Girls Educational and Mentoring

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-4150972

Girls Educational and Mentoring services' (GEMS) mission is to empower girls and young women, ages 12-29, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking to exit the commercial sex industry and develop to their full potential. GEMS is committed to ending commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking by changing individual lives, transforming public perception, and revolutionizing the systems and policies that impact commercially sexually exploited youth.

Key facts about Girls Educational and Mentoring

EIN
13-4150972
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$3,360,909

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.4M

+281.9% YoY

Revenue

$5.5M

+145.2% YoY

Net Investment Income

$190

-94.5% YoY

Expenses

$2.6M

-18.8% YoY

About Girls Educational and Mentoring

Based on IRS filings

Girls Educational and Mentoring is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $190.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

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Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $38K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,360,909$879,945$2,484,352
Revenue$5,487,178$2,238,292$3,382,932
Expenses$2,558,086$3,152,152$3,509,267
Net Investment Income$190$3,452$158

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Girls Educational and Mentoring is led by Rachel Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 4 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rachel Lloyd

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2019) → $133K (2025)

  • Ruben Austria

    Interim Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Edmund

    Residential Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2023) → $107K (2025)

  • Sadaf Yousaf

    Controller & Fiscal Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2025)

  • Adriana Sanchez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Broocks

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valaried Nicholas

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvette Velez

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2019

    23 hrs/week

    $98K (2019) → $75K (2025)

  • Gregory Morgan

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: David Schisgall (2019–2024) — Board Chair
  • Former: Diana Taylor (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Keith White (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Hampton Fraser (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Kimberly Caparso (2019–2022) — Interim Chair
  • Former: Motisola Zulu (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brenna Soy (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Arden Wohl (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Essya Hanachi (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kevin Corbett (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Alison Cornyn (2019) — Director
  • Former: Allison Carmen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Beth Ann Day (2019) — Director
  • Former: Julie Laurence (2019) — Chief Program Officer · Filing note: Thru jan 2019
  • Former: Renee Anderson (2019) — Chair
  • Former: Tracy Hampton (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Rachel Lloyd — Chief Executive Officer: $133KRachel LloydChief Executive Officer$133KVictoria Edmund — Residential Director: $107KVictoria EdmundResidential Director$107KSadaf Yousaf — Controller/Fiscal Director: $107KSadaf YousafController/Fiscal Director$107KYvette Velez — Chief Financial Officer: $75KYvette VelezChief Financial Officer$75K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $133K, to Rachel Lloyd (Chief Executive Officer). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Girls Educational and Mentoring

How large is Girls Educational and Mentoring?

Girls Educational and Mentoring reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.5M.

What is Girls Educational and Mentoring?

Girls Educational and Mentoring is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in New York, NY. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Girls Educational and Mentoring operate?

Girls Educational and Mentoring has awarded grants in New York.

What is Girls Educational and Mentoring's EIN?

Girls Educational and Mentoring's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4150972. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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