Girl Scouts of Western New York Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$8.3m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$12.4m
$1.7m liabilities
Net assets
$10.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
20
3.1y av
Staff
240
6,243 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
Girl Scouts of Western New York Inc's network
20 people6 organisationsi20 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsley Cousins | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Alison Pierce | 1st VICE PRESIDENT | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Amy Goldsmith | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bree Kramer DO | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dilara Samadi MD | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Grace Tabone | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jana Darlington DSL | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jesse Lewandowski | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kaitlin McCormick | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kandis Fuller | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen R Penfold (also filed as Karen Penfold) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katherine Callesto | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Lakishia Collins | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Lateesha McElrath | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Lauren Schellinger | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Lynn M Lubecki EDD (also filed as Lynn Lubecki EDD) | President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mary Ellen Frandina | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Nkiruka McGinnis PHD (also filed as Nkiruka McGinnis) | 2nd Vice President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robin Selino | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sarah Vail | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Wilcox-Lanfear | C.O.O. (C.E.O. Beg 1/2019) | since 2019 |
| Cara Biddlecom | C.E.O. (Beg 8/19/2024) | since 2024 |
| Debra Whais | C.F.O. | since 2018 |
| Debra Whais to Jan 2022 | C.F.O. | since 2021 |
| Javeena Edwards | C.F.O.(Current)/ Interim CEO (To 8/2024) | since 2024 |
| Javeena Edwards Current | C.F.O./ Interim CEO Effective 8/1/2023 | since 2021 |
| Judith Cranston | CEO (To 1/19) | 2020 |
| Karen Lundgard | Chief Outdoor & Property Officer | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javeena Edwards | C.F.O. | 37.5 | $155k | $5k | |
| Cara Biddlecom | C.E.O. (As of 8/19/24) | 37.5 | $55k | $5k | |
| Lynn M Lubecki Edd | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bree Kramer Do | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lateesha McElrath | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Vail | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ainsley Cousins | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dilara Samadi MD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jana Darlington DSL | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kandis Fuller | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amy Goldsmith | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Callesto | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lakishia Collins | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jesse Lewandowski | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kaitlin McCormick | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nkiruka McGinnis PhD | 2nd Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Karen Penfold | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alison Pierce | 1st Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Robin Selino | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Grace Tabone | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Schellinger | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mary Ellen Frandina | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Girl Scouts of Western New York Inc
- EIN
- 160743096
- Address
- 4433 Genesee St Ste 101, Buffalo, NY, 14225-1970
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Together with our girl scouts, volunteers, partners and supporters girl scouts of western new york provides experiences that inspire confidence and a sense of adventure, promote belonging and friendship and broaden worldviews. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- O42 Youth development
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Youth Development
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1934
- Principal officer
- Cara Biddlecom (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1960
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKaren R Penfold
≥5years on the filingsLynn M Lubecki EDD
≥5years on the filingsRobin Selino
≥4years on the filingsAmy Goldsmith
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $12.4m
- Total liabilities
- $1.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $10.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $963k
- Program service revenue
- $725k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $281k
- Employees
- 240
- Volunteers
- 6,243
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $7.8m | $9.7m | Deficit $1.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Girl Scouts Of Western New York, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 2 March 1959
- Registered agent
- Not stated