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GIRLS INCORPORATED OF METRO DENVER

EIN 74-2277668 DENVER, CO

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Revenue 2024
$3,768,345
Expenses 2024
$3,131,354

Program services were 91.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
O220
Classification
1000
Street
1499 JULIAN ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO INSPIRE ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD.

  • GENERAL, CENTER, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS: GIRLS INC. OF METRO DENVER'S (GIMD) MISSION IS TO INSPIRE ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD. EACH YEAR GIMD IMPACTS OVER 2,500 GIRLS AND YOUTH, AGES 6-25. GIMD IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL GIRLS INCORPORATED ORGANIZATIONA RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY ON GIRLS' ISSUES WITH A HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1864. GIMD'S LONG-TERM GOALS ARE THAT GIRLS: 1) ENGAGE IN SCHOOL, GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME, SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE, AND EXPLORE A RANGE OF CAREERS; 2) MAKE DECISIONS THAT SUPPORT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, MANAGE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, AND AVOID HARMFUL BEHAVIOR; AND 3) BUILD AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, BECOME STRONG SELF-ADVOCATES, AND LEAD SELF-SUFFICIENT LIVES. GIMD'S PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED YEAR-ROUND, ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE.

    Expenses $1,464,792

  • CAREER SUCCESS: GIMD USES A COMPREHENSIVE, WHOLE GIRL, APPROACH THAT EQUIPS GIRLS TO NAVIGATE GENDER, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO GROW UP HEALTHY, EDUCATED, AND INDEPENDENT. ALL GIMD PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES EXPAND ON AND SUPPORT GIRLS' SCHOOL-BASED LEARNING AND LEAD TO: 1) IMPROVED SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT; 2) IMPROVED SCHOOL PERFORMANCE; 3) SETTING PERSONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CAREER GOALS; AND 4) ESTABLISHING EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE EARLY AND VARIED CAREER EXPOSURE TO TEEN GIRLS THROUGH PROGRAM TRACKS INCLUDING STEM, CIVIC LEADERSHIP, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. PROGRAMS SUPPORT AND EMPOWER GIRLS AND FAMILIES TO PLAN AND PREPARE FOR, SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION INTO, AND ACCESS RESOURCES NEEDED TO COMPLETE COLLEGE. CAREER PROGRAMS BEGIN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

    Expenses $738,687 · Revenue $72,757

  • COLLEGE SUCCESS AND MENTAL HEALTH: GIMD PROVIDES PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, ENGAGING AND ASSISTING THEIR PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THEIR PERSISTENCE THROUGH COLLEGE, PARTICULARLY THEIR FIRST TWO YEARS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. AS PART OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE WHOLE GIRL APPROACH GIMD OFFERS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND TRAINING ON SITE AND VIA TELEHEALTH TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AGES 6 TO 24.

    Expenses $656,233 · Grants $146,212

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Laura Mersmann

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cori Streetman

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jackie Devine

    INCOMING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dexter Metcalfe

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Simone Ross

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Barton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Engle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lolita Habonimana

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Djuana Harvell PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danielle Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marla Jones Newman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lulu Lantzy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Lerner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Marquez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susanne Mombelli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dianne Myles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori Palazzolo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jen Ross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristine Strain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Suniga

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gordon Trujillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cristina Uribe Reyes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carrie Wisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Zavislan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kayla Garcia

    PRESIDENT/CEO (NON-VOTING)

    Total calculated
    $154,495
    From this org
    $139,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,495
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,159
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,336
    Filer's total
    $154,495

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,768,345
    Expenses
    $3,131,354
    Contributions
    $2,527,611
    Grants paid
    $146,212
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,792,391
    Expenses
    $3,269,810
    Contributions
    $3,288,286
    Grants paid
    $115,975
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,834,277
    Expenses
    $3,239,293
    Contributions
    $2,455,601
    Grants paid
    $78,618

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,207,763
    Expenses
    $3,046,388
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,498,789
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,863,850
    Expenses
    $2,726,384
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,511,773
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,076,779
    Expenses
    $2,329,633
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,755,394
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,449,754
    Expenses
    $2,241,967
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,441,141
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,032,305
    Expenses
    $1,977,497
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,337,115
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,447,827
    Expenses
    $1,813,768
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,273,988
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,501,007
    Expenses
    $1,719,348
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,169,584
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,353,458
    Expenses
    $1,525,654
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,350,036
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,453,526
    Expenses
    $1,370,052
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,814,145
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,316,408
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,735,815

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.