Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,706,348

Total expenses

$451,845

Contributions and grants received

$1,706,348

Grants paid

$61,137

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,307,304

Total liabilities, end of year

$11,567

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,295,737

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$331,845

Management and general expenses

$101,626

Fundraising expenses

$18,374

Program service expenses (Part III)

$331,845

Program services were 73.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, GACHEP ACTIVELY ADVANCED ITS MISSION OF EXPANDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THREE CORE INITIATIVES: THE FULL CIRCLE FELLOWSHIP, EXPANDING PATHWAYS FROM INCARCERATION TO HIGHER EDUCATION, AND IMPROVING REENTRY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES. THESE PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY AIM TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY REENTRY, AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE POSTSECONDARY PATHWAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION. FULL CIRCLE FELLOWSHIP: LAUNCHED IN 2021, THE FULL CIRCLE FELLOWSHIP IS A 6-MONTH INTENSIVE COHORT EXPERIENCE THAT CULTIVATES LEADERSHIP, SELF-DETERMINATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMONG FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. THE PROGRAM IS BUILT ON GACHEP'S FOUNDATIONAL BELIEF IN MEETING INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY ARE AND UPLIFTING THEIR STRENGTHS TO DRIVE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE. THE FELLOWSHIP INCLUDES: -THREE ENGAGEMENT ANCHORS: 1.MEET FELLOWS WHERE THEY ARE 2.BUILD BONDS THROUGH COMMUNITY 3.EMPOWER FELLOWS TO LEAD SOCIAL CHANGE -FOUR DEVELOPMENTAL MODULES: --FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL LITERACY, MENTAL WELLNESS, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONALISM. -CAPSTONE DELIVERABLES: --EACH FELLOW COMPLETES A COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT AND RECEIVES A PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT, RSUM SUPPORT, AND CONNECTIONS TO VETTED EMPLOYMENT LEADS INCLUSIVE OF RETURNING CITIZENS. IN 2023, FOUR FELLOWS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FULL CIRCLE FELLOWSHIP, EACH GAINING PRACTICAL SKILLS, A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK, AND TOOLS FOR CONTINUED CIVIC AND CAREER ENGAGEMENT. EXPANDING PATHWAYS FROM INCARCERATION TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN GEORGIA: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE SECOND CHANCE ACT VIA THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, THIS INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2022 TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION DURING AND AFTER INCARCERATION. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY23: -PROVIDED DIRECT CONTACT AND POSTSECONDARY GUIDANCE TO 112 INCARCERATED OR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. -DELIVERED REFERRALS, TRANSITIONAL ACADEMIC PLANNING, AND STRENGTHENED STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COLLEGES, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. -ENHANCED AWARENESS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND POST-RELEASE PERSISTENCE THROUGH ONGOING OUTREACH AND TAILORED SUPPORT. IMPROVING REENTRY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES: IN EARLY IMPLEMENTATION STAGES DURING FY23, THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURED, SCALABLE MODEL TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM PRE-RELEASE THROUGH REENTRY AND COLLEGE ENROLLMENT. PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE: -PRE-RELEASE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENTS. -INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS. -POST-RELEASE ENGAGEMENT VIA REENTRY AMBASSADORS (RAS) STATIONED AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (ATLANTA) AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (MACON), PROVIDING ONE-STOP SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED STUDENTS. -FACULTY AND STAFF TRAINING ON SUPPORTING REENTRY STUDENTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REENTRY-TO-CAMPUS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR STATEWIDE REPLICATION. THIS PROGRAM LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS FOR SYSTEM-IMPACTED STUDENTS ACROSS GEORGIA'S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, WITH A FOCUS ON LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE. TOGETHER, THESE THREE PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATE GACHEP'S COMMITMENT TO DISMANTLING BARRIERS TO EDUCATION FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS AND BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND JUST POSTSECONDARY ECOSYSTEM IN GEORGIA.

  Expenses $331,845 · Grants $61,137

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• COMMON GOOD ATLANTA

  $30,031

  SUBAWARD

• GA STATE UNIV RESEARCH

  $18,586

  SUBAWARD

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

29 April 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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