GIRLS ON THE RUN GEORGIA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GIRLS ON THE RUN GEORGIA INC

EIN 58-2568271 · Youth Development Programs (O50)

What they do

Girls On The Run Georgia Empowers Girls With Vital Social-emotional Skills to Help Them Succeed In School, At Home, and Within Friendships. Our Programs, Girls On The Run (3rd-5th Grade) and Heart & Sole (6th-8th Grade) Are Taught By Trained Coaches and Are Intentionally Designed for The Critical Adolescent Years When Girls Experience Decreases In Confidence and Challenges With Their Mental, Social and Emotional Health. Every Girl Can Participate, No Matter Her Physical Ability or Her Familys Financial Means. Since 2000, Weve Helped More Than 45,000 Girls Learn to "let Her Star Shine." Our Research-based, Positive Youth Development Program Utilizes Proven Curriculum Based In Social-emotional Learning (SEL) to Deliver Skills In Building Self-confidence, Positive Self-talk, Managing Emotions, Navigating Difficult Conversations, Standing Up to Bullying, and More.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.64%of revenue went to mission work79.2% of expenses · Program services

11.77%of revenue went to fundraising12.3% of expenses

$95.48spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.07%of revenue went to management and office costs8.4% of expenses

$0.62in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

74.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $141,817 for LEA ROLFES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,036,453

Mission workProgram services$783,96875.64% of revenue79.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$83,5998.07% of revenue8.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$122,04211.77% of revenue12.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$46,8444.52% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$989,60995.48% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.2% mission · 8.4% management · 12.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.48% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 78.4% mission · 10.2% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.90% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 8.9% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.13% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 7.4% management · 10.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.23% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 79.4% mission · 11.1% management · 9.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.28% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 7.4% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.79% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,036,453

Expenses$989,609

Annual surplus $46,844 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$783,968 · 79.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$83,599 · 8.4% of expenses

Fundraising$122,042 · 12.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,036,453

Expenses$989,609

Assets$614,642

Income$1,040,540

Contributions$774,941

Mission work (program services)$783,968

Fundraising$122,042

Management and general$83,599

Executive compensation (total)$106,280

Stocks and bonds$286,923

Accounting fees$35,800

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LEA ROLFESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $141,817Base $128,844 · Other $12,973

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (17)

LEA ROLFESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KELLI ERTELDIRECTOR

VANESSA STEPHENSDIRECTOR

TERMEH DEHDASHTIDIRECTOR

SYDNEY MORTONVICE CHAIR

SUNNY LYNETTE KEMPDIRECTOR

STACEY MCGAVIN MOHRDIRECTOR

LAUREN FREEDMANSECRETARY

KENDRA LAFLEURTREASURER

AILEEN THOMASDIRECTOR

JULIE ANNE KOHSECHAIR

JENNIFER HOLMESDIRECTOR

JENNA SCHEINFIELDDIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 12/31/2024)

DONNA BURKEDIRECTOR

CHRISTINA CAGEDIRECTOR

BRENDA SMITHDIRECTOR

BESS TANGDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 1904 MONROE DR NE STE 135, ATLANTA, GA 30324-4872
County: Fulton
In care of: % ANNA C HUNTER CHAIRMEN
Primary officer: Lea Rolfes, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@girlsontherunga.org Phone(404) 478-6558

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: JONES AND KOLB
NTEE classification: Youth Development Programs (O50)
IRS tax category: Youth Development Programs