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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GIRLS 4 SCIENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$380,207
Total expenses
$282,013
Contributions and grants received
$379,429
Grants paid
$7,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$828
Other revenue
-$50
Total assets, end of year
$275,580
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$275,580
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$175,335
Management and general expenses
$70,678
Fundraising expenses
$36,000
Program service expenses (Part III)
$175,335

Program services were 62.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $13,106

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $366,323

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $828 · excluded $828

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $8,841

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $13,106

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $8,891

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$50 · excluded -$50

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,000 · program services $7,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $70,000 · program services $21,000 · management and general $49,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $66,124 · program services $66,124

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $567 · program services $567

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,044 · program services $7,709 · management and general $4,335

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $72,000 · program services $36,000 · fundraising $36,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,407 · program services $390 · management and general $4,017

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,117 · program services $8,865 · management and general $6,252

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $781 · management and general $781

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,650 · program services $7,650

  • 17 · Travel

    total $139 · management and general $139

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,797 · management and general $3,797

  • 24a · Other expenses: FIELD TRIPS

    total $13,156 · program services $13,156

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAB SUPPLIES

    total $6,169 · program services $6,169

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $2,357 · management and general $2,357

  • 24d · Other expenses: AWARDS

    total $569 · program services $569

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $136 · program services $136

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $166,013 · end of year $265,580

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $10,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,373 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $128,636 · end of year $183,930

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $48,750 · end of year $91,650

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

GIRLS 4 SCIENCE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EXPOSING GIRLS IN CHICAGO AGES 10-18 YEARS OLD TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. WE FOCUS ON DEVELOPING SKILLS, SELF-ESTEEM, AWARENESS, AND RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP GIRLS OVERCOME BARRIERS THAT MAY PREVENT THEM FROM ACHIEVING GREATER SUCCESS IN THESE FIELDS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF GIRLS 4 SCIENCE IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF GIRLS THROUGH EARLY EXPOSURE TO THESTUDY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) AND WOMEN OF COLORPRACTICING IN STEM FIELDS, HANDS-ON PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING, AND MENTORSHIP FOR CAREERSIN STEM.

  • EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS - DURING THE 2024 PROGRAM THERE WERE 4 STEM PROGRAMS. THE WINTER PROGRAM FOCUSED ON FOOD CHEMISTRY AND THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY ALONG WITH FARM TO TABLE ACTIVITIES. THE SPRING MODULE FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WITH A FOCUS ON SOLAR POWER AND RECYCLING AND SUSTAINABILITY.THE SUMMER MODULE WE STUDIED MANUFACTURING AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR LIVES AND ANIMAL LIFE. WE CREATED BIRD HOUSES, AND LEARNED ABOUT MANUFACTURING CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND GOODS.THE FALL PROGRAM WE STUDIED HORTICULTURE. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE SEASONS OF PLANTS AND WE CREATED OUR OWN HERB GARDENS AND VEGETABLES.

    Expenses $175,335 · Grants $7,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • JACKIE LOMAX

    EXCUTIVE DIR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $70,000
    From this org
    $70,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • ALAN D BRAZIL

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MONICA GORDON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KEITH MOORE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SYNIM RIVERS MPH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LUZ DEL CARMEN NAJERA COLUNGA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANTHONY WILLIAMS PHD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIELLE ZUHLKE-SMITH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSAN ROGERS MD FACP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RIVA R TRIVEDI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JACQUELINE WILLIAMS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2024
Filed
1 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202541829349300629

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