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Nonprofit · EIN 35-2681315

DIY GIRLS

Tax-exempt · SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340

Financials

$2.4M$1.5M2023$884K$1.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DIY GIRLS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$883,615$1,581,651-$698,036$1,706,799$82,365$1,624,434
June 30, 2024990$2,361,876$1,470,630$891,246$2,403,550$81,080$2,322,470
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$686,207
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$27,309
Net income from fundraising events
$170,099
Other revenue
$170,099

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$2,500
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$160,723
Other salaries and wages
$931,173
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,338,794
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$17,368
Occupancy
$42,159
Program services (functional)
$1,344,779
Management and general (functional)
$118,436
Fundraising (functional)
$118,436

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,403,550
Total assets, end of year
$1,706,799
Total liabilities, end of year
$82,365
Net assets, end of year
$1,624,434
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,624,434
Gross receipts
$941,965
Employees
32
Volunteers
50
Year formed
2019
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LETICIA RODRIGUEZEXECUTIVE DIR/PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$160,723
CRISTINA GUTIERREZSR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$113,300
MARIA ALVAREZBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0
ARCELIA ARCEBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
MACARIA FLORESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ANABEL GIRONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ANDRES MOLINABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TORI PULKKABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIA REDINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ALTHEA TUPPERBOARD TREASURER/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
POOJA GOELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
SARAH PATTERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LETICIA RODRIGUEZEXECUTIVE DIR/PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$157,423
CRISTINA GUTIERREZSR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$104,765
MARIA ALVAREZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ARCELIA ARCEBOARD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
MACARIA FLORESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ANABEL GIRONBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
RACHEL HUGUETBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0
JANET LEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ANDRES MOLINABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TORI PULKKABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIA REDINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ALTHEA TUPPERBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0
JO WRIGHTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
POOJA GOELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
SARAH PATTERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1201 TRUMAN ST STE D2, SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340-3247
In care of
% CRISTINA GUTIERREZ VACA
Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
PO Box 330662, Pacoima CA 91333
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LETICIA RODRIGUEZ, 1201 TRUMAN STREET SUITE D2, SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340
Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
Leticia Rodriguez, 13172 Van Nuys Blvd, Pacoima CA 91331
Signed the 990
LETICIA RODRIGUEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(213) 534-6990
Return prepared by
JEFFREY A HILL CPA CORPORATION

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 35-2681315 or by the name DIY GIRLS.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

DIY GIRLS MISSION IS TO INCREASE GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUTH'S INTEREST AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MAKING THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Since 2012, DIY Girls has served 8,037 girls and gender expansive youth and now serves approximately 400 girls and gender expansive youth annually across 17 school sites in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. The majority of the youth in our programs are girls and gender expansive youth of color ages 10-18 and reside in the Northeast San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, including the City of San Fernando. DIY Girls positively influences participants by providing tools to build their technical skills and confidence to pursue STEM as they enter adolescence and start to explore career interests. DIY Girls is committed to increase the number of women in the STEM workforce and prepared for STEM jobs by increasing girls and gender expansive youth's skills and competitiveness. Find new ways to help young girls and gender expansive youth create, build, and experience technology from 5th grade through high school graduation. Develop a community of girls and gender expansive youth that will learn together, collaborate on projects, and build a network of women to share their experiences with one another and future classes of youth.
    Expenses $1,344,779

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
35-2681315
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2020
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,706,799
Income (IRS master file)
$941,965

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$883,615$1,581,651$1,706,799XML
990June 2024$2,361,876$1,470,630$2,403,550XML
990June 2023$1,699,296$1,088,183$1,483,628IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-N for 2019
Officer: Leticia Rodriguez
June 30, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 35-2681315).

Questions about DIY GIRLS

What is the EIN of DIY GIRLS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DIY GIRLS is 35-2681315.
Is DIY GIRLS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
Are donations to DIY GIRLS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DIY GIRLS file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of DIY GIRLS due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DIY GIRLS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of DIY GIRLS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LETICIA RODRIGUEZ.
Who are the officers and directors of DIY GIRLS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $160,723 (LETICIA RODRIGUEZ, EXECUTIVE DIR/PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does DIY GIRLS have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $883,615, expenses of $1,581,651 and total assets of $1,706,799 at year end.

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