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← THE SHELTERING ARMS

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by THE SHELTERING ARMS.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,443,251
Total expenses
$28,717,063
Contributions and grants received
$22,555,359
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,419,826
Investment income
$216,461
Other revenue
$251,605
Total assets, end of year
$30,430,659
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,243,529
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,187,130
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,652,563
Management and general expenses
$3,201,020
Fundraising expenses
$863,480
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,652,563

Program services were 85.8% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $499,118

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $464,700

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $18,391,179

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,200,362

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $40,805

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PARENT TUITION

    total $4,419,826 · related or exempt $4,419,826

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $216,461 · excluded $216,461

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $139,654

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $139,654 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $139,654 · excluded $139,654

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $52,680

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $464,700

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $147,881

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$95,201 · excluded -$95,201

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER MISC REVENUE

    total $207,152 · related or exempt $207,152

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $207,152

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $570,629 · program services $507,860 · management and general $45,650 · fundraising $17,119

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,372,409 · program services $13,681,444 · management and general $1,229,793 · fundraising $461,172

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $125,708 · program services $111,880 · management and general $10,057 · fundraising $3,771

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,675,264 · program services $2,380,985 · management and general $214,021 · fundraising $80,258

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,150,452 · program services $989,388 · management and general $126,550 · fundraising $34,514

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $52,554 · management and general $52,554

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,265,518 · program services $506,207 · management and general $493,552 · fundraising $265,759

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $263,593 · program services $259,599 · management and general $3,994

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,806,889 · program services $2,638,476 · management and general $168,413

  • 17 · Travel

    total $108,033 · program services $86,426 · management and general $21,607

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $44,369 · program services $22,185 · management and general $21,297 · fundraising $887

  • 20 · Interest

    total $420,573 · program services $126,172 · management and general $294,401

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,213,607 · program services $970,886 · management and general $242,721

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $325,812 · program services $270,424 · management and general $55,388

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD & KITCHEN SUPPLIES

    total $1,307,860 · program services $1,307,860

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $450,149 · program services $436,645 · management and general $13,504

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $221,856 · program services $141,988 · management and general $79,868

  • 24d · Other expenses: PERMITS & FEES

    total $159,628 · program services $148,454 · management and general $11,174

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $182,160 · program services $65,684 · management and general $116,476

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $31,660 · end of year $452,117

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,193,819 · end of year $3,852,733

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,098,121 · end of year $1,037,637

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $100,718 · end of year $27,253

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $37,753,040

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $16,661,872

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,009,202 · end of year $21,091,168

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,097,577 · end of year $3,969,751

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,565,650 · end of year $1,083,935

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,830,000 · end of year $6,159,594

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,791,890 · end of year $18,239,886

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,343,557 · end of year $4,947,244

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SHELTERING ARMS' MISSION IS TO NURTURE AND EDUCATE CHILDREN, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND BUILD COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATIONS THAT PREPARE YOUNG CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF FAMILY INCOME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO NURTURE & EDUCATE CHILDREN, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, & BUILD COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING & MAKING ACCESSIBLE TO ALL EARLY CARE & EDUCATIONS THAT PREPARES YOUNG CHILDREN TO SUCCEED.

  • HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START: EACH DAY, THE SHELTERING ARMS SERVES over 3,500 CHILDREN IN 16 CENTERS IN 5 METRO ATLANTA COUNTIES FROM 0-5 IN OUR HEAD START (HS) AND EARLY HEAD START (E/HS) PROGRAM. HS AND E/HS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN PREPARING OUR CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL. OUR TEACHERS, CLASSROOMS AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM, COMBINED WITH SUPERVISED INTERACTION WITH OTHER CHILDREN, HELP A GROWING CHILD DEVELOP IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AS WELL AS A HEALTHY CONCEPT OF THEIR PERSONAL IDENTITY. OUR FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM WHICH USES THE TWO GENERATION APPROACH FOCUSES ON THE ENTIRE FAMILY BY EQUALLY AND INTENTIONALLY PROVIDING SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PARENT AND THE CHILD. OUR ORGANIZATION ALSO ADDRESSED THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FINANCIAL STRAIN BROUGHT ON BY THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE'VE COMMITTED STAFF TIME AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE WE HAVE PROPER PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE CHILD WE SERVE AND ALL OUR EMPLOYEES.

    Expenses $16,454,249 · Revenue $4,419,826

  • OUR GEORGIA PRE-K PROGRAM AND SHELTERING ARMS GEORGIA TRAINING INSTITUTE TRAINED AND CREDENTIALED 828 AND 650 INDIVIDUALS, RESPECTIVELY, for EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR. OUR PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND OVERALL KINDERGARTEN PREPAREDNESS. OUR CHILDREN PRACTICE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, ENGAGE IN PLAY-BASED LEARNING AND BENEFIT FROM FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THAT FACILITATE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. OUR HIGHLY TRAINED TEACHERS UTILIZE A RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM THAT PROMOTES COOPERATIVE LEARNING, CRITICAL THINKING AND INCORPORATES OUTDOOR PLAYTIME TO HELP EACH CHILD MEET DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES FOR KINDERGARTEN SUCCESS. WE'VE COMMITTED STAFF TIME AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE WE HAVE PROPER PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE CHILD WE SERVE AND ALL OUR EMPLOYEES.

    Expenses $5,335,322 · Revenue $207,152

  • CHILD & ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP): THE FOOD PROGRAM THAT IS USED FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND SNACK FOR EACH OF THE CHILDREN IN THE EARLY EDUCATION AND FAMILY CENTERS. WE'VE COMMITTED STAFF TIME AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE WE HAVE PROPER PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE CHILD WE SERVE AND ALL OUR EMPLOYEES.

    Expenses $2,862,992

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Blythe Robinson

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $256,795
    From this org
    $236,044
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,751
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,044
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,870
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,463
    Filer's total
    $257,377

  • Theresa Prestwood

    Chief Development & Communicat

    Total calculated
    $184,411
    From this org
    $147,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,072
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,339
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,870
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,784
    Filer's total
    $184,993

  • Norman Hill

    Chief People Officer

    Total calculated
    $127,920
    From this org
    $111,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,080
    Hours/week
    40

  • Carice Anderson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Anderson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Bremer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Stacey French-Lee

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Goerlich

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Hamada

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Holmes

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Safia Icgoren

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jesse Killings

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lori Kaczynski

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Layne

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Celena Matlock

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew McConnell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lizz Patrick

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Sanchez-Boyce

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr David O'Banion

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Akin Tuboku-Metzger

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kay Vermeulen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Warren

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DRLeah Austin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Owen Hill

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bunnie Hilliard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pegui Mariduena

    Vice-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Neumann

    Board MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Johncia Bartley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reginald Chever

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Corley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
16 November 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202641979349301409

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