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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GIRL TALK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$583,862
Total expenses
$424,438
Contributions and grants received
$570,012
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$14,645
Investment income
-$795
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$281,461
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,344
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$274,117
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$303,106
Management and general expenses
$82,858
Fundraising expenses
$38,474
Program service expenses (Part III)
$303,106

Program services were 71.4% 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

    $570,012

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $17,812

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $14,645 · related or exempt $14,645

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1 · excluded $1

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,494

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $10,012 · other assets $278

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$518 · other assets -$278

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$796 · related or exempt -$796

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $132,185 · program services $70,131 · management and general $48,028 · fundraising $14,026

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $98,775 · program services $92,876 · fundraising $5,899

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $852 · program services $602 · management and general $177 · fundraising $73

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,336 · program services $12,941 · management and general $3,813 · fundraising $1,582

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,333 · fundraising $11,333

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,623 · management and general $12,623

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $67,700 · program services $66,140 · fundraising $1,560

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $507 · management and general $507

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,760 · program services $2,981 · management and general $5,635 · fundraising $2,144

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,031 · program services $8,491 · management and general $2,502 · fundraising $1,038

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,210 · program services $5,210

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,175 · management and general $1,175

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,392 · management and general $2,392

  • 24a · Other expenses: CAMP EXPENSE

    total $35,858 · program services $35,858

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $12,145 · program services $7,426 · management and general $3,955 · fundraising $764

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $1,796 · management and general $1,796

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE EXPENSE

    total $637 · program services $450 · management and general $132 · fundraising $55

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $123 · management and general $123

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100,603 · end of year $181,793

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $33,501

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $57,314

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $514 · end of year $6,797

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $11,240

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $10,184

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,510 · end of year $1,056

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,012

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,446 · end of year $4,844

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $2,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $100,193 · end of year $257,367

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,500 · end of year $16,750

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE INSPIRE ALL GIRLS TO BE CONFIDENT LEADERS THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INSPIRE ALL GIRLS TO BE CONFIDENT LEADERS THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING PROGRAMS.

  • 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 $227,330 · Revenue $14,465

  • 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 $60,621

  • 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 AS 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 $15,155

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kaela Chang

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $93,433
    From this org
    $93,433
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Smith

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $38,678
    From this org
    $38,678
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Kofi Acquaah-Arhin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Alexander

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caroline Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Butts

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rebecca Cenni-Leventhal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Duffey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erin Floyd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Hull

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Kirkley

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kara Loftin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jordan Morrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Renee Newman

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rita Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cenina Saxton

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeannie Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carter Spriggs

    DIRECTOR

    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
7 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202511889349301266

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