We’re in the money!
We’re in the money!
We’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along!

GSUSA didn’t quite get what it wanted when it came to a membership dues raise back in October, but any disappointment  should have been short lived when it was announced that the Lilly Endowment recently awarded a grant of $30 million to GSUSA to “create, test, implement and sustain strategies that support character development in the young people they serve.” There’s been no word on whether councils will receive any of these funds. What will this grant support? Don’t know about that either. Hopefully something more than a hastily developed patch program.

This isn’t the first time Girl Scouts has received a grant from the Lilly Endowment. In 2022, six councils that serve Indiana girls received a total of $15 million to “find creative solutions to reach and better support Hoosier girls and families in all 92 counties with a particular focus on girls and families who have historically not engaged with Girl Scouts.”  Continue reading