Girls Rights Project
Girls Rights Project is a private foundation based in Portola Valley, California. It funds grants locally in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally to improve girls’ rights and contribute to their development and empowerment.
Girls Rights Project at a glance
In short: Girls Rights Project gave $389K across 47 grants in 2024 (avg $8K), top state California. 13% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $388,500
- -7.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 47
- -9.6% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $8,266
- +2.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $5,062,560
- +25.9% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (6 of 47, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (32% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Girls Rights Project
- How to Apply
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The foundation accepts grant requests and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Applications should be a letter of request accompanied by an IRS statement confirming qualification. The filing states there are no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Stacey Keare
Mailing address: 155 Mountainwood Lane, Woodside, CA 94062
Phone: (650) 614-5003
Website: https://girlsrightsproject.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Girls Rights Project funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Tandem ($25K). Together the top 10 received $156K.
Grant Size Distribution
266 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 265 grants of 266 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says it funds locally in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally. In its 2024 grants, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to California (32%), New York (13%), Massachusetts (11%), Washington, DC (10%), and Virginia (6%). Its website’s grant listings identify work in regions and countries including East Africa, India, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti, and Kenya.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Girls Rights Project open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 6 of 47 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 81% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+13%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 179% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $343K (2021) to $420K (2023). In 2024 it made 47 grants totaling $389K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tandem San Francisco, CA | To Support Early Learning and Development. | $25,000 |
| Women Moving Millions New York, NY | To fund organizations promoting the advancement and empowerment of women and girls | $25,000 |
| Amplify Girls Chattanooga, TN | To localize global development and invest in adolescent girls. | $20,000 |
| Equality Now New York, NY | To work for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world. | $20,000 |
| Crea Nicaragua Oakland, CA | To inspire nicaraguans to empower t hemselves and ther communities by providing educational resources | $13,000 |
| Soccer Without Borders Cambridge, MA | To use soccer as a vehicle for positive change | $12,000 |
| She Can San Rafael, CA | To equip and empower young women from post-conflict countries to become leaders | $11,000 |
| Cambodia Childrens Fund Santa Monica, CA | Provide Education, Nourishment and Healing to Children | $10,000 |
| Educate 2 Envision San Leandro, CA | To bring affordable and impactful secondary school education to rural poor communities in honduras | $10,000 |
| Everfree San Juan Capistrano, CA | To free communities from human trafficking and empower survivors everywhere to thrive in freedom. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,062,560 | $1,460,868 | $418,697 | $388,500 | 47 | $388,500 | $210,868 | $216,730 |
| 2023 | $4,020,389 | $217,411 | $452,741 | $419,800 | 52 | $419,800 | $117,411 | $208,142 |
| 2022 | $4,255,719 | $366,022 | $450,415 | $413,123 | 61 | $415,943 | $213,322 | $212,439 |
| 2021 | $4,340,112 | $552,080 | $381,172 | $343,060 | 59 | $345,735 | $197,971 | $226,586 |
| 2020 | $4,169,204 | $436,245 | $392,944 | $357,425 | 47 | — | $157,944 | $218,597 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Girls Rights Project reported a distributable amount of $217K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated aim is to ensure that girls worldwide have rights to life, health, freedom, and education, and to help end trafficking, violence, and other mistreatment and discrimination. Its website identifies education, anti-trafficking, female genital mutilation, missing girls, child marriage, and legal advocacy as areas of focus.
The 2024 grants include support for organizations working in education and empowerment, anti-trafficking, and legal reform and human rights. Examples of grantees’ work, as described by the grantees, include Women Moving Millions’ efforts to catalyze resources for women and girls; Equality Now’s work toward legal and systemic change addressing violence and discrimination; and Nurturing Minds’ support for education, life skills, and entrepreneurship for vulnerable girls in Tanzania.
Grantmaking
The 2024 filing reports 47 grants totaling $388,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $8,000. The foundation’s website separately lists 2024 total giving as $398,000.
Among the larger grants reported in the filing were $25,000 to Women Moving Millions and $20,000 to Equality Now. Other listed grants included $12,000 to Soccer Without Borders; $11,000 to SHE-CAN; and $10,000 each to Cambodia Children’s Fund, Educate 2 Envision, Everfree, Every Woman Treaty, and Flying Kites.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Stacey Keare as president and John Hodge as vice president, treasurer, and secretary. The foundation’s website identifies Keare as its president and says she is board chair of Women Moving Millions and serves on the board of Amplify Girls.
Girls Rights Project is led by Stacey Keare, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Stacey Keare
President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Hodge
Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary
Vice President & Treasurer → Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Matthew Wesley (2020–2023) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Girls Rights Project
How much does Girls Rights Project give each year?
Girls Rights Project gave $389K across 47 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $420K across 52 grants.
What is Girls Rights Project's typical grant size?
Girls Rights Project's median grant in 2024 was $8,000, and its average grant was $8,266, across 47 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Girls Rights Project that year got $7K on average.
Where does Girls Rights Project give grants?
Girls Rights Project's top state is California, with 32% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (13%) and Massachusetts (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (6 grants), San Francisco, CA (4 grants), New York, NY (3 grants) and Oakland, CA (3 grants).
Does Girls Rights Project give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 47 grants with a stated purpose on Girls Rights Project's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Girls Rights Project's largest grantees?
Girls Rights Project's largest 2024 grantees include Tandem ($25,000), Women Moving Millions ($25,000) and Amplify Girls ($20,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Girls Rights Project?
Girls Rights Project reported $5.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $389K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $217K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Girls Rights Project fund?
The foundation’s stated aim is to ensure that girls worldwide have rights to life, health, freedom, and education, and to help end trafficking, violence, and other mistreatment and discrimination. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Girls Rights Project?
The foundation accepts grant requests and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Girls Rights Project's EIN?
Girls Rights Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2364195. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Girls Rights Project funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). Girls Rights Project funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/girls-rights-project-morg_a0dcba14138140608f914d93d396b715
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