California · Nonprofit
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY (California) receives grants from 108 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,257,459 to it, the largest being THE BEAVER FOUNDATION ($5,046,036). 67 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $9.4M
- Funders on record
- 108
- Grants received
- $23M
- Net assets
- $28M
What Girls Incorporated of Alameda County does
Mission
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County (girls inc.) is a local affiliate of the national organization with the shared mission of inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold.since 1958, girls inc. Has responded to the unique needs of girls. We offer a continuum of programs focused on areas that are developmentally appropriate and critical for participants to thrive at all stages of childhood. Serving participants from k-12th grade and their families, program services includes literacy intervention, health and wellness, steam (science, technology, engineering, arts, math), life-skills, college and career readiness, and mental health. By incorporating local needs into research-based curricula, girls inc. Has established itself as a lead provider of supplemental education and mental health services.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Elementary programswe envision a world where every girl feels valued, safe, and prepared to achieve her dreams. We focus on the whole girl from age 5-18: her health, education and development as a leader. Our continuum of academic, social, and community enrichment programs is offered at no cost, to remove barriers to participation. In the early school years, girls begin to develop confidence as learners, and build the foundation for academic success. They also form attitudes about themselves in relation to school and their peers, family, and social groups that can last throughout their lives.girls inc. Supports elementary girls' success by helping them master foundational academic skills, practice healthy behaviors, and build positive relationships with peers and adults. Girls begin to identify themselves as readers while acting out characters from culturally-relevant books, wonder over steam in their everyday lives as they engage in "jump rope math and "schoolyard bug science, and explore healthy relationships with peers and staff.core components academic engagement: literacy, life science, basic career exploration healthy living: nutrition, sports, preadolescent health…
$4,511,079 spent55% of program spendingMiddle school programsin middle school, girls learn to assert and express themselves, develop their self-image, and begin to define their own morals and values. They also look for connections between classroom learning and the world around them. The middle school years are a challenging time for many girls, as they are developing their identity while facing many negative messages.girls inc. Supports middle school girls' success by providing a wide range of physical and intellectual activities to explore, promoting sustained and increased interest in steam, and giving girls opportunities to build self-confidence as they think about their future. Girls try bike riding and hiking and learn about media messages and reproductive health; engage in hands-on steam projects and connect with female steam professionals; and talk about how to move into a safe and successful future post-high school.core components academic engagement: steam projects, tutoring, college prep, career exploration healthy living: nutrition and cooking, body image, sports and fitness, mindfulness, yoga, reproductive health leadership development: critical thinking, developing voice, problem solving, relationships…
$1,368,543 spent$39,200 earned by the program17% of program spendingHigh school programswe envision a world where every girl feels valued, safe, and prepared to achieve her dreams. We focus on the whole girl from age 5-18: her health, education and development as a leader. Our continuum of academic, social, and community enrichment programs is offered at no cost, to remove barriers to participation. In high school, girls gain a clearer understanding of their context in the community and the world. They gain more independence, navigate increased social pressures, and hone their sense of what they want to contribute as they move into their future.girls inc. Supports high school girls' success by focusing on college- and workplace-readiness, sisterhood, and community leadership. Girls gain valuable experience through coding projects and paid summer internships at some of the bay area's top companies; go on college tours and learn about the college application and financial aid process; uplift themselves and their peers through reproductive health education; and leverage social change tools to advocate for positive change in the world around them.core componentsacademic engagement: steam projects, tutoring, college preparation, career…
$1,232,212 spentof which $37,523 as grants15% of program spendingApprenticeship program include:in spring 2023, girls inc. Of alameda county launched an expanded learning apprenticeship, the first-of-its-kind in the afterschool space in the state of california. This innovative, two-year program was developed in partnership with berkeley city college, the partnership for children and youth, the california afterschool network, early care and education pathways to success. The program utilizes an earn-and-learn model to eliminate the difficult choice between earning a wage or pursuing postsecondary education. Apprentices receive paid work experience through girls inc. Of alameda county, free tuition for college-level courses through berkeley city college, and dedicated training and mentorship in the field of expanded learning/after school programs. Apprentices play a vital role in afterschool programs - fostering positive relationships, creating inviting environments, and leading engaging activities for youth - while simultaneously growing their own professional skills within a strong network of support from peers, employers, and educators.core components are:1. Advance their career in youth development and afterschool/expanded learning…
$1,032,054 spent13% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,143,888.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $15M to $27M (+84%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 33% · 2018 29% · 2019 19% · 2020 19% · 2021 36% · 2022 18% · 2023 39% · 2024 44% · 2025 53%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Julayne Virgil
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 30 funders to 50 funders, grant income rose $772k → $2.5M.
24 of 108 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 108 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
41% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 28% · 2018 15% · 2019 18% · 2020 37% · 2021 49% · 2022 18% · 2023 20% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
49% of GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
86% of GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 7,349 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,349 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY?
- GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY (California) receives grants from 108 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,257,459 to it, the largest being THE BEAVER FOUNDATION ($5,046,036). 67 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY have?
- IRS filings report 108 organizations giving $23,257,459 in grants to GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, 67 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY?
- THE BEAVER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $5,046,036 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 108 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing