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Girls’ LEAP Earns 2025 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency

November 24, 2025 – Girls’ LEAP announced today that it has been awarded the 2025 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by Candid to nonprofits demonstrating exceptional commitment to openness, accountability, and measurable impact.

The Platinum Seal provides supporters with direct access to comprehensive information about Girls’ LEAP’s programs, outcomes, leadership, and financial stewardship. Through its Candid profile, Girls’ LEAP offers funders, community members, and donors a clear view of how their support empowers girls and gender-expansive youth across Greater Boston to build confidence, courage, and leadership.

“Our Candid profile is an important tool for helping funders and donors understand the depth and reach of our work,” said May Vaughn, Executive Director of Girls’ LEAP. “This recognition reinforces our commitment to transparency and ensures our community can see the real impact of their generosity.”

Girls’ LEAP will continue updating its profile throughout the year so supporters can stay informed about the progress their contributions help make possible. The full profile can be accessed here:

Candid Profile

For more information about Candid’s Seals of Transparency, visit www.candid.org.

About Girls’ LEAP
For 25 years, Girls’ LEAP has delivered self-defense and social-emotional skills training to girls and nonbinary youth ages 8 - 18. They partner with schools, community centers and other youth-serving organizations to deliver 11-week programs and workshops, generally during out of school time. In addition, Girls’ LEAP runs a robust year-round Teen Mentor program. All programs are run by inter-generational teaching teams including Adult Lead Teachers, college-aged Teaching Assistants and Teen Mentors. Girls’ LEAP is unique in integrating both physical and emotional self-defense, making a lasting difference to the youth they serve.
About Candid
Candid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides the most comprehensive data and insights about the social sector. Every year, millions of nonprofits spend trillions of dollars around the world. Candid finds out where that money comes from, where it goes, and why it matters. Candid was formed in 2019 when GuideStar and Foundation Center merged. Candid combined GuideStar’s tools on nonprofits and Foundation Center’s tools on foundations with new resources to offer more comprehensive, real-time information about the social sector. Find out more at candid.org and on LinkedIn and Instagram. 
Our Mission
Disrupting the violence that surrounds girls and gender-expansive youth by amplifying their voices, emboldening their courage, and imparting critical life and self-defense skills so they can take on challenges with confidence.
"Every day, we are privileged to learn with and from the youth at Girls' LEAP. They teach us, challenge us, and amaze us. We thank them, and we thank you. It is your support and engagement that makes Girls' LEAP possible."
Cynthia, Lynn and Gina