Black Girls DO Stem EIN 83-4214337 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Black Girls DO Stem

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Inspire black girls' curiosity in STEM through education, access, and opportunity. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $350K in revenue, $659K in expenses, and $420K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2019
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
St Louis, MO
Website
www.bgdstem.com
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$350KFY2025
Expenses
$659K
Net assets
$420K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  83-4214337 Public charity (501(c)(3)) St Louis, MO Founded 2019
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspire black girls' curiosity in STEM through education, access, and opportunity.
Leadership
Money in and out
$350K revenue, $659K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$350K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$659K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$309K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs▼ -11% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -52% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-88%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -58087% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$350K
FY2025▼ -30%
Expenses
$659K
FY2025▲ +32%
Total assets
$429K
FY2025▼ -42%
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2025▲ +138%
Total revenue
$350K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$659K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$309K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$429K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $405K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Stem Saturday Academy

Monthly Saturday program that's focuses on building an increase in curiosity for middle school, Black girls who are interested in learning about the world of STEM.

$231Kprogram expense
02

Empowerment, Preparation and Placement (epp)

Works with our middle school girls to and through their high school careers. Designed for Black girls who have completed two years in the STEM Saturday Academy program, we offer support services critical to student success and continuing to cultivate zeal for STEM.

$134Kprogram expense
03

Virtual Collegiate Community (vcc)

An online community to support college aged, Black girls who are pursuing STEM degrees.

$39Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBlack Girls DO Stem
EINHdr · item D83-4214337
Principal addressHdr · item CSt Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bgdstem.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Chapple’s $73K as Managing Dir. is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cynthia Chapple$72,570$73,231$50,006$12,040

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$347K · 99%
Other revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$347K
Other revenue1%$2K
Investment income$256
Total revenueLn 12$350K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.10
Program services64%$420K
Management & general26%$171K
Fundraising10%$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$659K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$423K
Total assetsLn 16$429K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$420K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $423K · Operating expenses/yr $659K
7.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $420K · Total expenses $659K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $171K · Total expenses $659K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $68K · Total expenses $659K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $43K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $510K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $347K · Total revenue $350K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $350K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $350K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $256 · Total revenue $350K
+0.07%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $659K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $350K · Prior year $498K
-30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $356K · FY2025 $350K
-0.4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $420K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $350K · Expenses $659K
-88%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $429K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $420K · Total assets $429K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $429K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brittany Campbell · Reported title Chair · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $659K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $384K · Total expenses $659K
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 20%
Revenue growth -30%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $17K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,221
Unitemized GrantFY2025$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,546

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$350K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$498K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$685K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$261K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$356K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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