✩ GIRLS INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE ✩
Giving Girls in STEM the Support System they Deserve.
Since 2010, The GEMS Camp has prepared girls in grades 7-12 for STEM studies and careers through our award-winning university residential STEM camps and out-of-school mentorship, leadership development, and hands-on learning. In 2025, that work earned us the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, the nation's highest honors for those who have made significant contributions to mentoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics presented by the National Science Foundation on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Your gifts keeps our programs running.
Meet the Next Gems!
The GEMS Camp has spent the last 16 years changing who gets to access and excel in STEM. We provide year-round programming for girls from historically vulnerable populations, specifically Black, Latina, and those from low-income communities. These girls experience the brunt of the unequal distribution of and access to quality STEM learning experiences over their lifespan, making up fewer than 1 in 20 employed scientists and engineers nationwide.
Our girls move through a full pipeline, not a single event.
It's the 5 Karat Difference!
Most STEM programs stop at the classroom. Our trademarked 5 Karat Curriculum Framework doesn't. Every girl who comes through GEMS Camp moves through five karat gems not just one. Our holistic approach is why girls leave The GEMS Camp with more than a finished project
the Excellence in Summer Learning Award by the National Summer Learning Association in 2025.
GEMS leave with a greater sense of who they are and what they can become.
Our mission is to change the face of those who can access and excel in STEM studies and careers.
Your generous donations will support capacity-building and general operating expenses. Grants typically fund specific projects. Rarely do they cover what actually keeps nonprofits running. For us, that's paying and retaining high-caliber staff, awarding tuition scholarships, technology upgrades. YOUR gift to our annual North Texas Giving Day campaign does. It bridges the gap between programming that grants cover and what our organization actually need.
The GEMS Camp exists to close a gap that starts long before college: women of color make up fewer than 1 in 20 employed scientists and engineers nationwide. We are an award-winning organization dedicated to increasing STEM access and equity for historically underrepresented middle and high school girls, particularly Black and Latina students from vulnerable communities. We serve girls who are often the first in their family to consider a STEM career, pairing them with mentors and covering the full cost for any girl who can't otherwise afford to participate. A gift to The GEMS Camp puts a girl in the room who might not otherwise get a seat at the table.
Organization name
Bringing STEM to all girls.
other names
Girls interested in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science
Tax id (EIN)
46-3363376
Causes
Education - STEM
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
1408 N. Riverfront Blvd. #249