2025-11-14T15:23:41-06:00 2024-12-31 581653941 MOORE COLSON & COMPANY PC 600 GALLERIA PARKWAY SE SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30339 990 2024-01-01 882794203 CIRCLES COBB INC CIRC 7707652935 840 ERNEST BARRETT PKWY NW 440151 KENNESAW GA 301600103 BARBARA GARNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7707652935 2025-11-13 1 1 ANDY STARNES P00887389 7709890028 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BARBARA GARNER 840 ERNEST BARRETT PKWY NW 440151 KENNESAW GA 301600103 250134 0 X HTTPS://WWW.CIRCLESCOBB.ORG/ X 2023 GA CIRCLES COBB BUILDS COMMUNITY TO END POVERTY THROUGH INTENTIONAL FRIENDSHIPS, PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE LED BY THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO THE CHALLENGE. 19 19 11 67 5802 0 128559 244332 0 0 0 4802 0 1000 128559 250134 0 0 0 0 104133 145645 0 0 0 34866 33080 138999 178725 -10440 71409 73960 150438 0 5069 73960 145369 X CIRCLES COBB BUILDS COMMUNITY TO END POVERTY THROUGH INTENTIONAL FRIENDSHIPS, PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE LED BY THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO THE CHALLENGE. 0 0 142980 200107 CIRCLES COBB IS A COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO OVERCOME POVERTY THROUGH INTENTIONAL CROSS-CLASS FRIENDSHIPS, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, AND SUSTAINED PERSONAL GROWTH. IN 2024, WE SUPPORTED FAMILIES LIVING AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (FPG) BY PAIRING EACH FAMILY WITH 23 TRAINED VOLUNTEER MENTORS WHO PROVIDED ENCOURAGEMENT, CONNECTIONS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH INCLUDES WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH SHARED MEALS AND CHILDCARE, AS WELL AS TRAINING IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, GOAL-SETTING, AND WORKFORCE READINESSREDUCING BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING LONG-TERM STABILITY. NATIONALLY, THE CIRCLES MODEL HAS DEMONSTRATED AN AVERAGE 75% INCREASE IN INCOME AND A 63% INCREASE IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AFTER 18 MONTHS. AT CIRCLES COBB, OUR FIRST COHORT EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS: PARTICIPANTS ENTERED THE PROGRAM AVERAGING 104% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AND, AFTER JUST 15 MONTHS, HAD INCREASED THEIR AVERAGE INCOME BY 75% FROM $23,124 TO $40,572 WITH 6 MONTHS REMAINING IN THE PROGRAM. 17873 25013 WE RECOGNIZE THAT LONG-TERM SUCCESS REQUIRES COLLABORATION, WHICH IS WHY WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS THAT HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES NAVIGATE THEIR WAY OUT OF POVERTY. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA, WE OFFER A MATCHED SAVINGS PROGRAM ENABLING PARTICIPANTS TO EARN UP TO $600 IN MATCHED FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHSTATE BANK, WE OFFER EMERGENCY LOAN ASSISTANCE (WITH A 3% INTEREST RATE) TO PARTICIPANTS NAVIGATING ROUGH PATCHES ON THEIR ROAD TO FINANCIAL STABILITY. ONCE REPAID, THESE SIX-MONTH LOANS CAN HELP INCREASE CREDIT SCORES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH A CUMBERLAND COUNSELING PARTNERSHIP, WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AT DEEPLY DISCOUNTED RATES. OFTEN, MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES KEEP FAMILIES FROM MOVING TO A PLACE OF THRIVING, AND WE ARE WORKING TO REMOVE AS MANY BARRIERS AS POSSIBLE. 17872 25013 IN ADDITION TO DIRECT SUPPORT, CIRCLES COBB IS COMMITTED TO DRIVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THROUGH OUR BIG VIEW INITIATIVE, PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY SUCH AS LACK OF AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE OR MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS AND WORK WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR SOLUTIONS. BY CENTERING LIVED EXPERIENCE AND FOSTERING BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION, CIRCLES COBB IS HELPING TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE, THRIVING COBB COUNTY. 178725 1 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA X AUTUMN SINES 7707652935 81 LAKE SOMERSET CREST MARIETTA GA 30064 HOLLY TUCHMAN BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JERI BARR VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LORI PHILLIPS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDY STARNES TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN GRIFFIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIOTT HENNINGTON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF JERNIGAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARI MARTIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN NICELY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DARYL PRICE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGIE SMITH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLIE BLESSING BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHASE SANGER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL RICHARDSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA BEGGS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARKUS SCOTT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELVIN WALKER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLEY ELDER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244332 244332 4802 4802 OTHER INCOME 900099 1000 1000 1000 250134 0 5802 0 X 145645 145645 8498 8498 4210 4210 935 935 3252 3252 2695 2695 5522 5522 UTILITIES 2928 2928 TRAINING EXPENSES 2098 2098 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 1422 1422 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 788 788 732 732 178725 178725 0 0 73960 150438 73960 150438 0 5069 0 5069 X 0 0 0 0 73960 145369 73960 145369 73960 150438 71409 0 X 0 0 0 X 128559 244332 372891 128559 244332 372891 10603 50500 61103 0 10603 50500 61103 311788 128559 244332 372891 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 UWGA 5069 5069 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANGIE SMITH AND WILLIAM JOHNSON ARE BOTH EMPLOYED BY MISSION 1:27, CHERYL RICHARDSON IS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WHOSE CEO IS SHARI MARTIN. ANDY STARNES SERVES AS JEFF JERNIGAN'S TAX PREPARER AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING ALL OF HIS TAX FILINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPIES WERE PROVIDED AND REVIEWED ELECTRONICALLY BY THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 732. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 732.