Diy Girls EIN 35-2681315

Diy Girls

EIN  35-2681315 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Fernando, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspire girls' interest and success in tech and engineering through hands-on learning and mentorship.
Leadership
Leticia Rodriguez · Executive Dir/President · $161K
Money in and out
$884K revenue, $1.6M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Inspire girls' interest and success in tech and engineering through hands-on learning and mentorship. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $884K in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, and $1.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$884K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$698K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -32% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-79%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -309% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$884K
FY2025▼ -63%
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -29%
Total liabilities
$82K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total revenue
$884K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$698K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Since 2012, DIY Girls has served 8,037 girls and gender expansive youth and now serves approximately 400 girls and gender expansive youth annually across 17 school sites in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDiy Girls
EINHdr · item D35-2681315
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Fernando, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.diygirls.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir/President
$160,723Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director of Programs
$113,300Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leticia Rodriguez’s $161K as Executive Dir/President is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leticia Rodriguez$160,723$157,423$110,000$102,971$65,365
Cristina Gutierrez$113,300$104,765

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$686K · 78%
Other revenue$170K · 19%
Investment income$27K · 3%
Contributions & grants78%$686K
Other revenue19%$170K
Investment income3%$27K
Total revenueLn 12$884K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.07
Program services85%$1.3M
Management & general7%$118K
Fundraising7%$118K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$82K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed12.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $1.6M
12.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.3M · Total expenses $1.6M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $118K · Total expenses $1.6M
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $118K · Total expenses $1.6M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $103K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $875K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $686K · Total revenue $884K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $884K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $884K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $27K · Total revenue $884K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.6M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $884K · Prior year $2.4M
-63%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $756K · FY2024 $884K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $884K · Expenses $1.6M
-79%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.6M · Total assets $1.7M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leticia Rodriguez · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIR/PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $161K · Total expenses $1.6M
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.3M · Total expenses $1.6M
85%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 17%
Revenue growth -63%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Visionary WomenFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$31K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$884K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$974K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$756K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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