Our mission is to offer hope and support, enabling children and their mothers to break the cycle of homelessness by empowering them to become part of mainstream society as active, productive citizens through programs and special events designed to address their academic, emotional, and physical needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,824 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$723K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$851K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$698K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$723K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$897K
FY2024$837K
FY2025$723K
Expenses
$851K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$994K
FY2025$851K
Net assets
$698K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$982K
FY2024$826K
FY2025$698K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $751K Management & general 10% · $86K Fundraising 2% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$94,230Pt VII · Sec A

Cliff Kinsey’s $94K as CEO is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cliff Kinsey$94,230$98,750$96,000$98,000$98,000$98,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers homeless mothers and children to rebuild their lives through education, emotional support, and community integration.

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3 programs · $724K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Annual Back 2 School and 22nd Annual Stuff the Bus event with WSB TV Channel 2 provides new and filled book bags filled with school supplies to children living in homeless shelters, battered women shelters,group homes, and low income children throughout metro-Atlanta.

$362Kprogram expense
02

12 Days of Caring campaign provides a reason for children living in shelters and group homes to jump out of bed on December 25th. Each child gets a minimum of 4 or 5 new gifts/toys. We also provided gifts cards and support to the shelters and group homes in addition to their residents.

$290Kprogram expense
03

Food Drive and Thanksgiving Drive, we distributed over 50,000 pounds of meat, Turkey and Chicken as well as gift cards to the shelters and group homes and underpriveledged for a Thanksgiving feast as well as to fill up their pantires and freezers.

$71Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$723K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$723K
Money outPt IX
$851K
Ln 25
Programscol B$751K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$698K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$605K
Total assetsLn 16$698K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$723K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$388K
Total revenueLn 12$723K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$605K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K
Total assetsLn 16$698K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$698K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 62,824
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$733K$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K$93K
Total assetsLn 16$826K$698K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$826K$698K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$36K$51K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$105K$72K$27K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$750$750
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K$341
OccupancyLn 16$9K$4K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$207$472
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$627K$627K
Total functional expensesLn 25$851K$751K$86K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $723K$851K−$128K$698K 990 PDF
FY2024 $837K$994K−$156K$826K 990 PDF
FY2023 $897K$1.0M−$104K$982K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.4M−$176K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.4M−$85K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$1.4M$1.1M$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $723,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $837,425$723,458
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $837,425$723,458
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $224,595$198,940
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $768,972$652,302
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $993,567$851,242
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$156,142−$127,784
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $723,458 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$723,458
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$387,547
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$723,458
VIII-12 Total revenue$723,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $851,242 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,230 · Management $51,210 · Fundraising $6,790$94,230
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,489 · Management $26,710 · Fundraising $5,511$104,710
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $750$750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,764 · Management $2,081 · Fundraising $341$4,186
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,028 · Management $3,379 · Fundraising $1,714$9,121
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,432 · Management $207 · Fundraising $472$2,111
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,238$7,238
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $627,396$627,396
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $750,577 · Management $85,837 · Fundraising $14,828$851,242
Part X · Balance sheet $698,139 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $732,963$605,179
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $92,960$92,960
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $825,923$698,139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $825,923$698,139
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $825,923$698,139
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $825,923$698,139
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $698,139 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$723,458
XI-2 Total expenses$851,242
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$127,784
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$825,923
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$698,139

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