Nonprofit · EIN 38-4087274
GIRL SECURITY
Tax-exempt · NORWELL, MA 02061
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $998,922 | $925,842 | $73,080 | $487,891 | $7,832 | $480,059 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $664,808 | $965,052 | -$300,244 | $419,246 | $12,267 | $406,979 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $927,013 | $761,237 | $165,776 | $750,406 | $43,183 | $707,223 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $289,102 | $603,535 | -$314,433 | $552,521 | $11,073 | $541,448 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $998,922
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $171,742
- Other salaries and wages
- $338,945
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $573,692
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $350
- Accounting fees
- $20,125
- Occupancy
- $11,804
- Travel
- $10,297
- Depreciation
- $993
- Program services (functional)
- $671,324
- Management and general (functional)
- $199,358
- Fundraising (functional)
- $55,160
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $419,246
- Total assets, end of year
- $487,891
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,832
- Net assets, end of year
- $480,059
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,452
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $305,059
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $175,000
- Gross receipts
- $998,922
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BEAN BUITTA | FOUNDER & CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $171,742 |
| BILL WOLF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPAULDING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARILYN DIAMOND | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GENERAL THOMAS WALDHAUSER | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELI SUGARMAN | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHOBA PILLAY | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH STEWART | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BEAN BUITTA | FOUNDER & CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $172,982 |
| BILL WOLF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPAULDING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DIANA DRAGON | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARILYN DIAMOND | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELISA BANNON-JONES | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GENERAL THOMAS WALDHAUSER | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELI SUGARMAN | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHOBA PILLAY | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH STEWART | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BEAN BUITTA | FOUNDER & CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $148,200 |
| BILL WOLF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPAULDING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DIANA DRAGON | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARILYN DIAMOND | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM QUINN | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GENERAL THOMAS WALDHAUSER | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELI SUGARMAN | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHOBA PILLAY | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY KIRK | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BEAN BUITTA | FOUNDER & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $140,000 |
| ALLISON BEAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPAULDING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DIANA DRAGON | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARILYN DIAMOND | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM QUINN | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GENERAL THOMAS WALDHAUSER | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL WOLF | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 805, NORWELL, MA 02061-0805
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BILL WOLF, PO BOX 805, NORWELL, MA 02061
- Signed the 990
- LAUREN BEAN BUITTA, FOUNDER
- Phone
- (815) 715-8910
- Website
- WWW.GIRLSECURITY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Scappini & Pina PC
Mission
Girl Security advances a more inclusive and resilient national security ecosystem by equipping youth, particularly girls and young women, with the skills, networks, and opportunities to lead. Through education, workforce development, research, and cross-sector collaboration, the organization integrates human, technical, and security competencies to address emerging challenges. Its National Security Design Center, All Secure, serves as a hub for design-driven innovation, intergenerational knowledge transfer, and responsible technology development in high-risk environments.
Program accomplishments
- TO INFORM GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN ABOUT US NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO STUDY AND PURSUE CAREERS IN AREAS RELATED TO US NATIONAL SECURITYExpenses $671,324
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-4087274
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q43)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $487,891
- Income (IRS master file)
- $998,922
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $998,922 | $925,842 | $487,891 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $664,808 | $965,052 | $419,246 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $927,013 | $761,237 | $750,406 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $289,102 | $603,535 | $552,521 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 38-4087274).
Questions about GIRL SECURITY
- What is the EIN of GIRL SECURITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GIRL SECURITY is 38-4087274.
- Is GIRL SECURITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to GIRL SECURITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GIRL SECURITY 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 GIRL SECURITY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GIRL SECURITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GIRL SECURITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BILL WOLF.
- Who are the officers and directors of GIRL SECURITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $171,742 (LAUREN BEAN BUITTA, FOUNDER & CEO).
- How much revenue does GIRL SECURITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $998,922, expenses of $925,842 and total assets of $487,891 at year end.
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