ACHIEVE ATLANTA INC (EIN 472670990) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2014

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

CHERYL WATSON-HARRIS

Phone

4048803500

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

ACHIEVE ATLANTA INC, founded in 2014, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $7.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 51% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $7.4M left a modest 3% surplus.

Mission

ACHIEVE ATLANTA ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE ATLANTA IS A CITY WHERE RACE AND INCOME NO LONGER PREDICT POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS AND UPWARD MOBILITY. IN SERVICE OF THIS VISION, ACHIEVE ATLANTA'S MISSION IS TO HELP ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS ACCESS, AFFORD, AND EARN POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS. JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT WE DO, IS HOW WE APPROACH OUR WORK. ACHIEVE ATLANTA BELIEVES THAT TO SOLVE THE COMPLEX PROBLEM OF LOW-DEGREE ATTAINMENT, WE MUST WORK ACROSS SECTORS. THEREFORE, ACHIEVE ATLANTA CATALYZES AND FACILITATES RESULTS-DRIVEN CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION BY SETTING A VISION, ASSEMBLING TEAMS, AND CREATING CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS ACROSS A RANGE OF PARTNERS INCLUDING ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NUMEROUS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,258,566

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $380,551

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $7,639,117

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $361,650

Salaries & Benefits $3,080,691

Fundraising Expenses $108,581

Program Expenses $6,170,413

Other Expenses $3,939,607

TOTAL EXPENSES $7,381,948

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$7,639,117	$15,625,372	-0.5%
Expenses	$7,381,948	$7,281,994	+0.0%
Net Income	$257,169	$8,343,378	-1.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$209,543

Total Directors

Key Employees

$602,772

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
CLAIRE ARNOLD	BOARD CHAIR	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY VAUGHN	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOE ARNOLD	BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
LUIS AVILA-ESTRADA	BOARD MEMBER	2.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
BEVERLY TATUM	BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATHY WALLER	BOARD MEMBER	1.25	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHERYL L WATSON-HARRIS	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$197,052	$9,757	$206,809
TINA FERNANDEZ	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$2,581	$153	$2,734
SUSANNE DIGGS-WILBORN	VP, COLLEGE SUCCESS	40.00	Key Emp	$200,150	$11,360	$211,510
KORYNN SCHOOLEY	VP, COLLEGE ACCESS	40.00	Key Emp	$178,435	$21,058	$199,493
SAMUEL RAUSCHENBERG	VP, ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTI	40.00	Key Emp	$161,825	$29,944	$191,769
WILLIAM TRAN	SENIOR DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS & SYSTEMS	40.00	Highest	$149,161	$19,436	$168,597
NINFA MURILLO	SENIOR DIRECTOR, SCHOLARSHIP & AFFORDABILITY	40.00	Highest	$133,433	$20,256	$153,689
VETTICA PETTY	SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS	40.00	Highest	$128,142	$18,681	$146,823
SWETA VIVEK	SENIOR DIRECTOR, DATA ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS	40.00	Highest	$127,994	$24,784	$152,778
FEMI-AMA JOHNSON	DIRECTOR, COLLEGE ACCESS	40.00	Highest	$120,036	$18,809	$138,845

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$7,639,117	$7,381,948	$14,964,025	$257,169
2022	$15,625,372	$7,281,994	$14,284,334	$8,343,378
2021	$6,900,409	$6,112,537	$4,950,097	$787,872
2020	$5,872,455	$6,033,025	$4,307,223	$-160,570
2019	$5,924,111	$5,469,854	$4,354,869	$454,257
2018	$4,237,376	$4,476,496	$3,714,824	$-239,120

ACHIEVE ATLANTA INC