Youth Development (O50) IRS Verified DX Registered 990 on File

LEAD GIRLS OF NC INC

EIN: 82-0984711 · WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101-3612 · United States · FY 2023 Data

3 out of 5 50 / 100 Based on 2+ years of filings

Financial strength (30%) 68/100

Reliability (20%) 45/100

Effectiveness (25%) 81/100

Impact (25%) No data yet

Financial data: FY 2023 · Scored 9/13/2026

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Mission Statement

Change a Girl. Change a Community. Change the World. Learning Everyday Accomplishing Dreams (LEAD) Girls was created in 2016 to give pre-teen girls facing multiple challenges a safe space to feel supported and to learn how to make choices to improve their lives. Our mission drives us to change the individual lives of girls in Winston-Salem, NC, by providing and creating broader, more inclusive access to tools and resources through innovative leadership and personal development programming for success, long term care, and financial stability that support our girls and their families. We work to achieve our mission through our LEAD Girls workshops offered bi-weekly in-school and in the community, one-day and multi-week long leadership and summer programs, and community service projects completed by our girls. We have grown from a single workshop with a half-dozen girls during the 2015-2016 school year to a year-round program serving 353 girls in 2023 with 11,531 support hours. The girls in 2023 were from 41 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools with 99% identifying as African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or two races. Myesha said it best: “LEAD helped me learn how to be a leader and make space for everyone.”

Financial Overview — FY 2023

$430K

Total Revenue

$482K

Total Expenses

$500K

Net Assets

Employees

Revenue Sources

Expense Breakdown

Program Expense Ratio 78.0%

Fundraising Efficiency 924.9%

Operating Reserve 12.44x

Liability-to-Asset 4.2%

Revenue Diversification 97.3%

Executive Compensation $80K

Compared with Peers

FY 2023

Compared with 5,287 similar organizations (United States, Youth Development, $100K–$1M in expenses), FY 2023.

This organization Middle half of peers (P25–P75) Peer median

Ratio	This org	Peer median	Position (P10 → P90)
Program expense ratio Program expenses / total expenses · higher is better	78.0%	86.4%	P10P90	Below median
Admin expense ratio Management and general / total expenses · lower is better	11.2%	9.9%	P10P90	Below median
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expenses / total expenses · lower is better	10.8%	0.0%	P10P90	Bottom quarter
Fundraising efficiency Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income · lower is better	924.9%	17.7%	P10P90	Bottom quarter
Operating reserve Months of expenses covered by net assets · higher is better	12.4 mo	6.6 mo	P10P90	Above median
Liabilities to assets Total liabilities / total assets · lower is better	4.2%	1.2%	P10P90	Below median
Revenue concentration Share of revenue from the largest source · lower is better	97.3%	94.8%	P10P90	Below median
Revenue growth Year over year revenue growth	-41.4%	9.8%	P10P90
Expense growth Year over year expense growth	31.8%	14.7%	P10P90
Surplus margin Surplus as a share of revenue	-12.0%	2.2%	P10P90

Impact

1 program

Outcome / Program	People Served	Cost / Service	# Completed	Duration
92% overall expressed a desire to go to college/university, 94.1% had set goals in life	350	$850.00	—	Per Year

Financial History

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Net Assets	Program %	Staff
2023	$430K	$482K	$500K	78.0%	10
2022	$735K	$366K	$552K	73.4%	6
2021	$390K	$278K	N/A	—	4

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Organization Details

EIN: 82-0984711
State: NC
City: WINSTON SALEM
ZIP: 27101-3612
Classification: O50
Category: Youth Development
Rating: 3★
Coverage: A
Last Updated: Aug 2026
IRS Ruling Year: 2016
Foundation Code: 16
Form 990: On File

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