2025-12-18T09:22:49-06:00 2025-06-30 042571780 AAFCPAS INC 50 WASHINGTON STREET WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2024-07-01 042104250 GIRLS INCORPORATED OF BOSTON AND LYNN GIRL 7815929744 50 HIGH STREET LYNN MA 01902 NATALIE MARTINEZ CEO 6175222766 2025-12-16 1 1 CAITLIN LIMOGES CPA P01633588 5083669100 2025-12-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X NATALIE MARTINEZ 50 HIGH STREET LYNN MA 01902 5357161 0 X WWW.GIRLSINCBL.ORG X 1942 MA GIRLS INC. INSPIRES ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART AND BOLD BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO AT RISK, LOW-INCOME GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES. GIRLS INC. HELPS BUILD GIRLS' CAPACITY FOR RESPONSIBLE AND CONFIDENT ADULTHOOD, ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT THROUGH THEIR PROGRAMS. 18 18 134 500 0 0 3186691 4015608 1131055 1135681 67423 175489 -57608 -35178 4327561 5291600 0 0 0 0 2712123 3534078 0 0 552806 1575427 1766628 4287550 5300706 40011 -9106 5837710 6112998 294127 518901 5543583 5594097 X GIRLS INC. INSPIRES ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART AND BOLD BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO AT RISK, LOW-INCOME GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES. GIRLS INC. HELPS BUILD GIRLS' CAPACITY FOR RESPONSIBLE AND CONFIDENT ADULTHOOD, ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT THROUGH THEIR PROGRAMS. 0 0 2175653 1135681 CHILD CARE PROGRAM: PROVIDES SAFE, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES AFTER SCHOOL, ON EARLY RELEASE DAYS, AND DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS FOR GIRLS IN GRADES 1-6. OUR LITERACY PROGRAM IS A CENTERPIECE OF THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM. THE LITERACY PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AT OUR AGENCY THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE KELLOGG FOUNDATION VIA THE GIRLS INCORPORATED HEADQUARTERS OFFICE. GIRLS IN GRADES K-3 PARTICIPATE IN A BALANCED LITERACY PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE KEY COMPONENTS OF READING, LISTENING, SPEAKING AND WRITING. THESE COMPONENTS ARE DELIVERED THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND A GREAT SELECTION OF BOOKS, FACILITATED BY TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM LYNN AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF OUR GIRLS IN GRADES K-3 SIDE STEPPED SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND THOSE SAME GIRLS IMPROVED THEIR READING SCORES OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER. 1167306 20883 MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM: PROVIDES SAFE, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES AFTER SCHOOL, ON EARLY RELEASE DAYS, AND DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS FOR GIRLS IN GRADES 6-8. WE EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO GAIN FACTUAL INFORMATION & UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HEALTHY SEXUALITY PRACTICES, WHICH INCLUDE PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND GENERAL ANATOMICAL HEALTH. TEEN PREGNANCY AND LACK OF EDUCATION IN THIS AREA IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO GIRLS ACHIEVING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE ARE PROUD THAT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTHY SEXUALITY PROGRAM ENROLLMENT CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, GIRLS ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO TAKE CHARGE OF AND TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL HEALTH. 566951 TEEN PROGRAM: DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AWARENESS OF CURRENT SOCIAL ISSUES INCLUDING TEENAGE PREGNANCY/SEXUALITY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TOBACCO AND HIV/AIDS. ALSO HELPS GIRLS PREPARE FOR THE JOB MARKET THROUGH A CAREER PATH PROGRAM. THE COLLEGE MENTORING PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW. IN 2024, 40 HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS, 95% OF WHOM ARE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE IN THE UNITED STATES ATTENDED. THE 20-25 SENIORS ARE MATCHED IN A 1:1 OR 2:1 RATIO WHILE THE JUNIORS PARTICIPATE IN GROUP MENTORING WITH VOLUNTEER MENTORS FROM LYNN AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THESE WOMEN AND MEN DEDICATE NOT ONLY A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS A WEEK TO THEIR MENTEES, THEY BECOME ROLE MODELS AND A SOURCE OF GUIDANCE THROUGH STRESSFUL TIME. INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS WITH THE MENTORS AND MENTEES OCCUR EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN 2024, 100% OF OUR SENIORS WERE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE. OUR JUNIOR MENTORING EXIT SURVEY SHOWS THAT 100% OF THE YOUTH WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE WEEKLY PROGRAM STATED THEY FELT MORE PREPARED FOR THEIR SENIOR YEAR AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. 235602 BOSTON PROGRAMS: DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR GIRLS WITHIN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIMARILY IN GRADES 3-5 AS OF 2025. BOSTON PROGRAMS FOLLOW A MODEL OF GROUP MENTORING WHERE GIRLS ARE EMPOWERED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH ROLE-MODEL BASED, SKILLS-BUILDING CURRICULUM THAT INSPIRES GIRLS TO BECOME ANYTHING THEY CAN DREAM. IN FY25, GIRLS INC. ACQUIRED PROGRAMMING IN BOSTON FROM STRONG WOMEN STRONG GIRLS AND WAS THRILLED TO REACH APPROXIMATELY 500 MORE GIRLS WITH HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS AT BOSTON-BASED SCHOOLS COMBINED MENTORSHIP WITH GIRLS INC.'S EXISTING ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND ARE CONTINUING TO GROW. 235602 4145512 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 65 0 1 134 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X NATALIE MARTINEZ 7815929744 50 HIGH STREET LYNN MA 01902 SIOBHAN KELLY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MELANIE DRAYTON VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA MANDRA TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXA HADFIELD CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE TUCKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM LEE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ATHENE SIRIVALLOP BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADEYINKA OLOWU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNALISA DI PALMA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CESAR VELEZ LIRIANO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CIGDEM TALGAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GBEMI OLADUNJOYE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN PORTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUISA COPPOLA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCEL QUIROGA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURA WELCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL GALLUCCI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH MARSHALL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATALIE MARTINEZ CEO 40.00 X 115314 0 14220 115314 0 14220 1 0 0 0 HEALEY BUS 34 HANSON ST LYNN MA 01905 TRANSPORTATION 232145 JIREHF TRANSPORTATION 300 HIGHLAND AVE SALEM MA 01970 TRANSPORTATION 137175 2 50000 248662 1954557 1762389 4015608 PROGRAM FEES 624190 1034212 1034212 PARENT FEES 624190 101469 101469 1135681 175489 175489 9500 248662 65561 -56061 -56061 OTHER INCOME 900099 20883 20883 20883 5291600 1156564 0 119428 X 188795 113277 37759 37759 2875924 2342666 170959 362299 221745 186331 14005 21409 247614 199354 16035 32225 51372 51372 547808 473650 72686 1472 294430 140022 148280 6128 79758 67214 6290 6254 245397 211324 22747 11326 36622 15897 18464 2261 81509 70213 7531 3765 71606 60397 5075 6134 STIPENDS 126032 117032 9000 FOOD 90118 83223 6793 102 FUNDRAISING AND ANNUAL 49526 49526 ADMISSION FEES 31760 31760 60690 33152 24392 3146 5300706 4145512 602388 552806 68037 74033 2027326 2604531 79000 14056 798227 451503 60682 71572 2762270 808495 2008635 1953775 766366 845127 29437 98401 5837710 6112998 263723 420605 30404 98296 294127 518901 X 4895554 4638775 648029 955322 5543583 5594097 5837710 6112998 -9106 59620 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3296780 3646817 4607670 3186691 4015608 18753566 3296780 3646817 4607670 3186691 4015608 18753566 119705 18633861 14210 6781 19430 45255 175489 261165 19014731 2828820 0.98000 0.99460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 1.00000 0 0 350000 350000 2203835 651553 1552282 138683 90661 48022 69752 66281 3471 1953775 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 98296 98296 X 6013566 59620 596785 656405 5357161 -65561 -65561 5291600 5963052 596785 65561 662346 5300706 0 5300706 PART V, LINE 4: NET ASSETS RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY ARE RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR AGAINST ANY EXPENDITURES OF PRINCIPAL. THE INTEREST EARNED ON THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. PART X, LINE 2: THE AGENCY ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2025. THE AGENCY'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE -65,561. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 65,561. CELEBRATION LUNCHEON 258162 248662 9500 9000 22588 19524 14449 258162 248662 9500 9000 22588 19524 14449 65561 -56061 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A WHEN EMERGENCY ACTION IS REQUIRED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT AS LIMITED BY LAW OR THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. IT SHALL NOT HAVE POWER TO REMOVE MEMBERS OR OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR TO CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN CONFLICT WITH GENERAL POLICY ADOPTED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD. ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE REPORTED IN WRITING AT THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ADOPT OR REJECT THE ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS WERE BOTH AMENDED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO REFLECT THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME CHANGE FROM GIRLS INCORPORATED OF LYNN TO GIRLS INCORPORATED OF BOSTON AND LYNN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AUTHORIZED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE TAX FILING (990) PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. ANY CONCERNS AND APPROVAL SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES AS A RECORD OF THIS APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL DISCLOSURES ARE COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO MONITOR FOR ANY CONFLICTS. GIRLS INC. EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE THE NECESSARY FORM IN THE FALL OF EACH YEAR LISTING ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS OR COMPANIES EACH BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE ARE INVOLVED WITH TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS AN APPARENT CONFLICT. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED EACH YEAR BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN ASSESSING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AND CEO'S COMPENSATION, BOARD MEMBERS HAVE REVIEWED COMPENSATION LEVELS PROVIDED BY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE BENCHMARKS AND COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CEO, CONDUCTS THE SAME PROCESS IN ASSESSING COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,625. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 68,473. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,472. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,570. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 402,673. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 402,673. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 55,352. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,213. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,565. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE SELECTION OF THE AUDITORS AND MEETS WITH THE AUDITORS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE AUDIT PROCESS TO REVIEW THE YEAR-END RESULTS.