Girls E-Mentorship is a 3-star charity. It has a A- Results Reporting grade, which is above average. Its overhead costs are within Ci’s reasonable range, although the charity reports no fundraising costs. The charity’s reserves can cover program costs for one year and seven months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

Founded in 2014, Girls E-Mentorship (GEM) provides high school girls with mentorship and career guidance. GEM focuses on low-income neighbourhoods in Toronto. Its program is carried out through six pillars: mentorship, GEM Enrichments, Internships, GEMinars, Scholarships, and Gem Lab. GEM spent $765k on its program in the fiscal year ending in June (F2024).

Mentorship occurs over a nine-month period that coincides with the school year. Mentors meet with mentees regularly to support their professional growth by teaching skills like goal setting and time-management. There were 260 mentees in F2024.

GEM Enrichments offers a range of special events for mentees. Past events include a shadow day at RBC, a pitching masterclass at Relay Ventures, and tickets for lunch with President Obama. It ran eight enrichment events in F2024.

GEM’s partners offer paid summer internships for alumnae of the program. The charity’s partners offered five paid internships in F2024.

Each year, the charity holds five GEMinars. These are masterclasses where mentees can learn about the job market from female leaders across sectors. Partners include LinkedIn, Sephora, Deloitte, and Google Canada.

GEM offers scholarships to mentees who display initiative and need. In F2024, it gave 102 scholarships totalling $150k.

GEM Lab researches mentorship solutions that contribute to the academic and professional success of marginalized women. The charity writes reports on topics such as effective mentorship practices and adolescent girls’ mental health in Canada.

GEM received $996k in donations in F2024, which is 97% of revenue. It received $2k in government funding and $31k in investment income.

The charity spent $765k on its programs, which is 74% of revenue in F2024. GEM reported no fundraising costs. The charity spent $255k on administration, which is 26% of revenue (less investment income). For every dollar donated to the charity, 74 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

GEM has $1.2m in its reserves (cash and investments). This can cover its program costs for one year and seven months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

Updated on July 2, 2025 by Joshua Leduc. This update has been sent to the charity and changes may be forthcoming.