Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1960.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
26 people listed on the 990; $220K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna McConnico | $161,146 | $128,305 | $129,693 | $127,909 | $120,258 |
| Angela Hester | $139,102 | $131,119 | $117,331 | $114,740 | $99,397 |
| Heather Hicks | $131,154 | $115,198 | $101,142 | — | — |
| Carolyn Boyd | $120,274 | $116,504 | $104,386 | — | — |
| Valerie Renfro | $117,730 | $109,443 | — | — | — |
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 individuals and families with services for disabilities, early education, and self-sufficiency.
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Early Childhood Education Services
Provides high quality early childhood educational services for children birth to six years of age through center based childcare, home and community based early intervention developmental therapies and evaluations for early intervention services.
Self Sufficiency Services
Provides intensive case management, mentoring, coaching and support for new and expectant mothers and families in low- income communities, provides leadership and coordination of services for agencies working to reduce homelessness in chattanooga.
Disability Services
Provides assistive technology services through assessments, equipment demonstrations, devices, toys, and other technology to improve the lives of individuals with disabilites. Provides high quality social model day services for adults with disabilities to prolong independence and provide respite to caregivers.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.2M | $999K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $477K | $728K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.0M | $2.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.3M | $7.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.7M | $3.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.6M | $4.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $220K | $190K | $29K | $1K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $8.4M | $7.3M | $1.1M | $43K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $112K | $6K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $704K | $604K | $97K | $4K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $5.3M | $5.3M | $40K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $596K | $444K | $151K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $22K | $7K | $14K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $248K | $194K | $54K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $455K | $67K | $387K | $57 |
| TravelLn 17 | $236K | $211K | $25K | $21 |
| InterestLn 20 | $21K | $21K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $237K | $8K | $229K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $346K | $837 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $19.5M | $16.8M | $2.6M | $54K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $77.8M | $78.7M | −$865K | $5.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $41.9M | $41.9M | $27K | $6.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $36.8M | $36.3M | $456K | $6.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $27.3M | $25.6M | $1.8M | $5.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $20.0M | $19.5M | $457K | $4.1M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $19,962,408 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,962,408 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,505,687 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $7,615,560 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,058,770 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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