Annual Report 1998 - Girls Inc.

Girls Incorporated ®
1998 Annual Report

The mission of
Girls Incorporated
is to inspire all girls
to be strong, smart,
and bold SM .

1998 Message from
the National Leadership
Onward and Outward:
Toward a
Bolder Mandate for
Girls Incorporated
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Isabel Carter Stewart
National Executive Director
Regina Montoya Coggins
President
National Board of Directors
As the nation looked toward the turn of the century
and a new millennium, Girls Incorporated reached its
own historic milestone in 1998 with the successful
completion of our capacity-building four-year strategic plan
for fiscal years 1995–98. At the same time, we adopted a
new plan that aims to triple the number of girls we inspire
to be strong, smart, and bold.
As you read this report, Girls Inc. will have embarked upon
our most ambitious strategic plan ever. We think it is more
than fitting for the nation’s leading advocate and program
provider for girls to get a running start on the new century
by taking full advantage of new technological, cultural, and
economic opportunities in order to affect positively the lives
of one million girls annually by the year 2002.
We are proud to report that 1998 saw the achievement
of key goals that position Girls Inc. for expansion in the
21 st century:
We strengthened the national organization/local affiliate
partnership: The sense of common purpose is now so
embedded that we adopted a new mission statement that
reflects Girls Inc. as a full-scale movement—the product of
both national and affiliate efforts.
We expanded our research, program, and training
capacities: During the four-year period, we strengthened
our identity as the country’s leading authority on
research related to girls; launched major new programs
and initiatives, including the Girls Inc. Economic Literacy
Initiative; and increased training opportunities for
affiliates and licensees. At the end of 1998, we had
certified a total of 122 program providers—75 member
organizations, 14 program associates, 2 agencies with
“intent to join,” and 31 licensees.
We increased public awareness of girls’ issues: Through
extensive advocacy, media outreach, and strategic alliances,
we drew attention to girls as a unique population with
special strengths, needs, and opportunities. More and
more, we influence the public dialogue and are called upon
as the nation’s expert on girls.
We broadened our funding base: Our finances were
strengthened through a dynamic program of direct mail, major
gifts, and events that also increased our nationwide visibility.

These achievements enabled Girls Inc. to impact
directly the lives of more than 350,000 young people
through our affiliates and partners. What is most
exciting about our 1998 successes is that they have
positioned Girls Inc. to move closer to our eventual
goal of reaching one million girls each year.
What follows are the highlights of a milestone year.
Reaching Out to the Girls in Most Need
Recognizing a special imperative to deliver our
programs to underserved communities in major cities,
Girls Inc. launched the Urban Girls Initiative in 1995
to create new partnership-based organizations and
program-delivery systems that might one day evolve
into full-scale Girls Inc. affiliates. The promise of that
strategy achieved full flower this year when the Urban
Girls Initiative in Atlanta merged with Girls Inc. of
Cobb County to become Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta.
Sister organizations in Los Angeles and New York are
ready to follow and have applied to become Girls Inc.
affiliates with 501(c)(3) status as nonprofit organizations.
New projects are being developed in two Bay Area
counties south of San Francisco, and we continue to
explore new strategies in Washington, D.C., and Chicago.
Partnering with Public Schools
The link between youth development and academic
performance is demonstrated again and again through
Girls Inc. programs offered on-site in public schools.
Partnerships with school districts continue to
represent a cost-effective approach to extending the
reach of our programs by putting Girls Inc. squarely
within the school
day and in afterschool
environments
at nearly 600 of our
1,000 programdelivery
sites.
Girls Surf
Reaching Out with New Media
In its second year, the Girls
www.girlsinc.org, earned the Yahoo Daily Pick
award and continued to provide girls, parents,
and other web travelers endless opportunities
to learn more about our programs. Thousands
of hits attest to the site’s success as girls post
their own movie reviews, discover facts about
girls’ health, and test their knowledge of
money and investing. To broaden our cybersavvy,
Girls Inc. also entered into a partnership
with Excite!, a web-based online service, to
promote the use of advanced technology
among girls across the country.
Girls Inc. of Rapid City, SD, partnered with 37
schools in the western South Dakota area to train
elementary school math and science teachers to apply
the principles of gender equity in teaching hands-on
math and science to their male and female students.
Girls Inc. of Memphis, TN, partnered with 36 public
schools to help young people access $1.5 million in
financial aid for college. In addition, this affiliate
partnered with the Memphis school district to provide
teachers with Operation SMART SM training.
Girls Inc. of Omaha, NE, delivered KidAbility! SM, Friendly PEERsu
a program that teaches boundary setting and basic
regnancy self-defense Inc. web site, as protection from sexual abuse, in
public schools to over 3,000 children.
Girls Inc. of Alameda County, CA, delivered
components of Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy SM
at 19 different schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Girls Inc. of Central Alabama
provided both Preventing
Adolescent P
and
SM,
a substance abuse prevention
program, at five public schools
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Inc.
Girls Budget
in Birmingham. This affiliate delivered other Girls
programs to an additional 24 public schools.
Sharing the Wealth Through Licensing
and Community Partnerships
Licensing our programs to qualified national and local
youth agencies is a strategic priority that gained
considerable momentum in 1998. The number of
licensing agreements with YWCAs grew to 31 in
1998, greatly multiplying our impact nationwide while
ensuring the integrity of our curricula. Seven new
YWCA licensees joined us this year, and licensing kits
were sent to some 250 more.
Community partnerships provide opportunities beyond
public schools and youth agencies. In Atlanta, for
example, we began a partnership with the Eastpoint
Housing Authority to offer Friendly PEERsuasion to
teenage residents. We also expanded our relationship
with YMCA of Greater New York and established a
waiting list for other sites eager to participate. And a
partnership with Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles
utilizes the skills of Las Promotoras, a group of women
in East Los Angeles who have been trained as
sexuality educators. Las Promotoras implement a
component of Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy
in Spanish for mothers and daughters in schools,
homes, and community centers.
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Girls Inc. Week Targets
Economic Literacy
The American Express Foundation sponsored
this year’s Girls Inc. Week (May 11–17), which
centered on the new Girls Inc. Economic Literacy
Initiative. Throughout Girls Inc. Week, girls
discussed how money affects their community,
their families and themselves; learned how to
create budgets, track expenses, open a bank
account, use a credit card, and buy and sell
stocks and bonds; interacted with women who
work in the financial sector; and much more.
Outreach to Rural America
Urban settings are not the only places where access
to youth services is in short supply. We completed
the second phase of a three-year project to bring
Operation SMART to girls in outlying areas of
Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The
program is now available at eight sites, including three
on Native American reservations, where we adapted
math and gender equity activities to be culturally
relevant to these populations. And in North Carolina,
we partnered with Girls Inc. of Wilmington, NC, to
complete a two-year outreach that delivered our
programs to more than 130 girls in rural counties not
served by other youth agencies.
Strengthening Program Relevance
and Innovation
Along with a vigorous effort to reach out to more girls,
1998 saw great strides in increasing the number and
relevance of the programs we have to offer them.
In the last fifteen years, Girls Inc. and our funding
partners have invested more than $20 million in

understanding girls’ strengths and needs, and the
development and implementation of research-based
programs that inspire girls to thrive.
Here are just a few examples:
Action for SafetySM: This first component of Project
BOLDSM Endowment was for field-tested, the Humanities and we to successfully complete completed
and published the curriculum Action for Safety: A Self-
Defense and Violence-Prevention Program for Girls 9–11.
Girls Dig ItSM: We received funding from the
National
development of Girls Dig It: An Archaeology Program
For Girls Ages 12–14. A pilot program will be offered
at affiliates with access to archaeological sites,
including those in Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Fe, NM;
Bloomington, IN; Lynn, MA; and St. Louis, MO.
Friendly PEERsuasion: We drafted a revised
curriculum on substance-abuse prevention and
leadership development and began production of a
Spanish-language translation of key program materials.
Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy: We began a
review of this program’s efficacy by evaluating it in
light of recent data showing a measurable decrease
in the overall teen pregnancy rate, but with a
clear increase among Latinas. In response, the
program’s Will Power/Won’t Power SM segment was
translated into Spanish to make it more accessible
to the Latina community.
Strong, Smart, Bold —
and Economically Self-Sufficient
There is no Prince Charming coming to rescue
young women from the world of work. In 1997, 74
percent of all women between the ages of 25 and
54 were in the labor force. All girls must prepare for
a future of economic independence and work lives
that will be both productive and fulfilling. To make
that possible, Girls Inc. launched one of our most
far-reaching program initiatives to date: the Girls Inc.
Economic Literacy Initiative.
This effort grew out of a 1997 study by
OppenheimerFunds, Inc. in conjunction with Girls Inc.
showing that three-quarters of adult women wished
they had learned more about money when they were
growing up. Girls Inc. is committed to improving the
way girls and women learn about money by
challenging young women to earn, save, spend money
wisely, and to take charge of their financial destinies.
Girls Answer
Our Economic Survey Shows
Girls Need Information to Keep
Up with Their Ambitions
The vast majority of girls growing up today
can expect to spend years of their adult lives
in the labor force. Most will work to support
their families, and many will do so on their
income alone. Yet a 1998 survey
commissioned by Girls Inc. and conducted by
Louis Harris & Associates reveals that girls,
while as ambitious and realistic as boys,
exhibit less confidence and knowledge about
financial matters. “Money Talks! Girls Speak
Out on Economic Independence” found that
only 24% of girls, compared with 35% of
boys, feel confident about money
management, and nearly twice as many boys
as girls describe themselves as “very
knowledgeable” about money.
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Girls Play
Most of the girls we serve come from single-parent
families with incomes under $25,000. They will enter
an adult society in which women are concentrated in
lower-paying service and clerical jobs, and earn a
median income 25% less than that of men.
The Girls Inc. Economic Literacy Initiative provides the
foundation for a program that will build girls’ skills and
confidence in their ability to make strong, smart, and
bold decisions about their financial futures. Girls will
learn how to budget, save, take informed financial
risks, and avoid feeling intimidated about money.
Equally important, the program will give girls the
opportunity to discuss equal pay for equal work, child
care, welfare, and other issues that particularly affect
women and girls.
The launch of the Economic Literacy Initiative was
heralded by a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal.
We are encouraged and excited by the very positive
response from financial institutions and corporations to
this major organizational undertaking.
Research
The research department, based at the Girls Inc.
National Resource Center in Indianapolis, conducts,
commissions, and synthesizes research about girls and
young women in the United States. Girls Inc. research
is the foundation for program development and also
provides information to educators and practitioners,
parents and policy makers, girls and young women.
Through Girls Inc. the staff National conducted Resource Center’s extensive
library and high-speed access to resources on the web,
Girls Inc. produces fact sheets, resource lists, and
recommended web sites on girls and health, careers,
technology, money, sports, and more.
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and young women.
Girls Inc. Helps Barbie Become
Strong, Smart, and Bold
At the invitation of Mattel, the world’s largest
manufacturer of toys,
a workshop for employees involved with the
company’s legendary Barbie product lines.
The participants explored current research about
girls and the role products like Barbie play in
shaping a girl’s identity, and discussed how the
product can better reflect the Girls Inc. philosophy
represented by the Girls’ Bill of Rights.
In FY98, Girls Inc. developed a concept paper for
a major new research study of the effectiveness
of Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy. It was a
year full of opportunities to bring information
about girls to new audiences. As a member
center of the National Council for Research on
Women, Girls Inc. contributed to the widely
acclaimed Girls Report, a girl’s eye view of
research and policy about girls
Corporate marketing and communications staff
critiqued baby announcements, rock music, and
teen magazines in workshops designed to reveal
gender stereotypes. We continued to monitor,
report, and contribute to research on girls and
violence in support of Project BOLD.
Advocacy
In Washington, our major legislative effort
throughout FY 98 continued to be juvenile justice
legislation. Our goal was to remove provisions that
would have a negative impact on runaways and to
obtain further funds for prevention programs. We
monitored the progress of this and other bills of

concern to youth and worked with coalition partners to
fight for increased visibility, funding, and response to
the critical needs of girls.
New National Headquarters Office
On March 27, 1998, the Girls Inc. National Headquarters
moved to new offices at 120 Wall Street, already home
to a number of national nonprofit agencies. The move
provided an opportunity to vastly improve our
technological capacity, and to install state-of-the-art
computer networking and high-speed Internet
connectivity throughout our national network of offices
as part of our GirlsLink Initiative.
The Girls Inc. National Resource Center received a
grant from the Lilly Endowment to renovate and
refurbish its 17-year-old building in Indianapolis with
updated technology in the training room and other
necessary improvements.
Onward With a Wider Vision
As girls’ lives become increasingly complex and
challenging, our task is to continue to develop innovative
ways to bring them our message and to give them the
tools they need to be strong, smart, and bold.
While we will never be able to bring as many girls as
we would like directly into Girls Inc. centers, we can
work to bring the message of Girls Inc. into the lives of
the millions of girls who do not have direct access to
our programs. Our mission clearly challenges us to
extend our reach and to make our message a part of
the wider conversation that is shaping girls’ identity in
the media, the marketplace, and the public square.
Forming strategic alliances with corporations and
other partners is an important way to do that. We
have the opportunity — indeed, the responsibility —
to help corporations think more carefully about the
kinds of messages they send girls with their
products and marketing. By having our philosophy
affect the way they do business, we can have a
direct impact on society at large and on the
environment in which all girls live.
Girls Excel
A Banner Year for Girls Inc. Scholars
In FY 1998, Girls Inc. was pleased to award
$110,000 in Lucille Wright scholarships to 20
young women in recognition of outstanding
achievements in school and through Girls Inc.
One such example is Lakesha Threats.
LaKesha Threats attended one of Chattanooga’s
most poorly rated public middle schools.
Nevertheless, she drove herself to excel,
supplementing her schoolwork with a variety of
leadership and cultural programs at Girls Inc. of
Chattanooga, TN. Girls Inc. helped her learn to
“shoot for the stars,” which is exactly what she did
when she applied to a prestigious all-girls private
high school.
As LaKesha tells it, “I was both excited and nervous
to learn that I had been admitted. I never imagined
I would be going to a private school whose tuition
was as high as my family’s yearly income. A school
where the students drove their own BMWs.”
LaKesha’s trepidation was confirmed on the first
day of school in September, when one of her new
fellow students asked what school she had come
from. It was a question she was dreading. “Would
this person look at me the same way if she knew
that I was from the inner city school deemed the
worst for 11- to 13-year olds? Would she treat me
differently if she knew I came from the school that
everyone thinks is attended by kids who carry guns
and sell drugs on campus?”
LaKesha thought back on what she had learned
from women at Girls Inc. who had mentored her
since she was five years old. “I answered her,
‘Alton Park Middle School.’ The girl did not have to
speak for me to see in her eyes what she thought of
me at that moment. My world fell. But I was
determined to prove her eyes wrong. I would not
give up and accept this one-sided impression of me.
I had learned that hope can only go so far. In order
to achieve great status, I had to be willing to work
for, try for, and demand success. Constantly I was
told that I would not succeed because I was African
American, because I was a woman, and because I
was from the inner city; but I managed to succeed.”
Girls Inc. salutes LaKesha Threats for her courage
and fortitude in the face of obstacles.
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It’s gratifying that so many potential partners have
come to us, asking for our help in making their
businesses more sensitive to the challenges and
aspirations of girls. We are at the very beginning of
discovering how this kind of corporate advocacy can
change the way girls and society view each other, and
we are highly optimistic.
Corporate advocacy and strategic alliances are not the
only means through which Girls Inc. will accomplish
our goal of affecting positively the lives of one million
girls every year. By redoubling our efforts to build
organizational capacity. . .developing innovative
programs and keeping current ones relevant. . .
licensing programs to additional qualified partners. . .
taking full advantage of new technologies and online
media. . .educating the public and advocating for the
rights and interests of girls. . .and maintaining the
active involvement and confidence of funders and
supporters, we can and will meet our goal.
As the nation’s premier girl-serving organization that
combines program delivery with research and
advocacy, Girls Inc. is moving confidently into the next
century, poised to grow even stronger, smarter, and
bolder. We are deeply grateful for the support of all
who are a part of these efforts.
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Isabel Carter Stewart
National Executive Director
Regina Montoya Coggins
President, National Board of Directors
The Girls Inc.
1999 – 2002
Strategic Plan
Girls Advocate
Reaffirming the Girls Bill of Rights
At the conclusion of one four-year strategic plan,
and the adoption of another that will make Girls Inc.
a positive factor in the lives of at least a million girls
a year by the 2002, we recommitted ourselves to
delivering the message of the Girls’ Bill of Rights to
as many of tomorrow’s women as possible in the
year—and century—ahead:
Girls have a right to be themselves—people first
and females second—and to resist pressure to
behave in sex-stereotyped ways.
Girls have a right to express themselves with
originality and enthusiasm.
Girls have a right to take risks, to strive freely,
and to take pride in success.
Girls have a right to accept and enjoy the bodies
they were born with and not to feel pressured to
compromise their health in order to satisfy the
dictates of an “ideal” physical image.
Girls have a right to be free of vulnerability and
self-doubt and to develop as mentally and
emotionally sound individuals.
Girls have a right to prepare for interesting work
and economic independence.
• Positively affect the lives of at least one million girls every year
• Develop cutting-edge programs, training, and evaluation in areas critical to girls’ development
• Make the Girls Inc. mission, name, and logo synonymous with the “Voice for Girls”
• Use information technology to equip girls for success and to advance the work of Girls Inc.
• Align key organizational components of Girls Inc. for effective achievement of our mission and goals
• Build a National Board increasingly capable of dynamic leadership to accomplish Girls Inc. goals and
ensure financial growth
• Expand the strategies to increase earned income and unrestricted funds to achieve the goals of
Girls Inc.
Adopted by Girls Incorporated Council, April 1998

Profiles
of Girls
Served
Family Income
Under $10,000 22%
$10,000 to $15,000 22%
$15,000 to $20,000 18%
$20,000 to $25,000 15%
Over $25,000 23%
Family Configuration
Living with one parent 49%
Living with two parents 41%
Living with one parent at a time 5%
Living with neither parent 5%
Racial / Ethnic Profile
Asian American / Pacific Islander 2.0%
African American / Black 42%
Hispanic American / Latina 13.5%
Native American / American Indian 1.5%
European American / White 39%
More than 1 race/ethnicity 1%
Other 1%
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Contributors
Corporations,
Foundations and
Government Grants
Annual and Program Grants
(All contributions over $100)
Grand Pacesetters
($500,000 and above)
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Pacesetters
($100,000-$499,999)
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Mattel, Inc.
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
Leaders
($50,000-$99,999)
Altman Foundation
American Express Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
AT&T Foundation
Metropolitan Life Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Screen Actors Guild
Benefactors
($25,000-$49,999)
Allen & Company
Anonymous
The Louis Calder Foundation
California Wellness Foundation
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
Computer Associates International, Inc.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
The Gimbel Foundation
Charles Hayden Foundation
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated
KingWorld
MatchLogic, Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Moriah Fund, Inc.
Nickelodeon/MTV Networks
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
The WIT Foundation
Sponsors
($10,000-$24,999)
Alliance Capital Management
American Indian Science &
Engineering Society
Andersen Consulting LLP
The Atlantic Foundation
Avon Products, Inc.
Bankers Trust Company
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation
Richard A. & Amelia Bernstein
Foundation Inc.
The Bush Foundation
The CarseyWerner Company
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CBS Television
The Chase Manahattan Bank
Citibank, N.A.
The Liz Claiborne Foundation
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
CrailJohnson Foundation
Daily Variety
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Foundation
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
GTE Foundation
HBO
J.P. Morgan Securities
Lehman Brothers
Loews Corporation
Los Angeles Women’s Foundation
The Isabelle L. Makepeace Trust
Matsushita Electric Corp.
MCA Inc.
The McGrawHill Companies, Inc.
MediaOne Group
Messner Vetere Berger McNamee
Schmetterer
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Morra, Brezner, Steinberg & Tenenbaum
NBC, Inc.
The New York Times
Oppenheimer Capital
Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP
Salomon Smith Barney
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sony USA Foundation, Inc.
Taconic Foundation, Inc.
Toys R Us
Utendahl Corporate Partners
Patrons
($5,000-$9,999)
ABC, Inc.
AlliedSignal Foundation Inc.
Amelior Foundation
American International Group
Anonymous
Avon Products Foundation, Inc.
Bloomingdale’s, Inc.
Bradford Enterprises
BT Alex. Brown Securities Inc.
Cerulli Associates, Inc.
Citicorp Foundation
Citicorp Real Estate
Comedy Central
Continental Grain Company
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Daily News
Dreamworks TV Animation
EDS
Essence Communications, Inc.
Foote, Cone & Belding
Fox Kids Worldwide
Henry Street Settlement
The Jim Henson Company
The Hudson Institute Inc.
IBM
IBM International Foundation
ICM
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
INVESCO Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
The Knapp Foundation, Inc.
Lifetime Television Network
LLS Foundation, Inc.
Long Island Lighting Company
Lynch Entertainment
M.J. Meehan & Co., LLC
Market Metrics
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company
Mobil Business Resources Corporation
Motown Record Company
National Football League
NBC 4
Nelvana
Peter Norton Family Foundation
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Paribas
Pfizer, Inc.
The Phillips Group Architects P.C.
Prudential Insurance Company
Rogers & Wells LLP
Russell Reynolds Associates
Sallie Mae
SBC Warburg Dillon Read
Sears Roebuck & Co.
Shearman & Sterling
Shell Oil Company
SIBONEY USA
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Standard & Poor’s Corporation
Julien J. Studley, Inc.
Teleport Communications Group
Ticketmaster
Time Inc./CNN Productions
Time Warner, Inc.
Tribune
Tupelo Capital Management, L.L.C.
Tyco Preschool, Inc.
UPN
USA Networks
Walt Disney Company
Warburg Pincus Asset Managing
Warner Music Group
Weil Family Foundation
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman
& Herz LLP
Young & Rubicam, Inc.
Supporters
($2,500-$4,999)
American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees
The Association of Junior Leagues
International, Inc.
BESTFOODS
BrillsteinGrey Productions
The Chase Manhattan Foundation
Chevron Corporation
The Dime Foundation
The Dime Savings Bank of NY
EduCap Inc.
Entertainment Coalition
The Fox Group
The Junior League of Atlanta
McKinsey & Company
Mutual of America
Ogilvy & Mather
Paramount Pictures
PosnerWallace Foundation
The Price Foundation
Rhino Records, Inc.
The Travelers Foundation
Turner Network Television
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
The Waldorf-Astoria
Investors
($1,000-$2,499)
Lucy & Isadore B. Adelman Foundation
American Home Products Corp.
The Paul & Edith Babson Foundation
Bamberger Memorial Fund
The Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman
Charitable Trust
Bowne Business Communications
Brodsky Organization
Cartier
Comedy Partners
D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co. LLC
Easton Family Fund, Inc.
Eli Lilly and Company
FAO Schwarz
Fitch IBCA, Inc.
The Glenmede Trust Co. of NJ
Grolier Direct Marketing
Hanson, Jacoboson, Teller & Hoberman
Hillside Capital Incorprated
The Horn Foundation
Howard University
Kaleidoscope Sports & Entertainment, LLC
Robert & Florence Kaufman
Foundation, Inc.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
The Kurz Family Foundation Ltd.
Lane Capital Management Inc.
Sara Lee Foundation
March of Dimes
Merlin Foundation
Microsoft
Motorola, Inc.
Mutual of America
Abby and George O’Neill Trust
TEEN
PEOPLE Magazine
The Phillips Oppenheim Group
Pictorial Offset Company
The Port Authority of NY & NJ
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prudential Securities
REVLON
Rockefeller Financial Services
Sloate, Weisman, Murray & Co.
Nate B. & Frances Spingold
Foundation, Inc.
Edward Sykes Endowment Trust
United Way of New York City
Winthrop Printing Company
WNBA
Zapco 1500 Investment, L.P.
Friends
(under-$999)
3 Arts Entertainment
A Better Chance
Abyssinian Development Corp.
American Express Gift Matching Program
American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees
American Friends of the Hebrew
University Common Fund Inc.
Andersen Kill & Olick P.C.
Aramark Corporation
Bachner, Tally, Polevoy & Misher LLP
Bank Street College of Education
Banque Nationale de Paris
Bass and Howes, Inc.
Berenson & Company LLP
Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark

Brand Flowers, Inc.
Brookwood Companies Inc.
Buchanan & Company
CBS SPORTS
Chernoff Diamon & Co., L.L.C.
Chris/Rose Productions
Chubb & Son, Inc.
Citicorp/Citibank
Combined Health Appeal of California
Constellation Diamond Corp.
Cornell University
Corporate Interiors Contracting, Inc.
Credit Lyonnais
Cullman Family Fund
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Densen Family Fund (D.F.F.)
DeWitt WallaceReader’s Digest
The DiPaolo Foundation
The DysonKissnerMoran Corporation
Equitable
Stanley J. & Doris Fenvessy Foundation
Fiddler’s Rock Communications
FSI of New York, Ltd.
Gabelli Funds, Inc.
The Gersh Agency
Girls Incorporated
of Owensboro-Daviess County
Girls Incorporated of Orange County
Goldfarb & Fleece
The Gotham Group
Granite Broadcasting Corp.
Eugene A. Hoffman Management, Inc
Hubbard & RevoCohen, Inc.
Hudson Charitable Trust
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy
Johnson, Bassin & Shaw, Inc.
The Home Depot
Caroline R. Jones Advertising
H.J. Kaiser Foundation
The S. Irwin Kamin Foundation
The Kandell Fund
Katie Face Productions
Katz, Golden & Fishman, L.L.P.
A Bullish New York
Celebration Luncheon:
New York, NY, March 26
KCOP/UPN 13
Kimelman & Baird
Klasky Csupo, Inc.
Knopf Publishing Group
Los Angeles Women’s Foundation
The Madeira School
Main Street Marketing
ManciniDuffy
Marijon Dyeing & Finishing Co.
Maritz Travel Company
Marsicano Foundation
The Miller Family Foundation
MIT Electronic Research Society
Montecito Bank & Trust
Moody’s Investors Service
The Enid & Lester S. Morse Foundation Inc.
Motorola, Inc.
Mount St. Francis
The Myerson Company
National Endowment for Financial Education
National Football League
New Moon
The New York Community Trust
Norman Bobrow & Co. Inc.
Overseas Shipholding Group
The Philanthropic Collaborative, Inc.
The Phillips Janson Group
Piacentini, Hadlock, Harvey & Co.
Planned Managment Construction
Planned Parenthood, Los Angeles
Principal Financial Group
Profundities, Inc.
Prospect Associates
RedHorse Native Productions
Reebok International Ltd.
Dolores Robinson Entertainment
Rush Media
Saks Fifth Avenue
SanfordPillsbury Productions
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
Seymour 1989 Trust
Skywalker Sound
SmartGirl Internette
More than 1,200 attendees helped this
signature event break all previous records and
earned nearly $1.1 million for Girls Inc.
programs. The release of our Louis Harris &
Associates national survey, Money Talks!,
along with exceptionally strong corporate
partners and honorees made this a milestone
event. The Corporate Vision Award was
presented to Bridget Macaskill, President and
CEO of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Honorees
Sotheby’s
Spectrum Design
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Stanley Family Fund
Sunset Stationers
Syms Corporation
The Times Mirror Foundation
Toppan Printing Co. America
United Food & Commercial Workers
International Union
Voters for Choice Education Fund
What’s Up Productions
William Morris
Wolfensohn Family Foundation
Woodford Gayed Managment, Inc.
Writer’s Guild of America
YWCA of Greater Los Angeles
YWCA of Santa Monica
Z Communications
Individuals,
Estates and Trusts
Annual and Program Support
(All contributions over $100)
Pacesetters
($100,000-$499,999)
Donna Brace Ogilvie
Lucille Miller Wright Trust
Benefactors
($25,000-$49,999)
Susan R. Davenport
Joyce & Seward Johnson
Robert Menschel
Paula and Steven Myers
Nancy Peretsman and Robert Scully
Anthony W. Wang
Nancy Washington, Ph.D.
included Linda Marcelli, First V.P.
and Director, New York District,
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.; Nancy
Peretsman, E.V.P. and Managing
Director, Allen & Co., Inc.; Jill Barad,
President and CEO, Mattel, Inc.;
Susan Davenport, Bear, Stearns &
Co., Inc.; and Lulu Wang, Chairman
& CEO, Tupelo Capital Management.
Sponsors
($10,000-$24,999)
Elena Amos
Terry L. Andreas
Alice Hilseweck Ball
Sue Caplan
Anne E. Delaney
James M. Exton
Agnes Gund
Peter and Wendy Joseph
The Isabelle L. Makepeace Trust
William S. Shanahan
Tara Stacom
Alice W. Stephens
Patrons
($5,000-$9,999)
R. Lawrence Ashe
Didi Barrett
Susan Buffett
Kenneth P. Carlson, M.D.
Nathaniel de Rothschild
Lori Efroymson
Sara & Dean Engelhardt
Francine Falk Allen
Linda Feinberg, Esq.
Madi Ferencz
Irma R. Hilton, Ph.D.
Anthony Luchek
Susan and Donald Newhouse
Joan Palevsky
Susan Pollack, Esq.
Allen and Kelli Questrom
Susan and David Rahm
Herman Russell
David Schneider
George Shapiro
Ellen K. Shockro, Ph.D.
MaryJane W. Sprague
Edward Sykes Endowment Trust
Nicki & Harold Tanner
Jeri Taylor
Alice Tisch
Jean Troubh
Elizabeth Varet
Supporters
($2,500-$4,999)
Judy Bowen
Charles C. Cahn, Jr.
Ronald and
Judy Davenport
Joseph and Marlene Dichiacchio
Paul Gitlin, Esq.
Ann M. Goodbody
Dean Hargrove
Barbara Landes
Linda Larsen German
Suan Kline
W. Corby May
Isabelle P. Paul
Mary Ann Schwalbe
Josephine J. Turpin
Virginia G. Watkin
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Investors
($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous
Mary B. Babson
Mary J. Barneby
Dennis Bovin
Joanne Brady
Cecelia Brancato
Patricia Bransford
Kevin Broderick
Betty & Ralph Brown
Alexis Mass Carson
Elizabeth S. Cashin
Joyce Chang
Kathryn C. Chenault
Anthony F. Comper
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Cooper
Arthur Diedrick
Margaret Duffy
Jonathan Durst
Roselyn Payne Epps, M.D.
Patricia Farman-Farmaian
Margaret Gates
Suzanne F. Greenman
Gail Gregg and Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.
Mary Ellen Guzewicz
Veronica W. Hackett
Cynthia B. Haskell
Carolyn Hufbauer
Gerard G. Leeds
James E. Lineberger
Ruth Lorentzen
Elizabeth Manne
Georgianna S. McGuire
Regina T. Montoya, Esq.
Theresa Mullarkey
Catherine R. Nathan
Martha May Newsom
Heather Johnston Nicholson, Ph.D.
Sally G. Paynter
Leslie Pfrang
Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
Bernard Rappaport
Caroline R. Richardson
Janet Levy Rivkin
Jan Roberta
Laurance Rockefeller
Richard E. Salomon
Cecily Selby, Ph.D.
Walter V. Shipley
Donald M. Stewart
Joyce Stichman
Eva E. Tausig
Lynne Tsuda
Alison Van Dyk
Shari Vanloo
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Janice L. Warne
Geralyn C. Wicker
J. McDonald Williams
Mildred Wurf
Friends
(under $999)
A
Barbara K. Abbott
Jane Abram
Jacqueline Alfandari
Arece L. Anderson
Barbara J. Anderson
Dorothy K. Anderson
Lorraine Anderson
Mary Ann Andreas
Jean B. Angell
Elinore Antell
Marylee Anton
Arlene S. Ash
Norma K. Asnes
Richard C. Aspinwall
Christine Assael
Jeannine C. Atkins
Coby Atlas
Edith Avery
B
Lisa D. Baker
Sharon R. Baker
Suzanne Baker
Elise Balboni
William D. Ball
Phyllis B. Ballard
Martha Bardach
Karen Barnes
Beverly Bascomb
Elizabeth Bauer
Jane Bayard
Ami Becker
Roxanne Beer
Meredith A. Beeuwkes
Prudence R. Beidler
F. Beintrexler
Joanne Belknap
Vivian H. Bell
Laura Belsey
R. Benjamin
Georgette Bennett
L.E. Benson
Rhoda Benson
Martina Benton
Debby Berg
Doris Bergen
Noel Berk
Georgia Berner
Caryl S. Bernstein
Deborah Bernstein
Jules Bernstein
Jane E. Best
Rodolphus Bethea, Jr.
Glynne R. Betts
Paula Lawton Bevington
Jessica M. Bibliowicz
Ivy Bierman
Susan B. Boal
Rachel Bobo
Pamela T. Boll
Shirley A. Bond
Ann Booth
Heather T. Booth
Elizabeth L. Bordowitz
Miriam C. Boublik
Beatrice Z. Bowie
Sandra Bowlby
Andrea R. Bozzo
Catherine P. Branch
Ann Breen
Linda Bren
Anne Brener
Kathleen L. Brennan
Douglas Brenner
Ann Marie Breschard
Marjorie P. Bribitzer
Gail Brightman
Elaine J. Brody
Alma Arrington Brown
Joyce F. Brown
Y. Robin Brown
Yolanda C. Brown
Robin E. Browne
Bonnie Bruckheimer
Julia A. Brungess
Linda Brzezinski
Lucinda W. Bunnen
Anne Burford Johnson
Martha Burgess
Regina BurkeColbert
Barbara Burnim
Jeanne C. Busch
C
Bridget Calhoun
Laurie Campbell
Penny Campbell
Irene Cannon-Geary
Louise CantrellKehoe
Leann R. Canty
Joyce Thau M. Carafa
Margaret A. Carey
Linda A. Carlson
Elsie M. Carper
Pamela Casale
Deborah Castleman
Elizabeth Chamberlain
A Forward-Looking
National Conference
Washington, D.C., April 19–21
The Biennial National Conference in
Washington was a great success. One
highlight was the Scholars’ Luncheon,
during which national board member
Jane Fonda delivered a rousing
keynote speech. The luncheon drew
over 400 guests as well as substantial
press coverage. Girls and adults
Eleanor Charles
Simona Chazen
Tina Chen
John T. Childs, Jr.
Gloria Chisum
Eleanore K. Chrisman
Emily Christman
Claire C. Christopher
Genevieve Christy
Theresa V. Claire
Maurice C. Clifford
James W. Coakley
Judith Cobbs
Betsy Cohen
Michael T. Cohen
Elizabeth J. Coleman
Sarah Comey Cluff
Maureen A. Connolly
Hope Conyers
Robert A. Cook
Barbara Corday
Shirley Cornwell
Christina Cotton
Jamie K. Covello
Ruth B. Cowan
Barbara M. Cox
Susan Croft
William V. Cromwell
D
Rosemary D’Andrea
Lucy C. Danziger
Colette Davenport
David Charles Klein, Esq.
Laurie David
Judith T. Davis
Julia Davis
Therese DavyGraham
Diana Day
Anne De Anda
Kate De Garamo
Nancy M. De L’Arbre
Lois de Menil
Jane K. Dean
Barbara Delany
Carolyn H. Denham
Catherine Dent
Elizabeth K. Dent
Gillian Derbyshire
Dorothy K. Deringer
Jodi Detjen
Diana B. Diamondstein
Ann B. Dickinson
Arthur H. Diedrick, M.D.
Danielle Diedrick
Lorraine DiPaolo
Erin Dittman
Eleanor L. Donnenfeld
Carolyn Downey
Donna Dressler
Elaine Dreyfuss
Kay P. Driscoll
Elizabeth A. Duffy
Margaret Dulany, Ph.D.
Suanne M. Dullard, D.D.S.
Margaret C. Dunkle
Diane Durgin, Esq.
E
Elaine Edell
Miriam Edelman
Iris Editions
Zaida Edley
Alexandria Muse Ehrlich
Leslie Ehrlich
Julia A. Eidsvoog
Joyce Eliason
Denise F. Ellinwood
Ruth L. Emerson
Rachel S. Epstein
Susan E. Erickson
Anne B. Erikson
William Evarts, Jr.
F
Janet Fagan
Terry Fagen
Mary Ellen Fahs
Pamm Fair
Mathea Falco
Christen M. Farley
Darlene Fauber
Christine M. Fedruk
John A. Fehsenfeld
Elaine O. Feidelman
Tracy L. Feld
Barbara Feldon
Alice S. Fertig
Barbara D. Finberg
Gail Finley
Kristen Finney
Annette Fionda
Edythe W. First
Shelley Fischel
K. Fischer
Ellen J. Flannery
Barbara G. Fleischman
Rene Flora
Doris C. Floyd
Gretchen A. Flynn
Mary A. Flynt
Patricia L. Fogarty
Betsy M. Folger
Peggy Forbes
Frank Forchheimer
attended an advocacy briefing
session, then met with their
representatives on Capitol Hill.
Workshops and training for a variety
of national programs were offered,
as were trustee education and
professional development sessions.
Of greatest importance, our
1999–2002 strategic plan was
enthusiastically adopted by the
Girls Incorporated Council.

Allan Forsyth
Rosemary Franklin
Diana H. Frazier
Ivy Fredericks
Harold and Artholian
Freeman
Beth Friedman
Harriet Frieze
Janet L. Fritsen
Oliver Froment
William Frost
Sarah K. Fry
Christine R. Fryer
Ann M. Fudge
Margaret H. Fuhrman
Marilyn Funderburk
G
Sandy Gallin
Lillian D. Gallo
Kirstin Gamble
Lucy Gant
William H. &
Melinda F. Gates
Amanda L. Gauthier
Anne T. Gavin
Katharine W. Geiger
Bradley Geist
Yolanda George
Tina S. Georgeou
Mary Joan Gerson
Rosalie Gibian
Susan J. Gibson
Elaine R. Gilbert
Marcia Gillespie
Leslie Gimbel
Darrien Gipson
Rosalind Glantz
Lisa A. Glaser
Susan Gleghorn
Mary Goergen
Charlynn Goins
Clara Golay
Deborah Goldberg
Elizabeth A. Goldberg
Estelle G. Goldberg
Jane B. Gooch
Jacqueline M. Goode
Kim A. Goodhard
Martha Goodway
Kathleen Gorski
Gertrude Grant
Koene R. Graves
Nancy Green
Anne C. Greenblatt
Robert I. Greenhaus
Nancy E. Grim
A Glittering
Los Angeles
Luncheon
Los Angeles, CA, November 7
Susan A. Grode, Esq.
Lisbeth Gronlund
Leonard Gruenberg
Marjorie Grumbacher
Donna Brown Guillaume
Ruth Gupta
Marc Gurvitz
H
Clara Haight
Suzanne Hall
Daniel Halperin
Ellen Hamilton
Patricia Handal
Marla Handy
Peggy Hansen
Kamyra L. Harding
Lana W. Harding
Nancy Harkness
Sara N. Harris
Lori Harrison
Lisa Hartel
Joan L. Hastings
Laurette Hayden
Mary Hayman
Patricia Healy
Debbie M. Heller
Lisa Hellerstein
Charlie S. Henderson
Judith D. Hendin
Jacqueline Hendy
Eleanor L. Hennessee
Marie Quick Henry
Roseann Henry
Ann B. Herren
Susan R. Hester
Elizabeth P. Hiden
Susan E. Hilliard
Elizabeth S. Hilton
Bonnie Himmelman
Nancy J. Hinde
Jennifer A. Hirshberg
Edward R. Hodgkins
Dorothy C. Hodnette
Eileen Hoffman
Natalie D. Hofheimer
Richard F. Hohlt
Hilda G. Holbrook
Megan W. Holbrook
Sheila Holderness
Holly Holmberg Brooks
Helen E. Hopson
Sofie Howard
Hudson Trust
Gwynyth Huff
Heather Hull
Virginia L. Hull
Laura Hunter
Jean Hurd
I
Alice Ilchman
Laura A. Iovine
Davida H. Isaacs
Jill Iscol
J
Danielle Jackson
Janet I. Jackson
Francis N. Janis
Mary D. Janney
Miriam E. Jencks
Barbara Johnson
Judy Jones
Judith V. Jordan
Ellen R. Joseph
Jackie Joseph
K
Jennifer J. Kane
Jane Kaplan
Marion S. Kaplan
Augusta Kappner
Diane Keasler
Sheila Kelly
Vicki Kelsey
Caroline B. Kennedy
Del F. Kent
Nan Keohane
Monica E. Kim
Bradon Kimura, M.D.
Willette Klausner
Charles Klein
Gail J. Koff, Esq.
Lisa C. Kohr
Lawrence Koplik
Cynthia Kounaris
Elizabeth Kousi
Barbara Kraft
Helen Krause
Anne F. Kroeker
Mark Krueger
L
Christine La Monte
Norma Laakso
Annette Laico
Lorene S. Lamb
Susan R. LampshireKates
Karen L. Landau
Mary Landen
Michelle Landry
Eugene M. Lang
Kate Langrall Folb
Eva LaRue
John Latham
Our second annual Los Angeles
Celebration Luncheon was an even
bigger success than the first—thanks in
Stan Lathan
Jo Carole Lauder
Joan O. Lautenberger
Elle Lawson
Debra F. Leary
Cynthia R. Leder
Pat Lee
Meg LeFauve
Elaine M. Lemke
Margaret Lenzner
Judith S. Leonard
Barbara B. Levee
Amy F. Leveen
Geri LeVine Loe
Marion F. Levy
S. Katherine Levy
Cher Lewis
Kathleen C. Lewis
Ronna Lichtenberg
Sandra Lin
Katherine Lingg
Nancy B. Lipp
Linda Lipsett
Susan Lipsitch
Anne Little
Priscilla Little
Patricia Livingston
Shahara A. Llewellyn
Mady Loewenstein
Lisa Lynn Long
Gay P. Lord
Susan Lowe
Abigail F. Lufkin
Nancy Lundgren
Anne E. Lutz
M
Susan M. Mac Intosh
Janice MacAvoy
Judith R. MacDonald
Jana Machan
Wendy MacKenzie
Sky Magary
Cynthia A. Mahoney
Julie Mall
AnneMarie G. Mallon
Charlye W. Malloy
Sharon M. Mandell
Waltona Manion
Mary Mardis
Annamarie Maricle
Lynn Marran
Araminta Marriott
Kathleen S. Marshall
Meryl Marshall
Edwina F. Martin
Lola H. Mason
Ruth Mass
Sue Ann Masson
Marlene Mattaschian
Eileen P. Matthews
Magaly Mauer
Janet Maughan
Marc Orlans Mayer
Diane Mazza
Linda A. Mc Daid
Emily McCoy
Ellen M. McCrary
Sally McDaniel
Kerri L. McDonald
Sharon McGavin
Kate T. McGrath
Jacqueline McGriff
Kristen McNall
Joyce McNeal
Eleanor V. Melville
Neal Meron
Charles Merrill, Jr.
Manette Messenger
Nancy Mette
Victoria A. Meyer
Carlotta G. Miles, M.D.
Barbara Miller
Christine A. Miller
G. Miller
Barbara Millhouse
Warren J. MoberlyChan
Leah Modigliani
Ruth K. Modric
Sarah S. Moench
John Moffitt
Eva Mohr
Vyvian C. Mohr
Jackie Montag
Anne M. Monthaven
Jane C. Moore
William R. Moorhouse
Katharine B. Mountcastle
Barbara W. Moxon
Suzanne C. Mueller
Bernadette B. Murphy
N
Naomi Nakashima, M.D.
Glenys Baker Neeck
Sheila Nemazee
Andrea Nemetz
Anita Nemetz
Lucile F. Newman, Ph.D.
Sandra Z. Nimoy
Beth Niver
Elizabeth N. Nolan
Josephine M. Norris
Peg Norris
large part to a very successful partnership with Daily
Variety, which dedicated an entire issue to Girls Inc., the
luncheon, and our Girls Re-Cast TV program. More than
500 people attended, representing the full spectrum of the
entertainment industry. The event was preceded by a
Town Hall meeting during which girls spoke their minds to
television executives about the types of images they see
and engaged in a frank dialogue about the need for more
positive, realistic female roles. Media leaders praised Girls
Inc. for innovative leadership in creating Girls Re-Cast TV,
and contributed generously to this exciting campaign.
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Carol Norton
William D. Novelli
O
James O’Shea
Diane R. Oberbeck
Earl B. Odom
Margaret H. Ogburn
Donna Brace Ogilvie
Dorothy J. OgilvyLee
Janet S. Orr
Dorothy Osborn
P
Norma Pace
Penelope C. Paine
Nell Painter
Yooli Pak
James Palmer
Carmen Paolercio
Kathleen J. Paris, M.D.
Marjorie H. Parker
Suzannah C. Parker, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Parkhurst
Lynn Patti
Yvonne Payne
Natasha Pearl
Alfred H. Peet
Nan A. Peete
Jacquelin Perry, M.D.
Edith B. Phelps
Julie A. Phillips
Diane Phillpotts
Ed Pierce
Ann Pollock
Brenda Pomerance
Ellen Pomeroy
Darryl D. Powell
Ruth L. Powers
Jackie Pray
Barbara Preiskel
Jane Prejean
Francella Press
James E. Preston
Ellen Price
John Price
John R. Price
Letitia O. Principato
Thomas Pryor
Raoul Pujol
David W. Puth
Q
Jane M. Quinn
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R
Francis Raeymaekers
Catherine Rappaport
Dana Rauner
Stuart Ray
Barbara C. Rayson
Margarita RedHorse
Harriet H. Redden
Kathleen E. Reed
Sarah Reetz
Lee Reilly
Darlene Reinhold
Marie Rhone
Deborah D. Richardson
Rebekah K. Richardson
Wendy Riche
Carla W. Riemer
Margery Riker
Keith Rineck
Eugenia A. Riordan
Arthur B. Robinson
Isabel W. Rogers
Dale Roll
V.L. Rosch
Marilyn Rosenberg
MarieLouise Rosenthal
Jeri A. Rovsek
Henry J. Ruff
Rosemary P. Ruggiero
Nancy A. Rupp
Lynn B. Russell
Amy Ryan
S
Marguerite Saegesser
Robert Safron, Esq.
Charles Salfeld
Robert Saltzman
Raymond Salvador
Anita A. Saman
John Samuel
Catherine Samuels
Lissa Sanders
Beverly A. Sansone, M.D.
Judith Sapp
Melinda Saulson
Muriel Savikas
Anthony Schaffer
Dean E. Scheid
Claire L. Schelske
Francis P. Schiaroli
Patricia A. Schimke
Sandra Schreiber
Mary W. Schuehler
Judy Schutza
Joan Schweizer
Charmaine Scott
John Findlay Scott
Karen Scott
Susan Scott
Rhoda L. Seider
Barbara Sepenuk
Marion Serelis
Ipek Serifsoy
Eileen Shanahan
Arden Shelton
Margaret S. Shiba
Virginia Shipman
Ellen M. Shively
Loren Shure
Brian Siberell
Mildred L. Silva
Ricki V. Silveria
Larry Silverstein
Jocelyn K. Simon
Patterson Simms
Howard Simson
Becky L. Skipper
Holly Smevog
Judy Smith
Robin B. Smith
Tama Smith
Debra L. Smitzer
Richard Snider
Maria T. SolisMartinez
Reva-Jane Solomon
Louisa C. Spencer
Franklin C. Speyer
Inge Spungen
Darcy Stacom
Matthew Stacom
Sheila J. Staley
Nancy J. Stearns
Iris Steel
Susan Steinhauser
Katy H. Steinkamp
Lydia Stephans
George Stephenson
Marsha M. Sternberg
Ann M. Stewart
Isabel Stewart
Ruth Ann Stewart
Amy L. Stires
Dianne C. Stone, M.D.
Gretchen H. Stone
Edward S. Streeter
An Evening with Jane Fonda
New York, NY, July 29
Jo Streit
Jan C. Summers
Siva Suresh
Roy Swan
Robin Swicord
Marcy Syms
T
Jenny M. Talevera
Rose Marie Tamura
Judith A. Taylor
Ellen Tays
Rose B. Tazzini
Jonelle Terrell
Pamela K. Tetarenko
Betty Thomas
Stephanie L. Thomas
Sue Thomas
Wendy E. Thomas
Barbara J. Thompson
Francesca M. Thompson
Terri Thompson
Genevieve Timpane
Gail Title
Bea Tollman
Janet M. Tripp
Diane E. Truly
C. Delores Tucker
Mary Jean Tully
U
Karen A. Ubelhart
Beth Uffner
Stephen M. Unfried
V
W. M. Van Winkle
Lucy C. Vance
Marilyn Vance
John Vanderstar
John B. Vanneck
Diane G. VanWyck
Denise Venturi
Cynthia Vitko
W
Patricia M. Wagner
Ferlanda Fox Wallace
Jaime L. Wallace
Marsha W. Wallace
Anne Walters
Dolores L. Waltrous
Wendy B. Warren
Cynthia G. Watts
Sherry Watts
Lucy Webb
John Webster
Kathryn Weill
George and Joyce Wein
Elizabeth Weiner
Mary Weis
Edward Weiss
Christine Welker and Jeffrey
Sagansky
Nicole E. Wellman
Magda Wendorff
Laurie Westergren
Dana Wetstone, M.D.
Dolores D. Wharton
Jonathan Whitaker
Terry Whitaker
Laura V. White
Michelle S. Whiting
Kathryn J. Whitmire
JoAnne Widzer
Susan W. Wieland
Angela M. Wiggins
William Morris
William H. Willis
Ruth E. Wilner
Jane Wilson
Renee Wilson
Dolores Wisdom
Marie Louise Witcher
Edna J. Wolf
Nettie Wolfe
Laurie Woods
Karen T. WoolleyStewart
Elaine J. Wooster
Rhonda D. Wright, M.D.
Terry Wright
Katherine A. Wyman
Arlene D. Wysong
Y
Elaine Yarbrou
G. May Yip
Shirley Young
Kristina A. Yulinsky
Z
Craig Zadan
Bettina Zatuchni, M.D.
Barbara Zelazo
Charlotte A. Ziems
Pattie ZimmermanService
Kathleen P. Zobel
Dixie Zovak
Winifred Zubin
Monica Zweig
Jane Fonda, one of the newest members of the Girls Incorporated
National Board, along with Ted Turner, joined us in inviting
leadership and long-time financial support for our plan to reach
one million girls by 2002. The event was hosted by Girls Inc.
national board members Tara Stacom and Ellen Shockro, and
gathered old and new friends at The River Club in New York City
to prepare for the 1999 launch of this exciting endeavor.

Balance Sheets
September 30, 1998 and 1997
Assets 1998 1997
Cash $ 37,168 135,125
Accrued investment income 121,259 115,808
Dues and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $18,044 in 1998 and $30,618 in 1997 36,047 67,043
Grants, contracts and contributions receivable (note 3) 1,299,283 1,307,930
Prepaid expenses and other assets 81,705 120,125
Investments (note 4) 3,899,011 3,898,089
Land, building and equipment, net (note 5) 917,103 750,770
Funds held by trustees (note 9) 8,686,527 8,468,285
Total assets $ 15,078,103 14,863,175
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (note 6) 653,141 635,436
Scholarships payable 249,008 232,289
Deferred rent obligation (note 7) 122,361 —
Total liabilities 1,024,510 867,725
Commitments (note 7)
Net assets: 628,057 878,986
Temporarily restricted (note 10) 2,781,364 2,715,534
Permanently restricted (notes 9 and 10) 10,644,172 10,400,930
Total net assets 14,053,593 13,995,450
Total liabilities and net assets $ 15,078,103 14,863,175
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
1998 Source of Current Revenue
Public Support: 80%
Foundations 16%
Board and other individuals 11%
Government 11%
Special events 16%
Corporations 26%
Other Revenues: 20%
Investment Income 11%
Membership Dues 6%
Miscellaneous 3%
More than 70 percent of Girls Incorporated’s functional expenses go directly into
program services for girls. Programs are offered through a network of 1,000 sites
throughout the country, and are facilitated by trained professional staff.
1998 Functional Expenses
Program Services: 71%
Affiliate Services/Growth 31%
Program Research and Training 31%
Communication and Advocacy 9%
Supporting Services: 29%
Management and General 15%
Fundraising 14%
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Statements of Activities
Years ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
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1998 1997
Temporarily Permanently Temporarily Permanently
Unrestricted restricted restricted Total Unrestricted restricted restricted Total
Revenue, gains and other support:
Contributions and private grants $ 1,001,106 2,158,496 25,000 3,184,602 821,513 2,091,306 – 2,912,819
Government grants and contracts 442,165 201,666 – 643,831 246,381 121,394 – 367,775
Special events revenue $ 1,371,594 732,605
Less cost of direct benefit to donors (418,150) (292,766)
Net revenues from special events 953,444 – – 953,444 439,839 – – 439,839
Net appreciation on investments and funds held by trustees 97,026 (173,020) 218,242 142,248 285,440 156,919 1,335,955 1,778,314
Investment income 161,044 372,616 – 533,660 179,551 305,034 – 484,585
Program-related revenue 497,191 3,750 – 500,941 429,224 4,720 – 433,944
Miscellaneous 40,617 7,879 – 48,496 47,258 5,660 – 52,918
Net assets released from restrictions (note 10) 2,505,557 (2,505,557) – – (2,538,702) -2,538,702 – –
Revenue, gains and other support,
including net revenues from special events 5,698,150 65,830 243,242 6,007,222 4,987,908 146,331 1,335,955 6,470,194
Expenses:
Program services (note 2):
Affiliates services/growth 1,861,050 – – 1,861,050 1,509,921 – – 1,509,921
Program, research and training 1,831,958 – – 1,831,958 1,717,312 – – 1,717,312
Communications and advocacy 526,757 – – 526,757 491,391 – – 491,391
Total program services 4,219,765 – – 4,219,765 3,718,624 – – 3,718,624
Supporting services:
Management and general 912,316 – – 912,316 665,936 – – 665,936
Fund-raising 816,998 – – 816,998 601,195 – – 601,195
Total supporting services 1,729,314 – – 1,729,314 1,267,131 – – 1,267,131
Total expenses 5,949,079 – – 5,949,079 4,985,755 – – 4,985,755
Increase (decrease) in net assets (250,929) 65,830 243,242 58,143 2,153 146,331 1,335,955 1,484,439
Net assets at beginning of year 878,986 2,715,534 10,400,930 13,995,450 876,833 2,569,203 9,064,975 12,511,011
Net assets at end of year $ 628,057 2,781,364 10,644,172 14,053,593 878,986 2,715,534 10,400,930 13,995,450
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Girls
Incorporated as of September 30, 1998 and 1997, and the changes
in its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
December 4, 1998
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
The Board of Directors
Girls Incorporated:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Girls
Incorporated as of September 30, 1998 and 1997, and the
related statements of activities and cash flows for the years
then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the management of Girls Incorporated. Our

Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
1998 1997
Cash flows from operating activities:
Increase in net assets $ 58,143 1,484,439
Adjustments to reconcile increase in net assets to
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net appreciation on investments and funds held by trustees (142,248) (1,778,314)
Depreciation and amortization expense 122,937 64,744
Permanently restricted contributions classified as financing activities (25,000) –
Change in assets and liabilities:
Increase in accrued investment income (5,451) (15,162)
Decrease (increase) in dues and other receivables 30,996 (30,585)
Decrease in grants, contracts and contributions receivable 8,647 179,685
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets 38,420 (20,434)
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses 17,705 73,921
Increase in scholarships payable 16,719 25,001
Increase in deferred rent obligation 122,361 –
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 243,229 (16,705)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to fixed assets (289,270) (106,647)
Purchases of investments (1,072,340) (79,570)
Proceeds from sales of investments 995,424 282,243
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (366,186) 96,026
Cash flows from financing activities:
Permanently restricted contributions 25,000 –
Net cash provided by financing activities 25,000 –
Net (decrease) increase in cash (97,957) 79,321
Cash at beginning of year 135,125 55,804
Cash at end of year $ 37,168 135,125
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial
Statements
September 30, 1998 and 1997
(1) Organization and Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Girls Incorporated, which is incorporated in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a national
youth organization dedicated to helping every girl
become strong, smart and bold. For over 50
years, Girls Incorporated has provided vital
educational programs to millions of American
girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved
areas. Today, innovative programs help girls
confront subtle societal messages about their
value and potential, and prepare them to lead
successful, independent and complete lives. Girls
Incorporated has affiliate branches active in
furthering the mission of Girls Incorporated
throughout the United States. The accompanying
financial statements of Girls Incorporated do not
include the financial position and operating
results of member affiliates, each of which has
its own independent board of directors and
maintains separate accounts.
Basis of Presentation
Girls Incorporated’s net assets and revenues,
expenses, gains and losses are classified based on
the existence or absence of donor-imposed
restrictions. Accordingly, its net assets and changes
therein are classified and reported as follows:
Unrestricted net assets - Net assets that are not
subject to donor-imposed stipulations.
Temporarily restricted net assets - Net assets
subject to donor-imposed stipulations that will be
met either by actions of Girls Incorporated or the
passage of time.
Permanently restricted net assets - Net assets
subject to donor-imposed stipulations that they
be maintained permanently by Girls Incorporated
or, in the case of perpetual trusts, by third
parties. Generally, the donors of these assets
permit Girls Incorporated to use all or part of the
income earned on related investments.
Revenues are reported as increases in
unrestricted net assets unless use of the related
assets is limited by donor-imposed restrictions.
Expenses are reported as decreases in
unrestricted net assets. Gains and losses on
investments and other assets or liabilities, other
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than funds held by trustees, are reported as increases
or decreases in unrestricted net assets unless their use
is restricted by explicit donor stipulation or law. Gains
and losses on funds held by trustees which consist of
perpetual trust assets are reported as increases or
decreases in permanently restricted net assets.
Expirations of temporary restrictions on net assets are
reported as net assets released from restrictions.
Contributions
Contributions, including unconditional promises to give,
are recognized as revenues in the period received.
Conditional contributions, including conditional
promises to give, are not recognized until they become
unconditional, that is, when the conditions on which
they depend are substantially met.
Government Contracts
Government contracts are treated as exchange
transactions and, accordingly, unrestricted revenue is
recorded as the related expenses are incurred.
Contributed Goods and Services
Contributed goods and services are reflected in the
accompanying statements of activities as both
contribution revenue and program services expense at
fair value. Contributed goods and services for the year
ended September 30, 1998 were not significant and
consisted of the following for the year ended
September 30, 1997:
1997
Legal counsel on intellectual property $ 83,129
Newspaper and magazine placements 21,000
Computer 29,350
$ 133,479
Land, Building and Equipment
Land, building and equipment, principally the National
Resource Center, are stated at cost, less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is provided
on a straight-line basis over 40 years for building and 10
years for furnishings and equipment, and amortization is
provided on a straight-line basis over the remaining life
of the lease or 10 years, whichever is shorter.
Membership Dues
Membership dues, which are based on a percentage
of the member affiliates’ annual expenditures, are
recognized as revenue when earned and are included
in program-related revenue.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Other Significant Accounting Policies
Other significant accounting policies are set forth in the
financial statements and the following notes.
(2) Functional Expenses
The functional expense classifications related to
program services are:
Affiliate Services/Growth - This category reflects
delivery of program and management services and
technical assistance to affiliates, replication of programs
at affiliates and other organizations, development of
delivery systems in major urban areas, and the
convening of regional meetings.
Program, Research and Training - This category
reflects program development, field testing, evaluation,
research, training and technical assistance for Girls
Incorporated programs and national scholarships and
awards. Program categories include Careers and Life
Planning, Health and Sexuality, Sports and Adventure,
Culture and Heritage, Self-Reliance and Life Skills,
Leadership and Community Action.
Communications and Advocacy - This category
reflects internal communications, communications with
affiliates, external communications, media relations,
graphic design, editorial services, representation in
Washington, D.C. and advocacy.
(3) Grants, Contracts and
Contributions Receivable
Grants, contracts and contributions receivable consist of
the following at September 30, 1998 and 1997:
1998 1997
Grants, contracts and contributions receivable due in:
Less than one year $ 761,913 1,262,160
One to three years 537,370 45,770
$ 1,299,283 1,307,930
(4) Investments
Investments are recorded at fair value based on quoted
market prices. Realized and unrealized gains and losses
are recognized as net appreciation on investments in the
accompanying statements of activities. The cost and fair
value at September 30, 1998 and 1997 are as follows:
1998
Cost Fair value
Debt securities $ 1,574,458 1,632,361
Equity securities 723,474 935,161
Money market accounts 900,385 900,385
Mutual funds 473,189 431,104
$ 3,671,506 3,899,011

Notes to Financial Statements (continued from preceding page)
1997
Cost Fair value
Debt securities $ 1,770,400 1,785,842
Equity securities 726,156 1,126,031
Money market accounts 433,121 433,121
Mutual funds 442,695 553,095
$ 3,372,372 3,898,089
(5) Land, Building and Equipment
At September 30, 1998 and 1997, land, building and
equipment consists of the following:
1998 1997
Land $ 209,205 209,205
Building
Furnishings and
682,942 682,942
equipment
Leasehold and building
431,960 222,302
improvements 100,081 104,555
Less accumulated
depreciation and
1,424,881 1,219,004
amortization (507,085) (468,234)
$917,103 750,770
(6) Pension Plan
Girls Incorporated maintains a qualified
noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for
eligible employees. Participants are fully and
immediately vested from their first day of participation
in the plan. The funding policy of Girls Incorporated is
to fund the pension plan based upon actuarially
determined requirements.
The net periodic pension cost for the years ended
September 30, 1998 and 1997 is composed of the
following:
1998
Service cost - benefits
1997
earned during the year $ 129,495 128,822
Interest cost 87,878 78,053
Actual return on plan
assets for the year (49,227) (39,231)
Net amortization and deferral (28,032) (22,917)
Net periodic pension cost $ 140,114 144,727
The following table sets forth the plan’s funded status
at September 30, 1998 and 1997 as follows:
1998 1997
Actuarial present value of benefit obligations:
Vested benefit obligation $ 1,099,009 769,342
Accumulated benefit
obligation $ 1,099,009 769,342
Projected benefit
obligation 1,647,288 1,184,140
Plan assets at fair value 1,009,859 778,030
Projected benefit
obligation in excess
of plan assets 637,429 406,110
Unrecognized transitional
net asset existing on
October 1, 1990 85,025 92,934
Unrecognized net loss (359,929) (85,519)
Accrued pension cost
(included in accounts
payable and
accrued expenses) $362,525 413,525
The assumed expected long-term rate of return on
assets for 1998 and 1997 was 8%. The weightedaverage
discount rate used in determining the
September 30, 1998 and 1997 actuarial present value
of the projected benefit obligations was 6% and 7%,
respectively. The rate of increase in future
compensation levels for 1998 and 1997 was 4.0%.
(7) Leases
Girls Incorporated leases office space at five
locations: New York, New York; Atlanta, Georgia;
Santa Barbara, California; Manchester,
Massachusetts; and Washington, D.C. All of the
leases are classified as operating leases, and all are
subject to the customary escalation clauses for real
estate taxes and building operating expenses.
During 1998, Girls Incorporated entered into a lease
agreement for new office space in New York. The
lease expires in February 2013, and provides for free
rent for the first year of the agreement. Rental
expense each year under this lease will be based on
the total lease commitment, recognized on a straightline
basis over the life of the lease. A deferred rent
obligation has been established for the cumulative
difference between rent expense recognized to date
and the amounts paid under the lease. The future
minimum lease payments for all leases are as follows:
Year ending September 30 Amount
1999 $ 176,434
2000 197,197
2001 188,543
2002 188,543
2003 208,253
Thereafter 2,262,571
Total $ 3,221,541
Rent expense amounted to $317,366 and $238,861 for
the years ended September 30, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.
(8) Tax Exemption
Girls Incorporated qualifies as a charitable and
educational organization described in Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is,
therefore, exempt from Federal income taxes under
Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(9) Funds Held by Trustees
Girls Incorporated is a beneficiary of certain
irrevocable perpetual trusts. The funds in the
trusts are managed by trustees other than Girls
Incorporated. Girls Incorporated is entitled to
receive a specified percentage of the annual net
income earned from the assets of the trusts, which
principally is restricted for specific purposes. The
future cash receipts from these trusts have been
estimated to be equivalent to the fair value of the
assets in the perpetual trust and have been
reflected as funds held by trustees in the
permanently restricted net asset class in the
accompanying financial statements. Income
distributed from such trusts is reflected as
investment income. The change in the fair value of
the funds held by trustees is reflected as
permanently restricted gains or losses. Income
distributions from such trusts amounted to $343,296
and $315,858 in 1998 and 1997, respectively.
(10) Temporarily and Permanently
Restricted Net Assets
Net assets were released from temporarily restricted
net assets by incurring expenses satisfying the
restricted purposes or passage of time as follows:
1998 1997
Affiliate services/growth $ 987,872 913,294
Program, research and training 1,267,025 1,261,273
Communications and advocacy 40,660 29,135
Passage of time 210,000 335,000
Total $ 2,505,557 2,538,702
Temporarily restricted net assets at September 30,
1998 and 1997 are available as follows:
1998 1997
Affiliate services/growth $ 261,563 564,516
Program, research and training 1,628,624 1,761,653
Communications and advocacy 111,177 149,365
Passage of time 780,000 240,000
Total $ 2,781,364 2,715,534
Income derived from permanently restricted net
assets is principally restricted for scholarships.
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Girls Incorporated
National Board
®
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Honorary Chair
Washington, DC
Donna Brace Ogilvie
Chair
Riverside, CT
Regina Montoya Coggins, Esq.
President
WorkRules Company
Dallas, TX
Nancy Washington, Ph.D.
Vice President
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Francis Burnes III
Treasurer
Managing Director
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
Susan Pollack, Esq.
Secretary
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost,
Colt & Mosle
New York, NY
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Barbara Anderson
Executive Director
Girls Incorporated of Shelbyville
and Shelby County
Shelbyville, IN
Mary Babson
Babson Associates LLC
Chicago, IL
Teri Bordenave
Executive Director
Girls Incorporated
of the Greater Capital Region
Schenectady, NY
Betty Brown
Community Volunteer
Carpinteria, CA
Susan Buffett
Community Volunteer
Omaha, NE
Anina Butler
Regional Accounting Manager
AT&T Capital Corporation
Boston, MA
Kenneth Carlson, M.D.
Community Volunteer
Winston-Salem, NC
Patricia Correa-Osborne
Executive Director
Girls Incorporated
of Owensboro-Daviess County
Owensboro, KY
Madi Ferencz
President
Main Street Marketing
Larchmont, NY
Jane Fonda
Founder and Chair
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Marilyn “Penny” Joseph
Corporate Contributions Director
Matsushita Electric Corporation
of America
Secaucus, NJ
Barbara Levy Landes
Chief Financial Officer
Watson Wyatt and Company
Bethesda, MD
Pat Loomes
Executive Director
Girls Incorporated
of Alameda County
San Leandro, CA
Elizabeth Ogie
Community Volunteer
Columbus, GA
Herb Scannell
President
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite
New York, NY
William Shanahan
President and Chief
Operating Officer
Colgate Palmolive Company
New York, NY
Ellen Shockro, Ph.D.
Professor
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
Esther Silver-Parker
Vice President Corporate Affairs
AT&T
New York, NY
Tara Stacom
Senior Director
Cushman & Wakefield
New York, NY
Alice Stephens
Community Volunteer
Littleton, CO
Pamela Thomas-Graham
McKinsey & Company
New York, NY
Janice Warne
Managing Director
Salomon Smith Barney
New York, NY
Credits
Writing:
Dennis Lonergan
Eidolon Communications
Design:
Shawn Newton Design
Photography:
Joan Beard

Girls Incorporated ®
National Headquarters
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-3902
Tel: (212) 509-2000
Fax: (212) 509-8708
www.girlsinc.org
National Resource Center
441 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3287
Tel: (317) 634-7546
Fax: (317) 634-3024
Susan Houchin
Director of National Services
Washington Office
1001 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 412
Washington, DC 20036-5514
Tel: 202 463-1881
Fax: 202 775-9733
Mildred Wurf
Director of Public Policy
Region I Service Center
1226 1/2 State Street
Suite 7
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2608
Tel: (805) 963-2027
Fax: (805) 568-1537
Judith Cobbs, Director
Region II Service Center
441 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3287
Tel: (317) 634-7546
Fax: (317) 634-3024
Region III Service Center
30 Western Avenue,
Suite 205
Gloucester, MA 01930
Tel: (978) 282-0999
Fax: (978) 282-3133
Judith Bell, Director
Region IV Service Center
1801 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 200 B
Atlanta, GA 30309-2947
Tel: (404) 881-8444
Fax: (404) 881-8637
Sandra McMillan, Director