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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GIRLS WHO INVEST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,837,535
Total expenses
$11,551,180
Contributions and grants received
$11,150,831
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,192,131
Investment income
$494,573
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$28,488,714
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,811,014
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$25,677,700
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,783,159
Management and general expenses
$926,742
Fundraising expenses
$841,279
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,783,159

Program services were 84.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $11,150,831

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $2,192,131 · excluded $2,192,131

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $494,573 · excluded $494,573

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,138,678 · program services $1,618,017 · management and general $196,311 · fundraising $324,350

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,161,347 · program services $1,635,167 · management and general $198,392 · fundraising $327,788

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $161,191 · program services $121,949 · management and general $14,796 · fundraising $24,446

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $250,219 · program services $189,303 · management and general $22,968 · fundraising $37,948

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $316,799 · program services $239,674 · management and general $29,079 · fundraising $48,046

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $209,832 · management and general $209,832

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,800 · management and general $37,800

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $78,974 · program services $78,974

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $39,271 · management and general $39,271

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $114,759 · program services $61,282 · management and general $41,192 · fundraising $12,285

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $222,546 · program services $168,367 · management and general $20,428 · fundraising $33,751

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,945 · management and general $9,945

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,653 · management and general $23,653

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM COST

    total $5,352,308 · program services $5,352,308

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $360,461 · program services $276,915 · management and general $59,141 · fundraising $24,405

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL SERVICES

    total $51,653 · program services $39,078 · management and general $4,741 · fundraising $7,834

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $18,935 · management and general $18,935

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,809 · program services $2,125 · management and general $258 · fundraising $426

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,027,050 · end of year $5,741,821

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,376,754 · end of year $11,805,889

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,835,770 · end of year $8,038,177

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $570,822 · end of year $666,474

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,120,949 · end of year $2,197,554

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,236 · end of year $38,799

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $950,498 · end of year $1,236,121

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,603,000 · end of year $1,574,893

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,053,114 · end of year $17,457,231

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,338,969 · end of year $8,220,469

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

GIRLS WHO INVEST IS DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY BY ATTRACTING AND ADVANCING INVESTORS, CHANGE-MAKERS, AND LEADERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM (SIP): OUR 4-WEEK ACADEMIC TRAINING AT THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, LED BY TOP UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND FOLLOWED BY A 7-WEEK PAID, FRONTLINE INVESTING INTERNSHIP AT ONE OF 130+ LEADING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FIRMS.

    Expenses $5,772,064

  • ONLINE INTENSIVE PROGRAM (OIP): OUR SELF-DIRECTED, ASYNCHRONOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS INDEPENDENT LEARNERS TO MASTER FINANCE AND INVESTING FUNDAMENTALS. A LIMITED SUBSET OF THIS POPULATION IS ALSO PLACED IN INTERNSHIPS.

    Expenses $1,467,474

  • ALUMNI CAREER INSTITUTE: CAREER ADVISORY SERVICES, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND CONNECTIONS FOR OUR ALUMNI AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. ALL ALUMNI CAN ACCESS EXCLUSIVE CAREER RESOURCES AND FIND OTHER ALUMNI WORKING AT THEIR FIRM ON THE GWI CAREER PORTAL.

    Expenses $2,543,621

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Katherine Colsher

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $529,375
    From this org
    $512,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,250
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $426,125
    Bonus
    $86,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $529,375
  • Kim Lew

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bal Das

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Myra Drucker

    DIRECTOR - END DATE 10/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Seema Hingorani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anna Nikolayevsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Schloss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Betty Hung

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Miner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Candice Stack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bilge Yilmaz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa McGowan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Avi Banyasz

    DIRECTOR - START DATE 10/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Bittencourt

    DIRECTOR - START DATE 02/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tina Byles Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Collette Chilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Perry Golkin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Defossett

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $381,227
    From this org
    $346,737
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,490
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $291,737
    Bonus
    $55,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,240
    Filer's total
    $381,227
  • Heather Perceval

    HEAD OF PROGRAMS AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $299,835
    From this org
    $288,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,373
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,462
    Bonus
    $61,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,373
    Filer's total
    $299,835
  • Christina Marie Kim

    HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $285,830
    From this org
    $252,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,791
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,039
    Bonus
    $46,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,592
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,199
    Filer's total
    $285,830
  • Gina Aronstein

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $184,203
    From this org
    $175,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,178
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,225
    Bonus
    $12,800
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,765
    Nontaxable benefits
    $413
    Filer's total
    $184,203
  • Maria Garcia Asayag

    DIRECTOR OF RECRUITING AND ADMISSIONS

    Total calculated
    $201,321
    From this org
    $178,990
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,331
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,490
    Bonus
    $16,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,137
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,194
    Filer's total
    $201,321
  • Mayela Calderon

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $171,982
    From this org
    $171,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $332
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,650
    Bonus
    $16,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $332
    Filer's total
    $171,982

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202632169349300333

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