2026-03-16T19:46:17-05:00 2025-12-31 331178613 THE MCGEE CPA GROUP PC 229 PEACHTREE STREET NE STE 2440 ATLANTA GA 30303 990EZ 2025-01-01 593824611 THE SAMARC DREAM AND ACHIEVE FDN INC SAMA 7706020502 2504 BEECH TREE CT CONYERS GA 30094 MARC UPSHAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7706020502 2026-03-16 RYAN C MCGEE P00541124 4702021556 2026-03-16 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X SAMARC.ORG X X 71408 X 71408 71408 19084 8446 33512 61042 10366 4335 0 14701 4335 14701 4335 14701 0 0 4335 14701 X TO RAISE THE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL LEVELS OF THE RESIDENTS OF GEORGIA,INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE MINORITY COMMUNITY, WHO ARE SUBSTANTIALLY UNEMPLOYED,UNDEREMPLOYED, OR WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY WIDE INTEREST AND CONCERN FOR THE PROBLEMS OF SAID RESIDENTS TO THAT END THAT (A)EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE EXPANDED,(B)SICKNESS, POVERTY, CRIME, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION MAY BE LESSENED, AND (C) RACIAL TENSIONS, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION, ECONOMIC, AND OTHERWISE, MAY BE ELIMINATED. THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO RAISE THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL LEVELS OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH RESIDING IN COLUMBUS, GA. MANY OF THESE ARE MEMBERS OF THE MINORITY COMMUNITY WHOSE PARENTS ARE UNEMPLOYED OR SUBSTANTIALLY UNDEREMPLOYED AND WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. WE WORK WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. IN DOING SO, WE HELP THEM BUILD A FOUNDATION THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO RISE ABOVE THE POVERTY, CRIME AND OTHER NEGATIVE INFLUENCES OF THEIR USUAL ENVIRONMENT. 0 61042 61042 MARC UPSHAW CEO/PRESIDENT 0.00 0 0 0 SAM MITCHELL DIRECTOR 0.00 0 0 0 DEBRA UPSHAW SECRETARY 0.00 0 0 0 DARYL JONES DIRECTOR 0.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA MARC UPSHAW 2504 BEECH TREE CT CONYERS GA 30094 7706080502 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 37700 50991 67133 83842 71408 311074 37700 50991 67133 83842 71408 311074 0 0 0 311074 37700 50991 67133 83842 71408 311074 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK SERVICE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 160. DESCRIPTION: FOOD AND CATERING. AMOUNT: 9,000. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 700. DESCRIPTION: TROPHIES AND AWARDS. AMOUNT: 4,597. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND LODGING. AMOUNT: 13,760. DESCRIPTION: WARDROBE AND CLOTHING. AMOUNT: 5,295. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 33,512. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.