For the Girls

Analysis

For the Girls is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, For the Girls reported income of $8.3m and spending of $8.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $8.3m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, For the Girls sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trust Funds for All Children Inc ($8.3m), Tennessee Childrens Home Inc ($8.3m) and Star Community Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $304k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $237k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 12 employees.