2017-11-15T07:01:47-06:00 2016-12-31 580692043 MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC 200 GALLERIA PKWY SE STE 1700 ATLANTA GA 303395946 990 2016-01-01 472670990 ACHIEVE ATLANTA INC ACHI 4048803500 191 PEACHTREE STREET NE NO 1000 ATLANTA GA 30303 TINA FERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4048803500 2017-11-09 1 JEFF T FUCITO P00120748 7709558600 2017-11-09 50.192.51.169 2017-11-09 16:40:51 ES P 22709AFA47563364B621B0C461921DEB0EE6EC74 A12AC174F1FC46AB5CB50A44915E6A5338D5F7D5 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X TINA FERNANDEZ 191 PEACHTREE STREET NE NO 1000 ATLANTA GA 30303 4791980 0 X ACHIEVEATLANTA.ORG X 2014 GA ACHIEVE ATLANTA'S VISION IS THAT ALL STUDENTS EDUCATED IN ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL COMPLETE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND OBTAIN THE FULL BENEFITS A HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDES. OUR MODEL IS BUILT ON A HOLISTIC, COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO INCREASING BOTH COLLEGE ACCESS AND COLLEGE PERSISTENCE. ACHIEVE ATLANTA IS WORKING IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO REINFORCE AND ALIGN THE EFFORTS OF STRATEGIC PARTNERS TOWARD A COMMON GOAL: TO GET MORE ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE. 6 5 6 10 0 0 1655135 4791980 0 0 0 0 0 0 1655135 4791980 0 0 0 0 186568 664283 0 0 19913 945005 1958772 1131573 2623055 523562 2168925 566264 2901402 42703 208916 523561 2692486 X TO HELP APS STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS BY ENSURING POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. 0 0 1668839 COLLEGE ACCESS SEE SCHEDULE OCOLLEGE ACCESSACHIEVE ATLANTA WORKS WITH ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS(APS) 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 ADVISORS ACROSS ALL ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE COLLEGE ADVISORS 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, ETC.) IN ADDITION, ACHIEVE ATLANTA HAS ALSO 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. 347101 COLLEGE SUCCESS SEE SCHEDULE OCOLLEGE SUCCESSACHIEVE ATLANTA HAS ESTABLISHED FORMAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SIX LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO STREAMLINE COLLEGE 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 COMPLETION FOR ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES. 270930 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. 2286870 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 TINA FERNANDEZ 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 4.00 36.00 X 0 348077 101128 BEVERLY DANIEL TATUM BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 TINA FERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 201440 0 8092 KORYNN SCHOOLEY VP, COLLEGE ACCESS 40.00 X 112648 0 7741 SUSANNE DIGGS-WILBORN VP, COLLEGE ACCESS 40.00 X 106951 0 7814 421039 348077 124775 3 0 1 0 NATIONAL COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS 301 W BARBEE CHAPEL ROAD CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 COLLEGE ADVISORS IN SCHOOLS IN U.S. 538320 ONE GOAL 215 W SUPERIOR ST SUITE 700 CHICAGO IL 60654 TRAINING SUPPORT TO HIGH-SCHOOL TEACHERS 500000 HANDS ON ATLANTA INC 600 MEANS STREET SUITE 100 ATLANTA GA 30318 PROVIDE AMERICORP TEAM MEMBERS 155900 3 4406972 385008 4791980 4791980 0 0 0 X 429131 343305 72952 12874 172890 138312 29391 5187 24072 18836 4530 706 38190 30552 6492 1146 211403 87924 123479 2450 2450 12500 12500 1509391 1509391 125857 125857 41076 15780 25296 23799 23799 4528 4528 12385 12385 12909 12909 RELOCATION EXPENSES 2065 2065 BANK CHARGES 409 409 2623055 2286870 316272 19913 566264 2826402 75000 566264 2901402 42703 208916 42703 208916 X 523561 2692486 523561 2692486 566264 2901402 2168925 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER ATLANTA INC 581344646 7 1 251567 0 1 251567 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 4791980 0 4791980 0 4791980 2623055 0 2623055 0 2623055 X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALICIA PHILIPP BOARD MEMBER 0 348077 0 0 0 0 0 83900 0 17228 0 449205 0 0 TINA FERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 201440 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8092 0 209532 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 2015 AND $50,000 FOR 2016. 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 OCTOBER 10TH 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 2016 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 538,320. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 538,320. RECRUITING, SELECTING, & TRAINING FOR COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 500,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 500,000. OTHER CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 315,171. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 315,171. AMERICORP TEAM MEMBER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 155,900. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 155,900. FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2C THIS IS AN INITIAL FORM 990 FILING FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6; VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION VOLUNTEERS, ESTIMATED AT 10, 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. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC 191 PEACHTREE STREET NE SUITE 1000 ATLANTA GA 30303 581344646 PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES GA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0