Girl Determined

Waynesboro, VA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$608K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$998K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$608K
FY2024▼ -69%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$965K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$608K
Expenses
$998K
FY2024▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$850K
FY2021$753K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$998K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CGirl Determined
EINHdr · item D47-2574299
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2015
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWaynesboro, VA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q11)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.girldetermined.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.04
Program services91%$911K
Management & general5%$47K
Fundraising4%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$998K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
22.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +45% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-64%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -282% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -19%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.3M
Total liabilities
$113K
FY2024▼ -61%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$113K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$390K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$113K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed22.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants102%$619K
Investment income$2
Total revenueLn 12$608K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.9M · Operating expenses/yr $998K
22.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $911K · Total expenses $998K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $47K · Total expenses $998K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $998K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $619K · Total revenue $608K
102%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $608K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $608K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2 · Total revenue $608K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $998K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $608K · Prior year $1.9M
-69%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.7M · FY2024 $608K
-23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $608K · Expenses $998K
-64%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.2M · Total assets $2.3M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kirsten Downie · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $998K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $150K · Total expenses $998K
15%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%——
Overhead ratio 5%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth -69%——
Legal fee ratio 0.4%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brooke Zobrist’s $88K as Executive Di is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2020
Brooke Zobrist$88,000$56,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowers girls to recognize their potential and advocate for their rights.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $911K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Girl Determined's Objectives Are

A. Educate, connect and foster the development of personal and group voice amongst adolescent girls in developing countries; b. Build awareness globally of the specific needs and rights of adolescent girls c. Advocate through various methods to ensure adolescent girls safety and security; d.

$911Kprogram 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
Tides FoundationFY2024$200K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$663K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $608K$998K-69% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.3M+81% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M+11% 990 PDF
FY2021 $965K$753K-44% 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$850K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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