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Safe Hands for Girls

EIN 46-4883189 · Atlanta, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak45 out of 100GovernanceFair56 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

NONE

Income
$877,303
Spending
$804,019
Spent on programs
89%
Reserves
-5.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$95,907, executive director

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

Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 263% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 56% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    89% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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

Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (9)
  1. $348,053 spent. THE U.S. ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING OF FGM SURVIVORS TO BECOME INFORMATION ADVISORS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. IT ALSO INCLUDES VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AROUND MULTIPLE U.S. CITIES TO TEACH PRACTICING COMMUNITIES ABOUT FGM AND TO WORK WITH FRONT LINE PROFESSIONALS. YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED IN AFTER SCHOOL SETTINGS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL REFUGEE STUDENTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH LARGE IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS AND HELPING THEM BECOME ADVOCATES FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH.
  2. $106,328 spent. THE GAMBIAN ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING OF FGM SURVIVORS TO BECOME INFORMATION ADVISORS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. IT ALSO INCLUDES VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AROUND SURROUNDING VILLAGES TO TEACH PRACTICING COMMUNITIES ABOUT FGM AND TO WORK WITH FRONT LINE PROFESSIONALS.
  3. $83,349 spent. FROM JUNE 10, 2024 JULY 15, 2024, SAFE HANDS SPONSERED LAWMAKERS VISITS TO EGYPT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FGM AND ITS CORRELATION TO THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF ISLAM. THIS EVENT SERVED AS A BENCHMARKING ACTIVITY FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS.
  4. $15,410 spent. THE FGM REPEAL VOTE EVENT, WAS HELD THROUGHOUT JUNE 27, 2024 JULY 25, 2024, AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, WHERE LAWMAKERS DECIDED IF THE LAW TO REPEAL FGM SHOULD STAY OR BE REPEALED.
  5. $16,122 spent. THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT, WAS HELD FROM APRIL 4-30, 2024, DEEP WITHIN THE LOCAL URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES AROUND GREATER BANJUL AND THE WEST COAST REGION, TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT FGM, AND TO INFORM COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOW THEY SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT TO REPEAL THE LAW TO CONTINUE FGM PRACTICES.
  6. $17,597 spent. THE FGM SENSITIZATION EVENT, WAS HELD FROM MAY 27, 2024 JUNE 2, 2024, IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES, TO DISCUSS THE DANGERS OF FGM, INCLUDING HEALTH RISKS; FGM SURVIVORS ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES, INCULDING THE DANGERS OF FGM, AND THE TRAUMAS THEY HAVE FACED AND THE DANGERS FGM CAUSES.
  7. $14,618 spent. THE GLOBAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM RAISES AWARENESS OF THE PLIGHT TO END FGM AND CHILD MARRIAGE, AND BRINGS ATTENTION TO THESE ISSUES IN ORDER TO SHAPE POLICY AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION. SAFE HANDS FOR GIRLS WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND UN BODIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO BRING MUCH NEEDED ATTENTION TO THESE ISSUES.
  8. $11,103 spent. THE FGM REPEAL EVENT, HELD FROM MARCH 15-20, 2024, WAS THE PREPARATION STAGE, INVITING NGOS TO WORK TOGETHER, AS A COLLECTIVE, TO START MAKING PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO END FGM PRACTICIES.
  9. $101,699 spent. AFTER TEN YEARS OF POWERFUL ADVOCACY TO END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV), SAFE HANDS FOR GIRLS RECOGNIZED THAT THE FOUNDATION, FOR ALL FREEDOM, IS ECONOMIC. THE REGENERATIVE HUBS PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO BRIDGE OUR ADVOCACY WITH ACTION BY EMPOWERING WOMEN AND YOUTH TO REBUILD THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUBSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. EACH HUB TRAINS SURVIVORS AND AT-RISK WOMEN IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, SOIL RESTORATION, AND CLIMATE-SMART ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TRANSFORMING LAND ONCE DEPLETED AND LIVES ONCE MARGINALIZED. BY LINKING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY WITH THE PREVENTION OF HARMFUL PRACTICES, REGENERATIVE HUBS ADVANCE SAFE HANDS FOR GIRLS' MISSION TO CREATE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND LASTING INDEPENDENCE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

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

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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