Girls Garage

Analysis

Girls Garage is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Girls Garage reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.0m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $573k to $1.3m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Girls Garage sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sadagaat-Usa ($1.3m), Brace for Impact 46 Inc ($1.3m) and Bretton Woods Committee ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $443k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 10 employees.