Project Glimmer
Project Glimmer reported $40.2 million in revenue and $34.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $98.86 went to program services, $0.46 to management and general costs and $0.68 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $217,925 (CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 300% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $34MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $40MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.9% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.5% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $217,925 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.63% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.7 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 22 of 22 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProject Glimmer is a national nonprofit dedicated to inspire all girls to envision and realize an empowered future, with a focus on foster youth and those from underserved communities. Through its four-tier empowerment pathway - gifts+goods, empower events, the empowerment academy, and the alumini glimmer circle - Project Glimmer builds confidence, leadership, goal-setting, and financial independence to help end the cycle of poverty and advance equity. Programs, such as gifts + goods, empowerment events, 1:1 coaching, and empowerment academy, are dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b22 · 22 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 56
- Volunteers Part I, line 611,500
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Project Glimmer totaling $44,297 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Project Glimmer's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Project Glimmer reported that 98.9% of its $34.3 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Project Glimmer pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Project Glimmer reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $217,925, for the role of CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Project Glimmer get its money?
Of $40.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Project Glimmer a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-4625320 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503189349314810 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202510289349301756 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349328602 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202340239349302009 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202210079349301711 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019 (amended), object 202102479349300505 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-4625320: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.