BIO Girls Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810792142
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Fargo, ND, USA
Phone
7012003953
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,461,669
Expenses
$2,142,280
Assets
$1,561,586
Liabilities
$806,844

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sarah Nupdal (President)
  • Alison Zima (Vice President)
  • Missy Heilman (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Missy Heilman (CEO): $139,430 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Bio Girls is on a mission to improve the mental health of adolescent girls through empowerment of self and connection with others.

What it reported doing in 2025

BIO Girls Inc. was organized to increase the self-esteem of adolescent girls through empowerment of self and service to others. The organization utilizes a curriculum revolving around 4 identified pillars: mental wellness, healthy relationships, leadership, and kindness. As part of the curriculum, participants receive mentoring and participate in physical activity to increase their self-esteem. The Organization has 118 program locations as of December 31, 2025 across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, and is headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota.During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, BIO Girls, Inc. conducted a 12-week youth training course to build confidence and learn life skills. 2,924 youth benefited from this program during the fiscal year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 83% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.1%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.5% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.1% of revenue deployed · 79.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $139K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.