2026-07-31T08:03:47-07:00 2025-12-31 922053187 Hezlep Nonprofit Advisors 3050 Five Forks Trickum Rd SW Suite Lilburn GA 30047 990 2025-01-01 582127610 CLARKSTON COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION INC CLAR 4045081050 3701 COLLEGE AVENUE PO BOX 217 CLARKSTON GA 30021 LUAY SAMI Executive Dir. 2026-07-31 true ADAM HEZLEP P03216230 7705127600 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DR HENRY CHIP CAREY 3701 COLLEGE AVENUE PO BOX 217 CLARKSTON GA 30021 481415 false X WWW.CLARKSTONCOMMUNITYCENTER.ORG X 1994 GA THE MISSION OF THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY CENTER IS TO CONNECT ATLANTA'S COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES THROUGH EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND THE ARTS. 6 6 6 170 0 351990 214770 11930 252781 0 194127 11156 558047 478707 0 0 285556 197809 0 51361 298937 316477 584493 514286 -26446 -35579 360498 290962 66251 32294 294247 258668 X THE MISSION OF THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY CENTER IS TO CONNECT ATLANTA'S COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES THROUGH EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND THE ARTS. false false 201100 3400 SENIOR REFUGEE PROGRAM (SRP): Provides ESL, exercise, fellowship, and recreational opportunities to some of our most vulnerable residents. Older people who come as refugees face the greatest challenges transitioning to a new culture, have difficulty learning English, and are often isolated. Seniors from 57 refugee countries attend morning classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, spending the morning learning English, talking with volunteers, receiving valuable health education, and interacting with each other. Seniors are also offered art classes and exercise classes such as Tai Chi and stretching.Adult Education, Arts, Health, and Community Services:adult English language programs, including the Hello English program serving refugee women; the Care & Connection program, in partnership with Georgia State University's School of Public Health, which reduces social isolation and improves mental well-being through culturally relevant group activities such as crochet, henna art, and gardening; arts and culture programming, including classes, exhibitions, cultural celebrations, and a community podcast; technology access, providing computer access, digital literacy training, and internet access in partnership with the DeKalb County Public Library System; parent advocate training; and community health and wellness workshops and resource fairs. 84600 Clarkston Youth Development Program:Assists and educates students, including recently arrived refugees and children from low-income families in the area, from kindergarten through 12th grade. The CCC Quiet Zones 2.0 afterschool program, sponsored by DeKalb County Youth Services, provides tutoring, homework help, STEM engagement, workforce development, and positive image exercises. The Summer STEAM Plus Camp teaches science, technology, engineering, art, writing, and math in a seven-week program engaging over 50 students ages 5 to 18, most from families at the poverty level and many recent refugees. Leaders of Tomorrow trains refugee high school students in cohorts of 10 to 20 to develop leadership skills, college and work readiness, and civic responsibility. The program also includes the Book Buddies reading and learning-loss tutoring program funded by United Way, the Youth Cycle program, and the Global Youth Ambassadors program. 76700 249381 Community Events and Gathering-Place Operations:The Center's historic facility serves as the primary gathering place for the Clarkston community, one of the most ethnically diverse communities in the United States. The Center makes its auditorium, meeting rooms, kitchen, and grounds available for community events, cultural celebrations, weddings, performances, television and media production, and gatherings hosted by residents, community groups, and partner organizations. In 2025 the Center hosted events serving 60,000 community members, directly furthering its mission to connect Atlanta's communities and cultures through education, recreation, and the arts. Facility-use fees charged for these events constitute program service revenue that sustains the Center's charitable programs. 1073 Other Program Services Food Services Program:Over half of the children residing in the Clarkston area live in poverty. The Center's food pantry, opened in September 2011, provides low-income families with food, clothes, and hygiene products throughout the week as an emergency food pantry, as well as on the first Saturday of every month. 1073 363473 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false GA X X MARCELLI BOOKKEEPING 7068470084 PO BOX 1261 DALTON GA 30722 LUAY SAMI Executive Dir. 60.00 0.00 X 70700 0 0 DR HENRY CHIP CAREY Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLEY DIXON VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY ZAMBRANO Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DR ASHLI OWEN-SMITH Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALMA NIETO Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FARAH DHARAMSHI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 70700 0 false false false 0 102894 111876 214770 COMMUNITY SERVICES 249381 249381 FOOD PANTRY SENIOR REFUGEE 3400 3400 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 252781 0 0 0 0 0 5893 2708 3185 3185 0 0 OTHER REVENUE 7971 7971 7971 478707 260752 3185 X 0 0 0 0 70700 14140 35350 21210 0 108073 97218 7663 3192 0 5552 3458 1336 758 13484 8399 3244 1841 0 0 3969 3969 0 0 0 164385 130671 33714 0 16956 10562 4079 2315 7021 4374 1689 958 0 39736 37351 1589 796 20 12 5 3 0 0 2585 1610 622 353 0 7083 6658 283 142 18897 17763 756 378 PROGRAM EXPENSES 23719 23719 FUNDRASING EXPENSES 17763 17763 OTHER EXPENSES 11014 5465 4352 1197 BANK / CC FEES 1707 1063 411 233 1622 1010 390 222 514286 363473 99452 51361 238637 168047 0 0 41722 49859 0 0 0 0 0 130941 57885 80139 73056 0 0 0 0 0 360498 290962 21922 17982 25000 19329 14312 66251 32294 X 294247 257753 915 294247 258668 360498 290962 -35579 X false true X true false X 273758 292409 203205 327918 214770 1312060 0 0 273758 292409 203205 327918 214770 1312060 132026 1180034 198219 247457 176101 194937 816714 0 1849 4174 4305 1645 7971 19944 2148718 307894 0.54920 0.53880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 82810 21271 61539 15775 15775 32356 20839 11517 73056 X 478707 478707 478707 514286 514286 514286 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authority, based on the technical merits of the position. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there are no known items which would result in a material accrual related to where the Organization has federal or state attributable tax positions. Generally, a taxing authority has three years to examine a tax return from the later of the filing date or extended due date. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 BEFORE FILING IT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c WHEN NEW BOARD MEMBERS OR STAFF JOIN OUR ORGANIZATION THEY ARE ASKED TO SIGN THE POLICY. THE DIRECTOR WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE PROGRAM AND ACCOUNTING STAFF TO MONITOR ALL POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT WITH RESPECT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE BOARD REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE METRO ATLANTA AREA. THE BOARD'S DELIBERATION AND DECISION, INCLUDING THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON, ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING AT WHICH THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVALUATES EACH EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE, WORKLOAD, AND COMPETENCY ANNUALLY AND REVIEWS COMPENSATION AGAINST COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVAL AND ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE TAX YEAR UPON REQUEST. THE INQUIRING PARTY SIMPLY MAKES A REQUEST AT THE FRONT OFFICE AND THE DOCUMENT WILL BE COPIED AND GIVEN TO THE REQUESTOR. FUNDERS CAN ALSO FIND US ON GUIDE STAR.