2024-03-31T11:15:51-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 453260393 A GRATEFUL MIND INTERNATIONAL INC AGRA 6789519753 PO Box 490042 Lawrenceville GA 30049 Cindy Rand Executive Director 4079511492 2024-03-22 Cindy Rand 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X www.AGratefulMind.org X X 149706 X 149706 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149706 30628 0 229 4788 15264 25 70000 120934 28772 10763 0 39535 10763 39535 0 0 0 0 10763 39535 0 0 10763 39535 A Grateful Mind's stated mission is to provide immediate humanitarian relief to individuals & families who are experiencing a crisis; while providing them access to educational resources that will empower them to move beyond their crisis on to a path of sustained self-sufficiency. Operating as a state-wide network dedicated to fostering strategic initiatives to prevent and end homelessness and poverty, by addressing the root cause variables of the persons experiencing the crisis, our organization engages the process of building collaborative responses to aide with the individualized needs of low-income and homeless persons in the regions where we operate. We received in kind donations of new clothing for the families and children we serve that are transitioning from homelessness and extremely poverty, at or below 50% ami federal poverty levels. Our organization received a $10k monthly increase of in-kind grant support for advertising, program promotions and fundraising services to support our goals to help rebuild communities nationwide that are in rural, remote areas currently experiencing homelessness, or significantly at risk of becoming homelessness. We serve as the liaison for these populations for community connections to resources for housing placement, education, skills training, and crisis/disaster assistance. 76050 76050 Food Security: Our organization continues to successfully provide street outreach and navigation through our food distribution programs to reach communities that would otherwise go unserved due to homelessness and extreme poverty. Our Feeding Families Hope Food Pantries reach a milestone to be able to increase the number of seniors/elderly persons we serve monthly that were experiencing food insecurity and at risk of homelessness. This effort allowed our team to identify seniors that were homeless, at risk of becoming homeless and/or that needed to be connected with our community partners for additional assistance with monthly expenses, home repairs, medical equipment or health issues. Our Meals on Wheels for the Homeless program enabled our team to distribute 30,819 pounds of food. There were 250 bags monthly of personal items with community resources & referrals in Georgia; and 170 bags monthly of personal items with community resources & referrals in Florida. Through component of our outreach, in the 3rd and 4th quarter of the year our agency assisted 63 individuals in procuring their personal documents to acquire state ID's., that is required to secure housing and any mainstream benefits they may be eligible for. 10756 10756 Housing Program: A Grateful Mind received 9 new Home Hosts to provide Transitional Housing to our program participants emerging from homelessness as our team worked with participants along their paths of self-sufficiency, to increase their income and acquire permanent/long-term housing. Access to new transitional units allowed our organization to save on temporary motel/hotel stay fees. We provided 20 households with supplemental rental assistance to prevent evictions and prevent utility disconnections. Our agency continues to make strides in providing referrals to connect individuals and families with children through to housing partners nationwide to aid in ending homelessness. 11063 11063 Education Program: Organization acquired a dynamic new partnership to award single parent participants in our Client Progression Program certified pre-owned automobiles. In this program the participants in either one on one, or group sessions gain capacity building skills through supportive services that include financial literacy, tenant education, and mental wellness. 380 380 Crisis Financial Assistance: To program participants and communities that are low-income, at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing homelessness, our agency was able to provide 40 households with one time emergency payments for rent to prevent evictions, deposits to secure primary residence, utilities arrears payment to prevent disconnections. Supplemental groceries to impoverished communities was supplied for 75 food insecure households per month; in addition to seasonal clothing assistance provided for children, aged newborn to 12-years old. 22685 22685 120934 Cindy Rand President/ Sr. Executive Director 50 0 0 0 Jermaine Rand Chairman 25 0 0 0 Richard Palmero Director 4 0 0 0 Timmie Lee Director 4 0 0 0 Carla Johnson Director 2 0 0 0 Chanel McClain Director 20 0 0 0 Vontricia Shipman Director 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FL GA Envision Tax and Accounting Services 1590 Atkinson Rd Lawrenceville GA 30043 4049468886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 8775 120 3500 16500 149706 178601 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8775 120 3500 16500 149706 178601 178601 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178601 1 1 X Schedule A, Part I, Line 10 Line 10: Crisis financial assistance payments of rent to prevent evictions, deposits to secure primary residence, utilities to prevent disconnections, food for food insecure households and seasonal clothing for the benefit of, and to program participants and clients that were low-income, at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing homelessness. Line 15: Includes in-kind donation of advertising and program promotions grant Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Line 10: Crisis financial assistance payments of rent to prevent evictions, deposits to secure primary residence, utilities to prevent disconnections, food for food insecure households and seasonal clothing for the benefit of, and to program participants and clients that were low-income, at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing homelessness. Line 15: Includes in-kind donation of advertising and program promotions grant Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Our organization received a in-kind donation increase to $10k monthly for advertising, promotions and fundraising services to support our goals to help rebuild communities nationwide that are in rural, remote areas that are homeless or at risk of homelessness by being the liaison for community connections to resources for housing placement, education, skills training, and crisis/disaster assistance.