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Nonprofit · EIN 54-2073930

GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97239

Financials

$1.8M$2.2M2022$1.5M$2.5M2023$2.5M$2.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$2,484,754$2,258,744$226,010$847,028$87,102$759,926
June 30, 2024990$1,546,571$2,479,399-$932,828$645,655$111,739$533,916
June 30, 2023990$1,812,209$2,182,059-$369,850$1,654,468$187,724$1,466,744
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,979,808
of which government grants
$636,417
Program service revenue
$296,093
Investment income
$2,889
Net income from fundraising events
$205,964
Other revenue
$205,964

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$234,435
Other salaries and wages
$1,204,992
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,706,435
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$75,276
Depreciation
$644
Program services (functional)
$1,270,890
Management and general (functional)
$710,825
Fundraising (functional)
$277,029

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$645,655
Total assets, end of year
$847,028
Total liabilities, end of year
$87,102
Net assets, end of year
$759,926
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,502
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$87,705
Net assets with donor restrictions
$847,631
Gross receipts
$2,576,455
Employees
47
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
OR

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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CYREENA BOSTON ASHBYPAST CEO
Officer
40$193,327$10,652
SARAH ROSSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NIKOTRIS PERKINSVP/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JENNIFER MUHMADVOCACY CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHEILA MURTYMEMBERSP CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELISA LANDERSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDI FRYEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRETT BERRYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AARON FELLISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NONI GACHUHIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA TIMMENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELIQUE OKEKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE PARISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHAEL GINGRICHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DERILY BECHTHOLDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EDWARD POWERSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANITA IYENGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOCELYNNE MCADORYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTIN BREMER MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LIZ MARTINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTI POZZIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT OCHSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANA MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KECIA KELLYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGIE PAYNEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEXA WILESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NADJA SAILESMANCEO
Officer
40$0
GRACE MALANGO-BLAKEINTERIM CEO
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CYREENA BOSTON ASHBYExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$193,327$11,151
JESSICA HEWITTPRESIDENT/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
THALLEN BRASSELVP/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY SEGESTATreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NIKOTRIS PERKINSDEI OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELISA LANDERSFUND DEVT/CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDI FRYEMC CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHEILA MURTYRM CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH ROSSGS CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARALA PALIWALSTEAM CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA TIMMENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELIQUE OKEKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE PARISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CORINA DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DERILY BECHTHOLDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD POWERSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER MUHMMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOCELYNNE MCADORYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTIN BREMER MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ MARTINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTI POZZIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT OCHSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANA MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CYREENA BOSTON ASHBYExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$183,173$11,101
MARY KAY PETERSENPRES/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY SEGESTATreasurer/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GWENDOLYN TURNERDEI OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JULIE KEARNEYVP/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SARALA PALIWALMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA ANDERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTIN BREMER MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTI POZZIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSICA HEWITTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI DELONEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CORINA DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDI FRYEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CINDY HILLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELISA LANDERSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ MARTINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE PARISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD POWERSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL RANKINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOCELYNNE MCADORYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELIA MURTYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4800 S MACADAM AVE STE 309, PORTLAND, OR 97239-3927
In care of
% ANNETTE KLINEFETER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
NADJA SAILESMAN, 4800 S Macadam Avenue 309, Portland, OR 97239
Signed the 990
NADJA SAILESMAN, CEO
Phone
(503) 230-0054
Return prepared by
KERN & THOMPSON LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF GIRLS INC. OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INSPIRES ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD, PROVIDING GIRLS ACROSS THE REGION WITH LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES AND SOLUTIONS TO THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES GIRLS FACE. GIRLS INC. EQUIPS GIRLS TO NAVIGATE GENDER, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS AND GROW UP HEALTHY, EDUCATED, AND INDEPENDENT. GIRLS BUILD CONFIDENCE AND EMBRACE POSITIVE DECISION-MAKING TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND ACHIEVE ACADEMIC, PERSONAL, AND CAREER GOALS. SERVICES ARE FUNDED BY GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND PROGRAM FEES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GIRLS GROUPS GIRLS GROUPS SERVED 422 GIRLS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025. GIRLS GROUPS HELPS THE GIRLS WE SERVE DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO LEAD HEALTHY, ACADEMICALLY SUCCESSFUL, AND INDEPENDENT LIVES. EACH GROUP IS MADE UP OF 12-15 GIRLS FROM NO MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE GRADES. GROUPS MEET WEEKLY (OR DAILY IN THE SUMMER) WITH PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED GIRLS INC. FACILITATORS FOR 60-90 MINUTES OVER THREE EIGHT-WEEK TERMS (ONE TO TWO WEEKS IN THE SUMMER). EACH TERM, GIRLS GROUPS COVER THE AGE-APPROPRIATE MODULE OF ONE OF OUR RESEARCHED, PROVEN CURRICULA, WHICH INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: LEADERS IN ACTION TEACHES GIRLS HOW TO OVERCOME RELATIONAL AGGRESSION OR BULLYING; STRONG MOVEMENT, STRONG MINDS TEACHES SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES; WORK IT OUT HAS GIRLS LEARNING ABOUT SKILLS TO RESOLVE CONFLICT, MAKE FRIENDSHIPS, AND BECOME A ROLE MODEL IN THEIR COMMUNITY; OPERATION SMART INTRODUCES GIRLS TO SCIENCE, MATH, AND TECHNOLOGY-RELATED CAREERS; MIND AND BODY & REDEFINING BEAUTY TEACHES GIRLS ABOUT HEALTHY BODY IMAGE; TIME TO INVENT STEM PROGRAMMING; MEDIA LITERACY TEACHES GIRLS TO INTERPRET, CRITICALLY ANALYZE AND RESPOND TO MEDIA MESSAGES; LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ACTION CELEBRATES THE HERITAGE OF GIRLS AND WOMEN AS TRAILBLAZERS AND AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE. AS A RESULT, GIRLS REALIZE THEIR OWN POWER AS COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND TRUSTEES OF THE COMMON GOOD. GROUPS MEET WEEKLY FOR 60 MINUTES OVER THREE EIGHT-WEEK TERMS EACH SCHOOL YEAR. GROUPS ARE OPEN TO 2ND 8TH GRADE YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION. PARTICIPANTS ARE SPLIT INTO SMALLER, AGE-SPECIFIC BREAKOUT ROOMS IN EACH SESSION. SESSIONS FOCUS ON A VARIETY OF AGE-APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS OF OUR STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD GIRLS INC. CURRICULA. TOPICS RANGE FROM HOW TO BALANCE MEDIA AND SCREEN TIME, TO SELF-CARE AND TIME MANAGEMENT, ART, STEAM, WELLNESS, AND MOVEMENT.
    Expenses $782,673 · revenue $296,093
  • EUREKA! THE PROGRAMS DELIVERY MODEL TAKES PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS WITH A CONTINUING COHORT OF GIRLS EIGHTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE. EUREKA! IS A COMPREHENSIVE MAGNET PROGRAM THAT SERVES AS A PIPELINE STRATEGY FOR EQUIPPING AT-RISK, LOW-INCOME GIRLS FOR ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS, ESPECIALLY IN STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS) FIELDS. EUREKA! SELECTS RISING 8TH GRADE GIRLS EACH YEAR AND ENGAGES THEM IN A SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE; THEREAFTER, YOUTH ENGAGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH STEAM LEARNING, POST-SECONDARY PREPARATION, AND CAREER CONNECTIONS. THE INNOVATIVE PROGRAM CONNECTS OLDER GIRLS, MANY OF WHOM WILL BE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY APPLICANTS, TO PROGRAMMING AND MENTORING AIMED AT AUGMENTING AND SUSTAINING SKILLS, SELF-EFFICACY, AND THE MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE ON TO POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON STEAM-RELATED CAREERS.EUREKA! SERVED 102 UNDUPLICATED GIRLS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025. EUREKA! PROGRAMS INCLUDED A HYBRID MODEL, INCORPORATING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING SUPPLEMENTED BY SUPPLY KIT DISTRIBUTIONS.
    Expenses $488,217
  • LEADERSHIP COUNCIL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP BODY OF OUR ORGANIZATION, SERVED 25 YOUTH IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR. COMPRISED OF AMAZING YOUNG LEADERS FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST RANGING IN AGE FROM 13-18, LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS HELP OUR AFFILIATE UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND USE THE POWER OF THEIR VOICES TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. YOUTH SERVE ON LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR, FOCUSING AND HONING SKILLS AROUND LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY ACTION. THESE SKILLS ARE BUILT THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, A VARIETY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH PROJECTS. THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS FOLLOW GIRLS INC. NATIONALS TAKING ACTION TOOLKIT AND WORK ON INDIVIDUAL/SMALL GROUP ADVOCACY PROJECTS WHICH FOCUS ON A TOPIC THAT THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, AS A MEANS OF LEADING AND FACILITATING MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

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
54-2073930
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
2003
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$847,028
Income (IRS master file)
$2,576,455

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$2,484,754$2,258,744$847,028IRS
990June 2024$1,546,571$2,479,399$645,655IRS
990June 2023$1,812,209$2,182,059$1,654,468XML
990June 2022$2,365,699$1,451,138$1,936,120IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––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 54-2073930).

Questions about GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

What is the EIN of GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is 54-2073930.
Is GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
Are donations to GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 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 GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 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 GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 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 GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names NADJA SAILESMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,327 (CYREENA BOSTON ASHBY, PAST CEO).
How much revenue does GIRLS INC OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,484,754, expenses of $2,258,744 and total assets of $847,028 at year end.

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