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  • Troop Banking Request

  • Every existing account needs to submit current account information each year. Banks require a letter of authorization from Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming for opening new accounts, signature changes, and closing accounts.  

    Please complete the following to open a new bank account, change signers on an existing bank account, or close an existing account.

    Please allow 7 business days for processing the information. 


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  • New Bank Account Setup

    GSMW requires an account be opened at First Interstate Bank if there is one available to you locally. If there is not a First Interstate Bank available, GSMW recommends checking with local volunteers or your Service Unit team to find out which banks are easiest to work within your area and then contact the bank and obtain a contact person at that bank. Be sure to also ask if the account will be free or have a minimal monthly charge. Then fill out this form with that bank's information and let GSMW know in the comment section that there is not a First Interstate Bank in your community.
  • Review the details below prior to opening your account:

    1. All Troops and Service Units will establish an account at a federally insured institution.
    2. All accounts are required to be opened in the name of Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming Troop #______ . All accounts will be opened under GSMW’s Council Federal Tax ID #. An authorization letter, with this information will be sent to the primary signer from the Girl Scout Council Accounting Department. It must be presented, by the primary signer, at the bank to open or update the account.
    3. Each account will have two non-related registered eligible GSMW members as signers on the troop account. No current board member, board committee member, or staff are permitted to be signers on the troop accounts.
    4. One debit card may be issued per troop or service unit bank account. Online banking is available - see additional requirements.
    5. Troops MUST opt out of overdraft protection for the debit card if it is offered by the bank.
    6. An annual year-end Financial Report, including bank statements and receipts, must be submitted to council by June 30th of each year. Failure to provide the year-end Financial Report may result in closure of the account.
    7. Non-sufficient funds activity is not allowed on any Girl Scout account and may result in account closure. A signer’s name may be removed from the account at the discretion of the council.
    8. All money raised, earned and other assets received in the name of and for the benefit of Girl scouting must be authorized by a Girl Scout Council or GSUSA and used for the purpose of Girl Scouting. Such monies and assets become the property of and are administered by the Girl Scout Council or GSUSA. Such assets are not the property of individuals, geographic units or communities within a Girl Scout Council. Adapted from Girl Scout Leader’s Digest Blue Book
  • Existing Bank Account Details

  • Primary Signer

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  • Additional Signer(s)

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  • Acknowledgments

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