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GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY INC
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 043697166 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE I21 · Crime & Legal-Related · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$2.9M
expenses
$4.7M
net assets
$5.0M
employees
47
program ratio
70%
mission · from form 990

WORKS INTERGENERATIONALLY, THROUGH A BLACK FEMINIST LENS, TO ACHIEVE GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE.

profile · synthesized from sources

GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY INC is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit working through a Black feminist lens to advance gender and racial justice. The organization engages in intergenerational programming focused on empowerment, advocacy, and systemic change for girls and gender-expansive youth of color. Its work centers on community organizing, leadership development, and policy advocacy in New York City.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Gender Equity Education
School-based and community workshops promoting gender justice, anti-racism, and healthy relationships among youth and educators
She Built NYC
Public art and monument campaign challenging historical erasure by centering women, especially women of color, in urban memory and civic space
Young Women’s Initiative (YWI)
Leadership and advocacy program empowering young women and gender-expansive youth of color through training, policy engagement, and community building
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Advancing gender and racial justice through intergenerational programs
      Implements programs that advance gender and racial justice using a Black feminist framework, engaging multiple generations in its work.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.89M
Contributions & grants$2.74M95%
Program service revenue$5090%
Investment income$145K5%
Other revenue$4K
expenses
Total expenses$4.72M
Program expenses70%
Admin / overhead20%
Fundraising10%
Salaries & benefits$3.74M
Grants paid out$64K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$5.70M
Cash$3.69M
Investments$0
Liabilities$686K
Net assets$5.01M
Liquid reserves9.4 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -41.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 6
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JOANNE SMITH PRESIDENT & 40 $251K
DOREEN ODOM COO 40 $182K
SABRINA PHILSON-SKALSKI CHIEF OF STA 40 $181K
ELIZABETH BISHOP SR DR OF RES 40 $140K
AYANNA DE'VANTE SPENCER SR DR OF IMP 40 $132K
TONI WILSON DIRECTOR OF 40 $82K
board members · 7
  • AFUA ADDO MHC — MEMBER
  • CYNTHIA STEELE — MEMBER
  • DR PEI DESROSIERS — CO-CHAIR
  • MARY FERRY — TREASURER
  • MONICA DENNIS — MEMBER
  • NAOMI ABRAHAM — SECRETARY
  • ROVIKA RAJKISHUN — CO-CHAIR
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

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