Girlstart

Analysis

Girlstart is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Girlstart reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.8m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Girlstart sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indiana Golf Foundation Inc ($2.8m), Chess-In-The-Schools Inc ($2.8m) and Alamo City Storm Soccer Club ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. It paid $20k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $207k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 164 employees.