Girl Rising

“After form 990 is reviewed by senior staff for accuracy, the executive management team of the organization reviews and offers suggestions, as appropriate. The draft form 990 is then reviewed in detail by the finance committee and is then distributed to the entire board of directors before being filed electronically.”

“Girl rising provides its conflict of interest policy to all directors and officers. The policy requires disclosure of potential conflicts annually and at such time as one may arise. An annual conflict of interest policy statement must be signed by all directors and officers. The board monitors the completion of the disclosure statements. When an actual or potential conflict is brought to their attention, approapriate action is taken, as dictated by the policy.”

“The executive committee sets the compensation of the ceo and key employees by formal decision after reviewing performance and analyzing salaries of comparable organizations for comparable positions and reports its decisions to the board of directors.”

“The ceo sets the compensation for other employees according to a board- approved salary structure that takes into account experience, responsibility and comparable compensation data.”

“Governing documents are available upon request.”

“Negative net revenue is due to the timing of revenue recognition under nonprofit accounting standards. Much of the revenue was recognized in prior years as that is when funds were committed, even though the related funds were received in 2024.This accounting outcome does not indicate a cash shortage or operational risk.”

“Girl rising's educational programming is focused on building girls' 21st century skills, developing their confidence, agency and aspirations for the future, and strengthening communities of support for girls among their male peers, teachers, and caregivers. Girl rising collaborates with local partners, creating, adapting and customizing our storytelling-based educational resources for use in partners' programs, which include both girls and boys. Girl rising's curricula cover themes such as self-awareness, social-emotional learning, gender norms, child marriage, goal-setting, building allies, financial literacy and the importance of education. The girl rising team leads pre-service and in-service training for educators and facilitators who then implement the curriculum with adolescents and engage parents through a parallel structured learning process. Girl rising measures impact among adolescents, teachers, and parents. In 2024, girl rising worked with 20 local education partners across five countries, delivering and supporting programming and innovative learning resources. Through our in-person programming, we reached 270,000 adolescents, 2,000 educators, and 440 parents. Through our online programming in partnership with slam out loud and 1 million teachers, we reached 8 million adolescents and 300,000 teachers. We also were executive producers on a new film, comparsa, created to raise awareness about the power of young women as community leaders and the issues facing girls in guatemala. The film will be entered into film festivals in 2025, distributed widely and be used in our educational programs in future years.”

“(Expenses $ 327,199 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) COMMUNICATIONS AND MOVEMENT BUILDING: GIRL RISING LEADS IMPACTFUL IN-PERSON EVENTS AND GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE BARRIERS TO GIRLS' EDUCATION, INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, GENDER BIAS, DISPLACEMENT, AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE HUMAN RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND THE POWERFUL RIPPLE EFFECTS OF INVESTING IN GIRLS' EDUCATION. OUR CAMPAIGNS FEATURE DATA FROM TRUSTED SOURCES SUCH AS UN AGENCIES AND SHARE COMPELLING STORIES OF GIRLS IN OUR PROGRAMS, EFFECTIVELY AMPLIFYING THE MESSAGE AND MOBILIZING SUPPORT WORLDWIDE.”

“Contract managers - Total Expense: 727541, Program Service Expense: 565059, Management and General Expenses: 23670, Fundraising Expenses: 138812; Consultants - Total Expense: 76394, Program Service Expense: 36743, Management and General Expenses: 7438, Fundraising Expenses: 32213; Graphic Design - Total Expense: 10014, Program Service Expense: 7099, Management and General Expenses: 2271, Fundraising Expenses: 644; Translation Services - Total Expense: 1027, Program Service Expense: 728, Management and General Expenses: 233, Fundraising Expenses: 66; Payroll Processing Fees - Total Expense: 9938, Program Service Expense: 7045, Management and General Expenses: 2253, Fundraising Expenses: 640; Other Fees for Services - Total Expense: 27409, Program Service Expense: 19429, Management and General Expenses: 6216, Fundraising Expenses: 1764;”