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THE ORGANIZATION REBRANDED AS BEGIN ANEW IN 2016 AND LEGALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO BEGIN ANEW IN 2024. BEGIN ANEW'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES CAUSED BY POVERTY BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, MENTORING, AND RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH PHYSICAL LOCATIONS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY (MADISON, WOODBINE, AND CRIEVE HALL), WILLIAMSON COUNTY (FRANKLIN), AND THROUGH AN ONLINE CAMPUS. PROGRAMS SERVE WOMEN AND MEN AGE 18 AND OLDER WHO ARE PURSUING HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE), ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING (ELL), AND COMPUTER/JOB SKILLS (CJS). INDIVIDUALS OF ALL FAITHS AND CULTURES ARE WELCOME. HSE PROGRAM OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING AND SMALL CLASSES TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMS IN READING, LANGUAGE, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. BEGIN ANEW ADMINISTERS PLACEMENT AND PRACTICE ASSESSMENTS AND GUIDES STUDENTS THROUGH THE TESTING PROCESS. STUDENTS TYPICALLY COMPLETE THE HSE PROGRAM WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. ELL CLASSES ARE OFFERED AT THREE LEVELS: LEVEL 1 (BEGINNER) AND LEVEL 2 (INTERMEDIATE), EACH CONSISTING OF 10 UNITS OF 8 LESSONS, AND LEVEL 3 (ADVANCED), CONSISTING OF 8 UNITS OF 5 LESSONS. INSTRUCTION FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL LIFE AND WORKPLACE APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT CONTEXTS. AS STUDENTS ADVANCE, EMPHASIS SHIFTS TOWARD WORKFORCE COMMUNICATION. EACH ELL LEVEL CAN BE COMPLETED IN APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS. CJS PROGRAM PROVIDES INSTRUCTION IN BASIC COMPUTER APPLICATIONS SUCH AS MICROSOFT OFFICE AND GOOGLE WORKSPACE, ALONG WITH ESSENTIAL LIFE AND WORKFORCE SKILLS INCLUDING RSUM PREPARATION, INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES, AND GOAL SETTING. STUDENTS TYPICALLY COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS. 2025 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS IN 2025, BEGIN ANEW EXPERIENCED A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION, RESULTING IN STRONG OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS SERVED. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 460 ADULTS, WITH 73% MAKING FORWARD PROGRESS OR GRADUATING. BEGIN ANEW REMAINS COMMITTED TO LOWERING BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND SERVING ALL INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT. VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT REMAINED A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF PROGRAM DELIVERY. DURING THE YEAR, 203 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 6,000 SERVICE HOURS, REPRESENTING OVER 188,000 IN IN-KIND SUPPORT BASED ON THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF VOLUNTEER TIME. ON AUGUST 12, 2025, BEGIN ANEW OPENED A NEW CAMPUS IN CRIEVE HALL TO ADDRESS HIGH DEMAND FOR ADULT LITERACY SERVICES. DATA FROM THE 2023 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY INDICATE THAT THE NEED FOR HSE DIPLOMAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICTS 27, 28, AND 30 IS APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE METRO AVERAGE. BEGIN ANEW OPERATED FOUR IN-PERSON CAMPUSES (MADISON, WOODBINE, FRANKLIN, AND CRIEVE HALL), WITH CLASSES MEETING TWICE WEEKLY IN THE EVENINGS; THE FRANKLIN CAMPUS ALSO OFFERED MORNING ELL CLASSES. IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FREQUENTLY INCLUDED DONATED MEALS AND SNACKS AND OFFERED FREE CHILDCARE FOR ENROLLED STUDENTS' CHILDREN. IN 2025, 79 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. IN 2025, BEGIN ANEW TRANSITIONED FROM PAPER-BASED TO DIGITAL CURRICULUM, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ACCESS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AT ANY TIME ON PERSONAL DEVICES AND ACCELERATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS. ADDITIONALLY, PROGRAM MANAGERS BECAME CERTIFIED TO PROCTOR EXAMS APPLICABLE TO HSE DIPLOMAS, INCREASING STUDENT FLEXIBILITY AND REDUCING TIME TO COMPLETION. UPDATED PRE-TESTING AND PLACEMENT STRATEGIES ALLOWED STUDENTS TO TEST IMMEDIATELY IN SUBJECTS OF STRENGTH AND FOCUS INSTRUCTION WHERE NEEDED MOST. A KEY PARTNERSHIP WITH WORKFORCE ESSENTIALS PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH FREE ACCESS TO TABE ASSESSMENTS, THREE OFFICIAL SUBJECT TESTS (READING, LANGUAGE, AND MATH), DIGITAL CURRICULUM, HISET TEST VOUCHERS, AND TEACHER TRAINING. THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF, BEGIN ANEW CONTINUES TO EMPOWER ADULTS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND POSITIVELY IMPACT FUTURE GENERATIONS. 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IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY NEED, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A NEW CAMPUS IN AUGUST 2025 IN THE CRIEVE HALL COMMUNITY WHERE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA INDICATED A GREATER DEMAND FOR SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A BEGIN ANEW (FORMERLY CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S JOB CORPS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 AND RECEIVED 501(C)(3) STATUS IN 2003. THE ORGANIZATION REBRANDED AS BEGIN ANEW IN 2016 AND LEGALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO BEGIN ANEW IN 2024. BEGIN ANEW'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES CAUSED BY POVERTY BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, MENTORING, AND RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH PHYSICAL LOCATIONS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY (MADISON, WOODBINE, AND CRIEVE HALL), WILLIAMSON COUNTY (FRANKLIN), AND THROUGH AN ONLINE CAMPUS. PROGRAMS SERVE WOMEN AND MEN AGE 18 AND OLDER WHO ARE PURSUING HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE), ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING (ELL), AND COMPUTER/JOB SKILLS (CJS). INDIVIDUALS OF ALL FAITHS AND CULTURES ARE WELCOME. HSE PROGRAM OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING AND SMALL CLASSES TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMS IN READING, LANGUAGE, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. BEGIN ANEW ADMINISTERS PLACEMENT AND PRACTICE ASSESSMENTS AND GUIDES STUDENTS THROUGH THE TESTING PROCESS. STUDENTS TYPICALLY COMPLETE THE HSE PROGRAM WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. ELL CLASSES ARE OFFERED AT THREE LEVELS: LEVEL 1 (BEGINNER) AND LEVEL 2 (INTERMEDIATE), EACH CONSISTING OF 10 UNITS OF 8 LESSONS, AND LEVEL 3 (ADVANCED), CONSISTING OF 8 UNITS OF 5 LESSONS. INSTRUCTION FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL LIFE AND WORKPLACE APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT CONTEXTS. AS STUDENTS ADVANCE, EMPHASIS SHIFTS TOWARD WORKFORCE COMMUNICATION. EACH ELL LEVEL CAN BE COMPLETED IN APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS. CJS PROGRAM PROVIDES INSTRUCTION IN BASIC COMPUTER APPLICATIONS SUCH AS MICROSOFT OFFICE AND GOOGLE WORKSPACE, ALONG WITH ESSENTIAL LIFE AND WORKFORCE SKILLS INCLUDING RSUM PREPARATION, INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES, AND GOAL SETTING. STUDENTS TYPICALLY COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS. 2025 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS IN 2025, BEGIN ANEW EXPERIENCED A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION, RESULTING IN STRONG OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS SERVED. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 460 ADULTS, WITH 73% MAKING FORWARD PROGRESS OR GRADUATING. BEGIN ANEW REMAINS COMMITTED TO LOWERING BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND SERVING ALL INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT. VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT REMAINED A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF PROGRAM DELIVERY. DURING THE YEAR, 203 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 6,000 SERVICE HOURS, REPRESENTING OVER 188,000 IN IN-KIND SUPPORT BASED ON THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF VOLUNTEER TIME. ON AUGUST 12, 2025, BEGIN ANEW OPENED A NEW CAMPUS IN CRIEVE HALL TO ADDRESS HIGH DEMAND FOR ADULT LITERACY SERVICES. DATA FROM THE 2023 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY INDICATE THAT THE NEED FOR HSE DIPLOMAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICTS 27, 28, AND 30 IS APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE METRO AVERAGE. BEGIN ANEW OPERATED FOUR IN-PERSON CAMPUSES (MADISON, WOODBINE, FRANKLIN, AND CRIEVE HALL), WITH CLASSES MEETING TWICE WEEKLY IN THE EVENINGS; THE FRANKLIN CAMPUS ALSO OFFERED MORNING ELL CLASSES. IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FREQUENTLY INCLUDED DONATED MEALS AND SNACKS AND OFFERED FREE CHILDCARE FOR ENROLLED STUDENTS' CHILDREN. IN 2025, 79 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. IN 2025, BEGIN ANEW TRANSITIONED FROM PAPER-BASED TO DIGITAL CURRICULUM, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ACCESS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AT ANY TIME ON PERSONAL DEVICES AND ACCELERATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS. ADDITIONALLY, PROGRAM MANAGERS BECAME CERTIFIED TO PROCTOR EXAMS APPLICABLE TO HSE DIPLOMAS, INCREASING STUDENT FLEXIBILITY AND REDUCING TIME TO COMPLETION. UPDATED PRE-TESTING AND PLACEMENT STRATEGIES ALLOWED STUDENTS TO TEST IMMEDIATELY IN SUBJECTS OF STRENGTH AND FOCUS INSTRUCTION WHERE NEEDED MOST. A KEY PARTNERSHIP WITH WORKFORCE ESSENTIALS PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH FREE ACCESS TO TABE ASSESSMENTS, THREE OFFICIAL SUBJECT TESTS (READING, LANGUAGE, AND MATH), DIGITAL CURRICULUM, HISET TEST VOUCHERS, AND TEACHER TRAINING. THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF, BEGIN ANEW CONTINUES TO EMPOWER ADULTS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND POSITIVELY IMPACT FUTURE GENERATIONS. TOGETHER, WE ARE TEACHING ONE GENERATION TO CHANGE THE NEXT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A BOARD VICE-CHAIRMAN RECRUITS AND RECOMMENDS NEW BOARD MEMBERS ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FULL BOARD VOTES ON NEW MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE BOARD FINANCE & RISK COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOOKKEEPER, PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL BOARD TRAINING AND NEW BOARD MEMBER TRAINING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION & APPROVAL. COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET FORTH IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET THAT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION & APPROVAL. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND ALL STAFF IS SET FORTH IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET THAT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE FORM 990 IS POSTED ON GIVING MATTERS AT GIVINGMATTERS.COM AND IS DISCLOSED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 POSTED ON GIVING MATTERS AT GIVINGMATTERS.COM AND DISCLOSED UPON REQUEST. 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