What % of the profit from a box of Girl Scout cookies actually goes back to the troop/girls?
I’ve been a leader for well over 10 years and find it incredible the low amount the troops receive for the amount of work they actually put into selling/delivering the cookes. I believe the national average is 50 cents per box, around 14%. The council which they are managed by gets a little over $2 a box, which leaves about $1 going to GSUSA Headquaters. (this is based on the council near me, they keep around 70% of the money raised) That money goes to pay (the part that council keeps) for insurance on each and every child and adult participant, helps pay for grants for camp, administrative costs, pays for memberships for children that don’t have the funds to be a member and it can help fund camps. The GSUSA cut goes for administrative costs. (so they say) It’s hard at times doing all the work and then realizing how much just goes out of the troop’s hands. We try to look on the positive side because we have seen the money put to use in our district, but not alot! The price of a box of
