Georgia Works 250 Auburn Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
933413899
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4042156680
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeless Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$147,640
Expenses
$72,243
Assets
$15,596,618
Liabilities
$15,593,657

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DARLENE SCHULTZ (CEO, Ex-Officio Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • DARLENE SCHULTZ (CEO, Ex-Officio Director): $212,540 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Along with Georgia Works, Inc., the organizations have a combined purpose to provide assistance to chronically homeless men and help them become self-sufficient and productive members of society.

What it reported doing in 2024

Along with Georgia Works, Inc., the organizations have a combined purpose to provide assistance to chronically homeless men and help them become self-sufficient and productive members of society. In March 2023, the Organization purchased a building for use as a base of operations and programming. The full cost of the renovation project, including the building purchase, is estimated to be $16,100,000. As of June 30, 2025 and 2024, $14,030,773 and $6,424,268, respectively, has been spent on construction. The purchase and renovation of the site are being funded with $5,500,000 Federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds awarded through the Georgia Office of Planning and Budget (OPB). The remaining cost is funded through private grants, contributions, and debt financing. The Organization has entered a construction contract in the amount of $6,929,480 including the change orders for the renovations. A balance of the construction contract remaining was approximately $180,000 at June 30, 2025 and is expected to be completed during fiscal year 2026.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 64
  • Accountability: 80
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.9%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 51.1%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 215.89; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 50% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $213K · 4 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.