2018 Annual Impact Report
Message from the Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer Dear Friends of Girl Scouts: Looking back on the past year, Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey has accomplished so much in our mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Last year, our membership grew by over three percent to 26,475 girls. Our council led the nation in girl retention and had the third largest girl market share, with nearly one in six girls in northern New Jersey in kindergarten through grade 12 participating in Girl Scouts. GSNNJ also ranked sixth in the nation in adult retention, and seventh in the nation in membership growth. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey also reached more than 2,800 girls through our Learn, Explore, Aspire, Dream (L.E.A.D.) initiative. More than 1,500 girls attended this council-led programming than the previous year. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey joined Girl Scouts of the USA in announcing the release of more STEM and Outdoor badges in the summer of 2018. Girl Scouts nationwide are committed to fuel the pipeline of females in STEM careers. As a nationally recognized center of cybersecurity education, County College of Morris hosted the press conference and announced its continuing partnership with GSNNJ to offer program activities centered on the new cybersecurity badges and prepare girls for a future in STEM. In its tenth year of operation, the Girl Scouts FIRST LegoŽ League robotics program graduated its first group of college students and we are so proud that 80 percent of them majored in STEM fields. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey also continued teaching girls financial literacy through the Girl Scout Cookie Program. This year, Digital Cookie, the online aspect of the cookie program, increased by 64 percent. In addition, girls accepted orders for 83,000 packages of cookies that were donated to service men and women. Each year, many Girl Scouts earn the Girl Scout Silver and Gold Awards, managing projects that change the world. At Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 142 girls earned the Girl Scout Gold Award and 500 girls earned the Girl Scout Silver Award during the 2017-2018 program year. These awards represent a large number of hours that girls provide to the community while completing take action projects. Gold Award Girl Scouts focus on finding sustainable solutions to one of society’s challenges. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey continues to strive to serve girls in all zip codes and help them reach their full potential through participation in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Thank you for support of our work and helping us build the next generation of female leaders. Yours in Girl Scouting,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD CHAIR Bette M. Simmons, Ed.D. 1ST VICE CHAIR Laura Kelly 2ND VICE CHAIR Veronica Ross SECRETARY Krista Korinis TREASURER Harold Lunde MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Lilie Donahue Amy Green Shanna Jafri Jessica Jansyn Lori Johnson Janet Jones Matthew Lamb Virginia Laughlin Joanne Morreale Jonathan Nguyen Delia Blackler Perretta Lori Pimenta Lisa Torres GIRL REPRESENTATIVES Julia Helliesen Anjali Patel Alyssa Okun LEADERSHIP TEAM PRESIDENT AND CEO Betty A. Garger CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Alex Martinez CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Charisse Taylor CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Edwin Barreto CHIEF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Sandra Kenoff
Bette M. Simmons, Ed.D. Chair, Board of Directors
Betty A. Garger President and CEO
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Rabia Kaleem
Girl Scouts by the numbers... 3rd in nation in girl market share
1st in nation in girl retention
6th in nation in adult retention
Top 10 Service Units by Market Share: Mountain Lakes Glen Rock Hillsdale Ho-Ho-Kus Oradell Park Ridge Allendale Englewood Cliffs Washington Township Midland Park
26,475 girl members
13,952 adult members
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Serving girls in Northern New Jersey BERGEN COUNTY
Allendale Alpine Bergenfield Bogota Carlstadt Cliffside Park Closter Cresskill Demarest Dumont East Rutherford Edgewater Elmwood Park Emerson Englewood Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Fairview Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Harrington Park Hasbrouck Heights Haworth Hillsdale Ho-Ho-Kus Leonia Little Ferry Lodi Lyndhurst Mahwah Maywood Midland Park Montvale Moonachie New Milford North Arlington Northvale Norwood Oakland Old Tappan Oradell Palisades Park
Paramus Park Ridge Ramsey Ridgefield Ridgefield Park Ridgewood River Edge River Vale Rochelle Park Rockleigh Rutherford Saddle Brook Saddle River South Hackensack Teaneck Tenafly Teterboro Upper Saddle River Waldwick Wallington Washington Township Westwood Woodcliff Lake Wood-Ridge Wyckoff
MORRIS COUNTY
Boonton Township Boonton Butler Chatham Borough Chatham Township Chester Borough Chester Township Denville Dover East Hanover Florham Park Harding Hanover Jefferson Township Kinnelon Lincoln Park Long Hill Township Madison Mendham Borough
Mendham Township Mine Hill Montville Morris Township Morristown Morris Plains Mount Arlington Mount Olive Mountain Lakes Netcong Parsippany Pequannock Randolph Riverdale Rockaway Borough Rockaway Township Roxbury Victory Gardens Washington Township Wharton
PASSAIC COUNTY
Bloomingdale Clifton Haledon Hawthorne Little Falls North Haledon Passaic Paterson Pompton Lakes Prospect Park Ringwood Totowa Wanaque Wayne Township West Milford Woodland Park
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SUSSEX COUNTY
Andover Borough Andover Township Branchville Byram Frankford Franklin Fredon Green Hamburg Hampton Hardyston Hopatcong Lafayette Montague Newton Ogdensburg Sandyston Sparta Stanhope Stillwater Sussex Borough Vernon Walpack Wantage
WARREN COUNTY
Allamuchy Blairstown Frelinghuysen Hackettstown Hardwick Hope Independence Knowlton Liberty Mansfield Oxford
2017-2018 highlights • Girl membership increased by over 3%. • Learn, Explore, Aspire, Dream (L.E.A.D.) initiative provided school-based programming, led by council staff, to over 2,800 girls in underserved communities, an increase of over 1,500 girls from the previous year. • Girl Scouts of the USA released 30 new Outdoor & STEM badges. • 16,520 participants were served through Councilsponsored program activities and events. • Infrastructure improvements were made to Camp Glen Spey, including the construction of two new cabins.
Strengthening membership Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey built membership by introducing several new initiatives that would build support in the community. Staff introduced faith-based organizations to Girl Scouts so girls can explore their faith while benefiting from the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. GSNNJ’s outreach also included cultivating new community partnerships and meeting with community leaders and educators to explore new ways Girl Scouts could help build tomorrow’s leaders and network of support.
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Our Four Program Pillars
Life skills Many girl members achieved the highest awards earned in Girl Scouting and gave back to the community through Take Action projects. In 2017-2018, • 142 girls earned the Girl Scout Gold Award • 500 girls earned the Girl Scout Silver Award • 1,078 girls earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award Four Girl Scouts from GSNNJ participated in destinations, travel opportunities that can range from two days to three weeks. These travel adventures are open to Girl Scouts ages 11-17. Some of the destinations that Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey attended included Biking in Denmark and Sweden, Channel Islands Adventure, Santa Cruz Island, Colonial Coast, Greece, Italy and Spain and a trip to California for Hollywood Dreamin’. Page 6 | Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey 2018 Annual Report
Science, technology, engineering and math Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey joined the nation in announcing new STEM and outdoor badges and developed program activities so that girls could earn the new badges. Through a partnership with County College of Morris, a nationally designated Center for Cyber Security, girls were able to earn new badges in cybersecurity, a growing area for the future workforce. Girl Scouts have pledged to help prepare girls for careers in STEM and to help fuel the future pipeline. The FIRST LegoÂŽ League robotics team is now in its tenth year. The first group of girls to participate on this team just graduated college and 80% of those young women majored in STEM fields. Page 7 | Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey 2018 Annual Report
Outdoors Girls, volunteers, and families enjoyed healthy, active lifestyles and the outdoors at the three camp properties owned and operated by Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey: Camp Glen Spey in Glen Spey, New York; Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham, New Jersey; and Lake Rickabear in Kinnelon, New Jersey. Jockey Hollow Day Camp and Lake Rickabear Day Camp operated for 7 weeks during July and August 2018.
1,644 girls were served at day camp.
Outdoor fun was experienced by 4,500 girls and volunteers at GSNNJ camps. Page 8 | Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey 2018 Annual Report
Entrepreneurship 1.8 million boxes of cookies sold
$1,340,000 in troop proceeds
86,000 boxes
donated to Cookies from Home
The Girl Scout Cookie program is an important part of the overall Girl Scout experience. As cookie entrepreneurs, girls learn essential life skills including: • Goal setting • Decision making • Money management • People skills • Business ethics In its fourth year, Digital Cookie, the Girl Scout Cookie e-commerce program: • Increased by 64%, with more than 267,000 packages sold online • Put Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey among the top 10 councils in the nation in girl participation and per girl average in the digital platform
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Gold Award Girl Scouts ALLENDALE Catriona Kelley Elizabeth Peebles Elizabeth Ann Richardson BUTLER/BLOOMINGDALE Rebecca Safi CHATHAM Hannah Egl Kimberly Tomaino
LAKEDALE Taylor Gosson LENAPE VALLEY Michelle Wolters LONG HILL Alison L. Hoffmann Jessica Hoffmann Amelia Stapperfenne
CHESTER Samantha Wilson
MADISON/HARDING Melody Ding
CLIFFSIDE PARK Caitlin McFadden
MAHWAH Renee Cantor
CLIFTON Amanda Stetz
MAYWOOD/HACKENSACK Grace Grinko Angelina Scozzafava Ashley Sloan
DENVILLE Elyse Halpern Isabella King Sarah Ramadan Isabel Snee DUMONT Shannon Breun
MENDHAM Caroline Marie Abel Jennifer Linden Grace Walker
NORWOOD Jacklyn Kelly Vanessa Malhame
RUTHERFORD Aileen Boylan Caroline Virone
OAKLAND Mansi Bhargava Katherine Bonini Meghan Halloran Jacqueline Rever Marisa Scalabrini Kristie Vanderpyl
SPARTA Catherine Byers
OLD TAPPAN Rachel Havriliak
TENAFLY/ALPINE Silvia Acosta Katherine Marie Bacolas Jamie Horan
ORADELL Kirsten Garino Rebecca Christina Perez
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON/ WESTWOOD Lauren Rigg
PARAMUS Gabrielle LoBue
UPPER SADDLE RIVER Sarah Renee Bakal Kiara Crasto Lauren Dadekian Brittany Kang
PARK RIDGE Amber Borgersen Julia Rose Duardo Colleen Joyce Claire Perez Christina Southard Julia Wharton
EAST HANOVER Emily Da Cruz Hailey Messina
MIDLAND PARK Palakshi Aurora Katherine Leonard Sophie Mahoney Emily Padovano
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS Madeleine Chang
MONTVALE Rose Hutchison Gillian Johnson
PARSIPPANY Katherine Grant Alicia Mitchell Krunali Shah
MONTVILLE Stephanie Jennette Brittany Misiora
PEQUANNOCK Kelly Pillaar Sophie White
MORRISTOWN Kylee Strasser
RAMSEY Amalia Becher Kyra Cseh
GLEN ROCK Charlotte Arehart Ann Butler Kate Dreszler Erica Matsui Sara Zilvetti HACKETTSTOWN Hannah L. Donnelly HANOVER Anna Polo Kaitlyn Purzycki HIGH POINT Shaelyn Rose Shadwell HO-HO-KUS Grace Bourque Mary Golden Rachel C. Griep
MOUNTAIN LAKES Aline Miller Alana Weiss MOUNT ARLINGTON/ROXBURY Sarah Waldron Hailey Womer MOUNT OLIVE Caitlin Ann Hruby Alexandra Parrillo NEW MILFORD Gianna Bossone
JEFFERSON Julia Ahart Jenni Silverstein
NEWTON/ANDOVER/GREEN Brooke Freund Hannah Holzhauer
KINNELON Madison Browning Sara Kinney Cameron Sharkey
NORTH WARREN Moira Kellaher
TEANECK Brianna Carthins
RANDOLPH Valerie Humphreys Lauren Paul Rebecca Shannon RIDGEWOOD Kathleen Doyle Lizzie Hannafey Sophia Juco Nahyun Lee Jackie Lutz Hayley O’Marra Christina St. John Sophia Swanson Katlyn Tagliabue RIVER EDGE Shannon Goria Rachel Rumsby ROCKAWAY Olivia Clifford Maria Raskulinec
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WALLKILL VALLEY Breanna Ebisch WARREN HILLS Shannon Sloan Allison Weissman WASHINGTON TWP. (MORRIS COUNTY) Sarah Daly Hannah Donnelly Katelynn Fleming Lauren Hamilton Megan Meyler Hailey Robinson Lilah Sniderman Brooklyn Katherine Zeier WAYNE Katelyn Apa Katie Hering Morgan La Sala Alyssa Okun Catherine Olson Erica Radler WHARTON/MINE HILL/DOVER Carrie Davis WYCKOFF Haley Maria Griffin MeiLiu Merchant Mary Ragheb (The Gold Award Girl Scouts listed here earned the award between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018.)
Acquiring financial support... Last year, a total of $593,232 was raised thanks to the generosity of individuals, corporations, and foundations who supported GSNNJ. Dollars raised helped support: • Girl Scout troops • Staff-led Community Programs • STEM Activities • Camping and Financial Assistance • Life Skills Training • Volunteer Leader Recruitment, Plus Training and Development for more than 14,000 Adult Members
Women of Achievement Our signature fund-raising event, Women of Achievement, took place on April 12, 2018 and honored the professional and personal achievements of Mary Ann Deacon, Linda Hanlon, Amrit Walia-Zaidi, Elisa Buckley, and Ellen Kim and brought together over 300 people in support of GSNNJ.
Here’s a look at how fund development revenue was generated. 12%
22%
30%
Individuals Corporations Foundations Special Events
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Annual Donor Contributions 2017-2018 The following pages include a comprehensive list of donors; GSNNJ is grateful to all contributors and salute their choice to invest in the girls and volunteers of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey. Donors make it possible for GSNNJ to provide the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to girls; to recruit, train and retain volunteers; and to maintain and improve our three outdoor program centers. Space limitations, however, prevent the printing of names of donations less than $40. The list below represents contributors whose gifts were received from Oct. 1, 2017 - Sept. 30, 2018. Thank you to all of our donors for their continued support.
$10,000 + Carol and Bill Barrett BD Ralph Cestone F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Holmes Family Foundation Inserra Supermarkets Inc. Shanna Jafri Kearny Bank Lakeland Bank PSEG Foundation Wells Fargo $5,000-$9,999 Alfiero and Lucia Palestroni Foundation Anonymous Bayer Consumer Care Division Community Chest of Englewood Ernest Schacht Fund John A. and Margaret Post Foundation Virginia L. Laughlin Lillian P. Schenck Fund Rosie and Harold Lunde Novartis Pharmaceuticals Nygala Corp/FLOMO Palmer & Cay PNC Bank Foundation Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center TIAA UPS Katherine and Ronald Wnek Wyndham Worldwide Charitable Foundation $2,500-$4,999 3M Foundation Automatic Switch Company Hector Banegas Bergen County Bar Foundation Capital One N.A. Barbara Donovan Frelinghuysen Foundation Hackensack University Medical Foundation Linda Hanlon Cheryl Hardt Felicia Jamison
Matthew Lamb Little Brownie Bakers Susan and George Miller Helene Nagurka QSP/Ashdon Farms Veronica Ross Bette M. Simmons, Ed. D. Richard and Alicia Stennett Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Helen Wronski $1,000-$2,499 Helen Appleby Evelyn Barnett BP Foundation Kristin Buffardi Deacon Homes Lilie and Robert Donahue Eastern Propane Express Scripts, Inc. Betty and Andy Garger Goldman Sachs & Co. Lindsey Inserra-Hughes Installation Concepts Inc. Andrew Kevlahan Kiwanis Club of Randolph Township Krista Korinis Jane and Michael Kurek M&T Bank Angela Margolit Alejandro and Meghan Martinez McCarter & English McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP Mountain Development Corp. Mutual of America Life Insurance Company Tonia Nesheiwat New Jersey Natural Gas NJM Insurance Group Michele O’Connor Odyssey Media Order of the Evergreen OritaniBank Charitable Foundation Kevin and Beth Paul Delia Blackler Perretta Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Every effort was made to ensure that our donor listing is accurate and complete. If your name does not appear or is listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and call us at 973-248-8200 so we may update our records.
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Annual Donor Contributions 2017-2018 Lori Pimenta Gigi and Paul Regolizio Barbara Saunders-Adams Wendy Chinghwa Shen Mikele Simkins The Tarpey Group LLC Charisse and Tony Taylor Toyota Financial Services VFW Post 876 $500-$999 Anonymous Danielle Bai Bank of America Charitable Foundation Edwin Barreto Sharon Bojcik Brian Trematore Plumbing & Heating Inc. Elisa Buckley Denise and Ron Cauchard Karen Cerreta and Thomas Adinolfi Dahlia Cooper County College of Morris CTBC Bank, New York Branch Shacara Delgado Amanda DeMouthe Yuying Deng Jessica Drury Joy Firshein Rodney P. Frelinghuysen Jessica Gaffney Genova, Burns & Vernoia Eric Golbek Goya Foods, Inc. GSNNJ Chatham Service Unit GSNNJ Parsippany Service Unit Robert and Roberta Henry Home Sweet Sarah, Inc. JM Contracting and Snow Removal, LLC Dawn Johnson Laborers’ International Union of North America Laddey, Clark & Ryan LLP Susan Leeds Jennifer Mazawey Vinosky Joanne Morreale Debra Nydam Linda Frees O’Sullivan Presbyterian Women Joseph Proto Eva Prunk Rotary Club of Madison Theresa Schwerdt Ellen Valente Gail Weiner
$250-$499 Anonymous Daisy Aguilera AJ’s Pizza Loren Pierce Alexis Joseph H. Apgar Lynn and Dave Apolinaro Emme Aronson Atlantic Stewardship Bank Chiquita Barnes Sheila Bell-Helmke Katherine Bickerton Joanne Biscardi Buehler Challenger & Science Center Janet Cash Columbia Bank Karen Connelly Katie Cook Natalie Cullen Chicca Dagostino Carol Dass Driscoll Foods Fredericks Fuel & Heating Service Amy Green Josephine Greshko GSNNJ Troop 80173 Laura Jones Glenn Kalokira Mary Lynn Kearns Elizabeth Keat Ellen Kim Kiwanis Club of the Chathams Eric Kohlmeier Ellen Lalwani Megan Lunde Darlene Lyden-Cooper Bridget Macklin Nona and Thomas Maher Krissy Mannello Linda Mei Lisa Mills Mia Mischuk-O`Brien Lisa Napolitano Carol and Thomas Neilson Organization of Chinese Americans Petrucci Development Provident Bank Foundation PSE&G Susan Rodriguez Rotary Club of Park Ridge James Rutherford Teresa Savio Michelle and Scott Shappell South Shore Outdoor Store, Inc.
Diane Tartaglia Jennifer Thurkauf Hellena Trent Carolynn Vineis Deanna Walker-Pierce Jamie and Chad Watkins Linda and George Wells Wiley, Malehorn, Sirota & Raynes Yvonne Zuidema $100-$249 Anonymous Bethany Abele ADP Lynn Albala AmazonSmile Foundation American Express Foundation Emilia Andaluz ANON-Dun & Bradstreet Emily Aprea Kathleen Aprea Peter and Lily Babigian Antje Ballin Connie and Richard Batherman Alyssa Becker Behnke’s Paramus Building Supply Co. Bridget Bendo K. Deneen Bennett Janet Boetticher Lindsay Bondulich Denise Boyer Brach Eichler LLC Paulette Brauch David Brotman Robert Bruno Rich Burke Selective Insurance Company Michele Calise Rachel Cawley Ngee-Pong Chang Andrea Christie Robert Cicchino Clyde Paul Agency Inc. Bernard Cohen Elyse Constantin Amy Cooke Eleanor and Glenn Coutts Robert Croonquist Carmen DaCosta Michele and Ron Darling Deanna D’Arrigo Krishni De Thabrew Yolanda D’Egidio Diane DeMarsico Mark Denny Susannah Doherty
Debbie Douglas Dianne and Steven Douthat Barbara Dunn Lisa Dunnick Kendrick Durant Cesarina A. Earl Kay and Frank Failla Carla Feaster Matthew Finger Kathleen Finnegan Margaret Fitzgerald Rehana and Kenneth Flessner Kathy Foley George Fosdick Janelle Foster Wenlang Fu Fulton Bank of New Jersey Helen Futterknecht Carol Gabel Betty Gartner Assemblyman Thomas Giblin Global Installation Resources LLC Jenny Goodbody Scott Greenberg Rebecca Griffith GSNNJ Allendale Service Unit GSNNJ Butler/Bloomingdale Service Unit GSNNJ Glen Rock Service Unit GSNNJ Goffle Brook Service Unit GSNNJ Lakedale Service Unit GSNNJ Maywood Service Unit GSNNJ Midland Park Service Unit GSNNJ Montvale Service Unit GSNNJ Newton Service Unit GSNNJ Park Ridge Service Unit GSNNJ Pequannock Service Unit GSNNJ Rockaway Service Unit GSNNJ Sparta Service Unit GSNNJ Washington Township Service Unit GSNNJ Troop 80457 Stacey Hamilton Sandler Lorraine Hanlon Bradley Hanson Laomi Harewood Kathie and Phillip Harrington Leslye Heller David Hinckley Beverly Horstmann Robert Houston Jessica Howson Alan Jablonka Beth Johns
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Annual Donor Contributions 2017-2018 Marcelle Jones-Karosen Elizabeth K. Kalina Dorothy and Imants Kalnins John Kandravy Susan Karp Keil Oil, Inc. George Kipel Debbie and Bob Kirsch Lorena Kirschner Helene Klaassens Eric and Shannon Knowlton Louise Koegel Diane Korinis Sharon Kweit Kay Lang Annette Langseder Elena Lavalas Caroline and John Lederer Dee and Bill Ledgerwood Constance Lee Susan and David Lee Margaret Leuzarder Carol Lindsay Nadine Lisecki Colleen Logan Tina Luchkiw Brendan Maher Meral Malady Teresa and Nick Mancini Mara Marino Esperanza Marra Maureen Martin Patricia Maul Stephanie Mc Killop Gary McAfee Glenda McLamore-Holmes Theresa Merino Natasha Miller Lori Miller Rebecca Moody Cheri Morris Jeanne Morris Sharon Mullen Diane Murray Rita Myers Dalal Nesheiwat Sara Novak Sandra O’Byrne Mary J. Orloff P.J. Monahan Paint Co., Inc. Terry Pagan Susan Pak Bill Passarotti Lisa Peck Arliss Perfetti Helgard Perretta Lisa Petti Jennifer Politis
Kathryn Posen Ann Qureshi Marianna Rabinovitch Sri and Ram Ratakonda Elizabeth and Ramsay Reid David Reilly Mary Roberts Marnita Robertson Betsy and Ed Roland Alan Rollow Nicole Rosen Dina Santarelli Mary Ann Schran Kathleen Scott Margaret and Donald Serek Vaishali Shah Janet & Christopher Sherry Filomena Sileo Sobel & Co. Rita Souther Ann Sperling Inge and David Spungen Catherine Sreepada Tracy Stern Paula Stone Judie Teller TGI Office Automation The Paton Law Firm, LLC Christina Theodorakos Jenifer Thoma Rosella Thomas Kim Thomas Jessica Tilak Vickie Tomasello Eric Tomaszewski United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley Leroy Varga Lauren Verlinden Barbara von dem Hagen Barbara and David Waldman Waste Management/Greater Mid-Atlantic Area Lola Weiss Michael D. Whiting Katherine Yacolca Jennifer Yoon Vida Zagmot Joan and Robert Zsiray $40-$99 Anonymous Angela Abate Mary Ahart Air Brook Limousine Inc. George Anderson Johanna Antonacci John G. and Dorothy L. Armeno
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Annual Donor Contributions 2017-2018 Raul Arrazcaeta Loren Badcock Corinne Ball Kristina Baratelli Anita and William Barber Ron Barnes Bonita Barnhart Julie Barounis Patricia Barsella Kathleen Bartoletti Wendy Berg Linda Berger Dixiana Berrios Natalie Bickerton Dororthy and Spotsel Bing Cindy Blenner Barbara Bolger Margaret and L. Ray Bowyer Ann and Robert Boyle Marlene Brenckle L. Donald Brown Mary Burgin Abby Burkholder Theresa Cafiero Allison Carroll Mary Carter Christina Cashman Diana Chase Steve Cheng Devika Chinapen Philip Choi Pat Christie Patricia A.W. Clapp Tracy Conklin Mary Cooley Vicki Lynn Coyle Maria Cristallo Louise Crocoll Christina Cronin Jean and Jim Csaposs Christine Cullin Louise Davenport Martha De Young Megan Deaton Allison DeCongelio Toni and Joe DeFuria Ronald Desensi Debra Devenezia Cristin Devries Kathryn Dion Christina Dock Trevor Dolan Sharon Doldron Ben Dominguez Justine Donnelly John Dorsett Amy Dwyer Susan Holly Edelman
Esther and Robert Endres Kelly Falcone Betty Fetzer Andreana and John Field Lisa Finkelstein Caitlin Flynn Jeanne Flynn Kelly Foreman Beth Foster Eileen Furrer Leta Gandolfini Patricia Gannon Coleen Garabedian Susan and Larry Gardner Kim and Christopher Gastelu Anne Marie Gerdau Alexcy Giles Daria Goginsky Sylvia Greenbaum Goldmann Anne and James Greener Deborah Hammond Beth Hancock Marjory Hansen Melanie and Richard Harada Joyce and David Harris Jennifer Hartzel Jill and Kiernan Heck Lisa Hiscano Patricia Holmes Elaine Houckes Katherine Hughes Joseph James Gabrielle Jens JustGiving Emily Kahn Pamela Kanwisher Sherry Karram Laura Kelly Karen Kennedy Claire and David Kerr Susan Kiernan Justin Korinis Tania Kozikowski Michelle Kurkciyan Nancy and Barry Lack GSNNJ Troop 81223 Mineli Lechner Katie and James Lee Camille Leggett Christina Les Howard Levine Jackie Lewis Melissa Libretta Karen and William Linden Cynthia Lippe James Loeffler Alarice Lonergan Dana Loughrey
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Annual Donor Contributions 2017-2018 Michelle Manning-Weill Kristen Martinko Jennifer Mathews Gigi Mauder Sandra McBeth Heather McBeth Arbore Cornelia and William McVeigh Tracy Merwede CJ Miller Jennifer Miller Malinda Miller Chidgey Patricia Mintzer Sara Morelli Perri Ann Morgan Patricia and Adriano Morigi Marge Nagle Mary Kaye Nardone Joseph Nazzaro Doreen Nelson Kim Nestor Elizabeth Neumann Jonathan D. Nguyen Kristin O’Callaghan Anna Ogle Richard O’Lenick Elizabeth O’Loughlin Judith O’Malley Liz Orellana Maritza Osorio Vanessa Paradiso Lisa Patel Marjorie Petrolino Michele Poalillo Alison Porter Elizabeth Powell Norma Powers Anne Powley Allison Prestifilippo Cathy and Paul Ragnetti Marilyn Rees Kim Reynolds Erica Ricciardelli Kimberly Riley Ann and Daniel Rocklein Jocelynn Rosell Purbita Saha Susan and John Salsberg Maureen and James Scahill Chrissy Schabacker Judy Schlemm Paula Schmetterling John Schuring Susan Scimone-Bellini Sue Seeley Margaret Sfraga Candy Shanks Kristen Shapren Patty Siedel
Catherine Sielski Elizabeth Sims Susan Smith Emily Sobel Jiwon Song Catherine Spencer Francis and Margaret Stem Laurie Howell Doris and Charles Stober Lynn and James Su Stephanie Sudhalter Gregg Summerville Anita Sung Coryn and Martin Thalmann Donna Thompson Brenda Tillman Lissette and Brian Tufaro United Way of Summit County Mary Urban Eve Urrutia Jessica Valentine Laurie Veith Myriam Velez Allison Viar Ana Villalona Mary Volpe Cammy Voyles Lynne and Michael Vreeland Jiasha Wang Deborah and James Ward Cynthia Warner Bill Wasley Rachel Weiss Jerri and Stanley White Margaret Wires Lory Wolf Tracy Zearfaus Carol Zimmermann and John Joyce
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Juliette Gordon Low Society
The Juliette Gordon Low Society recognizes a special group of donors who support the mission of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey through a planned gift. The Society honors these members who—even after their lifetime—plan to continue their generosity. Juliette’s outstanding leadership was matched by her stewardship when she converted the carriage house of her home into the first Girl Scout national headquarters, and gifted it to Girl Scouts in her will. Juliette’s bequest was the beginning of planned giving to Girl Scouts. In her memory, the Juliette Gordon Low Society was established to thank and honor friends of Girl Scouting who choose to make Girl Scouts part of their legacies and a beneficiary of their estate plans. Members of the Juliette Gordon Low Society are crucial to ensuring that our Council will be able to provide future generations of Girl Scouts with opportunities to reach their fullest potential.
Erik and Eva Anderson Anonymous Diane Belk and Lawrence Calder Robert and Esther Endres Andy Garger Betty Garger Kathie Harrington Susan A. Harwood Shanna Jafri Roy Kennell Justin and Krista Korinis Virginia Lee Laughlin Barbara McNally Meral Malady Michelle Newhouse Margaret Nicolais Jessica Pangioutu Lori and Paul Pimenta Veronica Ross Marc J. Schumacher Candace Shanks Jane Talpey Mark Thelin Helen Wronski
Circle of Friends The Circle of Friends was created in 2018 by the below founding members who have made multi-year pledges at a significant level to help ensure the long-term sustainability of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey. Carol and Bill Barrett Betty and Andy Garger Cheryl Hardt Holmes Family Foundation Shanna Jafri Felicia Jamison Virginia Laughlin Susan and George Miller Alicia and Richard Stennett Charisse and Tony Taylor
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Independent Auditor’s Report
Independent Auditors' Report Board of Directors Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey (a nonprofit organization), which comprise the statements of financial position as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, and the related statements of activities, functional expenses and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements. Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
January 23, 2019 PKF O’CONNOR DAVIES, LLP
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Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey
Statement of Activities Year Ending Sept. 2018 Statements of Financial Position
September 30,
ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Investments Accounts receivable, net Pledges receivable, net Inventory Prepaid expenses Land, buildings and equipment, net
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts payable and accrued expenses Deferred income Debt, net Total Liabilities Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total Net Assets
See notes to financial statements
2018
2017
$ 2,539,955 4,934,161 70,024 158,478 175,238 159,510 8,327,679 $ 16,365,045
$ 2,395,377 4,805,873 108,969 93,362 155,006 175,998 8,690,022 $ 16,424,607
$
$
368,180 568,602 1,893,739 2,830,521
311,307 367,331 1,941,882 2,620,520
13,125,867 393,332 15,325 13,534,524
13,323,030 465,732 15,325 13,804,087
$ 16,365,045
$ 16,424,607
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Girl Scout Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl Scout Promise
www.gsnnj.org (973) 248-8200 Paramus Service Center 300 Forest Avenue Paramus, NJ 07652 Paterson Resource Center Center City Mall, 301 Main Street Paterson, NJ 07505 Randolph Service Center 1579 Sussex Turnpike Randolph, NJ 07869 Riverdale Service Center 95 Newark Pompton Turnpike Riverdale, NJ 07457
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.
Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsibile 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.