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.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$289K 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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FY2022 · 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$289K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 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
$88K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2022▲ +60%
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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
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +8%
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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
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +57%
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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 FY2022 Form 990 (year ending August 2022) · 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

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $1.2M Management & general 16% · $260K Fundraising 13% · $217K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $289K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Director
$115,882Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$89,414Pt VII · Sec A
$83,725Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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 · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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.

$1.2Mprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$173K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$260K
Fundraisingcol D$217K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$837K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$238K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$173K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$280
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$801K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$837K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$801K$837K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$944K$1.5M
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$200K$53K$105K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$849K$680K$68K$100K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$13K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$124K$87K$21K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$81K$56K$13K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$27K$2K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$27K$7K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$109K$86K$10K$13K
TravelLn 17$30K$29K$474$836
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$11K$10K$795$795
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$61K$15K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$14K$1K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.2M$260K$217K

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 Viewing $2.2M$1.6M$534K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $2,162,106 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,274,998$1,985,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,644$172,952
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,109$3,146
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,285$280
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,353,036$2,162,106
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $31,855$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,102,262$1,271,972
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $6,603$10,330
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $365,839$345,746
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,506,559$1,628,048
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$153,523$534,058
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $2,162,106 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$238,434
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,747,294
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,985,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $172,952$172,952
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,146$3,146
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 $280$280
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $172,952 · Excluded from tax $3,426$2,162,106
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,628,048 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 $52,557 · Management $105,498 · Fundraising $41,615$199,670
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $680,335 · Management $68,068 · Fundraising $100,289$848,692
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,179 · Management $3,121 · Fundraising $2,552$18,852
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $86,723 · Management $20,538 · Fundraising $16,791$124,052
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,420 · Management $13,362 · Fundraising $10,924$80,706
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,600$10,600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $10,330$10,330
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,017 · Management $1,928 · Fundraising $3,240$32,185
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,598 · Management $7,094 · Fundraising $5,118$38,810
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,170 · Management $9,923 · Fundraising $12,834$108,927
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,867 · Management $474 · Fundraising $836$30,177
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 $9,772 · Management $795 · Fundraising $795$11,362
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,638 · Management $1,778 · Fundraising $1,977$12,393
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,334 · Management $15,111 · Fundraising $6,129$82,574
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,967 · Management $1,488 · Fundraising $3,263$18,718
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,151,577 · Management $259,778 · Fundraising $216,693$1,628,048
Part X · Balance sheet $1,565,689 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,578$36,340
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $795,679$800,512
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $163,373$664,856
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,000$17,940
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,734$18,444
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,490$18,028
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$9,569
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,020,223$1,565,689
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,639$24,101
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,000$30,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $37,483$33,429
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $76,122$87,530
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $774,146$763,144
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,955$715,015
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $944,101$1,478,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,020,223$1,565,689
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,478,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,162,106
XI-2 Total expenses$1,628,048
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$534,058
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$944,101
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,478,159

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