For the Girls

Also known as I Support the Girls

Wheaton, MD · EIN 81-2163243 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

For the Girls reported $16.0 million in revenue and $17.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $98.28 went to program services, $0.86 to management and general costs and $0.86 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $112,350 (President). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 237% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

Program services$98.28 $17M
Management & general$0.86 $148K
Fundraising$0.86 $149K

For 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 $16M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$99.75 $16M
Investment income$0.25 $40,538

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	98.3%	87.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.9%	11.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.9%	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	99.7%	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	$112,350	$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.65%	1.18%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	2.6	6.9
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	5 of 5	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 expense

$17M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $16M

For the Girls, Inc. aka I Support the Girls (I Support the Girls, ISTG or the Organization) is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization, incorporated in Maryland. I Support the Girls collects and distributes essential items, including bras, underwear, and menstrual hygiene products, allowing women and folx experiencing homelessness, impoverishment, or distress to stand tall with dignity. ISTG's revenue sources include corporate and individual donations, both cash and in-kind

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
President Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$112,350	$0	$0	$112,350

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from For the Girls (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $112K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$16M	$17M	98.3%	$3.8M	$112,350
2023 (amended) ⓘ	$7.8M	$7.9M	93.8%	$5.0M	$105,000
2022 ⓘ	$14M	$10M	97.3%	$5.1M	$75,000
2021 ⓘ	$6.7M	$9.5M	98.1%	$1.5M	$24,000
2020 (amended) ⓘ	$10M	$6.7M	99.4%	$4.2M	—
2019 ⓘ	$4.8M	$4.3M	99.6%	$594K	—

Governance 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–1b5 · 5 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
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 511
Volunteers Part I, line 6850

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to For the Girls totaling $378K 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 For the Girls's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, For the Girls reported that 98.3% of its $17.2 million in expenses went to program services, 0.9% to management and general and 0.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does For the Girls pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation For the Girls reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $112,350, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does For the Girls get its money?

Of $16.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is For the Girls a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-2163243 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 202532829349300038 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202500169349300910 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312849349302016 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349303155 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202203069349302405 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349314221 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-2163243: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.