Here for the Girls Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 HERE FOR THE GIRLS, INC. (H4TG) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING WOMEN UNDER 50 IN THEIR UNIQUE BREAST CANCER JOURNEY. H4TG OFFERS A VARIETY OF PERSONALIZED SERVICES CRAFTED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN THE MOST ACTIVE STAGE OF THEIR LIVES. A CANCER DIAGNOSIS FORCES THEM TO HIT PAUSE AND MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES AND LONG-TERM HEALTH. H4TG MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO A SISTERHOOD OF SHARED EXPERIENCE, VITAL EDUCATION, AND A COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY. THE H4TG RESEARCH-PROVEN MODEL DELIVERS TRAUMA-INFORMED AND RESPONSIVE SERVICES ALONG WITH CLINICAL-BACKED EDUCATION AND PEER-BASED SUPPORT. THE RESULTS ARE DIRECT AND TANGIBLE IMPACT ON THOSE BATTLING THIS LIFE-ALTERING DISEASE
- Income
- $988,682
- Spending
- $701,881
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 10.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 272
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 50% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $475,554 spent. 4A ONGOING SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER UNDER AGE 50 WHAT AND WHY HERE FOR THE GIRLS PROVIDES YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER UNDER AGE 50 WITH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THAT POSITIVELY IMPACTS THEIR OVERALL PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. STUDIES SHOW THAT SOCIAL SUPPORT IS KEY; THOSE WITH LOW SOCIAL SUPPORT SHOW HIGHER SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, INCREASED RATES OF MORTALITY, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, INFLAMMATION, AND LESS EFFECTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEMS, AMONG MANY OTHER NEGATIVES. SUCH SUPPORT IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR THIS AGE GROUP BECAUSE BREAST CANCER HAS A SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER IMPACT ON YOUNG WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FOR A LONGER TIME THAN FOR OLDER WOMEN. THE CHALLENGES YOUNG WOMEN FACE ARE UNIQUE: MORE AGGRESSIVE CANCERS OFTEN FOUND AT LATER STAGES, HIGHER DEATH RATES, PREMATURE MENOPAUSE, AND RAISING YOUNG CHILDREN, HOLDING DOWN JOBS, AND DATING OR BEING A SPOUSE WHILE IN TREATMENT AND AFTERWARD. YET SPECIFIC RESOURCES ARE FEW AND PEERS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO FIND. HERE FOR THE GIRLS EXISTS TO ENSURE THAT NO YOUNG WOMAN HAS TO MAKE THIS JOURNEY WITHOUT ALL THE LOVE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION THEY NEED FROM PEERS WHO UNDERSTAND. SINCE 2006 WHEN TWO YOUNG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER STARTED A SUPPORT GROUP JUST FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN THEIR HOMETOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, HERE FOR THE GIRLS (H4TG) HAS BEEN PROVIDING ITS UNIQUE, IN-DEPTH, TYPE OF SUPPORT TO YOUNG WOMEN WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN BY A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS - THE ONES FACING THE DISEASE RIGHT NOW AND THOSE BEYOND WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH ONE MORE DAY. FROM THE INCEPTION OF OUR ORGANIZATION TO NOW REACHING NATIONWIDE, WE HAVE WITNESSED THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF SHARED JOURNEYS AND CONNECTIONS THAT TRANSCEND WORDS; WHERE A SIMPLE SMILE CONVEYS, "I UNDERSTAND." WE RECOGNIZE THE EMOTIONAL COMPLEXITY OF NAVIGATING A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN FOSTERING RESILIENCE. H4TG'S SUPPORT SYSTEM EMPHASIZES SELF-DETERMINATION, EMPOWERING OUR MEMBERS WITH VOICE, CHOICE, AND HOPE NO MATTER WHAT THE FUTURE MAY HOLD. HOW OUR MEMBERS RECEIVE SUPPORT THROUGH A VARIETY OF SERVICES THAT ENCOURAGE EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL HEALING INCLUDING MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS AND PEER GATHERINGS, A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS SELF-CARE, GRIEF, TRAUMA, BEREAVEMENT, AND ACCEPTANCE, ALONG WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND LIVE WEBINARS WITH PARTNERING PHYSICIANS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. MEMBERS ARE ALSO OFFERED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE EMPOWERMENT AND RESILIENCY ALONG WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO REFLECT, RENEW, AND RESTORE CLARITY IN THEIR LIVES AFTER CANCER. ALL THESE OFFERINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO THE YOUNG WOMEN WE SERVE. OUR RESEARCH-BASED SUPPORT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGH THREE DISTINCT BUT COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES: SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, EACH BRIEFLY DESCRIBED BELOW: SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT | HOPE INSPIRATION POWER PEER GATHERINGS MEMBERS RECEIVE MONTHLY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT LED BY TRAINED PEER FACILITATORS IN NON-CLINICAL SETTINGS, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL, DESIGNED TO UPLIFT THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. BUILDING CONNECTIONS MEMBERS ATTEND ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT PROMOTE BONDING WITH PEERS AND ENCOURAGE EMOTIONAL HEALING THROUGH A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES CONNECTEDNESS. LIFE EXPERIENCES MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A HOST OF ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE HEALING, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE. PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT | LEANING IN CARING CONVERSATIONS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT OUR PEER-LED GATHERINGS, OUR SOCIAL WORK TEAM LEADS SUPPORT GROUPS FOR OUR MEMBERS ALONG WITH TOPIC SPECIFIC GROUPS FOR THOSE WITH A METASTATIC DIAGNOSIS, THOSE NEWLY DIAGNOSED, AND THOSE WITH LONG- TIME SURVIVORSHIP NEEDS. WORKSHOPS CAREFULLY CURATED WORKSHOPS AND WELLNESS DAYS OFFERED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE MEMBER BASE, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS GRIEF AND TRAUMA, SUPPORT FOR THOSE LIVING WITH A METASTATIC DIAGNOSIS, AND HOW TO DEAL WITH LONG- TERM SURVIVORSHIP CHALLENGES. MEETING OUR MEMBERS WHERE THEY ARE AT SOMETIMES OUR MEMBERS NEED AN EXTRA BOOST OF SUPPORT, AND THIS IS DONE THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED CONVERSATIONS OVERSEEN BY OUR SOCIAL WORK TEAM THAT HELP PROVIDE STRATEGIES, RESOURCES, AND REFERRALS. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | CARING FOR YOURSELFEDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | CARING FOR YOURSELF PHYSICIAN/SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT LED EVENTS + WORKSHOPS TOPIC SPECIFIC SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSING ON BREAST CANCER RELATED ISSUES DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. BREAST HEALTH/WOMEN'S HEALTH CONTENT + RESOURCES ACCESS TO RESOURCES THROUGH OUR ONLINE MEMBER HUB OR A GUIDE TO CARING FOR YOURSELF, WHICH OFFERS IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION ON BREAST CANCER, MANAGING RISK, EARLY DETECTION, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES, AND RELATED TOPICS. OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH SELF-CARE TIPS AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE OVERALL WELL-BEING THROUGH A FOCUS ON MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT. RESULTS HERE FOR THE GIRLS' MEMBER SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY, CONSISTENCY, AND OVERALL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THEIR CANCER JOURNEY AND BEYOND. THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT PROVIDED FOCUSES ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE MEMBER AND HELPS THE MEMBER NAVIGATE LIFE AFTER A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. AS A RESULT, PARTICIPATING MEMBERS EXPERIENCE A MAINTENANCE OF OR INCREASE IN REPORTED FEELINGS OF SUPPORT WHICH IS GATHERED AND ASSESSED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S SOCIAL WORK TEAM. HERE FOR THE GIRLS, A 501(C)(3) HEADQUARTERED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, IS STAFFED BY 7.5 FTE AND IS SUPPORTED BY OVER 270 REGULAR VOLUNTEERS. THOUGH IT HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE ITS INCEPTION (NOW SERVING WOMEN IN-PERSON IN VIRGINIA AND VIRTUALLY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY), THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDIC
- $84,296 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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