2018-11-15T15:29:04-06:00 2017-12-31 580692043 MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC 200 GALLERIA PKWY SE STE 1700 ATLANTA GA 303395946 990 2017-01-01 472670990 ACHIEVE ATLANTA INC ACHI 4048803500 191 PEACHTREE STREET NE NO 1000 ATLANTA GA 30303 TINA FERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4048803500 2018-11-14 1 JEFF T FUCITO P00120748 7709558600 2018-11-14 50.192.51.169 2018-11-14 10:44:24 ES P 46AA8F74747730233DE21EC901720884B1FDD478 BA74C8697F55B0B169750F1CBBF1814D49DE5884 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z TINA FERNANDEZ 191 PEACHTREE STREET NE NO 1000 ATLANTA GA 30303 4249764 0 X ACHIEVEATLANTA.ORG X 2014 GA SEE SCHEDULE O 6 5 6 15 0 0 4791980 4249764 0 0 0 0 0 0 4791980 4249764 0 0 0 0 664283 767729 0 0 3835 1958772 2636841 2623055 3404570 2168925 845194 2901402 3688232 208916 150552 2692486 3537680 X TO HELP APS STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS BY ENSURING POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. 0 0 2048281 COLLEGE ACCESS SEE SCHEDULE OCOLLEGE ACCESSACHIEVE ATLANTA WORKS WITH ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A DISTRICT-WIDE COLLEGE ACCESS INITIATIVE. AS PART OF THIS WORK, ACHIEVE ATLANTA HAS ENGAGED THE COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS TO PROVIDE COLLEGE ADVISERS ACROSS ALL ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE COLLEGE ADVISERS WORK WITH 12TH GRADERS ON ALL OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF APPLYING TO COLLEGE (E.G., REGISTERING FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS, FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS, REVIEWING COLLEGE ESSAYS, HELPING STUDENTS APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID.) IN ADDITION, ACHIEVE ATLANTA HAS ENGAGED ONEGOAL, INC. TO WORK WITH COHORTS OF STUDENTS AT VARIOUS APS HIGH SCHOOLS IN AN INTENSIVE, SCHOOL-BASED 3-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD ACADEMIC SKILLS AND TO TEACH STUDENTS TO ANTICIPATE AND OVERCOME ROADBLOCKS ON THE PATH TO COLLEGE GRADUATION. FINALLY, ACHIEVE ATLANTA HAS ENGAGED THE COLLEGE BOARD TO PROVIDE IN-SCHOOL SAT TESTING FOR ALL APS JUNIORS, AT NO COST TO STUDENTS. SINCE ACHIEVE ATLANTA'S INCEPTION, SIGNIFICANT GAINS HAVE BEEN MADE ON ALL COLLEGE ACCESS LEADING INDICATORS AND COLLEGE ENROLLMENT RATES HAVE ALSO INCREASED. 651228 COLLEGE SUCCESS SEE SCHEDULE OCOLLEGE SUCCESSACHIEVE ATLANTA HAS ESTABLISHED FORMAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEVERAL LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO STREAMLINE ADVISING AND COACHING SERVICES FOR ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING ONE OF THESE INSTITUTIONS. ACHIEVE ATLANTA HAS ALSO CONTRACTED WITH BEYOND 12 AND EDU-TECH INC., TWO COLLEGE SUCCESS NONPROFITS, TO PROVIDE COACHING AND ADVISING TO ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES WHILE THEY ARE IN COLLEGE. THESE EFFORTS ARE INTENDED TO INCREASE THE RATES OF COLLEGE PERSISTENCE AND COMPLETION FOR ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES. 393600 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SEE SCHEDULE OSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMTHE ACHIEVE ATLANTA SCHOLARSHIP IS A NEED-BASED AWARD DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PURSUING VARIOUS PATHS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING A 4-YEAR COLLEGE, ACHIEVE ATLANTA AWARDS UP TO $5,000 PER YEAR (RENEWABLE FOR UP TO FOUR YEARS OF SCHOOL). FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING A 2-YEAR COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL PROGRAM, THE AWARD IS UP TO $1,500 PER YEAR (RENEWABLE FOR UP TO TWO YEARS OF SCHOOL). THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE MEANT TO HELP CLOSE THE FINANCIAL GAPS STUDENTS FACE IN PAYING FOR COLLEGE. WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID, THE AWARDS ARE DESIGNED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NEED FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO TAKE OUT HIGH-INTEREST, PRIVATE LOANS TO PAY FOR SCHOOL. THE ACHIEVE ATLANTA SCHOLARSHIP IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ACHIEVE ATLANTA'S BROADER EFFORT TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO EARN A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL. 3093109 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 33 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 GA X X CHRIS DELASTIC 4048803500 191 PEACHTREE STREET NE SUITE 1000 ATLANTA GA 30303 BILL ROGERS BOARD CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE L ARNOLD BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARK P BECKER BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ERNEST L GREER BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ALICIA PHILIPP BOARD MEMBER 0.20 39.80 X 0 363821 100368 BEVERLY DANIEL TATUM BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 TINA FERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 221560 0 8291 KORYNN SCHOOLEY VP, COLLEGE ACCESS 40.00 X 118868 0 1726 SUSANNE DIGGS-WILBORN VP, COLLEGE SUCCESS 40.00 X 113963 0 9338 454391 363821 119723 3 0 1 0 NATIONAL COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS 301 W BARBEE CHAPEL ROAD CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 PROVIDE COLLEGE ADVISORS IN SCHOOLS IN U 1328754 BEYOND 12 2101 WEBSTER STREET SUITE 1850 OAKLAND CA 94612 PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH COLLEGE PERSISTENCE 262628 EDU-TECH ENTERPRISES 4343 APOLLO COURT MARIETTA GA 30039 PROVIDING MENTOR AND COLLEGE ADVISEMENT 122808 3 3773764 476000 4249764 4249764 0 0 0 X 473748 417490 53889 2369 206863 182298 23531 1034 37919 32845 4888 186 49199 43357 5596 246 128912 128912 3257 3257 12500 12500 2185633 2185633 100142 100142 146556 107616 38940 26568 26568 6758 6758 16970 16970 9545 9545 3404570 3093109 307626 3835 2826402 3488232 75000 200000 2901402 3688232 208916 150552 208916 150552 X 2692486 3537680 2692486 3537680 2901402 3688232 845194 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC 581344646 7 1 273116 0 1 273116 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4249764 0 4249764 0 4249764 3404570 0 3404570 0 3404570 X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALICIA PHILIPP BOARD MEMBER 0 354231 0 0 0 9589 0 84200 0 16168 0 464188 0 0 TINA FERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 221560 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8291 0 229851 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B FOR ALICIA PHILIP'S COMPENSATION, CFGA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRED AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM TO PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDED A REVIEW OF POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WITH COMPARABLE SIZE, JOB DESCRIPTION, AND OTHER BENCHMARKING DATA. AS A RESULT, THE BOARD APPROVED A CONTRIBUTION TO A 457F RETIREMENT PLAN FOR ALICIA PHILIPP FOR $50,000 FOR 2017. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 ACHIEVE ATLANTA HAS 501 (C)(3) STATUS GRANTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND IS ALSO CLASSIFIED AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. A TYPE I ORGANIZATION IS ONE THAT IS OPERATED, SUPERVISED, OR CONTROLLED BY ONE OR MORE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS. ACHIEVE ATLANTA IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER ATLANTA, WHOSE BOARD APPOINTS THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ACHIEVE ATLANTA. NATIONALLY, NEARLY 80% OF STUDENTS FROM HIGH-INCOME COMMUNITIES EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, WHILE LESS THAN 10% OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS DO. IN ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 85% OF STUDENTS ARE FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, DEGREE ATTAINMENT RATES MIRROR THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. ACHIEVE ATLANTA'S VISION IS THAT ALL STUDENTS EDUCATED IN ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL COMPLETE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND OBTAIN THE FULL BENEFITS THAT A HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDES. OUR MODEL IS BUILT ON A HOLISTIC, COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO INCREASING BOTH COLLEGE ACCESS AND COLLEGE COMPLETION. ACHIEVE ATLANTA IS WORKING IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL NONPROFITS AND COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO REINFORCE AND ALIGN EFFORTS TOWARD A COMMON GOAL: TO GET MORE ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE AND TO CLOSE ALL GAPS BY INCOME FOR POST-SECONDARY DEGREE ATTAINMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS, OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ACHIEVE ATLANTA MANAGEMENT, AND RELEVANT MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA. THE BOARD WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE RETURN A WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THEIR MEETING. DURING THE MEETING THE RETURN WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED BY BOTH ACHIEVE'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE MAULDIN & JENKINS, LLC TAX TEAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT WAS ADOPTED BY ACHIEVE ATLANTA AFTER REVIEW FOR COMPLETENESS BY LEGAL COUNSEL. ANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND FILE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. THE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AT BOARD MEETINGS, THE BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO EACH ITEM DISCUSSED. THIS PROVIDES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE. THE DISCLOSURE IS REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. NEW STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, AND CONSULTANTS TO ACHIEVE ATLANTA RECEIVE THE POLICY WITH ORIENTATION MATERIALS. THEY COMPLETE THE FORM ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, A THOROUGH QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT OUT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SUBSEQUENT TO FISCAL YEAR 2017 TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS. THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A A FORMAL WRITTEN PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE SUPERVISORS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A FORMAL OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ALL ASPECTS OF AN EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE, STRENGTHS AND AREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS USED FOR ANNUAL SALARY REVIEWS AND TO SUPPORT ALL COMPENSATION DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G IN-SCHOOL COLLEGE ADVISING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,328,754. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,328,754. RECRUITING, SELECTING, & TRAINING FOR COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 168,964. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 168,964. OTHER CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 591,915. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 591,915. AMERICORP TEAM MEMBER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 96,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 96,000. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO PROCEDURES FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT OVERSIGHT. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6; VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION VOLUNTEERS, ESTIMATED AT 15, CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF ACHIEVE ATLANTA. MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OFFER THEIR EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO BETTER OUR WORK FOR OUR PROGRAM AREAS. A HANDFUL OF ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS HAVE PLAYED AN ADVISORY ROLE IN THE LAUNCH OF ACHIEVE ATLANTA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 13; WHISTLEBLOWER/CONFIDENTIALITY POLICI ACHIEVE ATLANTA IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS. OUR FRAUDULENT OR DISHONEST CONDUCT AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY REFLECTS THIS COMMITMENT. THIS POLICY WAS FORMALLY ADOPTED IN 2015. ACHIEVE ATLANTA PROVIDES ANNUAL STAFF EDUCATION ABOUT ETHICS ISSUES AND EMPLOYS A CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE FOR WHICH EMPLOYEES MAY DIRECT CONCERNS IN A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER. 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