Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237416090
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Manchester, NH, USA
Phone
6036251296
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,580,907
Expenses
$2,667,691
Assets
$4,102,336
Liabilities
$173,686

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHARRON MCCARTHY (CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DIANNA BEAUCHESNE (VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHARRON MCCARTHY (CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $165,704 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER INDEGLIA (COO): $102,654 total reported compensation
  • DIANNA BEAUCHESNE (VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE): $69,397 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Girls incorporated of New Hampshire is part of a national nonprofit organization where girls achieve their personal best. We are a member-based organization for girls ages 5 to 18, dedicated to developing their confidence, intelligence, and leadership abilities. Our core values guide our decision making and drive the curriculum content that we offer. Our key organizational values are: to respect the dignity of each human being; recognize and support the strength in every girl; appreciate, embrace, and value diversity; drive for results anchored in accountability; and to operate collaboratively. Our mission is to inspire all girls to be strong (through healthy choices), smart (through education), and bold (through independence).

What it reported doing in 2024

In keeping with our goal to empower girls to make healthy choices, we provide usda approved meals through dinner clubs at two of our centers and through community partners in various locations in New Hampshire. Cafe lauren and burke street cafe operate at our manchester and nashua girls centers, respectively. Both dinner cafes are open from 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm each evening for hot meals. The program is offered year-round and is open monday through friday, and currently services over 100 people each day. Cooks prepare menus, shop and make nutritious meals. Additional girls inc. Staff members facilitate the program each day, serving food, interacting with families, doing the clean-up, and also educating girls and their families on nutrition.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 79% for direct work, and 21% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.5%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 75.5%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.4%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.54; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.7%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.5% of revenue deployed · 75.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $166K · 18 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.