California · Nonprofit
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA (California) receives grants from 89 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,410,877 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($863,441). 60 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.6M
- Funders on record
- 89
- Grants received
- $5.4M
- Net assets
- $15M
What Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara does
Mission
The organizations mission is to inspire all girls to be strong,smart, and bold, through research-based, innovative, and educational programs and activities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Elementary programs: we envision a world where every girl feels valued, safe, and prepared to thrive in every stage in life. 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 to all girls in our community, regardless of their family's ability to pay. At gigsb, girls develop confidence as learners, and build the foundation for academic and success and healthy lives. We offer a subsidized program fee for 100% of our participants and provide additional scholarships and financial aid to ensure that every girl can participate and thrive. Our community outreach programs are offered free of charge.
$1,068,682 spent$512,169 earned by the program64% of program spendingGymnastics: at girls inc., our gymnastics program stands as a beacon of empowerment and athleticism for young girls aged 5-18. Gymnastics offers a unique avenue for girls to discover their physical capabilities, build confidence, and foster leadership and teamwork. We focus on enhancing motor skills, agility, and flexibility while instilling values of discipline and perseverance. Gymnastics teaches girls to push past their limits, embrace challenges, and celebrate their achievements. Beyond the gym mat, these lessons resonate in every aspect of their lives, shaping them into strong, capable young women ready to face the world with grace and grit.
$432,040 spent$477,120 earned by the program26% of program spendingTeen programs: as teens, girls learn to assert and express themselves, develop their self-image, define their morals and values, and plan for the future. They gain more independence, navigate increased social pressures, and hone their sense of who they want to be as they move into their future. The teen years are a challenging time for many girls, as they are developing their identity while facing many negative messages. Girls inc. Supports teen girls' success by providing a wide range of physical, intellectual and emotional activities to explore, preparing them to thrive in every stage in life. Most teen programs are offered free of charge, with the exception of summer camps, which are highly subsidized.
$172,427 spent$6,645 earned by the program10% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,673,149.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $12M to $17M (+41%).
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: 2019 0% · 2020 17% · 2021 26% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 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
Cydney Justman
Executive Director
Board chair
Paul Portney
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 35 funders to 26 funders, grant income fell $623k → $492k.
16 of 89 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% 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 GREATER SANTA BARBARA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 89 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 GREATER SANTA BARBARA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 8 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 8 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 GREATER SANTA BARBARA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 17% · 2018 12% · 2019 13% · 2020 13% · 2021 20% · 2022 28% · 2023 28% — growing more concentrated.
“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
48% of GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% 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
72% of GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 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.
Organizations like GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA
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
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
81%
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 GREATER SANTA BARBARA: 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 GREATER SANTA BARBARA?
- GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA (California) receives grants from 89 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,410,877 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($863,441). 60 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA have?
- IRS filings report 89 organizations giving $5,410,877 in grants to GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA, 60 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $863,441 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 89 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