Texas · Nonprofit
GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON
GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON (Texas) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $376,818 to it, the largest being THE 30 DAY FUND INC ($100,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $503k
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $377k
- Net assets
- $276k
What Girls on the Run Greater Houston does
Mission
Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity based positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-8th grades. We teach life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and running games. The program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k running event. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. At Girls on the Run Greater Houston, teaching essential life skills is the cornerstone of our research-based programs. Trained volunteer coaches facilitate lessons that blend physical activity with life skill development, including managing emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Girls on the Run Greater Houston held after-school programs serving 1,655 girls at 114 sites around the Greater Houston area (Harris, Ft. Bend, and Montgomery Counties) in 2025. The program combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen and early teen girls from 3rd-8th grades. 1,596 3rd-5th graders participated in "Girls on the Run" programs at 108 sites and 59 6th-8th graders participated in the "Heart & Sole" program at 6 sites. 61% of the girls pay an average of $46 for a program that cost $367 per girl. And the rest pay only $195. Girls on the Run Greater Houston has been awarded distinction by the International organization for its efforts to serve the greatest number of girls in difficult circumstances. GOTRGH provided over $150,000 in financial assistance through substantially reduced fees including many -0- fees to disadvantaged girls in 2025. With the help of our generous sponsors and donors, we are able to bring the Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole programs to schools (public, private, charter), as well as community centers, YMCAs, parks, and a clinic specializing in obesity. 737 volunteers including 475 unpaid…
$400,268 spent$172,398 earned by the program81% of program spendingGirls on the Run Greater Houston holds 5k runs at Rice University. The 5k runs are the culmination of the program and the goal is for the girls to complete a 5k in a positive, encouraging environment. We had over 3,900 runners in 2025 including over 1,800 parents and community runners in addition to the girls and coaches. It is a wonder to behold! All the girls completed their 5k runs with their coaches, siblings, and parents cheering them on. The true success of the program, however, is not told in the numbers, but in the words of the girls: "Girls on the Run made me realize that I am the boss of my brain." "I know that whatever I set my mind to do, I can do." "At Girls on the Run, I learned how to be comfortable in my own skin!" Girls on the Run honors its core values. We strive to: --Recognize our power and responsibility to be intentional in our decision-making. --Stand up for ourselves and others. --Embrace our differences and find strength in our connectedness. --Nurture our physical, emotional and spiritual health. --Express joy, optimism, and gratitude through our words, thoughts, and actions. --Lead with an open heart and assume positive intent. --LEARN. LIVE. DREAM. RUN!
$92,231 spent$59,361 earned by the program19% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $492,499.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2021 to 2022, from $322k to $484k (+50%).
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: 2020 0% · 2021 18% · 2022 24% · 2023 0% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
62% of GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 6 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
Michelle Nasser de la Torre
CEO
Board chair
Chris Parsons
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $12k → $69k.
5 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 25% 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 ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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 ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
98% 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 ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 87% · 2018 56% · 2019 66% · 2020 98% · 2021 66% · 2022 82% · 2023 73% — 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
29% of GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% 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
GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON draws 61% of its grant income from funders outside Texas, across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $94k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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 ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON is better cushioned than half of the 3,482 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,482 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON
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 Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON?
- GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON (Texas) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $376,818 to it, the largest being THE 30 DAY FUND INC ($100,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $376,818 in grants to GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON?
- THE 30 DAY FUND INC is the largest funder on record, with $100,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTON find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. 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 2020–2025), and the filings of 21 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing