2025-05-08T10:11:26-05:00 2024-08-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2023-09-01 202321377 GIRLS INC OF GREATER PITTSBURGH GIRL 6173384833 82 WENDELL AVE 100 PITTSFIELD MA 01201 MARISSA ESCAJEDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6173384833 2025-05-08 1 1 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2025-05-08 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X MARISSA ESCAJEDA 82 WENDELL AVE 100 PITTSFIELD MA 01201 1171519 0 X WWW.SWSG.ORG X 2004 MA STRONG WOMEN, STRONG GIRLS EMPOWERS GIRLS TO IMAGINE A BROADER FUTURE THROUGH A CURRICULUM GROUNDED ON FEMALE ROLE MODELS DELIVERED BY COLLEGE WOMEN MENTORS, WHO ARE THEMSELVES MENTORED BY PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. 12 12 24 589 0 0 1346663 1121487 0 0 227 52 1811 10427 1348701 1131966 6050 3570 0 0 940908 988421 63174 30985 414891 524768 545584 1534900 1568560 -186199 -436594 723810 221236 135923 69943 587887 151293 X STRONG WOMEN, STRONG GIRLS EMPOWERS GIRLS TO IMAGINE A BROADER FUTURE THROUGH A CURRICULUM GROUNDED ON FEMALE ROLE MODELS DELIVERED BY COLLEGE WOMEN MENTORS, WHO ARE THEMSELVES MENTORED BY PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. 0 0 222267 BOSTON:SWSG PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO DELIVER RESEARCH-BASED LESSONS THAT FOCUS ON STRONG FEMALE ROLE MODELS WHILE BEING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE TO FOSTER IMPORTANT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. ESTABLISHED IN 2004, SWSG BOSTON HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF BOSTON'S LARGEST MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS HAVING CREATED MORE THAN 6,000 MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS OVER THE LAST DECADE. EACH YEAR, SWSG'S SKILLS BUILDING MENTORING PROGRAM SERVES OVER 500 ELEMENTARY GIRLS IN 3RD-5TH GRADE ACROSS 45 PROGRAM SITES FULFILLING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER GIRLS TO IMAGINE A BROADER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES. THIS UNIQUE MODEL RECRUITS AND TRAINS MORE THAN 250 COLLEGE WOMEN MENTORS FROM SEVEN LOCAL UNIVERSITIES (HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TUFTS UNIVERSITY, UMASS BOSTON, SIMMONS UNIVERSITY, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND BOSTON COLLEGE) TO SERVE AS A COHORT OF VOLUNTEER MENTORS, WHO ARE THEN MENTORED THEMSELVES BY 90 PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. 288684 3750 PITTSBURGH: IN 2006 SWSG EXPANDED ITS PROGRAMMING TO PITTSBURGH, PA. SWSG PITTSBURGH IS ALSO ONE OF ITS REGION'S LARGEST MENTORSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, HAVING CREATED AN ADDITIONAL 5,000 MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS SINCE INCEPTION. ANNUALLY, SWSG PITTSBURGH SERVES OVER 550 ELEMENTARY AGE GIRLS AND RECRUITS AND TRAINS MORE THAN 300 COLLEGE WOMEN MENTORS FROM SIX LOCAL UNIVERSITIES (CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, POINT PARK UNIVERSITY, CARLOW UNIVERSITY, ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY, AND UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH). THE COLLEGE WOMEN ARE THEN MENTORED BY OVER 100 PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. 217022 NATIONAL PROGRAM:STRONG WOMEN, STRONG GIRLS' NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROVIDES THE VISION AND STRATEGY FOR CREATING COMMUNITIES OF STRONG WOMEN AND GIRLS ACROSS ALL OF STRONG WOMEN, STRONG GIRLS' CITIES. 727973 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA PA X X MARISSA ESCAJEDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6173384833 82 WENDELL AVE 100 PITTSFIELD MA 01201 NATALIE MARTINEZ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO 3-22-24 40.00 X 119640 0 9430 MARISSA ESCAJEDA INTERIM CEO FROM 8-21-24 40.00 X 70474 0 2667 ALEYA CRABLE JENNINGS CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH KLEIN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDSAY ANDREWS TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 TAMAIRA RIDGLEY CLERK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA CALLAHAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUDHIR CHEPENI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCIA PAGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY PRYSHLAK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIYE CORT ODIMA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN GRECO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DELLA TYLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL WILLIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 190114 0 12097 1 0 0 0 0 49425 25000 1047062 1121487 52 52 39553 49425 39553 0 MERCHANDISE SALES 900099 6421 6421 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 4006 4006 10427 1131966 10427 0 52 X 3570 3570 172679 57502 57675 57502 694439 415122 186668 92649 6024 3474 2231 319 45936 25137 16812 3987 69343 37270 20498 11575 39049 39049 30985 30985 206726 26709 47050 132967 38536 25157 9224 4155 53056 36171 7863 9022 14875 6117 8435 323 14278 14278 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 93481 71248 4714 17519 EVENT EXPENSES 49893 44 1697 48152 BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, A 20634 6600 8442 5592 FOOD AND MEALS 15056 13852 1060 144 1568560 727973 425696 414891 361078 204149 300525 993 24071 15000 2141 1094 30235 30235 0 0 35995 0 723810 221236 99928 69943 35995 0 135923 69943 X 261487 17767 326400 133526 587887 151293 723810 221236 -436594 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1033814 1433086 1320155 1346663 1121487 6255205 1033814 1433086 1320155 1346663 1121487 6255205 431052 5824153 40 68 147 227 52 534 1612 77916 4189 1811 10427 95955 6351694 2280 0.91690 0.92100 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MERCHANDISE SALES - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,612. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 22. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 713. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 766. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 6,421. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,476. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,045. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 4,006. STIMULUS/COVID CREDITS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 77,889. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1935 1935 0 28300 28300 0 0 1131966 0 1131966 0 1131966 1568560 0 1568560 0 1568560 X X X 1 PROCOPIA CONSULTING LLC 1106 N SHERIDAN AVE PITTSBURGH PA 15206 GRANT WRITING 0 0 19400 0 JULIA HICKEY 153 IRISH HOLLOW ROAD CHERRY VALLEY NY 13320 GRANT WRITING 0 0 11585 0 30985 MA PA STRONG AWARDS 88978 49425 39553 25850 3250 10453 88978 49425 39553 25850 3250 10453 39553 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE AUDIT AND THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVAL. FOLLOWING BOARD APPROVAL, THE FORM 990 IS THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT TO BE FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS COMPLIANCE BY SHARING THE POLICY WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWS POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EVENTS AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SWSG'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. THE REVIEW IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE PRACTICE FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AMONG SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS FIT WITHIN THE LEGAL FRAMEWORKS GOVERNING NONPROFIT COMPENSATION. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW,THE BOARD APPROVES, FOR SELECTED KEY EXECUTIVES, BASE SALARIES AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY ADJUSTMENTS, AND OBJECTIVES AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR'S ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,802. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,802. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,709. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 37,248. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 132,967. TOTAL EXPENSES 196,924.