Girl BE Heard Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$610k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$347k
$525k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $179k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.1 years on average
Staff
47
30 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Jessica Pfeiffenberger Bohn
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Girl BE Heard Institute's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pfeiffenberger Bohn Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| ANA Patel | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Anna Figueroa | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Aruna Cadambi | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Florence Hutner | Secretary Thru 01/24 | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Karen Fairbanks | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mimi Girma | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nigel Matu | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sarah Awan | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sharon Washington | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Chiwoniso Kaitano | Executive Director/President, Effective 9/6 | since 2019 |
| Cynthia Renta | Executive Director Eff. 12/11/23 | since 2023 |
| Jessica Greer Morris | Executive Director & Co-Fo, Past | since 2018 |
| Kristin Taylor | Chief of Staff/ Dir. of Ops. | 2022 |
| Kristin Taylor Chief of | Staff/ Dir. of Ops. Thru 02/23 | 2023 |
| Nella Mupier | Director of Programs | since 2022 |
| Robin Jenkins Interim | Executive Director Thru 12/13/23 | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Renta | Executive Director | 40 | $139k | $15k | |
| Jessica Pfeiffenberger Bohn | Board Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Florence Hutner | Secretary Thru 01/24 | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Awan | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nigel Matu | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Aruna Cadambi | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Fairbanks | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anna Figueroa | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mimi Girma | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ana Patel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Washington | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Girl Be Heard Institute
- EIN
- 271848709
- Address
- 225 4th Ave PMB 40, Brooklyn, NY, 11215-1005
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Girl be heard builds leaders, changemakers, and activists. We do this by developing, amplifying, and celebrating the voices of girls, young women, and gender non-conforming youth through socially conscious theatre-making, storytelling, and performance. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A65 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Cynthia Renta (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJessica Pfeiffenberger Bohn
≥8years on the filingsNigel Matu
≥7years on the filingsAnna Figueroa
≥6years on the filingsANA Patel
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $347k
- Total liabilities
- $525k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $179k
- Contributions and grants received
- $606k
- Program service revenue
- $2k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $41k
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 30
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $610k | $1.4m | Deficit $823k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Girl Be Heard Institute likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Foreign Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 24 August 2011
- Registered agent
- Not stated