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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by VOW FOR GIRLS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,100,926
Total expenses
$3,504,871
Contributions and grants received
$5,074,041
Grants paid
$663,470
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12,253
Other revenue
$14,632
Total assets, end of year
$4,212,680
Total liabilities, end of year
$291,235
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,921,445
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,064,671
Management and general expenses
$744,982
Fundraising expenses
$695,218
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,064,671

Program services were 58.9% 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

    $5,074,041

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,253 · excluded $12,253

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $14,632 · excluded $14,632

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $14,632

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $663,470 · program services $663,470

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $364,709 · program services $165,497 · management and general $82,255 · fundraising $116,957

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $827,746 · program services $375,615 · management and general $186,685 · fundraising $265,446

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,097 · program services $2,767 · management and general $1,375 · fundraising $1,955

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $113,535 · program services $51,521 · management and general $25,605 · fundraising $36,409

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $101,254 · program services $45,947 · management and general $22,836 · fundraising $32,471

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,898 · management and general $25,898

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,820 · management and general $61,820

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $152,291 · fundraising $152,291

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $910,000 · program services $622,723 · management and general $244,785 · fundraising $42,492

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $55,912 · program services $55,856 · management and general $8 · fundraising $48

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,342 · program services $14,676 · management and general $20,440 · fundraising $8,226

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $52,766 · program services $25,364 · management and general $17,398 · fundraising $10,004

  • 17 · Travel

    total $96,797 · program services $32,159 · management and general $38,142 · fundraising $26,496

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,383 · program services $969 · management and general $16,476 · fundraising $1,938

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $8,403 · program services $7,981 · management and general $116 · fundraising $306

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $1,448 · program services $126 · management and general $1,143 · fundraising $179

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $929,248 · end of year $2,969,573

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $696,784 · end of year $265,642

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $815,759 · end of year $958,995

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $32,285 · end of year $18,470

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $148,686 · end of year $291,235

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,520,434 · end of year $2,760,302

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $804,956 · end of year $1,161,143

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO END CHILD MARRIAGE BY CREATING A NEW STREAM OF FUNDING THAT CAN BUILDING A CONNECTED GROUNDSWELL OF LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR EVERY GIRL WHOSE RIGHT TO OWN HER FUTURE IS AT RISK.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VOW FOR GIRLS CHAMPIONS THE GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD WITHOUT THE RIGHTS, RESOURCES, AND CHOICES TO DECIDE THEIR OWN FUTURES. WE CHANNEL THE POSITIVE POWER OF CELEBRATIONS TO RAISE FUNDS, DRIVE AWARENESS, AND CHANGE THE FUTURES OF GIRLS EVERYWHERE. VOW PARTNERS WITH LOCAL LEADERS WORLDWIDE TO ERADICATE THE CAUSES OF CHILD MARRIAGE AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY GIRL TO BE UNSTOPPABLE. WE'RE CHANGING HOW THE WORLD SEES GIRLSSO THAT EVERY GIRL HAS THE CHANCE TO CHANGE HER WORLD.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O ALL DONATIONS MADE BY COMPANIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE RAISED SPECIFICALLY FOR PROGRAM EXPENSES, AND 100% OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH VOW'S GRANTING PARTNER, THE GIRLS FIRST FUND.VOW KEEPS THIS 100% PROMISE BY FUNDRAISING SEPARATELY FOR ITS OPERATIONAL BUDGET FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND GENEROUS INDIVIDUALS.THE GIRLS FIRST FUND, A PROGRAM OF CAPITAL FOR GOOD, IS CURRENTLY THE SOLE PROGRAM BENEFICIARY OF VOW FOR GIRLS INC. THE GIRLS FIRST FUND IMAGINES A WORLD WHERE GIRLS AND WOMEN CAN LIVE IN SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND FREEDOM, WITH MEANINGFUL CHOICES ABOUT THEIR LIVES, INCLUDING IF, WHEN, AND WHOM THEY MARRY.IN 2025, THE GIRLS FIRST FUND DISTRIBUTED GRANTS IN TWENTY-TWO COUNTRIES, SUPPORTING A BREADTH OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS TO STRENGTHEN A THRIVING COMMUNITY-LEVEL ECOSYSTEM OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO END CHILD MARRIAGE. THE GIRLS FIRST FUND EXISTS TO FUND THESE STRATEGIES AT SCALE WHILE ACCOMPANYING GROUPS ON THEIR JOURNEY.IN ADDITION TO DIRECT GRANTMAKING TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, THE GIRLS FIRST FUND PROVIDES MENTORING AND NETWORKING SUPPORT. THEY CONNECT THEIR GRANTEES TO ONE ANOTHER AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL ACTORS AND SEEK TO INCREASE GRANTEES' INFLUENCE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, ENSURING LOCAL AND NATIONAL MOVEMENTS ARE BOLSTERED BY THE PERSPECTIVES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.BEYOND THEIR DIRECT GRANTEE RELATIONSHIPS, THEY ADVOCATE FOR BETTER RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AMONGST PEER DONORS BY AMPLIFYING GRASSROOTS INSIGHTS, STRATEGIES, AND IMPACTS GATHERED THROUGH THEIR FUND LEARNING INITIATIVES.

    Expenses $2,064,671 · Grants $663,470

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mabel Van Oranje

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Chidegar Liberty

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Margaret Hempel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Minjae Ormes

    BOARD MEMBER THRU 12/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Versha Sharma

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darren Walker

    BOARD MEMBER THRU 06/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Clay Dunn

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THRU 07/2025

    Total calculated
    $173,428
    From this org
    $147,522
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,906
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,522
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $989
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,917
    Filer's total
    $173,428

  • Meghan Sharer

    VP OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $191,279
    From this org
    $168,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,929
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,350
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,712
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,217
    Filer's total
    $191,279

  • Andie Bobb

    SVP, PHIL. & PARTNERS. THRU 07/2025

    Total calculated
    $166,402
    From this org
    $165,918
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $484
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,255
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $38,663
    Deferred
    $333
    Nontaxable benefits
    $151
    Filer's total
    $166,402

  • Lindsey Miller-Voss

    VP, MARKETING & COMM THRU 07/2025

    Total calculated
    $134,270
    From this org
    $118,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,866
    Hours/week
    40

  • Eliza Munson

    VP, PHILANTHROPY & PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $171,966
    From this org
    $134,586
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,380
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,586
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,439
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,941
    Filer's total
    $171,966

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PAID SEVERANCE COMPENSATION TO ANDIE BOBB IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,663 AND LINDSEY MILLER-VOSS IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,111. THESE PAYMENTS WERE MADE PURSUANT TO SEPARATION ARRANGEMENTS AND WERE REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION, AS APPLICABLE.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
1 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612449349301241

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