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VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $144K · expenses $145K · assets $33K

EIN
86-1741069
Address
3028 MORNINGTON DR NW, ATLANTA, GA 30327-1222
Website
https://www.vulnerablecommunities.org
NTEE code
S20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2021
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Mission

THE 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. In 2025: Focus on heir property policy and legal issues, with specific focus on coastal and rural communities, often in collaboration with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Southeast Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership, and coastal communities in the southeastern United States. Disaster response and disaster impacts in Southern California Technical assistance to Puerto Rico in collaboration with the Corporation for Rehabilitation of Housing (San Juan) Disaster Early Response work in Lawrence, KY Technical assistance on land banking in Brunswick, GA and Savannah-Chatham, GA Preliminary assistance to Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development on land banking and tax foreclosure reforms

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Frank Alexander Chair and Executive Director2022-2025 $95,183$481,399 1
Kim Graziani Vice Chair and Director of Programs2022-2025 $8,838$22,303 1
Josiah Watts Director of Community Engagement2022-2025 $19,415$20,185 1
Stephanie Earl Director of Finance and Research2022-2025 $4,800$12,431 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $128K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frank Alexander Chair and Executive Director10 $95,183-$0 $95,1831
Josiah Watts Director of Community Engagement2 $19,415-$0 $19,4151
Kim Graziani Vice Chair and Director of Programs2 $8,838-$0 $8,8381
Stephanie Earl Director of Finance and Research2 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
2024 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $124K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK S ALEXANDER CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECT10 $121,013-$0 $121,0131
STEPHANIE EARL DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND RE2 $3,310-$0 $3,3101
JOSIAH WATTS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGA2 $0-$0 $01
KIM GRAZIANI VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR OF2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $136K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK S ALEXANDER CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $134,626-$0 $134,6261
STEPHANIE EARL DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND RESEARCH2 $1,800-$0 $1,8001
JOSIAH WATTS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT2 $0-$0 $01
KIM GRAZIANI VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR OF STRATEGI2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $147K · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK S ALEXANDER CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $130,577$0$0 $130,5771
KIM GRAZIANI VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES2 $13,465$0$0 $13,4651
STEPHANIE EARL DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND RESEARCH10 $2,521$0$0 $2,5211
JOSIAH WATTS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT1 $770$0$0 $7701

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,474$144,746 $33,014$33,014 $105,729$38,745 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$146,898$143,757 $33,286$33,286 $105,552$41,346 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,099$165,184 $30,145$30,145 $138,154$27,945 ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,701$149,635 $29,230$29,230 $1,411$177,290 $147,333015

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $144,746 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $142,581 98.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,263 0.9%
Printing, publications, postage $902 0.6%
Total$144,746100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $143,757 spent · pay $124,323 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $124,323 86.5%
Fees to independent contractors $17,666 12.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,768 1.2%
Total$143,757100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $165,184 spent · pay $136,426 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $136,426 82.6%
Fees to independent contractors $27,158 16.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,600 1.0%
Total$165,184100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $149,635 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $148,003$148,003-- 98.9%
Insurance $901-$901- 0.6%
Office expenses $731-$731- 0.5%
Total$149,635100%

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