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Girls Incorporated
Also Known As: Girls Inc.
120 Wall St 3rd Fl New York, NY 10005

GENERAL INFORMATION

Who We Are

Girls Incorporated® is a nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. As the oldest girl-centered organization in the U.S., Girls Inc. has been transforming girls' view of themselves and their opportunities for generations. Girls Inc. is much more than an after-school program-- we are the people and the place that help girls succeed.

• This organization is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity .
• This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because its income is less than $25,000.
• Financial information in this report is derived from the organization's March 31, 2008 Form 990.
• Additional narrative information in this report was last supplied by the organization on July 17, 2009.
• It makes its audited financial statements available to the public upon request.
• Contributions are deductible, as provided by law.

How to Help

This organization is seeking funds from contributions and grants. These funds will be used for unrestricted operating expenses and special projects.

Location(s) Served

• National
• International: Canada

NTEE Code

• O22—Girls Clubs

Chief Executive

Ms. Joyce Roche

Chief Executive Profile

Joyce M. Roché brings a unique combination of sharp business acumen and strong commitment to building girls’ confidence and leadership skills to her role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Girls Incorporated, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowered girls and an equitable society. 

As a trailblazer in the corporate world for 25 years, Roché mentored women by encouraging them to find their voices and take bold career risks to excel. Her vision for empowered businesswomen now carries over into her work on behalf of girls – benefiting the range of programs, research and advocacy carried out at Girls Inc. 

Before joining Girls Inc., Roché served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Carson Products Company, and Vice President of Global Marketing at Avon Products, Inc

Roché is a graduate of Dillard University in New Orleans and holds an MBA from Columbia University. She has successfully completed Stanford University’s Senior Executive Program. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of AT&T Inc, Tupperware Corporation, Anheuser-Busch Companies and Macy’s Inc. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MISSION AND PROGRAMS

Mission

Girls Incorporated® is a nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. At Girls Inc., we are committed to empowering girls and using our mission to lead the way in creating an equitable society for all. We are determined to get our message to every girl in this country; it is a message that all girls need and deserve to hear. With local roots dating to 1864 and national status since 1945, Girls Inc. has responded to the changing needs of girls and their communities through research-based programs and advocacy that empower girls to reach their full potential and to understand, value, and assert their rights. Girls Inc. public education extends our empowering messages to a broad audience, offering tools for both girls and adults to engage actively with our mission. Programs focus on science, math, and technology, health and sexuality, economic and financial literacy, sports skills, leadership and advocacy, and media literacy for girls ages 6 to 18 throughout the United States and in Canada. While our goal is to reach all girls, we recognize that girls in at-risk communities have an even greater need for our programs. Of those we serve, 70% are girls of color and 65% come from families earning $25,000 or less. Nearly half are from single-parent households, most of which are headed by women. In 2007, Girls Inc. reached over 900,000 girls through direct service, the website, and Girls Inc. products and publications. Guided by our vision of empowered girls and an equitable society, Girls Inc. is committed to reaching millions more girls through its programs and public education efforts.

Programs

The Girls Inc. Mind+Body Initiative is a positive youth development outreach program that gives girls ages 6 to 18 the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to form and maintain good health in today’s challenging environment by addressing a spectrum of issues:  food and nutrition, physical activity, stress and body image.  The program pays particular attention to family, cultural, and community contexts of these interconnected issues. 

Additional Comments from the Organization

Girls Inc. meets the BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability. These comprehensive standards cover issues such as charity governance, ethics, finances, and donor privacy. In 2006, Girls Inc. was awarded the Independent Charities Seal of Excellence. This seal is awarded to the members of Independent Charities of America and Local Independent Charities of America that have, upon rigorous independent review, been able to certify, document, and demonstrate on an annual basis that they meet the highest standards of public accountability, program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness. These standards include those required by the US Government for inclusion in the Combined Federal Campaign, probably the most exclusive fund drive in the world. Of the 1,000,000 charities operating in the United States today, it is estimated that fewer than 50,000, or 5 percent, meet or exceed these standards, and, of those, fewer than 2,000 have been awarded this Seal.

GOALS AND RESULTS

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008

1. To grow the network of Girls Inc. organizations, we are seeding new member organizations in select cities, and working with new members to ensure their successful transition to full member organization status. In FY08, Girls Inc. added four provisional members and five provisional organizations became full member organizations. At the end of fiscal year 2008, Girls Inc. organizational members include 83 member organizations (77 in US, 6 in Canada) and 13 provisional members, bringing us to 96 organizations. This is on target with the goal of expanding to 100 affiliate organizations by 2011.
2. Two of the Girls Inc. identity programs, Girls Inc. Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy® and Girls Inc. Friendly PEERsuasion® are now listed in the Model Program Guide compiled for the Office of Juvenile Justice and the Helping America's Youth web sites, which is useful for affiliates in obtaining funding and community support.

Objectives for Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 2008

1. Girls Inc. is launching Girls Inc. Mind + Body, the Girls Inc. response to the dual issues of the growing childhood obesity epidemic and the intense pressure on girls and young women to strive toward a certain ideal of physical perfection. This initiative uses a positive youth development approach to helping girls ages 6 to 18 acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to form and maintain a healthy and positive sense of self in today's challenging environment. Mind + Body also contains a Public Education Campaign designed to help girls feel in charge and take increasing responsibility for their health. The campaign, My Simple Rule, encourages each girl to develop one 'rule' or step that she can follow until it becomes part of her lifestyle.
2. The goal of the Girls Inc. She Votes campaign is to involve girls and young women in the voting process in ways that will enlighten them about their civic responsibilities and educate them about the power of their vote. She Votes 2008 is currently in full swing, with fun and informative pre-election activities run by local affiliates and on the Girls Inc. website, including visits from candidates, field trips to campaign offices, participation in non-partisan voter registration efforts, and mock debates. The campaign will culminate in a nationwide mock election held at affiliates and online at the Girls Inc. website this fall.
3. We will also continue and expand our Affiliate Results Project. Through this project, we are evaluating the success of our programs across our network. Working with direct feedback from girls, affiliates that are implementing specific national programs provide evaluation data online to Girls Inc. research staff. These data are compiled, analyzed, and the results of the evaluation are reported to the participating affiliates and the Girls Inc. national organization. The most recent evaluation was of the Girls Inc. Will Power/Won't Power® program, which found that most girls in the participating affiliates increased their knowledge about sexual and reproductive health.

Self Assessment

All of our programs are research based and evaluated to make sure we have compensatory and intentional results. Research, evaluation and training conducted by the organization's National Resource Center provide the foundation for all Girls Inc. programs.

FINANCIAL DATA

Revenues and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008

Note: The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Financial Comments from the Organization

As a result of a shift in the timing of the fiscal year, the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 was a 6-month year.

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