Cover 100% childcare cost through graduation for low-income student mothers attending an accredited college or university in GA. Our mission is to support single mothers pursing post-secondary education while ensuring their children receive quality early childhood education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 3 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $180K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$108K
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
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $980K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$551K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$820K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$551K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$843K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$551K
Expenses
$820K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$368K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$690K
FY2025$820K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$828K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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% · $724K Management & general 2% · $19K Fundraising 10% · $78K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$108,000Pt VII · Sec A
Founding Chairfinance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
HR and Employment Mentorship
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erica Stephens$108,000$98,000$77,430$39,991$39,996$28,329

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

Covers all childcare costs for low-income student mothers in Georgia to finish college.

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1 program · $724K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Each Nana Grant covers 100% of the cost of childcare through graduation for low-income student mothers attending an accredited college or university in Georgia. Nana Grants supported 68 families in 2025 and paid for more than 2300 weeks of childcare. In 2025, our students maintained a 3.24 Average GPA.

$724Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 53 grants · $1.2M · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$568,818
Unitemized GrantFY2024$178,606
Kiddie Academy of MidtownFY2023$10,760
Pinnacle Pointe Academy Daycare INCFY2023$10,675
Goddard School - AustellFY2023$9,610
Cornerstone Learning Center LLCFY2023$9,590
Kindercare Education LLCFY2023$9,579
Kids R Kids Learning Academy MabletFY2023$9,360
A Smart Start Learning AcademyFY2023$8,640
Atlanta Technical College Early EduFY2023$8,370
Landie EmileFY2023$8,213
Sunrise Kids Learning Center - LilbFY2023$8,060
Learning Ladder Wiz Kids AcademyFY2023$7,803
Kim Brothers Kickin KidsFY2023$6,460
Chathams Academy of Martial ArtsFY2023$6,285
Appleton Early Learning Center INCFY2023$5,990
Cynthia McKinnonFY2023$5,375
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$551K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Other incomeLn 4–11$183
Money outPt IX
$820K
Ln 25
Programscol B$724K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Other incomeLn 4–11$183
Total revenueLn 12$551K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$68K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$569K$569K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$184K$110K$73K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$16K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$431
OccupancyLn 16$639$575$64
TravelLn 17$10$9$1
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$573$509
InsuranceLn 23$588$529$59
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$797$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K$629
Total functional expensesLn 25$820K$724K$19K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $551K$820K−$269K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$690K$481K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $843K$298K$545K$828K 990 PDF
FY2022 $431K$252K$179K$283K 990 PDF
FY2021 $333K$368K−$35K$104K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$140K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $550,938 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,169,630$550,755
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,402$183
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,171,032$550,938
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $448,124$568,818
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,461$220,037
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,219$31,488
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $689,804$820,343
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $481,228−$269,405
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $550,938 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$550,755
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,755
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $183$183
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $183 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$550,938
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $820,343 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $568,818$568,818
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,199 · Fundraising $73,466$183,665
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,890 · Management $3,178 · Fundraising $2,119$21,187
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,388 · Management $2,278 · Fundraising $1,519$15,185
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,218$1,218
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,550$7,550
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,817$1,817
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,883 · Management $431$4,314
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $575 · Management $64$639
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9 · Management $1$10
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $573 · Management $509$1,082
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $529 · Management $59$588
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,095 · Management $797 · Fundraising $1,067$7,959
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,682 · Management $629$6,311
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $723,641 · Management $18,531 · Fundraising $78,171$820,343
Part X · Balance sheet $1,494,337 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,012,789$1,116,643
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $750,700$301,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,198$68,227
X-15 Other assets$8,467
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,770,387$1,494,337
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,505$1,020
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $5,601$1,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,106$2,420
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,761,281$1,491,917
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,761,281$1,491,917
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,770,387$1,494,337
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,491,917 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$550,938
XI-2 Total expenses$820,343
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$269,405
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,761,281
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$41
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,491,917

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