SHE-CAN is dedicated to equipping and empowering low-income young women from countries restoring peace with the education, leadership skills, and network connections needed to become leaders who change their nations and the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$187K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $156K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$187K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$193K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$994K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$900K
FY2021$874K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$462K
FY2021$679K
FY2022$771K
FY2023$874K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.8M Management & general 6% · $138K Fundraising 15% · $326K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $187K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director, Founder, Board Member
$142,788Pt VII · Sec A
CFO, Board Member
$44,375Pt VII · Sec A
Bod President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Bylenga’s $151K as Executive Director, Founder, Board Member is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Bylenga$151,042$142,788$136,376$124,583$120,000$120,000
Annelise Bauer$109,756—————
Carol Chang$52,083$44,375$31,688$25,233$21,650$20,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers young women from post-conflict nations with education and leadership skills to become global change-makers.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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///Overview/// SHE-CAN's unique program focuses on low-opportunity young women from four post-conflict countries - Rwanda, Cambodia, Liberia and Guatemala. It begins with recruiting the best and brightest low-opportunity potential leaders through an extensive in-country vetting process, matching each with a team of 5 U.S.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$138K
Fundraisingcol D$326K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$455K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$827K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$686K
SavingsLn 2$506K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6450
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$946K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$962K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K$193K
Net assetsLn 32$874K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$419K$419K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$222K$130K$20K$72K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$930K$756K$81K$93K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$779$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K$73K$4K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$182K$122K$9K$51K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$19K$0$15K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$10K$6K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$40K$33K$2K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$71K$49K$4K$18K
TravelLn 17$105K$99K$2K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$349$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$16K$0$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$24K$8K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$138K$326K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.4M$2.3M$42K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.6M$2.2M$326K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.7M$169K$874K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.4M$92K$771K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$874K$217K$679K 990 PDF
FY2020 $994K$900K$93K$462K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,565,240 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,853,693$2,527,823
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,726$17,023
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,238$20,394
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,868,657$2,565,240
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $251,052$419,020
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,043,994$1,261,558
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $404,460$559,100
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,699,506$2,239,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,151$325,562
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,565,240 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$826,834
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,632,777
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$455,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,527,823
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,023 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$17,023
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,394$20,394
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,023 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,394$2,565,240
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,239,678 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $419,020$419,020
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,350 · Management $20,296 · Fundraising $71,517$222,163
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $755,943 · Management $80,910 · Fundraising $93,421$930,274
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,043 · Management $779 · Fundraising $2,810$18,632
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,058 · Management $3,784 · Fundraising $13,647$90,489
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $122,148 · Management $9,193 · Fundraising $51,076$182,417
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,814 · Management $0 · Fundraising $15,164$33,978
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,137 · Management $6,423 · Fundraising $10,626$27,186
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,704 · Management $2,457 · Fundraising $4,864$40,025
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,406 · Management $3,529 · Fundraising $17,645$70,580
IX-17 TravelPrograms $99,186 · Management $1,870 · Fundraising $4,222$105,278
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,587 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,587
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,594 · Management $349 · Fundraising $1,334$7,277
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,262 · Management $0 · Fundraising $25,526$41,788
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,615 · Management $8,083 · Fundraising $14,286$45,984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,775,867 · Management $137,673 · Fundraising $326,138$2,239,678
Part X · Balance sheet $1,392,707 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $18,740; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $703,669$686,451
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $242,002$505,635
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$181,881
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $962,255$1,392,707
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,335$47,739
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $63,587$145,070
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,922$192,809
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $668,832$575,264
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $205,501$624,634
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $874,333$1,199,898
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $962,255$1,392,707
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,199,898 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,565,240
XI-2 Total expenses$2,239,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$325,562
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$874,333
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,199,898

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