Begin Anew empowers individuals to overcome obstacles caused by poverty by providing education, mentoring, and resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$152K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$639K
Spent
$566K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$536K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$639K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$639K
FY2021$716K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$895K
Expenses
$566K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$564K
FY2022$566K
FY2023$615K
FY2024$625K
FY2025$672K
Net assets
$536K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$695K
FY2022$870K
FY2023$861K
FY2024$821K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2003.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $451K Management & general 12% · $71K Fundraising 8% · $44K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$73,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pam Bryant’s $88K as Executive Di is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pam Bryant$87,892$83,202————
Heather Norvell—$25,434$80,332$79,277$75,763$73,600

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

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

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1 program · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Christian women's job corps of middle tennessee (dba begin anew of middle tennessee) was established in 1997 as a ministry of the nashville baptist association. In february 2003, christian women's job corps incorporated as a 501(c)3 organization, and we added services to men in 2008.

$451Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$639K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$637K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$566K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$71K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$536K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$637K
Government grantsLn 1e$49K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$970
Total revenueLn 12$639K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
SavingsLn 2$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$536K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6203
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K$376K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$300K$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$549$13K
Total assetsLn 16$520K$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$449K$536K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$54K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$329K$293K$2K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$14K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$28K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$584$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$1K$595
Information technologyLn 14$22K$20K$644$2K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$725
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$399
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$180$180
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$19K$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$75$75
Total functional expensesLn 25$566K$451K$71K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $895K$672K$223K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $576K$625K−$49K$821K 990 PDF
FY2023 $591K$615K−$23K$861K 990 PDF
FY2022 $745K$566K$180K$870K 990 PDF
FY2021 $716K$564K$152K$695K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $639K$566K$74K$536K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $639,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $485,594$637,064
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,166$6,653
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,076−$4,427
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $528,836$639,290
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $514,417$455,323
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,593$110,258
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $628,010$565,581
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$99,174$73,709
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $639,290 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$26,000
VIII-1c Fundraising events$173,525
VIII-1e Government grants$49,105
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$388,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$637,064
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,683$5,683
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $970$970
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$5,568
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,141$1,141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $970 · Excluded from tax $6,824$639,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $565,581 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,000 · Management $18,100$72,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $293,060 · Management $2,255 · Fundraising $33,500$328,815
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,873 · Management $1,233 · Fundraising $1,800$16,906
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,908 · Management $1,893 · Fundraising $2,701$32,502
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,205$8,205
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $26,031$26,031
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,254 · Management $584 · Fundraising $1,776$5,614
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,785 · Management $1,348 · Fundraising $595$11,728
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,047 · Management $644 · Fundraising $1,748$22,439
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,375 · Management $725$4,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,819 · Fundraising $399$2,218
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $180$180
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,900 · Management $1,039$3,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,838 · Management $3,314 · Fundraising $1,027$23,179
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,475 · Management $75 · Fundraising $75$2,625
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $451,334 · Management $70,626 · Fundraising $43,621$565,581
Part X · Balance sheet $687,501 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,666$163,227
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $131,218$212,346
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $40,654$57,333
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,159$4,043
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $549$12,586
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $175,033$188,043
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $125,088$49,923
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $520,367$687,501
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,646$20,721
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,481$34,747
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,127$151,906
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $390,964$457,318
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $58,276$78,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $449,240$535,595
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $520,367$687,501
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $535,595 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$639,290
XI-2 Total expenses$565,581
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,709
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$449,240
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,646
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$535,595

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