Atlanta Speech School Inc (EIN 580566198) - 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

1938

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Comer Yates

Phone

4042335332

Tax Period

2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31

Atlanta Speech School Inc, founded in 1938, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $27.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 32% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $32.4M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 17% operating deficit.

Mission

To bring deep reading to each and every child so they can find their voice to determine their own future and make the greatest difference in the lives of others.

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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 (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,108,806

Program Service Revenue $15,851,258

Investment Income $3,633,609

Other Revenue $1,149,997

TOTAL REVENUE $27,743,670

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $1,633,059

Salaries & Benefits $22,498,802

Fundraising Expenses $867,171

Program Expenses $28,450,364

Other Expenses $8,246,777

TOTAL EXPENSES $32,378,638

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$27,743,670	$40,727,890	-0.3%
Expenses	$32,378,638	$29,841,952	+0.1%
Net Income	$-4,634,968	$10,885,938	-1.4%

Key Indicators

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

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

377

Volunteers

253

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

$367,938

Total Directors

$98,366

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Carrie Lanier	Chair	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Katie Michaels Post	Vice Chair	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kathryn Bridges Miller	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
William H Linginfelter	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Antonin Aeck	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Virginia N Almand	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jay Bailey	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jen Bennecke	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kenzie Biggins	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ali Blaisdell	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Bowlin	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Molly Eskew	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jessica Freeman	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jasmyne Frowner	Teacher	40.00	Director	$82,646	$15,720	$98,366
Akilah Heggs	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Andrea Hershatter	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Hertz	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Liza Jancik	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Hardman Knox	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Arielle Garber Kohan	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lee Loughran	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chaundra Luckett	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rhonda L Matheison	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Mellott	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Eileen Millard	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anthony Montag	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chris Moses	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Ashleigh Murriel	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brooke Perez	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kama Bethel Pierce	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ursula Reynolds	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Russ Richards	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Brumley Robitaille	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Roemer	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lyle Ross	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rafael I San Miguel	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sachin Shailendra	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chelsea Ulrich Tarnoff	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Greer Taylor	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Susie Trotochaud	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Caroline Warren	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Glenn D Warren	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ellen Wiley	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rayna Wooden	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
James Comer Yates	Executive Director	40.00	Officer	$190,000	$9,500	$199,500
Daniela Olaye	Chief Financial Officer	40.00	Officer	$142,367	$26,071	$168,438
Stacey Wallen	Field Implementation Coordinator	40.00	Highest	$120,961	$39,852	$160,813
Aaron Spitalnick	Director of Technology	40.00	Highest	$160,468	$19,945	$180,413
Ryan James	Director of Rollins Center/Chief Academic Officer	40.00	Highest	$175,826	$42,596	$218,422
Lola Stringer	Director of Afterschool/Summer	40.00	Highest	$118,199	$17,832	$136,031
Laura Bollman	Director of Strategy & Operation Rollins	40.00	Highest	$125,190	$26,567	$151,757

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
2025	$27,743,670	$32,378,638	$124,098,662	$-4,634,968
2024	$40,727,890	$29,841,952	$124,581,491	$10,885,938
2023	$33,890,215	$27,130,588	$105,314,221	$6,759,627
2022	$37,915,477	$26,748,037	$101,302,311	$11,167,440
2021	$24,977,187	$24,532,279	$105,924,715	$444,908
2020	$20,221,138	$23,397,453	$88,473,995	$-3,176,315
2019	$24,433,723	$22,407,642	$89,173,905	$2,026,081

Atlanta Speech School Inc