Shes the First Inc.

“The organization's federal form 990 was provided to the board of directors for review prior to filing with the internal revenue service ("irs"). The co-founder/chief executive officer has the responsiblity to oversee and coordinate the form 990 preparation, review and filing process. As part of the tax return preparation process the organization hired a professional certified public accounting ("cpa") firm with experience and expertise in not-for-profit tax return preparation to prepare the federal form 990. The cpa firm's tax professionals worked closely with the organization's co-founder/chief executive officer to obtain the information needed to prepare a complete and accurate tax return. The cpa firm prepared a draft federal form 990 and furnished it to the organization's co-founder/chief executive officer for her review. The co-founder/chief executive officer reviewed the draft federal form 990 and discussed questions and comments with the cpa firm. Revisions were made to the draft federal form 990 where necessary and a final draft was furnished by the cpa firm to the organization's co-founder/chief executive officer for final review and approval prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization regularly monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. Annually all members of the board of directors are required to review the existing conflict of interest policy and complete a questionnaire. The completed questionnaires are returned to the organization's co-founder/chief executive officer for review. If a conflict is noted, the organization's co-founder/chief executive officer presents this to the organization's board of directors for its review and discussion and any follow-up action; if necessary.”

“The compensation and benefits of senior management, including the co-founder/chief executive officer and co-founder/chief programs officer, are reviewed by the executive compensation committee ("committee") to ensure fair market value compensation is paid. Where appropriate, the committee reviews external comparable data and seeks advice of external consultants to ensure total compensation of these individuals is reasonable and fair market value.”

“The organization's filed certificate of incorporation and any amendments can be obtained and reviewed either through the state of new york department of the treasury or at the organization's office.”

“Core form, part vii reflects certain board members and officers receiving compensation and benefits from the organization. Please note this remuneration was for services rendered as full-time employees of the organization; not for services rendered as a voting member or officer of the organization's board of directors.”

“Program #1: Scholar Program In 2018, She's the First allocated funds that reached more than 7,200 girls enrolled in our 12 partner programs located in Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, the Gambia, and Uganda. 100% of STF Partners are comprised of local teams, with 75% having executive leadership from within the community. Shes the First provided funding to these partners to support girls education, mentorship, and leadership training. Additionally, we provided smaller capacity-building grants to help partners with initiatives that they deemed necessary to create stronger outcomes for girls, e.g. sexual and reproductive health training or self-esteem workshops. Our partner organizations have completed a rigorous application and interview process. Regular site visits and reports help us monitor the performance and needs of our partners to ensure quality. Program #2: Partner Training & Convening She's the First seeks out local solutions to global challenges by providing community-based partners with key support to achieve a shared vision. We do this through the Girls First Summit, a three-day convening and professional development opportunity in Nairobi, Kenya. Two days are focused on knowledge-sharing and targeted trainings with STF Partners, while the final day is open to 60+ local grassroots organizations with similar goals. The third day focuses broadly on skills and policies needed for working with girls, including the principle of putting girls needs at the center of any program design ("girl-centered program design"). Program #3: Campus Chapter Program She's the First trains youth to be global leaders who are well-versed in the interconnected issues affecting women and girls around the world and in their own communities. We guide them to take actions that have a global ripple effect. She's the First is represented on 200+ high school, college, and university campuses all over the U.S. and in 19 countries by independent chapters, led by highly committed student leaders. Students participate in our Global Awareness Program, a discussion-based curriculum that covers topics such as economic empowerment, trafficking, and maternal health care with an intersectional lens. Campus chapters host fundraisers throughout the year while being advocates and creating a dialogue in their residence halls, student center, local community, and on social media. Each member has the opportunity to attend our annual STF Summit in New York City for hands-on training that sharpens their activism and changemaking skills. Other elements of our global leadership programming includes our Action Network, a mobile-friendly platform at action.shesthefirst.org; our Community Impact Fellowship for the most committed student leaders; and a Classroom Curriculum that helps elementary and middle school teachers engage their youngest students in our global work.”

“An independent cpa firm audited the financial statements of the taxpayer for the years ended december 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017; respectively, and issued a certified audited financial statement. An unmodified opinion was issued by an independent cpa firm for each year. The organization's board of directors assumes the responsiblity for oversight of the audit and the selection of its independent auditor.”