2015
Youth Leadership Council
2014-15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR
Dr. Karen R. Knox
1ST VICE CHAIR
Dr. Lori Berquam
2ND VICE CHAIR
Dr. Vivian Littlefield
SECRETARY
Kathryn (Kitty) Anderson
TREASURER
Wendy Wink
DIRECTORS
Heidi Eglash
Agnes Hughes
Meredith Kruse
John Parkyn
Cari Pohl-Henning
Michael Slavish
Theresa Sztuczko
Margaret Utterback
EX- OFFICIO
Marci Henderson, CEO
Linda Pauls Fleming, CFO
Beth Ryan, BDC Chair
BOARD DEVELOPMENT
Bruce Bradley
Betty Christiansen
Melinda Heinritz
Dr. Katy Heyning
Cari Pohl-Henning
Beth Ryan, Chair
Rosemary Vorndran
Making the world a better place.
At Badgerland, we encourage girls to dream big and do anything they set their sights on. This year we
embraced that philosophy at the council level, too. 2014-15 marked the year Badgerland Girl Scouts
became true agents of change. We raised our hand to be included among the early councils to launch
innovative technology to make it easier for girls to join, while making it simpler to be a troop leader. This way
leaders can spend more time where it counts—with our Girl Scouts.
The Customer Engagement Initiative, or CEI, includes technology that helps parents quickly find a
troop for their daughter to join by browsing our online Troop Opportunity Catalog. A key feature of CEI is
Volunteer Toolkit which gives troop leaders convenient, mobile access to all the information they need
to run their troop including a year’s worth of meetings and resources. And there’s more. CEI brought
us a new website brand aligned with Girl Scouts USA and sister councils. On the back side, CEI includes
exciting systems that allow Badgerland to deliver amazing customer service to our membership. We made
a significant financial investment in CEI because, we believe, this technology is a game changer for Girl
Scouts. We can grow membership by making it easier for girls and volunteers to join. And we can retain
members by providing a first-class experience thanks, in part, to improved technology.
Beyond CEI, Badgerland teamed up with over 120 program partners to deliver world class opportunities to
girls including exciting STEM programs. Additionally, travel was on the docket as Badgerland girls and adult
delegates traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah for the 53rd National Convention. There, we were delighted to
hear the announcement of new outdoor badges as we continue our efforts to grow summer programming
while making prudent decisions around property. This year, the Beloit Service Center and Camp Echo
Valley were sold as per the Badgerland Property Plan. A new, smaller Service Center opened in leased
office space in Janesville receiving a warm welcome from both the Girl Scouts and business communities.
These changes and many more are driven with a simple goal: to deliver a premier Girl Scout experience
while helping our girls discover everything is possible when you are a Girl Scout!
We are proud of our work and changes made over the past year while eagerly looking forward to the future
and all the ways our Girl Scouts will make their mark...and make the world a better place.
Margaret L. Henderson
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Karen R. Knox
Board Chair
Financial Statement
Badgerland Council is committed to responsible fiscal stewardship. Managing and overseeing the financial and property
resources is an honor we accept on behalf of the girls we serve. The financial statement reflects the audited twelve
month period October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015.
REVENUES
Product/Retail Sales (net)
Contributions, Grants, United Ways
Program Service Fees
Investment Income
Miscellaneous Income
Total Revenue
$5,627,240
306,411
425,493
(104,456)
205,931
$6,460,619
EXPENSES NSES
Program Services & Financial Assistance
Management and General
Fundraising
Total Expenses
$5,284,360
852,662
232,968
$6,369,990
Net Operating Income (loss)
$90,629
Gain on Sale of Property (non-operating)
$1,059,376
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
$1,150,005
At a Glance
Badgerland 2015 Numbers
8,886
Girl Members
3,446
Adult Volunteers
851
Lifetime Members
397
Cities Served
869
Troops
57%
Girls in Grades K-3
60
Graduating Seniors
8
Gold Awardees
8,085
304
152
121
Had a blast at Activate, our
Attended Badgerland
signature, hands-on STEM event
programs in 2015
Total Programs Offered
Badgerland Program Partners
231
Girls at Badgerland Camporee and Daisy Camporee
782
Black Hawk and Ehawee Girl Resident Campers
Average Number of
Cookie Boxes Sold
By Each Girl Scout
214
The highest among all
ABC Baker Councils!
THIRTY SEVEN
Girl Scouts sold more than 2,015
boxes of cookies each earning
their choice of trips or camp!
1,528,890
Total Boxes of Cookies Sold
1,563
Hours of Service completed by 199 Girl Scouts through the
Inspiration Project Community Service Patch
Donors
Thank you for helping girls realize their leadership potential while becoming girls of courage,
confidence and character, who make the world a better place.
“Ours
is a circle of
friendships, united
by our ideals.”
Great Rivers United Way
~Juliette
Gordon Low
PEARL ($10,000 and above)
Colonel Robert H Morse
Foundation
Great Rivers United Way
United Way Blackhawk Region
GOLD ($5,000+)
The Biessman Family
Marci Henderson
Mary H. Klos (Estate)
SILVER ($2,500+)
Alliant Energy Foundation
Claremont S Jackman Foundation
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc
Loretta Himmelsbach and
Marcy Worzala
Vivian Littlefield
National Guardian Life Insurance
United Way of Dodge County
United Way of Platteville
BRONZE ($1,000+)
American Transmission Company
Baraboo Area United Fund
Dr. Lori Berquam
Peggy Biddick
Anne Bolz
Joan Burns
Capital Times The Kids Fund
Computer & Networking Solutions
Pat and Dan Coyne
Frautschi Foundation - Webcrafters Inc
Girl Scouts of the USA
Jackson Electric Cooperative
John J Frautschi Family Foundation Inc
Doug and Karen Knox
Debra Locke
Madison South Rotary Foundation
Hildy McGown
Metro Power Inc
Reedsburg Area United Fund
Beth and Jeff Ryan
Janet Stockhausen
Louise Thompson
United Fund of Columbus
United Way Greater Winona Area
United Way of Green County
United Way of Jefferson & North
Walworth Counties
United Way of Walworth County
Watertown Area United Way
Wisconsin Dells Area United Fund
Zendesk
S.H.A.R.E. ($500+)
Dr. Moses Altsech
Lynnette Alvarado
Kathryn Anderson
Albert Bennett and
Nancy Hansen-Bennett
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP
Blackhawk Golden K Kiwanis
Heidi Eglash
Patty Fenner
First Unitarian Society
Susan Fischer
Tom and Linda Fleming
Fort Atkinson Junior Woman’s Club
Fort HealthCare
United Way
Blackhawk
United
Way Region
Blackhawk Region
KL Engineering Inc
Kraft Foods Group Foundation
Kristy Galt
Jean Jensen
Madison Mallards
Madison Rotary Foundation
Charles and Carolyn Mowbray
John Parkyn
Daniel and Mary Petersen
Richland County United Givers Fund
Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable
Giving Foundation Inc
Jennifer and Dan Roman
Sam’s Club - Walmart Foundation
Laura Secord
Seneca Foods Corporate Foundation
Julie Shelby
Robert and Frances Skemp
Mike Slavish
Christa and Steve Slinger
Eric and Theresa Sztuczko
Margaret Utterback
Wendy Wink
Dr. Mary Zupanc
($100+)
Seymour and Shirley Abrahamson
Advia Credit Union
Roxanne Aehl
Andie Algar
Cari Anderson
Melissa Banks
Dr. George Barry
Mary and Paul Becker
Maurice Better
BMO Harris Bank
Cheryl Booth
Bruce and Marge Bradley
Kathryn Branscomb
Vishmaa and Lee Briggs
Marie Brooks
Gail Campbell and Sharon Weber
Ginny Cashbaugh
Ellen Chapman
Karen Chobot
Gail Cleary
Anne Cook
Barbara Cook
Susan and William Corley
Susan Neely Denholm
Heidi Dewsnap
The Dordel Family
Kathryn Drexler
Colleen Dring
Lauri Droster
April Eddy
John Edwards
Rich and Sally Egan
Evansville Lions Club
Mary Fischer
Flanders Electric, Inc
Anita Froegel
Christy Gibbs
Raena Glauvitz
David and Elaine Glowacki
Terri Graffin
James and Heidi Grafft
Jane Hamblen
Barbara Hammes
Karen Heintz
K.S. Hill
Glenda Hill
Karen Hoffman
Harold and Barbara Hoffman
Darlene Holte
The Home Depot Foundation
Agnes and Thomas Hughes
Natalie Isensee
Janesville Morning Rotary Club
Janet Johnson
Jessica and Andrew Justman
Lolita Kachel
Donna Katen-Bahensky
Ruth Davis and Kevin Kenow
Kristina Kenyon and Family
Shannon Kleiber
Dorothy Klinefelter
MariAnn Knowlton
The Kostichka Family
Meredith Kruse
Arra and Thomas Lasse
James Lawler
LaShell Lentz
Rita Lund
Maurine MacBride
Madtown Hockey LLC
The Martinson Family
Nancy McCulley
Dr. Richard McGregory Jr.
Nicholas and Heidi Meier
Wally Meyer
Virginia Morschauser
Sarah Nelson
Carolyn Ninedorf
Kristi Noyce
Patrick O’Brien
Linda Olson
Orange Tree Imports
Ann Peacock
Starlett and Michael Pfiffner
Cari Pohl-Henning
The Posey Family
Betty Ragotzkie
Ellen Ranney
Julie Reis
James and Barbara Rice
Susan Riseling
Beth Risler
Sarah Rogers and Family
John and Cindy Rosch
Ellen Rosner
Jennifer Royston
Shellane Rufer-Edseth
Katie Scharf
Schneider Heating &
Air Conditioning
Brian and Tracy Schroeder
Faith Sell
Scott and Vicki Seymour
Walter Shannon
Julia Sherwood
John and Twila Sheskey
Roberta Sigg
Christine Smith and
James Leggett Jr.
Katherine Stadler
Eliza and Aaron Staver
Maureen Steil
Dolores Stojan
Jeni Stone
Susan Sylvester
Taylor Company
Myrna Toney
United Way of Prairie du Chien Area
Vision Event Management LLC
Dawn Way
William Welch Sr.
Warren Werner
Ron Whitt
Jean Ann Wilder
Stefany Wissinger
Carla Wolf
Woodman’s Food Market Inc
Lynn Wolter and
Marilyn Huckenpoehler
Marilyn Workman
Janet A Wurtzler
In Kind and Troop Gifts
We gratefully acknowledge the
valuable in kind and direct troop
support provided by generous
companies, organizations and
individuals in our community.
Every effort is made to acknowledge our
donors. If we have made an error, please
accept our apologies and contact Lori
Astell, Director of Strategic Relationships:
608.237.1148.
This list reflects gifts received between
October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015.
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