WAGGGS
Sandy Thomas, Vice President of Global Girl Scouting/Strategic
Alliances, stated in an
email dated April 4, 2011: “Through GSUSA’s membership all our
girl and adult members are members of WAGGGS. The amount of
.44₵ is the approximate amount GSUSA pays per member as the WAGGGS
quota is figure on the numbers of members.”
After reviewing every detail (including
GSUSA’s tax returns) within our
WAGGGS page,
you will conclude that more
Catholic Girl Scout members equals an increased annual
“membership quota payment” from GSUSA paid to the
pro-abortion advocacy WAGGGS organization.
Detailed information on each member country is provided under the
Our World tab of the
WAGGGS website. This information includes the country’s
census or count of the number of GG/GS in that country (as of a
certain date). The
WAGGGS Members document is a summary list of all member
countries, and the number of GG/GS in that country as of a certain
date
Based on the number of GG/GS, the United States is the largest
member of WAGGGS (GSUSA
website), (Leader
Magazine) & (CEO
of External Affairs) with 3,578,760
Girl Scouts.
All Catholic Girl Scouts have a financial relationship with and
are members of WAGGGS through their
annual membership registration. Each Girl Scout's annual
registration triggers a quota payment to WAGGGS. In 2006,
GSUSA paid an estimated $393,959 to satisfy the WAGGGS “membership
quota payment” for Catholic Girl Scouts. Catholic Girl Scouts are
directly responsible for this amount of money paid to WAGGGS when
they register to be a Girl Scout each year.
Please note that
2006 is the
most current comprehensive membership statistics provided by WAGGGS.
$1,762,358 (see
GSUSA’s 2006 “membership quota payment” paid to WAGGGS) ÷
3,578,760 (number of
youth and adult Girl Scout members in 2006 from GSUSA posted on
the WAGGGS website) = .49₵ (In 2006, GSUSA paid a membership fee of
approximately .49₵ per girl to WAGGGS). 800,000 Catholic Girl
Scout members (Bob
McCarty estimated the number Catholic Girl Scout members) X
.49₵(GSUSA paid a membership fee of approximately .49₵ per girl to
WAGGGS) = $393,959 each year (approximate amount of money that
Catholic Girl Scout members are responsible for that is paid by
GSUSA to WAGGGS for their membership in the organization).
$1,762,358 ÷ 3,578,760 = .49₵
800,000 X .49₵ = $393,959
WAGGGS Financial Information
The WAGGGS website lists 145 member organizations or countries that are members of WAGGGS. There are 121 Full Members countries/organizations and 24 Associate Members countries/organizations. Detailed information on each member country is provided under the Our World tab of the WAGGGS website. This information includes the country’s member status (Full or Associate), a census or count of the number of GG/GS in that country (as of a certain date), developments, programs, and events. The WAGGGS Members document is a summary list of all member countries, and the number of GG/GS in that country as of a certain date. In total, as shown on the WAGGGS Members document, there are 8,136,955 GG/GS associated with the 121 Full Member countries. Based on the number of GG/GS, the United States is the largest member of WAGGGS (GSUSA website), (Leader Magazine) & (CEO of External Affairs) with 3,578,760 Girl Scouts or approximately 44% of the total GG/GS in WAGGGS. The United States is almost three times larger than the next largest country, India with 1,305,028 girls or approximately 16% of the total. The top four countries (U.S., India, Philippines, and U.K.) make up approximately 76% of the WAGGGS Full Members based on the number of GG/GS.
- 44% of WAGGGS girl members are from GSUSA
- 3.6 million of WAGGGS girl members are from GSUSA
- The country with the next highest girl membership in WAGGGS is India with approximately 1.3 million or 16% members
- US, India, Philippines, and UK (4 countries) make up approximately 76% of WAGGGS membership.
- The remaining 117 full member countries of the 121 full member countries make up the remaining 24% of girl members of WAGGGS.
As stated in WAGGGS’ Policy on Finance (page 10, section 5.1), (WAGGGS’s Policy on Finance document) each member country or organization pays an annual membership fee or “quota”, as it’s referred to in their financial statements, to WAGGGS “at a rate applied to the membership figures of each WAGGGS Organization from the census figures.” Membership fees or “quota” paid by GSUSA to WAGGGS from 2006 to 2009 were as follows:
In
GSUSA’s 2006 tax return located on page 1, Part I, line 16:
“Payments to affiliates”: $1,762,358
This is further explained as “Membership
Quota Payment”: $1,762,358 in the “Payments to Affiliates Schedule”
on page 38.
This is further explained as “World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts”: $1,817,343 in the “Payments to Affiliates Schedule” on page 28.
After 2007, the format of the tax return was changed and the line item “Payments to affiliates” was moved. In GSUSA’s 2008 and 2009 tax returns, the Membership fees or “quota” are located on page 10, Part IX, line 21; however, no detailed supporting schedule “Payments to affiliates” is provided. Despite the lack of a supporting schedule, it is very likely that this amount (Payments to affiliates), as in previous years, still represents membership fees or “quota” paid to WAGGGS.
As stated on page
31 and 35 of WAGGGS’ Report and Financial Statements for the year
ended December 31, 2008 (2008
Report and Financial Statements) the total membership fees or
“Quota” (as it is referred to in the report) income was 1,669,000
Euros.
Using the 2008 average exchange rate:·
- - 1 Euro = $1.47 US Dollars
- Multiply the “Quota” in Euros and $1.39 US Dollars (1,669,000 x $1.47 = $2,453,000)
- 1,669,000 Euros = $2,453,000 US Dollars
- WAGGGS total income from membership fee in 2008 was $2,453,000
As stated on page
17 and
31 of WAGGGS’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended
December 31, 2009 (2009
Report and Financial Statements) the total membership fees or
“Quota” (as it is referred to in the report) income was 1,657,000
Euros.
Using the 2009 average exchange rate:
- 1 Euro = $1.39 US Dollars
- Multiply the “Quota” in Euros and
$1.39 US Dollars (1,657,000 x $1.39 = $2,303,230)
- 1,657,000 Euros = $2,303,230 US
Dollars
WAGGGS total income from
membership in 2009 was $2,303,230
63%
of WAGGGS membership fees came from GSUSA in 2008
64% of WAGGGS membership fees came from GSUSA in 2009
Please also note the GSUSA is a “Founder
Member of WAGGGS.”
63% of WAGGGS membership fees came from GSUSA in 2008
64% of WAGGGS membership fees came from GSUSA in 2009
Please also note the GSUSA is a “Founder
Member of WAGGGS.”
We provide only factual, verifiable
documentation. We have posted a substantial amount of evidence
documenting that each Girl Scout member is in fact a member of the
WAGGGS organization. The documentation that we have utilized
proving this statement comes from GSUSA’s own tax returns, official
girl scout forms, websites, and literature.
Please see the following 2 articles where Bob McCarty, Executive
Director of the NFCYM, has estimated the number of Catholic Girl
Scout members (800,000 or 700,000). After reviewing all of the
documentation on our
WAGGGS page,
you will conclude that more Catholic Girl Scout members equals an
increased “membership quota payment” from GSUSA paid to the
pro-abortion advocacy WAGGGS organization.
1)
Catholic Ministry under Fire over Girl Scouts’ Pro- Abortion Ties:
“The NFCYM, which connects some 700,000 Catholic Scout members with
the Church and provides Catholic materials …. “
2)
Whistleblowers Want Faith Community to Fight ‘Evil Agenda’: “McCarty
told WND that no one knows for sure, but he estimates 800,000 U.S.
Girl Scouts are Catholic.”
Detailed information on each member country is provided under the
Our World tab of the
WAGGGS website. This information includes the country’s
member status (Full or Associate), a census or count of the number
of GG/GS in that country (as of a certain date), developments,
programs, and events. The
WAGGGS Members document is a summary list of all member
countries, and the number of GG/GS in that country as of a certain
date. Based on the number of GG/GS, the United States is the
largest member of WAGGGS (GSUSA
website), (Leader
Magazine) & (CEO
of External Affairs) with 3,578,760
Girl Scouts.
Please see the following that shows the amount of money Catholic
Girl Scout members are responsible for (through their
annual Girl Scout membership registration with GSUSA), that is
paid by GSUSA to WAGGGS for their annual “membership quota payment”.
$1,762,358 (see above GSUSA’s 2006 “membership quota payment” paid
to WAGGGS) ÷ 3,578,760 (number of youth and adult Girl Scout members
in 2006 from GSUSA posted on
the WAGGGS website) = .49₵ (GSUSA paid a membership fee of
approximately .49₵ per girl to WAGGGS)
800,000 Catholic Girl Scout members (Bob McCarty estimated the
number Catholic Girl Scout members) X .49₵(GSUSA paid a membership
fee of approximately .49₵ per girl to WAGGGS) = $393,959 each year
(approximate amount of money that Catholic Girl Scout members are
responsible for that is paid by GSUSA to WAGGGS for their membership
in the organization).
$1,762,358 ÷ 3,578,760 = .49₵
800,000 X .49₵ = $393,959
$393,959 is paid each year to WAGGGS. Catholic Girl Scouts are
directly responsible for this amount of money paid to WAGGGS each
year.
The following is documented proof of the relationship between WAGGGS
& IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation):
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) youth group
advocates with
WAGGGS for sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
The WAGGGS & IPPF relationship is also documented in these 2 books:
1)
Family Planning: Meeting Challenges, Promoting Choices - The
Proceedings of the IPPF Family Planning Congress, New Delhi,
October, 1992. 2)
The International Law of Youth Rights (1995). Kluwer Academic
Publishers.