Girlforward FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2011Youth DevelopmentEIN 45-2987277

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GirlForward's primary exempt purpose is to provide support to girls who have been displaced by conflict and persecution and been resettled in the United States through after-school mentorship, education and leadership opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $204K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$463K
Spent
$533K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$463K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$765K
FY2022$669K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$799K
FY2025$650K
Expenses
$533K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$533K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$571K
FY2023$640K
FY2024$688K
FY2025$722K
Net assets
$243K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$565K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$772K
FY2025$701K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2012.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $307K Management & general 19% · $99K Fundraising 24% · $128K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$56,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Johanna Hosking-Pulido’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Marine——$73,500$70,570$61,607—
Johanna Hosking-Pulido$70,809$41,085————
Karnika Iyengar—————$56,250

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 displaced girls with mentorship, education, and leadership skills.

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1 program service account for $307K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Provide support to girls who have been displaced by conflict and persecution and been resettled in the United States through after-school mentorship, education and leadership opportunities.

$307Kprogram expense

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Funders

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$463K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$370K
Other incomeLn 4–11$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$533K
Ln 25
Programscol B$307K
Managementcol C$99K
Fundraisingcol D$128K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$370K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Other incomeLn 4–11$93K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$463K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6139
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$348K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$313K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$36K$9K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$263K$158K$39K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$11K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$14K$3K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$15K$27K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$3K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$61K$38K$8K$15K
TravelLn 17$575$493$82
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$642$642
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$25K$2K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$632
Total functional expensesLn 25$533K$307K$99K$128K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $650K$722K−$72K$701K 990 PDF
FY2024 $799K$688K$111K$772K 990 PDF
FY2023 $643K$640K$3K$661K 990 PDF
FY2022 $669K$571K$98K$658K 990 PDF
FY2021 $765K$443K$322K$565K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $463K$533K−$70K$243K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $462,885 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$369,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$369,861
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $93,020$93,020
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $93,020 · Excluded from tax $4$462,885
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $533,275 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,576 · Management $8,892 · Fundraising $14,842$59,310
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,901 · Management $39,447 · Fundraising $65,783$263,131
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,770 · Management $2,715 · Fundraising $4,615$18,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,930 · Management $3,482 · Fundraising $5,804$23,216
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,620 · Management $27,471 · Fundraising $13,238$55,329
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,787 · Management $3,453 · Fundraising $1,348$10,588
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,568 · Management $8,188 · Fundraising $15,475$61,231
IX-17 TravelPrograms $493 · Management $82$575
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $642$642
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,418 · Management $1,341 · Fundraising $2,182$8,941
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,752 · Management $1,827 · Fundraising $3,779$30,358
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,222 · Fundraising $632$1,854
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $306,815 · Management $98,762 · Fundraising $127,698$533,275
Part X · Balance sheet $254,209 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $201,384$234,518
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $136,359$14,675
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,414$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,758$1,116
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,687$3,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $347,602$254,209
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,592$11,589
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,592$11,589
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $313,010$242,620
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $313,010$242,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $347,602$254,209
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $242,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,885
XI-2 Total expenses$533,275
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,390
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$313,010
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$242,620

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