Maryland · Nonprofit
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC (Maryland) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $304,910 to it, the largest being BENDER FOUNDATION INC ($150,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $305k
- Net assets
- $460k
What Girls on the Run of Montgomery County Inc does
Mission
Girls on the run of montgomery county gotr moco is a public charity organized to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experienced based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The girls on the run program for participants in 3rd-5th grades inspires individuals of all abilities to discover, build, and grow their self-confidence. Together, they experience a sense of belonging and connection as a team. Volunteer coaches facilitate lessons that blend physical activity with life skill development, including managing emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy. At the end of the season, the team completes a community impact project and 5k together, which provides a tangible sense of accomplishment and sets a confident mindset into motion. This year, 180 gotr teams met serving approximately 3,000 participants.
$408,645 spent$544,983 earned by the program54% of program spendingGotr moco works to ensure programming is accessible to and inclusive of all girls interested in participating by administering financial assistance and providing running shoes to those demonstrating need. This year, gotr moco provided approximately 182,000 in financial assistance and discounts to approximately 1750 program and 5k participants. Over 14,000 in running shoes were provided to 330 participants.
$329,701 spentof which $181,719 as grants44% of program spendingThe heart sole hs program for middle school participants is designed to meet the unique needs of 6th-8th grade girls of all abilities. The program considers the whole person - body, brain, heart, spirit, and social connection. Hs offers an inclusive place of belonging, where participants feel supported and inspired to explore their emotions, cultivate empathy and strengthen their physical and emotional health. At the end of the season, all team members complete a 5k. This year, 8 hs teams met serving approximately 125 participants.
$16,704 spent$22,709 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $755,050.
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 2024 to 2025, from $512k to $625k (+22%).
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 1% · 2018 1% · 2019 3% · 2020 5% · 2021 29% · 2022 9% · 2023 2% · 2024 3% · 2025 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
28% of GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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
Elizabeth Mcglynn
Executive director
Board chair
Jodi Finkelstein
President/chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $2k → $51k.
4 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% 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 OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 12 of 13 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 ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 43% · 2019 65% · 2020 90% · 2021 56% · 2022 31% · 2023 49% — 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
57% of GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% 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 OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC draws 69% of its grant income from funders outside Maryland, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $10k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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 OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC is better cushioned than half of the 1,623 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,623 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC
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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC?
- GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC (Maryland) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $304,910 to it, the largest being BENDER FOUNDATION INC ($150,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $304,910 in grants to GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC?
- BENDER FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $150,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GIRLS ON THE RUN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 13 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