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THE GIRL FRIENDS INCORPORATED
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 341536121 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$3.1M
expenses
$2.6M
net assets
$3.9M
employees
0
volunteers
1,500
program ratio
3%
profile · synthesized from sources

The Girl Friends Incorporated is a New York-based nonprofit that supports community development and education through a network of affiliate chapters. These chapters provide donations to local charities and civic organizations and award scholarships to students pursuing higher education. The organization operates nationally with a decentralized model where each chapter manages its own initiatives.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $32K
    AFFILIATE CHAPTER DONATIONS TO CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHICH PROVIDE CIVIC SERVICES TO LOCAL GROUP AND NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
  2. #2 $15K
    SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS THAT ARE AWARDED BY AFFILIATE CHAPTERS TO STUDENTS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHO ARE CONTINUING HIGHER EDUCATION. EACH CHAPTER AFFILIATE HAS ESTABLISHED ITS SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Affiliate Chapter Donations
Supports local charities and nonprofit organizations providing civic services through grants and donations made by regional chapters
Scholarships and Grants Program
Provides educational scholarships to students in local communities through chapter-administered programs aligned with federal nonprofit regulations
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Local High School Scholarship Programs 1 activity
    • Awarding scholarships for higher education through affiliate chapters
      Provides scholarships to students pursuing higher education, with funding and guidelines managed at the affiliate chapter level in compliance with federal nonprofit regulations.
  • Community Foundation & United Way Support 1 activity
    • Funding civic services through affiliate chapter donations
      Supports local and national nonprofit organizations by providing financial support for civic services via donations from affiliate chapters.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$3.13M
Contributions & grants$3.04M97%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$37K1%
Other revenue$55K
expenses
Total expenses$2.59M
Program expenses3%
Admin / overhead97%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineOther
balance sheet
Total assets$3.89M
Cash$3.89M
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$3.89M
Liquid reserves18.0 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +27.5%
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • AFFILIATE CHAPTERS Network — Local chapters operate under the national organization to deliver community-based charitable donations and scholarships.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Decentralized Chapter Model
    methodology: decentralized_chapter_model
    By delegating scholarship award decisions to autonomous affiliate chapters, we produce more contextually relevant and community-responsive education support, because local leaders have deeper insight into regional needs and barriers.