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Name:	Girls Incorporated
Address:	120 Wall Street
	New York, NY 10005
Phone:	212-509-2000 317-634-7546
Web Address:	www.girlsinc.org

Girls Incorporated (Girls Inc.) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

In 2007, GI reached over 900,000 girls through its affiliates, website, and educational products. GI develops research-based programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challenges. Programs are offered through a network of over 1,700 program sites in the United States and Canada. GI programming is based on the following eight core programs: Girls Inc. Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy® bolsters girls' communication and skills as well as their motivation and resources for being in charge of their sexual health and avoiding teen pregnancy. Girls Inc. Operation SMART® builds girls' skills and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Girls Inc. Economic Literacy® introduces girls to basic financial concepts, including money management, investments, and global economics. Girls Inc. Leadership and Community Action builds leadership skills and creates lasting social change by partnering girls and women in community action projects chosen by girls. Girls Inc. Sporting Chance® builds movement and athletic skills, cooperative and competitive spirit, health awareness, and interest in all sports as girls explore the benefits of an active lifestyle. Girls Inc. Project BOLD® strengthens girls' abilities to lead safer lives by developing strategies for self-defense, seeking out caring adults about personal violence, and advocating on violence issues. Girls Inc. Friendly PEERsuasion® builds girls' skills for resisting pressure to use harmful substances such as alcohol, tobacco, household chemicals, and other drugs. Girls Inc. Media Literacy® encourages girls to think critically about media messages and fosters their awareness of the scope and power of the media and its effects on girls.

For the eighteen-months ended March 31, 2009, Girls Inc.'s program expenses were:

Program, research, and training	6,967,383
Affiliate services/growth	2,968,720
Public education and advocacy	2,426,336
Total Program Expenses:	$12,362,439

Chief Executive : Joyce M. Roché, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$264,260

Chair of the Board: Bridgette P. Heller
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Global President, Baby, Kids & Wound Care Franchise, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 54

*April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, television, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $14,160,837, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Girls Inc.'s audited financial statements for the eighteen-months ended March 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions and private grants	11,497,683
Special events revenue(net)	1,223,970
Investment income	1,001,812
Program-related revenue	990,004
In-kind contributions	871,945
Government grants and contracts	567,239
Net appreciation on investments	158,771
Miscellaneous	45,210
Total Income	$16,356,634

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 87%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$16,356,634
	Program expenses			$12,362,439
	Fund raising expenses			1,186,375
	Administrative expenses			733,438
Total expenses				$14,282,252
Income in Excess of Expenses				2,074,382
Beginning net assets				15,149,005
Other Changes in Net Assets				81,262
Ending net assets				17,304,649
Total liabilities				2,039,582
Total assets				$19,344,231

Note 1: GI's financial information is based on the eighteen month period from October 1, 2006 - March 31, 2008. During this time, GI changed from an October - September to a April - March fiscal year.

Note 2: GI's financial statements for the eighteen-months ended March 31, 2008 reports gifts of in kind income of $872,000. This amount consists of $662,00 in public service announcement, $204,000 in professional services, and $6,000 for various supplies.

Note 3: In the above financial section, the $81,262 for other changes in net assets represents the effect of the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, which relates to employers' accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans.