Nonprofit · EIN 39-1997970
PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,739,502 | $1,852,257 | -$112,755 | $1,081,400 | $101,384 | $980,016 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,630,742 | $1,967,204 | -$336,462 | $1,226,896 | $134,125 | $1,092,771 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,172,375 | $1,783,556 | $388,819 | $1,676,878 | $228,151 | $1,448,727 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,706,553
- of which government grants
- $110,936
- Program service revenue
- $76,524
- Investment income
- $19,600
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$65,677
- Other revenue
- -$63,175
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,750
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $160,441
- Other salaries and wages
- $902,671
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,274,484
- Professional fundraising fees
- $30,000
- Accounting fees
- $113,837
- Occupancy
- $122,400
- Travel
- $9,045
- Depreciation
- $9,645
- Program services (functional)
- $1,130,692
- Management and general (functional)
- $241,017
- Fundraising (functional)
- $480,548
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,226,896
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,081,400
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $101,384
- Net assets, end of year
- $980,016
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $237,097
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $743,756
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $236,260
- Gross receipts
- $1,871,558
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Tardy | President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $141,652 | $12,667 |
| Lori Richards | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tressa Knutson Bruggink | Director/Marketing Communications Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Henningsen | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne Chapman | Director/Programming Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kris DeCato | Director/Governance Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Jelenchick | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Dirks | Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Luke Kasten | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Andy Nelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lanelle Ramey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caitlin Cullen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Donahue | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ronett Jacobs | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carmen Decot | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Idso | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ebony Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tiffany Henry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Yhadira Ruiz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Willnette Honey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andre Storey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIFFANY TARDY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $53,514 |
| ANNE CHAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER DIRKS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET HENNINGSEN | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TRESSA KNUTSON BRUGGINK | DIRECTOR/MARKETING & COMMU Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI RICHARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAITLIN CULLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGET DONAGHUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUKE KASTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS DECATO | GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN JELENCHICK | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANAYA GRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EBONY LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONETT JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LANELLE RAMEY MA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL IDSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMEN DECOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YHADIRA RUIZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLNETTE HONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA ARNOW | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE CHAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER DIRKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYRA EILAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE GREENE | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VANAYA GRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET HENNINGSEN | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KADIE JELENCHICK | GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONETT JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRESSA KNUTSON BRUGGINK | DIRECTOR/MARKETING & COMMU Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY MCHENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH MYERS | VICE BOARD CHAIR/FUND DEVE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICK NEDOSTUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI RICHARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAITLIN CULLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGET DONAGHUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARAIN HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAQUEDA PARNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUKE KASTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1300 N 7TH STREET STE 200, MILWAUKEE, WI 53205-2501
- In care of
- % TIFFANY TARDY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Tiffany Tardy, 1300 N 7th Street STE 200, Milwaukee, WI 53205
- Signed the 990
- Tiffany Tardy, President and CEO
- Phone
- (414) 265-7555
- Website
- www.pearlsforteengirls.com
- Return prepared by
- O'Leary & Anick
Mission
Pearls is part of an ecosystem of support with its holistic framework aimed at fostering personal growth, resilience, and overall well-being in young people. This approach integrates emotional, mental, physical, and social aspects of development to help young women thrive in all areas of life.
Program accomplishments
- Pearls whole-person approach to well-being and positive youth development focuses on providing girls with practical guidance, encouragement, and access to resources as they recognize their own gifts and make positive choices to direct their own lives. Pearls plays a crucial role in girls social-emotional learning empowering them to thrive, flourish, and contribute to the community as adults. Social-emotional learning correlates to improvements in academic achievement and social behavior in youth and to increased social and economic well-being in adulthood.Expenses $1,130,692 · grants $3,750 · revenue $76,524
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1997970
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,081,400
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,871,558
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,739,502 | $1,852,257 | $1,081,400 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,630,742 | $1,967,204 | $1,226,896 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,172,375 | $1,783,556 | $1,676,878 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,768,048 | $1,574,810 | $1,105,048 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 39-1997970).
Questions about PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC
- What is the EIN of PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC is 39-1997970.
- Is PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC 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 PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC 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 PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC 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 PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Tiffany Tardy.
- Who are the officers and directors of PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,652 (Tiffany Tardy, President and CEO).
- How much revenue does PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,739,502, expenses of $1,852,257 and total assets of $1,081,400 at year end.
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