Girls empowerment network's mission is to ignite the power in girls by teaching them the skills to thrive and believe in their ability to be unstoppable.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$198K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$198K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $239K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$76K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$944K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$944K
FY2021▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$944K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$911K
FY2025$953K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1998.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $992K Management & general 19% · $290K Fundraising 15% · $225K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $198K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Director
$115,831Pt VII · Sec A
$82,619Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ami Kane’s $131K as CEO (01-06/2 is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ami Kane$131,039$94,731$90,527$89,414——
Julia Cuba Lewis—$117,060$116,296$115,882$115,831$119,243
Steve Hamilton——$84,875$83,725$82,619$79,223
Stephen Hamilton—$83,712————
Brittany Yelverton$81,589—————

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

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1 program · $992K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Spark Kits

The Organization provided a safe way for girls in middle and high school to develop self-efficacy to create meaningful change. The program gave girls resources to critically and creatively think of ways they want to engage with social justice issues through 25 self-guided collaborate activities and virtual access to girl experts.

$992Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $177K · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$992K
Managementcol C$290K
Fundraisingcol D$225K
Owns and owesPt X
$944K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$801K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$326K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$796K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$801K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
Net assetsLn 32$944K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6588
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$857K$801K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$76K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$944K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$32K$32K
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$197K$52K$103K$41K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$716K$539K$78K$100K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$119K$77K$24K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$45K$14K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$36K$2K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$19K$7K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$105K$84K$8K$13K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$19$30
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$12K$11K$862$862
InsuranceLn 23$12K$8K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$69K$27K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$17K$11K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$992K$290K$225K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.2M$42K$953K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$2.0M−$313K$911K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$2.1M−$255K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$1.6M$534K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.5M−$154K$944K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.6M$86K$1.1M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,353,036 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,610,246$1,274,998
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,426$73,644
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,116$3,109
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,746$1,285
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,673,534$1,353,036
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$31,855
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,155,289$1,102,262
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $17,658$6,603
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $414,314$365,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,587,261$1,506,559
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $86,273−$153,523
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,353,036 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$325,637
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$949,361
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,690
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,274,998
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $73,644$73,644
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,109$3,109
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)Excluded from tax $1,285$1,285
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $73,644 · Excluded from tax $4,394$1,353,036
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,506,559 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $31,855$31,855
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 $51,988 · Management $103,396 · Fundraising $41,190$196,574
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $538,581 · Management $78,193 · Fundraising $99,653$716,427
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $77,226 · Management $23,745 · Fundraising $18,417$119,388
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,197 · Management $13,897 · Fundraising $10,779$69,873
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,023$2,023
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,250$10,250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $6,603$6,603
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,709 · Management $1,833 · Fundraising $13,608$51,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,952 · Management $7,160 · Fundraising $5,550$31,662
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,827 · Management $8,371 · Fundraising $12,834$105,032
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,220 · Management $19 · Fundraising $30$4,269
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 amortizationPrograms $10,590 · Management $862 · Fundraising $862$12,314
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,740 · Management $1,727 · Fundraising $2,043$11,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,664 · Management $26,965 · Fundraising $9,313$104,942
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,386 · Management $11,326 · Fundraising $3,975$32,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $991,935 · Management $289,767 · Fundraising $224,857$1,506,559
Part X · Balance sheet $1,020,223 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,158$5,578
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $854,646$795,679
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $264,470$163,373
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,910$7,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,554$14,734
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,728$25,490
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 $8,369$8,369
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,174,835$1,020,223
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,572$28,639
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,000$10,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $37,639$37,483
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,211$76,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $830,795$774,146
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $266,829$169,955
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,097,624$944,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,174,835$1,020,223
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $944,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,353,036
XI-2 Total expenses$1,506,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$153,523
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,097,624
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$944,101

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