Mission: In order to inspire girls and young women to be strong, smart and bold, Girls Inc. of Carpinteria seeks to empower girls and women to achieve personal, social, econo ... (More)
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1975, and donations are tax-deductible.
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This charity's score is 82.68, earning it a 3-Star rating. Donors can "Give with Confidence" to this charity.
This score is calculated from two sub-scores:
Finance: 75.51 View details
Accountability & Transparency: 100.00 View details
This score represents Form 990 data from 2019. More recent filing data is available, but it has not been factored into this score, due to COVID-19's effect on this organization.
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Program Expense Ratio
69.3%
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This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's average program expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Administrative Expenses
23.9%
As reported by charities on their IRS Form 990, this measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's average administrative expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Expenses
6.6%
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Source: IRS Form 990
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
13.8%
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990).
Part of our goal in rating the financial performance of charities is to help donors assess the financial capacity and sustainability of a charity. As do organizations in other sectors, charities must be mindful of their management of total liabilites in relation to their total assets. This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and or long term sustainability. Dividing a charity's total liabilities by its total assets yields this percentage.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Efficiency
$0.10
The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its average fundraising expenses by the average total contributions it receives. We calculate the charity's average expenses and average contributions over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Working Capital Ratio
1.42 years
Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net available assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form 990. We include in a charity's working capital unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets, and exclude permanently restricted net assets. Dividing these net available assets in the most recent year by a charity's average total expenses, yields the working capital ratio. We calculate the charity's average total expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Growth
-2.50%
We compute the average annual growth of program expenses using the following formula: [(Yn/Y0)(1/n)]-1, where Y0 is a charity's program expenses in the first year of the interval analyzed, Yn is the charity's program expenses in the most recent year, and n is the interval of years passed between Y0 and Yn.
Source: IRS Form 990
Governance
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Sources Include: IRS Form 990
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| Audited Financials Prepared by Independent Accountant ... (More) Audited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. They should be prepared by an independent accountant with oversight from an audit committee. (It is not necessary that the audit committee be a separate committee. Often at smaller charities, it falls within the responsibilities of the finance committee or the executive committee.) The committee provides an important oversight layer between the management of the organization, which is responsible for the financial information reported, and the independent accountant, who reviews the financials and issues an opinion based on its findings. We check the charity's Form 990 reporting to see if it meets this criteria.
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Policies
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The privacy policy must be specific to donor information. A general website policy which references "visitor" or "user" personal information will not suffice. A policy that refers to donor information collected on the website is also not sufficient as the policy must be comprehensive and applicable to both online and offline donors. The existence of a privacy policy of any type does not prohibit the charity itself from contacting the donor for informational, educational, or solicitation purposes. (Less) |
Transparency
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Additional Information
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Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Victoria Juarez, Former Executive Director
$115,052 (8.15% of Total Expenses)
Jamie Collins, Executive Director
$0 (0.00% of Total Expenses)
Current CEO and Board Chair can be found in the Leadership & Adaptability report below.
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc. (BMF activity code: 320)
Other youth organization or activities (BMF activity code: 349)
Foundation Status:
Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) (BMF foundation code: 16)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
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Pandemic Response
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis it has triggered has devastated our community. The virus is disproportionately affecting low-income families of color. These are the families Girls Inc. serves, and we are keenly aware of our responsibility to support the girls as they navigate the shock and trauma of this crisis. Amid COVID recovery we are predicting a $157,000 deficit this next fiscal year as the need for services and scholarships continue to increase. Currently 77% of our participants are on scholarship assistance and we expect to grant over $120,000 to families this year, an increase of 22%.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
We know that our current and prospective partners face unprecedented disruptions and an uncertain future as well. At Girls Inc., we are committed to working closely with schools and community partners to ensure that girls can weather the current crisis, heal alongside our community, and continue to discover their strengths and thrive. Amid uncertainty and rapid, sweeping changes to the way schools must operate, we are providing flexible and supportive partnerships and compensatory enrichment.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We immediately started outreach efforts to our families, making personal phone calls, emailing, and texting to understand how they are coping with the rapid disruptions. We transitioned our programming to a virtual setting and began to send activity packs and wellness cards to homes. We offered daily STEM activities on our YouTube channel that walk through various, activities with items they can find in their home. We delivered 60 kits to our more vulnerable families and had 48 virtual meetings, meeting twice a week to provide continue support and connect for our girls throughout COVID. Our out-of-school programs which transitioned continuously throughout the 2020-2021 school year to support the needs of our school district and community. Girls Inc. of Carpinteria was open for full day programming at the beginning of the school year, transitioning to a hybrid opening in October, and back to an after-school program model towards the end of the year.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We are proud of the work we were able to continue and the expanded services we provided this past year including the addition of our STEM lab and STRONG program. We pride ourselves on being a compensatory extension of the school day and have been intentional in the community support we provided this past year including support in food distribution, vaccines clinics, family nights, and our advocacy work. The face-to-face opportunities for our girls to talk about their success and challenges are vital to their mental health in a time of social isolation. By creating a safe space for our girls to share, we are helping to mitigate current and long-term stress and depression, making these uncertain times less scary and overwhelming.
Historical Ratings
| Date Published | Form 990 FYE | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
| Rating Version: 2.1 | |||
| 11/1/2020 | 2019 | 82.68 | |
| 5/1/2019 | 2018 | 97.11 |  |
| 6/1/2018 | 2017 | 95.34 | |
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Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Largest Programs
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
$459,248
Spent in most recent FY
61%
Percent of program expenses
SMART Programs
$177,350
Spent in most recent FY
23%
Percent of program expenses
BOLD Programs
$114,687
Spent in most recent FY
15%
Percent of program expenses
STRONG Programs
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Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria’s mission is to inspire girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our programs empower girls and women to achieve personal, social, political, and economic success. The combination of long-lasting mentoring relationships, a pro- girl environment, and research-based curriculum equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers, so they grow up healthy, educated, and independent.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
We have a vision of empowered girls and an equitable society. Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is committed to creating a sustainable organization with a resilient culture in a thriving community of strong, smart, and bold girls to continually work towards our vision.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Sustainable Organiation
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
Goal Two: Resilient Culture
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Thriving Community
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
Our staff is continally pushed to further their professional development. We host monthly staff training and host 2 weeks annually for intesive training. Staff also have full access to our national training platforma and linkdin learning. Most recently our staff completed 10 hours of mental health first aid training to recognize and learn how to respond to youth during a mental health crisis.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Raising Awareness
Policy Advocacy
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
We work closely with our community partners; Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD), Carpinteria Children’s Project and The United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County to ensure we are providing the maximum impact and support for Carpinteria families. As the major providers of childcare in our community, we are coordinating services to accommodate as many children as possible. We partner with over 40 other local agencies to provide programming, resources for families, and outreach opportunities. Typically, these partnerships will look like a guest speaker series, a family night co-host, or an externship site for our Eureka! girls.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
As the pandemic began to affect in-person programming, we immediately started outreach efforts to our families, making personal phone calls, emailing, and texting to understand how they are coping with the rapid disruptions. We transitioned our programming to a virtual setting and began to send activity packs and wellness cards to homes. STEM programming is critical to our mission and we are committed to engaging our girls with activities that spark joy and excitement in these fields. We are offering daily STEM activities on our YouTube channel that walk through various, activities with items they can find in their home. We have delivered 60 kits to our more vulnerable families, providing 2-3 hands on activities they can do at home and had 48 virtual meetings, meeting twice a week to provide continue support and connect for our girls throughout COVID.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
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Organization Leadership
Jamie Balch Collins
Executive Director
Lori Pearce
President
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Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
Culture & Community Score
Not Currently Scored
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is currently not eligible for a Culture & Community score because we have not received its Constituent Feedback or Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion data. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the How We Listen and Equity Practices sections of their Candid profile.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
Culture & Community Report
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This organization has not provided information regarding the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective DEI policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Methodology
We are utilizing data collected by Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Constituent Feedback
Constituent Feedback and Listening Practice data are not available for this organization. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Methodology
We've partnered with Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Below you can find more information about the metrics we currently evaluate in this beacon and their relevance to nonprofit performance.
Constituent Feedback
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
