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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SHES THE FIRST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,270,165
Total expenses
$1,588,907
Contributions and grants received
$1,268,069
Grants paid
$608,873
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$2,096
Total assets, end of year
$701,974
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,294
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$666,680
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,251,882
Management and general expenses
$128,633
Fundraising expenses
$208,392
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,251,882

Program services were 78.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $29,096

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,238,973

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $119

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $119 · related or exempt $119

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,853 · excluded $1,853

  • 11b · Other revenue: FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN

    total $124 · excluded $124

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,977

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $608,873 · program services $608,873

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $127,184 · program services $65,500 · management and general $27,981 · fundraising $33,703

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $393,283 · program services $250,795 · management and general $5,534 · fundraising $136,954

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,494 · program services $14,531 · management and general $83 · fundraising $880

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $42,341 · program services $25,389 · management and general $3,629 · fundraising $13,323

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,920 · management and general $48,920

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $187,213 · program services $177,728 · management and general $7,841 · fundraising $1,644

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,020 · program services $27,153 · management and general $1,966 · fundraising $901

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,904 · program services $4,946 · management and general $588 · fundraising $7,370

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,529 · program services $29,150 · management and general $1,261 · fundraising $2,118

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $33,054 · program services $27,290 · management and general $208 · fundraising $5,556

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,007 · management and general $1,007

  • 24a · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $20,967 · program services $19,767 · management and general $1,143 · fundraising $57

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEES

    total $18,395 · program services $40 · management and general $12,469 · fundraising $5,886

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL SERVICE FEES

    total $14,803 · program services $330 · management and general $14,473

  • 24d · Other expenses: TEAM MANAGEMENT

    total $930 · program services $260 · management and general $670

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $990 · program services $130 · management and general $860

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $836,476 · end of year $335,639

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $220,880 · end of year $256,854

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,252 · end of year $4,125

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $105,356

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $44,746 · end of year $35,294

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $663,232 · end of year $418,143

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $359,630 · end of year $248,537

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SHE'S THE FIRST (STF) TEAMS UP WITH GRASSROOTS LEADERS TO MAKE SURE GIRLS EVERYWHERE ARE EDUCATED, RESPECTED, AND HEARD. OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE EVERY GIRL CAN CHOOSE HER OWN FUTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SHE'S THE FIRST TEAMS UP WITH GRASSROOTS LEADERS TO MAKE SURE GIRLS EVERYWHERE ARE EDUCATED, RESPECTED, AND HEARD. TO FULFILL OUR MISSION, WE TEACH A GIRL HOW TO SPEAK UP FOR HERSELF IN HER HOME, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY, WHILE WE TEACH THE MENTORS IN HER LIFE PRACTICAL WAYS TO SUPPORT HER AGENCY. WE IMPROVE LIFE OUTCOMES FOR GIRLS BY DIRECTLY INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, WHILE ALSO INFLUENCING THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS. OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, WE'VE CREATED TRANSFORMATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR OVER HALF A MILLION GIRLS BY WORKING ALONGSIDE 700+ COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN 42 COUNTRIES.

  • MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS: ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR TRAINING COHORTS RECEIVE FLEXIBLE GRANTS, TO SUPPORT GIRLS' ACCESS TO SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS. OUR COHORTS COLLABORATE ON SHARED GOALS TO INCREASE GIRLS' AGENCY THROUGH MENTORSHIP, AND WE ASSIST WITH MEASUREMENT TOOLS TO REPORT THOSE OUTCOMES. TO FURTHER THESE GOALS, WE ALSO CREATE CAPTIVATING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT ENGAGE GIRLS IN LEARNING ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND BODIES.

    Expenses $656,636 · Grants $569,879

  • ACTIVISM TRAINING FOR GIRLS: AS THE CO-ORGANIZERS OF THE GLOBAL GIRLS' BILL OF RIGHTS, WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER GIRLS HAVE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE GIRLS WITH THE PLATFORMS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SPEAK UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS IN THEIR HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. WHETHER THEY'RE PLANNING TO APPROACH A TEACHER, A FRIEND, OR THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, GIRLS LEAVE THESE PROGRAMS BETTER EQUIPPED TO PROMOTE THEIR NEEDS. GIRLS RUN 122 SHE'S THE FIRST CHAPTERS IN 9 COUNTRIES. WE ALSO GRADUATED A COHORT OF GIRL ACTIVIST FELLOWS, WHO DIRECTLY ENGAGED 3,800+ PEERS ACROSS 15 COUNTRIES IN ACTIVISM PROJECTS.

    Expenses $341,078

  • ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING: THIS SYSTEMS-CHANGING ASPECT OF OUR WORK IS CALLED THE GIRLS FIRST INSTITUTE: A SKILLS-BUILDING, OUTCOMES-IMPROVING HUB FOR WOMEN WHO UPLIFT GIRLS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IT INVOLVES AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TOOLKITS, A FUND, FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK, AND TRANSFORMATIVE TRAININGS. IN 2023, WE TRAINED AND RESOURCED 132 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $254,168 · Grants $38,994

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tammy Tibbetts

    PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDER, AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $127,184
    From this org
    $118,673
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,511
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tara Abrahams

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harish Nataraj

    CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ezinne Okoro

    CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Arianna De Lorenzi

    SECRETARY - U.S.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elsie Chacha Secretary - Kenya

    AND SENIOR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tom Kerns

    TREASURER - U.S.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Natalya Muravchik

    TREASURER-ELECT - U.S.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mary Murigi

    TREASURER - KENYA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christen Brandt

    CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lisa Sepulveda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kate Lord

    DIR. OF ADVOCACY & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $110,097
    From this org
    $103,561
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,536
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christina Martin Kenny

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $108,652
    From this org
    $106,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,498
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • SHE'S THE FIRST INC - KENYA

    N/A · TRAIN & FUND GIRL-CENTERED PROGRAMS OF WOMEN-LED, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGS · KE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SHE'S THE FIRST INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
4 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423099349300417

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