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PO BOX 99068
Raleigh NC 27624-9068
Raleigh NC | IRS ruling year: 2011 | EIN: 27-3658257
Invisible Girl Projects (IGP) mission is to save girls lives to end female genedercide in India. IGP raises global awareness about the issue, partners with Indian or ... (More)
Invisible Girl Projects (IGP) mission is to save girls lives to end female genedercide in India. IGP raises global awareness about the issue, partners with Indian organizations that rescue and care for vulnerable girls, pursues justice,and empowers girls and women. (Less)
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This charity's score is 90%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Invisible Girl Project is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
Invisible Girl Project has earned a 90% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2019, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Not ApplicableBoard Composition - 5/7 - 25/25 ptsBoard Composition - 5/7 - 25/25 pts
Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Audit or Financial Review - undefined - 0/20 ptsIndependent Audit or Financial Review - undefined - 0/20 pts
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
| Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
|---|---|
| $1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
| $500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
| Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 ptsConflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 ptsBoard Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction - Listed - 3/3 ptsDocument Retention and Destruction - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy - Listed - 3/3 ptsWhistleblower Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Website - Listed - 3/3 ptsWebsite - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 1.06% - 25/25 ptsLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 1.06% - 25/25 pts
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
| Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
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| Less than 50% | Full Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
| 60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Ratio - 74.91% - 25/25 ptsProgram Expense Ratio - 74.91% - 25/25 pts
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
| Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| 70% or higher | Full Credit |
| 60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
| Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. 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
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
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:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
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)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Invisible Girl Project) or EIN (273658257) in the 'Search Term' field.
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.
Invisible Girl Project reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Due to our generous supporters, we have had record fundraising years in 2020 and 2021 and have been able to reach and rescue more girls than ever.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
The COVID-19 crisis in India has especially affected India’s most marginalized populations—including girls, who are systematically discriminated against, abused, and killed. We knew that we had to respond immediately before more girls were hurt by discrimination. As the pandemic hit India in March 2020, our access to our program areas was severely limited by lockdowns. The families we work with quickly lost their jobs and were descending into poverty. Girls we have been working with for years to heal from trauma were again trapped in lockdown with unsafe family members. We adapted and responded in 2020, and again in 2021 as the devastating second coronavirus wave hit India.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
India’s COVID-19 outbreak quickly turned into a food crisis as restrictions and lockdowns were implemented. Many people could not work or leave to buy food. That’s why we immediately started raising money to feed the girls we work with and their families. In 2021, we raised the funds to purchase enough rice, lentils, vegetables, cooking oil, masks, and soap for thousands of girls and their families to eat for two months. Our partners and other community-based Indian organizations sourced the food and safely distributed it to 6,765 individuals. We are still rescuing girls from danger, forced labor, and child marriage—things that have only become more prevalent during COVID-19.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
During the early days of the pandemic, we began training key stakeholders (government officials, police officers, professionals, nurses, and students) on the issue of female gendercide over Zoom. Now, in 2022, we’re rolling out this training to anyone who wants it. We’ve created a curriculum that teaches how to identify female gendercide, why it happens, and the Indian laws that stop it. We want to transform minds and reach hundreds of thousands of people in India with our message of girls’ equality.
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Invisible Girl Project cannot currently be evaluated by our 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.
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Invisible Girl Project reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
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Care for vulnerable girls through Child Sponsorship: IGP partners with Indian organizations that rescue and care for vulnerable girls, through its Child Sponsorship Program. Through the Program, IGP h ... (More)
Care for vulnerable girls through Child Sponsorship: IGP partners with Indian organizations that rescue and care for vulnerable girls, through its Child Sponsorship Program. Through the Program, IGP helps meet the financial needs of these organizations as they provide food, education, clothing, care, and mental health support for young girls who were once vulnerable to being murdered, trafficked, enslaved, or neglected.Located in one of the worst areas in India for female gendercide, one of IGPs Partners in South India has rescued over 400 girls from being killed. This Partner forms relationships with village families and is able to determine whose pregnancies are considered high risk. A pregnancy might be considered high risk, for example, when the family already has a girl child. IGPs Partner educates the parents and their extended families on the value of daughters, working intensively with each family to build familial bonds, with the help of (Less)
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Rescue vulnerable little girls: One of Indias Partners works in one of Indias highest areas for female infanticide. Using research-based methodologies, IGPs Partner employs a team of Social Workers th ... (More)
Rescue vulnerable little girls: One of Indias Partners works in one of Indias highest areas for female infanticide. Using research-based methodologies, IGPs Partner employs a team of Social Workers that travels into remote Indian villages and identifies wh (Less)
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Because of IGPs RICE Program, Social Workers are able to identify girls who need Education Assistance and care. These are girls who are at risk of dropping out of school or who are working as child la ... (More)
Because of IGPs RICE Program, Social Workers are able to identify girls who need Education Assistance and care. These are girls who are at risk of dropping out of school or who are working as child laborers, because families are impoverished or do not see (Less)
Invisible Girl Project has earned a 88% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 ptsConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 pts
30% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. 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.
Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.
Through our RICE Program (Rescue. Intervention. Care. Empowerment), we serve girls who are at risk for being killed, abandoned or harmed, simply because they are girls, to end female gendercide in India. We also serve families by helping them understand their daughters' inherent worth and provide for the needs of families to adequately care for their daughters and ensure their daughters receive an education. Through our Teaching & Transforming Program, we teach communities about female gendercide, to sensitize them to the issues that cause it and we ask them to take steps to fight it. We collect data through both programs to determine outputs and outcomes, in order to measure our success—what is working and what can be improved.
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Case management notes, Community meetings or town halls, Constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?
Asking for feedback ensures that our local partners feel heard and understood as they are the ones on the field rescuing and caring for girls. We want them to tell us what their needs are rather than imposing what we believe they need upon them. Doing so has given us deeper relationship with our community partners and also helped better meet both their needs and the needs of our rescued girls and their families.
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
We don't have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
Through our RICE Program, we consistently meet the needs of girls and family members, in order to ensure that our rescued girls are growing and thriving. In response to our clients' unique needs during COVID-19, we understood that schooling in India was virtual in many places. Because the majority of families we serve are poor, they did not have access to a computer or smart phone and they told us their struggles in ensuring their daughters continued their education. Through this feedback, we added giving opportunities for our donor base to help provide these tools that our girls desperately needed. We raised necessary funds, and our girls used smart phones to continue their educations.
Equity Practices - Data Available - 83/100 ptsEquity Practices - Data Available - 83/100 pts
70% of beacon score
This organization's score of 83 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 4 Equity Practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Equity Practices (2/7) | |
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We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race. | |
We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and/or portfolios. | |
We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization/'s programs, portfolios, and the populations served. | |
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support. | |
We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders. | |
We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured | |
We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. | |
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We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization. | |
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. | |
Invisible Girl Project cannot currently be evaluated by our Leadership & Adaptability methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes.
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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