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VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE INC (EIN 86-1741069)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2025-04-16
IRS object ID
202511069349201321
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-16T14:07:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN832175462PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARSHALL JONESBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130000 MILL CREEK AVE STE 340AddressLine1Txt
CityALPHARETTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN861741069EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVULNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4044069772PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13028 MORNINGTON DR NWAddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP303271222ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFRANK S ALEXANDERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4044069772PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-16SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNATHAN LUMMUSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02049603PTIN
Phone4042312001PhoneNum
Preparation2025-04-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.VULNERABLECOMMUNITIES.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Gross Receipts$166,099GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$138,154ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$27,945ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$166,099TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$136,426SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$27,158FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$1,600OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$165,184TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$915ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$29,230NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$30,145NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,563BOYAmt
EOY$30,145EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,667BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,230BOYAmt
EOY$30,145EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,230BOYAmt
EOY$30,145EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND EQUITABLE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY STABILIZATION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND EQUITABLE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY STABILIZATION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. DURING 2022 THIS PRIMARILY INCLUDED (A) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES IN ALABAMA RELATED TO LAND BANKING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMPHIS, TN, RELATED TO LAND BANKING, (3) DISASTER EARLY RESPONSE WORK IN HAZARD, KY, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, AND GRIFFIN, GA, (4) RESEARCH AND PREPARATION OF ADVISORY LETTER ON LAND BANKING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA, (4) PARTICIPATION IN MULTIPLE MEETINGS RELATED TO LAND BANKING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN JUAN, PR, (5) COLLABORATION WITH GA. TECH IN PREPARATION OF NSF PROPOSAL, (6) CONSULTATIONS WITH SAVANNAH-CHATHAM LAND BANK; (7) CONSULTATIONS WITH GLYNN-BRUNSWICK LAND BANK AUTHORITY.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$163,584GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$0ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
STEPHANIE EARL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND RESEARCH2.00$1,800$0$0
JOSIAH WATTS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT2.00$0$0$0
KIM GRAZIANI
VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR OF STRATEGI2.00$0$0$0
FRANK S ALEXANDER
CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10.00$134,626$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRANK S ALEXANDERBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13028 MORNINGTON DR NWAddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP303271222ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4044069772PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,411CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$138,154CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$139,565TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,411CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$138,154CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$139,565TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$139,565PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,036CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,036TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$140,601TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$204,199GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 901. DESCRIPTION: FEES. AMOUNT: 20. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 679. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 1,600.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: . BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 11,667. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationIN ACCORDANCE WITH TREAS. REG. 301.7508A-1, THIS TAX PAYER IS CLAIMING THE RELIEF ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE HELENE AND REQUESTS ABATEMENT FOR ANY LATE FILING PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH FILING AFTER NOVEMBER 15, 2024, AND BEFORE MAY 1, 2025. TAX PAYER IS LOCATED IN THE AFFECTED AREA, AND COMPLETED FILING PRIOR TO MAY 1, 2025.ExplanationTxt

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE 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.DeclarationDesc