Nonprofit · EIN 47-1608990
NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SEATTLE, WA 98105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $916,915 | $891,547 | $25,368 | $149,387 | $162,118 | -$12,731 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,352,077 | $1,156,067 | $196,010 | $221,115 | $181,199 | $39,916 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,258,423 | $1,296,394 | -$37,971 | $144,187 | $316,126 | -$171,939 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $304,968
- Program service revenue
- $610,900
- Investment income
- $11
- Other revenue
- $1,036
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,610
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $103,125
- Other salaries and wages
- $468,614
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $674,556
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,281
- Travel
- $34,647
- Program services (functional)
- $666,567
- Management and general (functional)
- $171,629
- Fundraising (functional)
- $53,351
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $221,115
- Total assets, end of year
- $149,387
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $162,118
- Net assets, end of year
- -$12,731
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$12,731
- Gross receipts
- $916,915
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN PETERSON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $103,125 |
| ANDREA BROOKE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SIOBAHN DAY GRADY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| GABRIELA GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ANITA KRISHNAMURTHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY MURRIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHIHADAH SALEEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JANET CINFIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN PETERSON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $93,750 |
| ANDREA BROOKE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SIOBAHN DAY GRADY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| GABRIELA GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ANITA KRISHNAMURTHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY MURRIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHIHADAH SALEEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JANET CINFIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN PETERSON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $91,667 |
| ANDREA BROOKE | CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SMITH | SECRETARY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SIOBAHN DAY GRADY | TREASURER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| GABRIELA GONZALEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ANITA KRISHNAMURTHI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MACGOWAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY MURRIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHIHADAH SALEEM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STANCIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4616 25TH AVE NE 248, SEATTLE, WA 98105-4183
- In care of
- % KAREN PETERSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KAREN PETERSON, 4616 25TH AVE NE 248, SEATTLE, WA 98105
- Signed the 990
- KAREN PETERSON, CEO
- Phone
- (206) 914-9441
- Website
- WWW.NGCPROJECT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC
Mission
THE NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BELIEVES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) SKILLS CAN BE ACQUIRED BY ANYONE AND FOSTERED IN EVERYONE. OUR INITIATIVES BUILD CONFIDENCE AND CREATE A COMMUNITY OF "LIFELONG STEM ACTIVATORS." THROUGH THE POWER OF COLLABORATION, WE SPARK CURIOSITY AND DEVELOP A PASSION FOR STEM. WE ALSO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF PROGRAMS BY PRODUCING AND SHARING EXEMPLARY PRACTICES, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAM MODELS TO CREATE STEM EXPERIENCES AS DIVERSE AS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
Program accomplishments
- THE NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE PROVIDES RESOURCES, STRATEGIES, AND TRAINING TO ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WHO PROVIDE STEM EDUCATION. THE NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE ALSO OPERATES ON A LOCAL BASIS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO STATE LEADERSHIP TEAMS. EACH COLLABORATIVE HAS A DEFINED REGION, ACTING AS A HUB FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS TO COORDINATE RESOURCES AND REACH STEM PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. CURRENTLY, 33 NGC COLLABORATIVES SERVE 41 STATES, FACILITATING COLLABORATION BETWEEN 42,500 ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE 20.20 MILLION GIRLS AND 14 MILLION BOYS.Expenses $666,567 · grants $1,610 · revenue $611,936
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
- 47-1608990
- 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)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $149,387
- Income (IRS master file)
- $916,915
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2017
- Posted by the IRS
- August 16, 2017
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2017
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $916,915 | $891,547 | $149,387 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,352,077 | $1,156,067 | $221,115 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,258,423 | $1,296,394 | $144,187 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $945,267 | $1,154,163 | $134,455 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 47-1608990).
Questions about NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE is 47-1608990.
- Is NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2017 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2017.
- Are donations to NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE 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 NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE 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 NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE 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 NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KAREN PETERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $103,125 (KAREN PETERSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL GIRLS COLLABORATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $916,915, expenses of $891,547 and total assets of $149,387 at year end.
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