Empower girls and young women

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$173K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$173K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $355K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$665K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$965K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$407K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$665K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$289K
FY2023$927K
FY2024$665K
Expenses
$965K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$411K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$965K
Net assets
$407K
FY2024▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$856K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$407K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $667K Management & general 22% · $209K Fundraising 9% · $89K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $173K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder & CEO
$172,982Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Bean Buitta’s $173K as Founder & CEO is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lauren Bean Buitta$172,982$148,200$140,000$149,270
Camille Stewart———$4,880

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Girl Security is an international affairs nonprofit based in Norwell, MA.

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1 program · $667K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To inform girls and young women about us national security issues and encourage them to study and pursue careers in areas related to us national security

$667Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$355K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $18K · 2021–2021

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$665K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$665K
Money outPt IX
$965K
Ln 25
Programscol B$667K
Managementcol C$209K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$407K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$665K
Total revenueLn 12$665K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$345
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$407K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$696K$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$575$345
Total assetsLn 16$750K$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$707K$407K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$173K$173K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$256K$127K$86K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$15K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$24K$7K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$24K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$48K$48K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$230$230
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$336K$251K$45K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$965K$667K$209K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $665K$965K−$300K$407K 990 PDF
FY2023 $927K$761K$166K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $289K$604K−$314K$541K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$411K$779K$856K 990 PDF
FY2020 $141K$76K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $664,808 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $926,591$664,808
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $422$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $927,013$664,808
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,895$485,345
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $432,342$479,707
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $761,237$965,052
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $165,776−$300,244
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $664,808 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$664,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$664,808
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$664,808
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $965,052 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $172,982$172,982
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $127,408 · Management $85,824 · Fundraising $42,913$256,145
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,374 · Management $4,393 · Fundraising $2,196$21,963
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,978 · Management $6,851 · Fundraising $3,426$34,255
IX-11a Management feesManagement $25,188$25,188
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,320$16,320
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,438 · Management $6,769$31,207
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,731$11,731
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,067$48,067
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,480$2,480
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $230$230
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,108$7,108
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $251,393 · Management $44,955 · Fundraising $40,028$336,376
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $667,120 · Management $209,369 · Fundraising $88,563$965,052
Part X · Balance sheet $419,246 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $696,354$225,959
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,500$191,689
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $977$1,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $575$345
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $750,406$419,246
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,183$12,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,183$12,267
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $654,723$210,281
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,500$196,698
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $707,223$406,979
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $750,406$419,246
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $406,979 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$664,808
XI-2 Total expenses$965,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$300,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$707,223
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$406,979

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