Girl Security FY2023 filing

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Norwell, MA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 38-4087274Revenue $927K in FY2023

On file with the IRSgirlsecurity.org18 Dover St, 02061-9998 · Norwell, MATax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empower girls and young women

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$148K 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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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
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$43K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$927K
+221% vs prior year
Spent
$761K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$707K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$927K
FY2023▲ +221%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$289K
FY2023$927K
FY2024$665K
Expenses
$761K
FY2023▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$411K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$965K
Net assets
$707K
FY2023▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$856K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$407K

From the FY2023 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

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $502K Management & general 29% · $218K Fundraising 5% · $41K

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; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder & CEO
$148,200Pt 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

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  • 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 · $502K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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

$502Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$927K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$927K
Investment incomeLn 3$422
Money outPt IX
$761K
Ln 25
Programscol B$502K
Managementcol C$218K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$707K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$696K
Total assetsLn 16$750K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
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$927K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$422
Total revenueLn 12$927K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$696K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$696K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$575
Total assetsLn 16$750K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$707K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K$696K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$959$575
Total assetsLn 16$553K$750K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$541K$707K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$148K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$61K$60K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$17K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$718$718
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$65K$37K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$33K$33K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$384$384
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$270K$180K$81K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$1K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$761K$502K$218K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $665K$965K−$300K$407K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $927,013 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $288,833$926,591
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $269$422
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,102$927,013
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 $296,863$328,895
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $306,672$432,342
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $603,535$761,237
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$314,433$165,776
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 $927,013 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$926,591
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$27,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$926,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $422$422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $422$927,013
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $761,237 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $148,200$148,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,803 · Management $59,715 · Fundraising $29,857$150,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $6,583$6,583
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,616 · Management $4,747 · Fundraising $2,374$23,737
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,125$1,125
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,375$17,375
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $718$718
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,180$19,180
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,398 · Management $27,150$64,548
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,945$9,945
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,845$32,845
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,106$5,106
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $384$384
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,544$3,544
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $180,111 · Management $81,165 · Fundraising $9,000$270,276
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,333 · Management $5,963$7,296
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $502,310 · Management $217,696 · Fundraising $41,231$761,237
Part X · Balance sheet $750,406 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300,954$696,354
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $200,000$52,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $339$977
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $959$575
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $552,521$750,406
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,335$43,183
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $738$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,073$43,183
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $541,448$654,723
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$52,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $541,448$707,223
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $552,521$750,406
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $707,223 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$927,013
XI-2 Total expenses$761,237
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$165,776
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$541,448
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$707,223

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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