2024-05-14T08:33:36-05:00 2023-06-30 812950760 SAX LLP 389 INTERPACE PARKWAY STE 3 PARSIPPANY NJ 07054 990 2022-07-01 043697166 GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY INC GIRL 9176473157 25 CHAPEL STREET 1006 BROOKLYN NY 11201 JOANNE SMITH PRESIDENT & CEO 9176473157 2024-05-14 1 JOANNE SMITH 999009999 0 MARQUS WHITE P00053187 9734726250 2024-05-13 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOANNE SMITH 25 CHAPEL STREET 1006 BROOKLYN NY 11201 4721796 0 X HTTPS://WWW.GGENYC.ORG/ X 2002 NY WORKS INTERGENERATIONALLY, THROUGH A BLACK FEMINIST LENS, TO ACHIEVE GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE. 9 8 67 3 0 0 5422858 4634236 32550 59793 6503 19262 20186 8505 5482097 4721796 140943 213154 0 0 1807933 3142795 0 0 441386 777391 1264922 2726267 4620871 2755830 100925 7896350 8202185 800826 1005736 7095524 7196449 X GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY (GGE) WORKS INTERGENERATIONALLY, THROUGH A BLACK FEMINIST LENS, TO ACHIEVE GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE BY CENTERING THE LEADERSHIP OF BLACK GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR TO RESHAPE CULTURE AND POLICY THROUGH ADVOCACY, YOUTH-CENTERED PROGRAMMING, AND SHIFTING DOMINANT NARRATIVES. 0 0 3252164 213154 59793 SEE SCHEDULE O GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY, INC. ("GGE") CHALLENGES STRUCTURAL FORCES RACISM, SEXISM, TRANSPHOBIA, HOMOPHOBIA, ECONOMIC INEQUALITY THAT WORK TO CONSTRICT THE FREEDOM, FULL EXPRESSION, AND RIGHTS OF TRANS AND CIS GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND GENDER NONCONFORMING YOUTH OF COLOR.THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF INCOME FOR GGE ARE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. GGE'S WORK IS DEFINED BY PROGRAMS THAT MOVE YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACTION. GGE SEES CHANGE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF I. DIRECT SERVICE, II. POLICY CHANGE AND III. CULTURE CHANGE WORK.I. GGE OFFERS DIRECT SERVICE AS AN ESSENTIAL ENTRY POINT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE INTO OUR PROGRAMS - BY SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STAGE, WE CAN IMPACT THEIR LIVES IMMEDIATELY WHILE ENGAGING THEM TO ORGANIZE AROUND CHANGING THE SYSTEMS THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES. II. POLICY AND ADVOCACY: TO SCALE CHANGE, GGE ORGANIZES ALONGSIDE YOUNG PEOPLE TO ELIMINATE THE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS THAT PREVENT BLACK CIS AND TRANS GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE, NON-BINARY YOUTH OF COLOR FROM LIVING THEIR WHOLE LIVES. WE WORK TO CHANGE LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCE GENDERED AND RACIALIZED VIOLENCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EDUCATION, POLICE VIOLENCE, ENDING GIRLS' INCARCERATION, AND ENDING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WITH ATTENTION TO YOUNG PEOPLE. III. CULTURE CHANGE: GGE'S WORK IS PREDICATED ON CROSS-SECTOR INSTITUTIONS SHIFTING THEIR LENS TO CENTER ON THE NARRATIVES AND NEEDS OF YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE, NON-BINARY YOUTH OF COLOR. WHETHER PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AND POLICYMAKERS, THE MEDIA, THE PUBLIC, AND GIRLS OF COLOR THEMSELVES, GGE HAS UNABASHEDLY CENTERED BLACK GIRLS IN RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY MOVEMENTS. GGE ADVANCES THE WORK OF CULTURE CHANGE TO SHIFT CONDITIONS FOR THE LONG TERM. IV. YOUTH WORK WITH GGE THROUGH FIVE LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: 1. SISTERS IN STRENGTH (SIS): HEALING-CENTERED SURVIVOR CIRCLES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE OR ALLIES TO SURVIVORS. 2. YOUNG WOMEN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL (YWAC): CITYWIDE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM TO ADVANCE POLICY AND CAMPAIGN GOALS OF YOUNG PEOPLE. 3. NATIONAL YOUNG WOMEN'S INITIATIVE (YWI) SUPPORTS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS ACROSS THE EIGHT NATIONAL YWI PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA, MEMPHIS, DC, HOUSTON, BIRMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CALIFORNIA, AND NY, FOCUSED ON UPLIFTING CIS AND TRANS GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 4. THE NATIONAL AGENDA FOR BLACK GIRL'S NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE HAS DEVELOPED A SHARED POLICY AGENDA CENTERING ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT BLACK GIRLS AND THAT THEY HAVE PRIORITIZED. THE NATIONAL AGENDA INCLUDES SIX NATIONAL POLICY PRIORITIES: PASSING A NATIONAL BLACK GIRL BILL OF RIGHTS; HEALING, WELL-BEING, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE; EXPANDING EDUCATION JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY; ENDING SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE; EXPANDING DEMOCRACY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 3252164 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 1 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X NCHENG LLP 2127850100 40 WALL STREET NEW YORK NY 10005 SANDRA PARK ESQ BOARD CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARY FERRY BOARD TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 NAOMI ABRAHAM BOARD SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA STEELE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROVIKA RAJKISHUN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MONICA DENNIS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 AFUA ADDO TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DR PEI DESROSIERS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOANNE SMITH PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 239521 0 22338 MICHELLE GRIER CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 133997 0 16271 DOREEN ODOM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 26128 0 3020 399646 0 41629 2 0 1 0 NCHENG LLP 40 WALL STREET 32ND FL NEW YORK NY 10005 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 195548 1 1045206 3589030 4634236 FEE FOR SERVICE 531390 59793 59793 59793 19262 19262 OTHER INCOME 900099 8505 8505 8505 4721796 59793 0 27767 213154 213154 468846 298403 89524 80919 2100380 1612678 303477 184225 59270 44087 9066 6117 320886 238686 49085 33115 193413 143868 29585 19960 2754 2754 214070 214070 47000 47000 448437 304638 79371 64428 10234 4150 5899 185 18791 15053 2242 1496 46961 28332 15665 2964 250621 186816 38100 25705 117402 101941 8213 7248 18430 18430 4258 4258 OTHER EXPENSE 55254 37515 5884 11855 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 30710 22843 4698 3169 4620871 3252164 927321 441386 1648416 1504738 2514405 2533667 3617717 3315656 30808 12322 168035 140411 46054 27624 38950 808178 7896350 8202185 406374 198028 21468 438 340259 32725 807270 800826 1005736 X 3554984 3590894 3540540 3605555 7095524 7196449 7896350 8202185 100925 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5858978 3387526 3691729 5422858 4634236 22995327 5858978 3387526 3691729 5422858 4634236 22995327 7518741 15476586 17741 35772 15078 6503 19262 94356 5042 21878 15430 20186 8505 71041 23160724 194144 0.66820 0.58140 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 5,042. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 21,878. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 15,430. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 20,186. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 8,505. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 47000 47000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: CONSULTANCY PROVIDED BY BOLTON ST-JOHN FOR RESEARCH AND STRATEGIES ON LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES THAT IMPACT GIRS FOR GENDER EQUITY 0 1 100791 81335 19456 67244 59076 8168 27624 SECURITY DEPOSIT 38750 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT -OF-USE ASSET 769428 808178 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 807270 807270 X 4745296 23500 23500 4721796 0 4721796 4644371 23500 23500 4620871 0 4620871 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIODS ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. 1 YOUTH PROGRAM STIPENDS 109 141552 YOUTH PROGRAM GRANTS 53 71602 PART I, LINE 2: GGE HAS A RIGOROUS SYSTEM TO MONITOR GRANTS THAT INCLUDES REGULAR TRACKING OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, REVIEW OF PROGRAMMATIC PROGRESS AND COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT REGULATIONS. GGE UTILIZES BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDITS TO ENSURE THAT GRANT FUNDS ARE BEING USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANTOR'S GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, GGE MAINTAINS DETAILED RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR GRANT MONITORING PROCESS AND PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOANNE SMITH PRESIDENT & CEO 239521 0 0 0 0 0 11949 0 10389 0 261859 0 0 0 MICHELLE GRIER CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 133997 0 0 0 0 0 6021 0 10250 0 150268 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. APPROPRIATE DATA IS EVALUATED IN ADVANCE INCLUDING REVIEW OF POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. BOARD MINUTES, MAINTAINED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY, COVER THE DELIBERATIONS AND THE BASIS FOR THE DECISIONS MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. KEY STAFF IS ASKED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICT OF INTERSET, UPON HIRE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SALARY SCALE DETERMINED BY REVIEW PROCESS FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE SCALE AND BUDGET EACH YEAR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.