen Palmisano
Regina Green Rule
Angela Stanley
Danna Steppe
Cindy Summer
Valerie Terzano, PhD
Jamie Tortorella
Donna Wang
Tracy Webster
Diane White
Monica Woodson
2022 Family Partnership
Darsie
Gardberg-Franchetti
Poole-Reed
Tusiani-Eng
Vicente
Weatherhead-Shenoy
3,149 girls participated in 79 Girl Scouts of Nassau County council programs
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Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc., an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Agency, is a member of Long Island’s United Way, Inc. Village of Hempstead CDA, United Community Fund of Great Neck, and The Community Chest of Port Washington.
Girl Scout Mission Statement
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl Scout Misión
Girl Scouts ayuda a las niñas a desarrollar el valor, la confianza en sí mismas y los principios para hacer del mundo un mejor lugar.
The Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
The Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
La Promesa de Girl Scouts
Por mi honor, yo trataré: De servir a Dios y a mi patria, ayudar a las personas en todo momento, y vivir conforme a la Ley de Girl Scouts.
La Ley de Girl Scouts
Yo me esforzaré por: Ser honrada y justa cordial y servicial, considerada y compasiva, valiente y fuerte, y responsable de lo que digo y hago, y porrespetarme a mí misma y a los demásrespetar la autoridad usar los recursos de manera prudente, hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, yser hermana de cada una de las Girl Scouts.
Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. 110 Ring Road West, Garden City, NY 11530 Tel 516.741.2550 | Fax 516.741.2207 | gsnc.org
