Working Group on Girls of Schenectady
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Working Group on Girls of Schenectady, Inc. has been formed to facilitate theeducational opportunities and community projects to promote the scholastic and social development of girls in the County of Schenectady, NY, and to educate the community about the needs, challenges, opportunities and successes of girls in the County of Schenectady, NY.
- Income
- $26,167
- Spending
- $48,475
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $37,275, program coordin
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- Girls Day Out a program held in May in which 150 seventh grade girls from SCSD are invited to attend an off campus program where the girls attend a series of workshops to provide the foundation on the themes of building self-esteem, exploring options, and expanding their vision of their future.
- $665 spent. Girls Circles provide follow-up to Girls Day Out and expand on the themes of building self-esteem, exploring options, and expanding their vision of their future. Girls (7th grade through high school) who participated in GDO are invited to join a Circle of 8-10 girls that meets in their school during lunch or after school, weekly or every other week. Women from the community volunteer to be Muses to be trained, to co-lead the Circles.
- $2,083 spent. FRESH (Food, Resiliency, Education, Socialization & Heath) Program - available to girls in elementary, middle and high school with several components including mentoring, leadership, gardening, farm-to-table, health and wellness, entrepreneurship, social-emotional learning and community service. Teaching these sustainable life skills to young women will provide numerous benefits and was extremely successful in its pilot year.
- $41,523 spent. Other Program Expense, including Program Coordinator salary and various activities in support of Schenectady girls.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 June 2025.
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 February 2015.
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 October 21, 2026.
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