Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$544,279

Total expenses

$593,165

Contributions and grants received

$529,114

Grants paid

$5,000

Program service revenue

$15,135

Investment income

$30

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$235,531

Total liabilities, end of year

$10,300

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$225,231

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$434,936

Management and general expenses

$107,980

Fundraising expenses

$50,249

Program service expenses (Part III)

$434,936

Program services were 73.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• OUR FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM, GIRL TALK CLUBS, OFFERS A PEER-TO-PEER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY TO THOUSANDS OF TEEN AND PRE-TEEN GIRLS NATIONWIDE. EQUIPPED WITH THE GIRL TALK CURRICULUM AND THE GUIDANCE OF AN ADULT ADVISOR, GIRL TALK CLUB LEADERS (TEEN GIRLS) FACILITATE POWERFUL DISCUSSIONS AND MENTOR THEIR YOUNGER PEERS, BUILDING CONFIDENCE THROUGH THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS. BY LEADING HER GIRL TALK CLUB, EACH LEADER DISCOVERS HER DISTINCTIVE VOICE AND IS GIVEN THE PLATFORM TO USE IT WHILE EMPOWERING HER MENTEES TO DO THE SAME. THE GIRL TALK CURRICULUM INCLUDES OVER 100 LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, AND MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE HOLISTIC SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND LEADERSHIP GROWTH OF GIRLS IN GRADES 6-12. THE GIRL TALK CURRICULUM WAS DEVELOPED BY A CURRICULUM BOARD INCLUDING EXPERTS IN SCHOOL COUNSELING, CHILD AND FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY, AND EDUCATION. THE LESSONS AND RESOURCES ARE HOUSED IN OUR ONLINE PORTAL, GIRL TALK CONNECTION, AND CONSTANTLY EVOLVE TO ENSURE RELEVANCY AND MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF GIRLS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO REMOVING ALL BARRIERS TO LEADERSHIP; ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO FEES FOR GIRLS OR ADULT ADVISORS TO PARTICIPATE IN GIRL TALK CLUBS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR FLEXIBLE CLUB MODEL ALLOWS GIRL TALK CLUBS TO MEET IN VARIOUS SETTINGS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, SPORTS TEAMS, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. ALONGSIDE CURATED, MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, GIRL TALK CLUB LEADERS GAIN ACCESS TO SCHOLARSHIPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $305,955 · Grants $5,000

• GIRL TALK CAMP IS AN IMMERSIVE, WEEK-LONG SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR 4TH-12TH GRADE GIRLS THAT OFFERS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, FACILITATED WORKSHOPS LED BY WOMEN FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. GIRL TALK CAMP PROMOTES SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL), CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING, WHILE CELEBRATING THE GIRL EXPERIENCE. OUR PEER-TO-PEER MENTORSHIP MODEL IS HIGHLIGHTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT GIRL TALK CAMP, WITH 9TH-12TH GRADE GIRLS SERVING AS CAMP COUNSELORS. GIRL TALK CAMP COUNSELORS GAIN OPPORTUNITIES TO REFINE THEIR LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND FACILITATION SKILLS, WHILE CAMPERS DISCOVER THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND FIND THEIR VOICES. OUR DEDICATION TO ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO LEADERSHIP IS REAFFIRMED AT GIRL TALK CAMP, WHEREIN OVER 50% OF CAMPERS ATTEND THROUGH FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP.

  Expenses $107,484 · Revenue $15,135

• GIRL TALK'S AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SELECTED ANNUALLY FOR THEIR PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO GIRLS' LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. AMBASSADORS SERVE AS ADVOCATES FOR GIRL TALK, REPRESENTING THE ORGANIZATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN PROMOTING OUR PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING PROGRAMS, SHAPING THE FUTURE OF GIRL TALK, AND SUPPORTING OUR DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THROUGH VIRTUAL MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, AMBASSADORS ENGAGE IN LEADERSHIP AND CONFIDENCE CHALLENGES, PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON GIRL TALK PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES LIKE THE GIRL TALK CURRICULUM, AND FOSTER COMMUNITY BUILDING. THEY ALSO CARRY OUT MISSION-CENTERED WORK IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING GIRL TALK FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATING WITH THE GIRL TALK COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO CREATE IMPACTFUL, DIGITAL CONTENT, NEWSLETTERS, AND THE GIRL TALK BLOG. GIRL TALK AMBASSADORS GAIN ACCESS TO COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE, MENTORSHIP, AND NARRATIVE WRITING. GIRL TALK AMBASSADORS HIGHLIGHT THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES; GIRL TALK PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND OFFER YOUTH-DRIVEN INSIGHTS INTO THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF ADOLESCENCE. THEIR DIVERSE REGIONAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF GIRLS AND ENSURE THAT GIRLS REMAIN AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. GIRL TALK AMBASSADORS ACT AS BOTH ADVOCATES AND LIAISONS, INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND CHAMPIONING THE IMPACT OF GIRL TALK PROGRAMS, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.

  Expenses $21,497

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

25 August 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.0

Source object

202602599349300030

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