2025-05-15T13:55:14-05:00 2024-06-30 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2023-07-01 134150972 GIRLS EDUCATIONAL AND MENTORING SERVICES INC GIRL 9178370357 PO BOX 899 NEW YORK NY 10039 RACHEL LLOYD FOUNDER AND CEO 9178370357 2025-05-15 1 1 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 2125511724 2025-05-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RACHEL LLOYD PO BOX 899 NEW YORK NY 10039 2238292 0 X WWW.GEMS-GIRLS.ORG X 2000 NY OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, AGES 12-29, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING TO EXIT THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY AND DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 4 4 39 4 0 0 3313932 2078573 50498 145200 158 3452 18344 11067 3382932 2238292 213247 137713 0 0 2389306 2203301 0 0 305599 906714 811138 3509267 3152152 -126335 -913860 2484352 879945 1398993 708446 1085359 171499 X GIRLS EDUCATIONAL AND MENTORING SERVICES' (GEMS) MISSION IS TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, AGES 12-29, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING TO EXIT THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY AND DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. GEMS IS COMMITTED TO ENDING COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING BY CHANGING INDIVIDUAL LIVES, TRANSFORMING PUBLIC PERCEPTION, AND REVOLUTIONIZING THE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES THAT IMPACT COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH. 0 0 2247476 137713 150530 GEMS' MISSION IS TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, AGES 12-29, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING TO EXIT THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY AND DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. GEMS IS COMMITTED TO ENDING COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING BY CHANGING INDIVIDUAL LIVES, TRANSFORMING PUBLIC PERCEPTION, AND REVOLUTIONIZING THE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES THAT IMPACT COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH. FOR 27 YEARS, GEMS HAS SUPPORTED AND EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, WITH COMPREHENSIVE, HOLISTIC SERVICES, IN GAINING INDEPENDENCE, SAFETY, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. GEMS HAS ALSO LED THE WAY IN RAISING NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE ISSUE, HELPED TO CREATE SERVICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SHIFTED THE FIELD AWAY FROM CRIMINALIZATION OF VICTIMS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGE, AND CREATED THE SURVIVOR LEADERSHIP MOVEMENT THAT FOCUSES ON THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCY OF SURVIVORS.GEMS WAS FOUNDED TO SERVE ONE OF THE MOST MARGINALIZED AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS; LOW-INCOME, GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING. THE VAST MAJORITY OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN GEMS SERVES EXPERIENCE SEVERE VICTIMIZATION EARLY IN LIFE THROUGH HIGH RATES OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PARTICULARLY SEXUAL ABUSE PRIOR TO THEIR RECRUITMENT INTO THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY. NINETY-THREE PERCENT (93%) OF GEMS MEMBERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST ONE FORM OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE, WHILE MANY EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND TRAUMA AS A CONSISTENT THREAD THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THIS IS COMPOUNDED BY THE TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE THEY EXPERIENCE OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR EXPLOITATION. IN OUR MOST RECENT ANALYSIS, 96% OF OUR MEMBERS WERE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR, 79% OF MEMBERS HAVE BEEN UNDER THE CONTROL OF AN EXPLOITER AND 44% HAVE IDENTIFIED AS LGBTQ. GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN THEREFORE COME TO GEMS WITH MYRIAD, COMPLEX AND OFTEN IMMEDIATE, URGENT NEEDS AND ALSO REQUIRE A WIDE ARRAY OF ONGOING AND LONG TERM SERVICES.GEMS PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE COMPLEXITIES AND OBSTACLES IN OUR YOUNG WOMEN'S LIVES. SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS CARE; CRISIS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; HOLISTIC CASE MANAGEMENT; COLLEGE PREP; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; THERAPEUTIC, PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CREATIVE GROUPS; EMPLOYMENT READINESS; EMPLOYMENT RETENTION SUPPORT; DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE; SUPPORT WITH PRACTICAL NEEDS LIKE FOOD AND CLOTHING; PEER COUNSELING; ADVOCACY AND SURVIVOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES. GEMS ALSO HAS MANY SUBPROGRAMS UNDER ITS MAJOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.GEMS SERVES OVER 150 GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMAN A YEAR AND HAS 20 RESIDENTIAL BEDS.GEMS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING CURRENTLY OPERATES 2 SPECIFIC HOUSING PROGRAMS; TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING (TIL) - A 9 BED HOUSE FOR 16-20 YEAR OLDS FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS, AND IMANI PROGRAM, 3 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENTS FOR 18-29 YEAR OLDS WHICH SERVE 11 YOUNG WOMEN IN TOTAL AND UP TO 4 CHILDREN.GEMS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM COMPRISES OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE (EL) AND PATHWAYS PROGRAMS WHICH WORK TOGETHER AS MEMBERS DEVELOP PROTECTIVE FACTORS (EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND LIVING WAGE EMPLOYMENT) WHICH REDUCE FURTHER POTENTIAL FOR VICTIMIZATION. TYING TOGETHER THESE TWO CORE PROGRAM IS OUR TRAUMA INFORMED, SURVIVOR LED FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO SUPPORT YOUNG WOMEN IN BUILDING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND FREEDOM.THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE (EL), OUR MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR HSE (HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY) DIPLOMA WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS IN SUPPORTING SURVIVORS WHO TEND TO ALSO BE LOW INCOME, FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS SUSTAIN AND SUCCEED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.EL PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF TAILORED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING TUTORING, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND SPECIFIC INITIATIVES LIKE COLLEGE PREP AND THE SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM GEMS-U THAT ARE CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT.PATHWAYS PROGRAM SUPPORTS MEMBERS IN BUILDING MARKETABLE SKILLS AND OBTAINING AND RETAINING EMPLOYMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH EL, THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO MOVE MEMBERS FROM MINIMUM WAGE TO LIVING WAGE EMPLOYMENT AND BEYOND. 2247476 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X YVETTE VELEZ 6465225277 PO BOX 899 NEW YORK NY 10039 TRACY HAMPTON FRASER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SCHISGALL BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL LLOYD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 161950 0 18522 YVETTE VELEZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 23.00 X 94263 0 0 VICTORIA EDMUND RESIDENTIAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 114570 0 16000 370783 0 34522 2 0 1 0 0 764972 1313601 32228 2078573 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 624190 145200 145200 145200 3452 3452 5330 0 5330 5330 5737 5737 5737 2238292 150530 0 9189 137713 137713 240164 138927 83176 18061 1498329 1131795 223038 143496 332571 243087 58578 30906 132237 96656 23292 12289 116089 116089 61667 11213 46202 4252 44 44 114148 36554 11440 66154 438273 390830 26393 21050 5735 5613 68 54 98 98 14176 11605 1430 1141 26102 21367 2634 2101 34806 22018 6737 6051 3152152 2247476 599077 305599 251148 21992 90187 614 1497672 471600 19015 36603 73199 45715 113653 86063 41766 27590 511365 275831 2484352 879945 289357 278661 589102 145747 520534 284038 1398993 708446 X 517800 -95344 567559 266843 1085359 171499 2484352 879945 -913860 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3352196 3543848 3109237 3313932 2078573 15397786 3352196 3543848 3109237 3313932 2078573 15397786 1245805 14151981 1263 496 96 158 3452 5465 15403251 499658 0.91880 0.87200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 14500 14500 0 99153 71563 27590 27590 OPERATING RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 275831 275831 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 284038 284038 2238292 0 2238292 0 2238292 3152152 0 3152152 0 3152152 1 MEMBER STIPENDS AND SUPPORT 137713 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN NEED WITH VARIOUS COSTS AS NEEDED AND AS DETERMINED BY PROGRAM ASSOCIATES AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS. PROGRAM ASSOCIATES CHECK IN REGULARLY WITH INDIVIDUALS AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THEY ARE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PURPOSE THE AMOUNTS WERE INITIALLY GRANTED. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RACHEL LLOYD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 161950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18522 0 180472 0 0 0 X PROGRAM SUPPLIES 48 32228 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZAITON IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN COLUMN (B). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND EDITED BY MANAGEMENT. AFTER THIS PROCESS, THE REVISED FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWED A NONPROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEY AND DETERMINE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION BASED ON THE COMPENSATION RANGE OF SIMILAR POSITIONS LISTED ON THE SURVEY. THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY APPROVE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION WITH AN OFFICIAL VOTE. THE RESULTS OF THIS VOTE AND THE RELATED DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND/OR VIA EMAIL. THIS PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED WHEN REQUESTED BY INDIVIDUALS, FUNDERS, AND ENTITIES AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE GEMS WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.