2025-11-06T19:01:13-06:00 2024-12-31 330310569 HASKELL & WHITE LLP 300 SPECTRUM CENTER DR STE 300 IRVINE CA 92618 990 2024-01-01 951810150 GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ORANGE COUNTY GIRL 7145978600 1801 E EDINGER AVENUE 225A SANTA ANA CA 92705 LUCIA SANTANA CEO 7145978600 2025-11-06 1 0 RICK SMETANKA P01677376 9494506200 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LUCIA SANTANA 1801 E EDINGER AVENUE 225A SANTA ANA CA 92705 5683563 0 X WWW.GIRLSINC-OC.ORG X 1954 CA THE MISSION OF GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ORANGE COUNTY IS TO INSPIRE ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD. THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE IN-SCHOOL, AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS AS WORKSHOPS PROVIDED TO GIRLS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO COLLEGE AND CAREER. 24 24 47 1143 0 0 3131236 3918694 472346 288206 98971 208299 -265424 -297001 3437129 4118198 0 0 0 0 2394478 2777610 0 0 619113 1121311 1270965 3515789 4048575 -78660 69623 7242664 7592801 330154 361124 6912510 7231677 X THE MISSION OF GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ORANGE COUNTY IS TO INSPIRE ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD. THIS IS DONE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE IN-SCHOOL, AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS PROVIDED TO GIRLS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO COLLEGE AND CAREER. 0 0 475342 12892 SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS (CONFIDENCE BOOSTHER, INFLUENCEHER, SHEROES, NO PRESSURE, TRUSTING MY INSTINCTS, SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS, LITERACY LAB, STRONGHER TOGETHER, ART 4 JUSTICE, STEM, HOAG, MINNIE STREET FRC, OCJH): GIOC PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING OC JUVENILE HALL TO SUPPORT GIRL DEVELOPMENT. GIRLS INC. BUILDS UPON THE EXPERTISE AND OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED AT SCHOOLS WITH THE PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT, AND PROGRAMMING TO ENSURE ALL GIRLS GROW UP HEALTHY, EDUCATED, AND INDEPENDENT. OUR HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING PROMOTES POSITIVE HABITS AND YIELDS STRONG ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. THIS PROGRAMMING IS DELIVERED DURING SCHOOL HOURS AND AFTER SCHOOL HOURS. ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONTINUE TO SEE A MAJOR NEED TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES GIRLS ARE FACING. THROUGH OUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE PROVIDED IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING TO 47 SCHOOLS AND REACHED OVER 4,200 GIRLS THROUGH THIS PROGRAMMING ALONE IN 2024. 912998 265314 SUMMER PROGRAMS (SMART UPS, EUREKA!, STEM CAMPS, PASSPORT TO COLLEGE, BUSINESS BUILDHERS, HOAG): GIOC'S SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS ENTERING 1ST-12TH GRADE IN THE AREAS OF STEM, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LEADERSHIP, LIFE SKILLS, COLLEGE, AND CAREER READINESS AND MORE. THESE CAMPS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' SKILL DEVELOPMENT, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND CONFIDENCE. IN 2024, WE PROVIDED 19 SUMMER PROGRAMS, REACHING 473 GIRLS. 1341037 10000 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS (GIRLS MEET THE WORKFORCE, COLLEGE BOUND, PROJECT ACCELERATE): GIOC PROVIDES INTENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMMING TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. COLLEGE PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS GIRLS IN ESTABLISHING THEIR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC GOALS TO BE A COMPETITIVE COLLEGE APPLICANT AND A SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE STUDENT. CAREER READINESS PROGRAMMING HELPS GIRLS IDENTIFY THEIR CAREER INTERESTS AND PREPARES THEM FOR TODAY'S WORKFORCE THROUGH HARD AND SOFT SKILLS BUILDING AND A PLACEMENT AT AN EXTERNSHIP WITHIN AN OC BUSINESS. THIS PROGRAMMING CONTINUES THROUGH GIRLS' COLLEGE EDUCATION IN PROJECT ACCELERATE WHERE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE MENTORSHIP THROUGHOUT THEIR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND BEYOND. GIOC IS SERVING 81 GIRLS THROUGH PROJECT ACCELERATE. IN 2024, GIOC'S COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMMING SERVED 659 GIRLS. 114070 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS (G3, LITERACY, NATIONAL SCHOLARS, YOUTUBE): DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF REACHING MORE GIRLS FROM AREAS/CITIES NOT PREVIOUSLY REACHED, WE CONTINUE TO OFFER SEVERAL OF OUR PROGRAMS VIRTUALLY. THIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A FUN, ENGAGING WAY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER STUDENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY AND MAKES OUR PROGRAMS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAM SITES. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO UPLOAD VIDEOS TO YOUTUBE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN ASYNCHRONOUSLY. IN 2024, WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A SELECTION OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND REACHED GIRLS THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY. IN 2024, WE SERVED 852 GIRLS THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS.IN 2024, GIOC SERVED 9,433 GIRLS, AN INCREASE OF 204 MORE GIRLS SERVED THAN IN 2023. THIS SUCCESS WAS DUE TO OUR DIVERSE, HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING GROUPS. GIOC PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO CHANGE GIRLS' LIVES, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN SELF-ESTEEM, GRADES, PREPARATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, INTEREST IN STEM SUBJECTS, AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. GIOC IS COMMITTED TO HELPING GIRLS IN ORANGE COUNTY GROW UP TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD.GIOC PROVIDES PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE WITH INSTRUCTION, MENTORSHIP, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. EACH YEAR, GIOC IMPACTS THE LIVES OF GIRLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, LEADING THEM THROUGH HOLISTIC, RESEARCH-BASED, EVIDENCE-INFORMED PROGRAMMING THAT INFUSES SEL (SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING)-CONTENT IN THE AREAS OF STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH), FINANCIAL LITERACY, POSITIVE BODY IMAGE, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND COLLEGE/CAREER READINESS. ALL THESE PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED TO BE AGE APPROPRIATE FOR GIRLS AND TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES. GIOC PRIORITIZES PROVIDING SERVICES TO GIRLS WHO LIVE IN AREAS WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST. 114070 2843447 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X MARIEL CISTERINO 7145978600 1801 E EDINGER AVENUE 255A SANTA ANA CA 92705 LUCIA SANTANA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 176456 0 11597 EMERALD ARCHER CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 140292 0 2031 YOLANDA IRENE SAMADOFF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 117641 0 6000 KENDRA MILLER PRESIDENT & CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN KEENEY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK TOMASZEWSKI SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY ALTOBELLO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY AIRIANI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ANAYA VP, BOARD DEVELOPMENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 FATIMA ARSHAD VP, FUND DEVELOPMENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELICA SUAREZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN AUSLANDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA BEREAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYBIL CRUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAISY ESPARZA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER JAFFE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS LOONEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA LOWE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAJ LUHAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK MATROS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET MICHELS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATE PHELAN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMINTA PRICE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE STROM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANH TRAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE VAN DORNE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROEYA VAUGHAN VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS 2.00 X 0 0 0 434389 0 19628 3 0 1 0 0 837866 3080828 334962 3918694 PROGRAM SERVICE 900099 288206 288206 288206 164841 164841 1155596 1112138 43458 43458 43458 151876 837866 453227 -301351 -301351 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4350 4350 4350 4118198 288206 0 -88702 330376 226947 18805 84624 2069486 1458022 315678 295786 30767 17837 10542 2388 170575 127070 32761 10744 176406 124028 24641 27737 28250 28250 21948 21948 67465 40479 26986 14701 11125 1987 1589 64835 45224 10895 8716 17824 7731 6530 3563 27844 21071 3763 3010 27892 17413 8967 1512 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 426723 426723 ALL OTHER EXPENSES 374815 209905 101248 63662 EVENT EXPENSES 151759 71372 80387 COMMUNICATION & MARKETI 46909 38500 8409 4048575 2843447 586015 619113 1075645 1090694 916328 1020029 930696 709992 85686 182148 195311 175790 128868 143116 46922 3988036 4372666 6695 71501 7242664 7592801 282219 333124 17000 28000 30935 0 330154 361124 X 5811771 6051637 1100739 1180040 6912510 7231677 7242664 7592801 69623 249544 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2808650 3689231 3873739 3131236 3918694 17421550 62105 277327 472346 288206 1099984 2808650 3751336 4151066 3603582 4206900 18521534 366267 533592 364640 320738 501356 2086593 0 366267 533592 364640 320738 501356 2086593 16434941 10344 107302 92026 119568 164841 494081 10344 107302 92026 119568 164841 494081 2035 13805 3730 4350 23920 2821029 3872443 4243092 3726880 4376091 19039535 0.86320 0.85670 0.02600 0.01950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8092 6519 1573 137765 97021 40744 29933 25328 4605 46922 X 4361581 249544 15787 265331 4096250 21948 21948 4118198 4042414 15787 15787 4026627 21948 21948 4048575 PART X, LINE 2: GIOC IS A QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE CODE. THIS EXEMPTION IS FOR ALL INCOME TAXES EXCEPT FOR THOSE ASSESSED ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF ANY. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS CLASSIFIED GIOC AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. GIOC EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEREBY THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAINTY WOULD NOT BE RECORDED IF THE TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE GIOC HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL OR DISCLOSURE. GIOC IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL TAX EXAMINATIONS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. ANNUAL EVENT 516770 409813 106957 256609 CHAMPION 4 GIRLS 343091 318358 24733 88044 2 129881 109695 20186 108574 989742 837866 151876 453227 453227 -301351 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LUCIA SANTANA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 176456 0 0 0 0 0 5040 0 6557 0 188053 0 0 0 X JEWELRY 4 203496 FMV X ANNUAL EVENT 11 109216 FMV X COLLEGE ITEMS 5 22250 FMV 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): PART I, COLUMN A REPRESENTS NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TAX FORM TASK FORCE, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND CEO REVIEWS THE IRS ANNUAL TAX FILING IN DETAIL. THEN , THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS IT AND PROVIDES IT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE TAX AUTHORITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD TO SET THE COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMPENSATION POLICIES FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEES, IF ANY, THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO SET THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE COMPENSATION TARGETS FOR THE NEXT THREE TOP POSITIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION FOR THESE POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS AVAIABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.GIRLSINC-OC.ORG/ABOUT-US/REPORTS/ FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.