Totals
- Total revenue
- $106,193
- Total expenses
- $103,301
- Contributions and grants received
- $106,193
- Grants paid
- not reported
- Program service revenue
- not reported
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- not reported
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- not reported
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- not reported
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- not reported
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,838
- Total liabilities, end of year
- not reported
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,838
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $55,721
Program services were 53.9% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2023
Primary exempt purpose
CIRCLES OF WEST GEORGIA WAS CREATED AS A LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL CIRCLES CAMPAIGN. (CIRCLES) IS AN INNOVATIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN WAY TO SOLVE POVERTY. CIRCLES' MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE AND END POVERTY. THE CIRCLES APPROACH COMINES BEST PROACTICES IN SEVERAL DISCIPLINES INCLUDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, CASE MANAGEMENT, GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP, S.M.A.R.T GOAL SETTING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, MENTORING, PEER-TO-PEER COUNSELING AND LEARNING, AND CHILD/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT/
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Circles Cohort #8 training started in May 2023 for 10 financially insecure program participants, Leaders (+8 children). They were matched in August with 20 Allies, to improve their financial stability. Some accomplishments thus far include starting-increasing saving and retirement accounts, increasing credit scores, eliminating $1500 debt, 2 unemployed now have jobs, one trained to become an insurance agent, another completed training to own an evening childcare business. Some have increased salaries, three moved out of Carrollton for better opportunities, two moved into new residences, another received loan approval to purchase a home, others have attended to long-overdue medical conditions.A new full-time Director was hiredEight new Board of Directors were recruited in 2023.Three new Board committees, Finance, Governance and Fund raising, were formed to strengthen the program and to serve as support for staff. The Finance Committee has made payroll changes that save about $1500/year for same services. Changes to QuickBooks detailed accounting will reflect more accurate budget planning. This year's budget will reflect two full time employees, a first time since Circles inception.After a several year hiatus, Circles Fund-raising Committee started planning their successful fund-raiser, the Designer Show House.Circles received the largest single donor gift.
Expenses $55,721
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Latasha VaughnLATASHA VAUGHN
board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shawn Carroll
board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brad Wilks
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Colin Worthington
board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fred O'Neal
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary Mance Hart
InterimDirector
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jill Pierce
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christy Sammon
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sue Tarshis
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 12 July 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202411949349201016
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