2024-05-14T12:04:08-05:00 2023-12-31 581653941 MOORE COLSON & COMPANY PC 600 GALLERIA PARKWAY SE SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30339 990EZ 2023-01-01 882794203 CIRCLES COBB INC CIRC 7707652935 840 ERNEST BARRETT PKWY NW 440151 KENNESAW GA 301600103 BARBARA GARNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7707652935 2024-05-14 1 BARBARA GARNER 999009999 1 ANDY STARNES P00887389 7709890028 0 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X HTTPS://WWW.CIRCLESCOBB.ORG/ X X 128559 X 128559 128559 104133 34866 138999 -10440 84400 73960 0 73960 0 73960 0 0 0 73960 X CIRCLES COBB BUILDS COMMUNITY TO END POVERTY THROUGH INTENTIONAL FRIENDSHIPS, PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE LED BY THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO THE CHALLENGE. CIRCLES COBB IS A TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO HELPING LOCAL FAMILIES OVERCOME POVERTY THROUGH THE POWER OF INTENTIONAL, CROSS-CLASS FRIENDSHIPS AND SUSTAINED PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. BY PAIRING FAMILIES ASPIRING TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE WITH TWO TO THREE MENTORS, WE PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK THAT OFFERS CONNECTIONS, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH INCLUDES TRAINING IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, GOAL-SETTING, AND WORKFORCE READINESS SKILLS, ALONGSIDE PRACTICAL SUPPORT SUCH AS WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH SHARED MEALS AND CHILDCARE TO EASE HURDLES TO PARTICIPATION. 0 0 FOR OVER 25 YEARS, THE CIRCLES MODEL HAS BEEN TRANSFORMING LIVES, WITH PROVEN RESULTS IN OVER 80 COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. AFTER 18 MONTHS IN THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS REALIZE A 75% INCREASE IN INCOME AND A 63% BOOST IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (ON AVERAGE), ALONG WITH A BROADER SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK. AT CIRCLES COBB, 2023 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS INITIALLY AVERAGED 104% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AND REALIZED A 5% INCREASE IN INCOME IN JUST 12 WEEKS, WITH 18 MONTHS REMAINING IN THE PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. 0 0 BEYOND INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT, CIRCLES COBB IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WE COLLABORATE WITH PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT PERPETUATE POVERTY. THESE CHALLENGES ARE THEN BROUGHT BEFORE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, ENSURING THAT THE SOLUTIONS ARE INFORMED BY THOSE WHO FACE THESE OBSTACLES DAILY. BY DOING SO, WE NOT ONLY TRANSFORM INDIVIDUAL LIVES BUT ALSO DRIVE COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRESS, HELPING TO MAKE COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT. 0 0 X BARBARA GARNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 68671 0 0 KEYLAN MITCHELL CIRCLES COACH 22.00 15972 0 0 HOLLY TUCHMAN BOARD CHAIR 2.00 0 0 0 JERI BARR VICE CHAIR 2.00 0 0 0 LISA OLENS SECRETARY 2.00 0 0 0 ANDY STARNES TREASURER 2.00 0 0 0 JOHN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 ELLIOTT HENNINGTON DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 JEFF JERNIGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 WILLIAM JOHNSON DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 SHARI MARTIN DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 ALAN NICELY DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA AUTUMN SINES 81 LAKE SOMERSET CREST MARIETTA GA 30064 7707652935 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 128559 128559 128559 128559 10603 10603 0 10603 10603 117956 128559 128559 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: MILEAGE. AMOUNT: 2,635. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,376. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 4,210. DESCRIPTION: COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. AMOUNT: 848. DESCRIPTION: UTILITIES. AMOUNT: 1,695. DESCRIPTION: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 2,060. DESCRIPTION: NETWORK MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 416. DESCRIPTION: LEGAL. AMOUNT: 600. DESCRIPTION: STAFF CONFERENCES/TRAINING. AMOUNT: 3,161. DESCRIPTION: NETWORK FOR GOOD. AMOUNT: 5,000. DESCRIPTION: CHILDREN'S PROGRAM SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 346. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 367. DESCRIPTION: CHILDCARE TEAM. AMOUNT: 1,744. DESCRIPTION: CIRCLE LEADERS STIPENDS CHECKS. AMOUNT: 603. DESCRIPTION: OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 380. DESCRIPTION: CIRCLES USA ANNUAL FEE. AMOUNT: 5,000. DESCRIPTION: BOARD/VOL APPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 235. DESCRIPTION: SPECIAL EVENTS. AMOUNT: 568. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 2,906. DESCRIPTION: BOARD MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 716. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 34,866. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: 2022 CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE ENTITY BEGAN OPERATIONS. AMOUNT: 84,400. 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.