Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report

 

Dear friends and supporters,

Finding comfort in change was the theme for Hands On Atlanta in 2022. 

The top headline is that we grew our annual budget by more than $1 million. We doubled down on tackling Atlanta’s most pressing needs and continued our focus on improving educational equity and food security. We launched a new volunteer portal (here) to make doing good easier and faster than ever before. We added more partners to our education programs, supported more students, and distributed millions more meals. We grew our engagement numbers by more than 50% from FY21, mobilizing 37,000 Atlantans to do something good. In addition, we supported huge community events like the Million Meal Pack at State Farm Arena and 9/11 Day. It all added up to 190,000 hours served across metro Atlanta.

You will also see change happening inside of Hands On Atlanta. We added 5 new full-time positions and maintained our strategic focus on our racial equity goals. Our team is now majority BIPOC (55%), with our governing board and senior leadership team at 50% BIPOC. You can meet our team, our boards and advisory council here. We bid farewell to our long-time office space in West Midtown, securing warehouse space at 970 Jefferson Street (aka the old Atlanta Community Food Bank), alongside a community of other nonprofits. Notably, this is the same building where Hands On Atlanta hosted our first ever service project in 1989. Our new, permanent, office location will be announced in FY23.

As we continue our journey to a more engaged and equitable community, we are honored that you have chosen to join us as a partner, supporter and friend. Thanks for helping us change Atlanta and ourselves over the last year!

 

President and CEO

 

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK INTO OUR work

SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

Hands On Atlanta Week

From Oct. 3-10, 2021, 2,500 Atlantans celebrated service during Hands On Atlanta Week, presented by The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Volunteers served 7,000 hours at 300+ projects and events, supporting 70 nonprofit partners and schools.

STRATEGIC PROGRAMS

Education Programs

In SY22, Hands On Atlanta served 9,143 students (2,907 unduplicated) through our wraparound education programs. Lead by Georgia’s largest AmeriCorps program, we also organized a virtual program Disco (formerly Discovery), staffed and developed programming for the City of Atlanta Centers of Hope, and students from six schools received 6,098 meals through our Meals 4 Kids program to address food insecurity issues exacerbated by the pandemic.

 

TUTORING + COACHING

35 AmeriCorps members provided coaching and tutoring to 520 students, completing 72,882 hours of service at 15 partner sites with 100% of partners recommending Hands On Atlanta to their peer schools and organizations.

AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING

Hands On Atlanta placed 3 part-time instructors in the after-school program at C.T. Martin's Centers of Hope during the second semester, serving 30+ students with 367 hours of after-school instruction & enrichment provided.

WEEKEND ENRICHMENT

Through Disco, a virtual Saturday enrichment program led by Hands On Atlanta Civic Fellows, 108 students in grades K-5 from 8 partner schools participated in engaging, interactive, standards-based activities.

 

OUR EDUCATION PARTNERS

 
“I have seen a huge improvement in the way that my students speak to their peers and adults, as
well as how they self-regulate when dealing with their own emotions.””
— AmeriCorps SEL Coach
“My students’ interest in education has definitely increased. At first, they were unsure about waking up early to learn on a Saturday. Now, it is what they look forward to.””
— Disco Parent
“As I started coming to Disco more, I enjoyed it a lot. One day
when I grow up, I want to be an engineer. Disco has given me
materials that I need to be familiar with in my future job.””
— Disco Student

SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

MLK sunday supper

On Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, close to 200 corporate and community leaders from across metro Atlanta united, virtually, for our 8th annual MLK Sunday Supper for an intimate, vulnerable, and thought-provoking experience about What We Teach Our Kids About Race.

Relive the MLK Sunday Supper + Days of Service

STRATEGIC PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY + Civic ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Engaging more people to do more good was a primary focus for our the Community and Civic Engagement team, coming out of the pandemic. Growing our Civic Leadership Program, supporting more nonprofits and leveraging new technology helped surpass our goals. During FY22 we grew our engagement numbers by close to 50%, engaging 37,300 people to serve close to 189,552 hours (about 50,000 hours more than FY21) at virtual and in-person projects - maintaining a high quality and experience with an average Net Promoter Score of 87.

 

VOLUNTEER + CIVIC LEADERSHIP

Through our Civic Leadership Program, 19 Civic Fellows served 2600+ hours leading 125 projects and engaging over 900 volunteers. They also fundraised $13,000.

TACKLING ATL’S MOST PRESSING NEEDS

10,500+ Hands On Atlanta volunteers supported 60 nonprofits fighting food insecurity to help distribute over 10 million meals across metro Atlanta.

BUILDING NONPROFIT’S CAPACITY

160 nonprofits partnered to post over 10,000 projects to our opportunity calendar, and we launched Service Enterprise to help strengthen 6 partners.

 

our community and civic engagement partners

This is just a sample, but you can explore 150+ nonprofit and community partners here.

“My colleagues and I volunteered as part of our company’s national day of service. This event was perfect because it accomodated a large group and we were able to briefly interact with the population we were serving.” ”
— Volunteer at C.H.O.I.C.E.S.
“Food insecurity is so important and I appreciate the way Hands On Atlanta provided a bridge to solve the problem for some students this week. There will always be more we can do—but the doing is a step in the right direction!””
— Volunteer from OneDigital
“When I signed up with Hands On Atlanta, I was required to complete “mandatory” community service. I chose Hugs & Hope based on their mission and availability. I honestly didn’t know what to expect, however any apprehension immediately dissipated when I met Ms Jeri Austin and her husband Paul. I was greeted warmly and welcomed with open arms and zero judgement. Kindness and caring is shown to every individual - food recipients and volunteers alike. At the onset, it was abundantly clear to me that they are committed to their cause of fighting hunger in the community with the generous donations they receive. Along with actual and virtual hugs and hope, the love is palpable and permeates throughout. I am eternally grateful to the Austin’s for allowing me to participate in their efforts. I hope that my work with their organization helped in some small way and when I am able, I would be honored to work with them again. Wishing them continued success in all endeavors. I am truly thankful, grateful and blessed to have had this opportunity. <3 ”
— Volunteer at Hugs & Hope

SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

SPRING FOR SERVICE

In celebration of Global Volunteer Month (April), we mobilized 3,000 volunteers across 6,000 hours and highlighted the exceptional work of volunteers through inspirational volunteer stories.

THANK YOU TO OUR INCREDIBLE SUPPORTERS!

% of Contribution

The total budget for our 2022 fiscal year grew by almost $1.5 million from FY21 totaling $4,641,969. Growth was led by a multi-year AmeriCorps grant and financial support from more than 100 corporate partners and foundations. We’ve also added the gains and losses from our investment portfolio and the generous support of the 733 individual donors.

FY22 CHAMPION SUPPORTERS

$50,000+

$20,000 - $49,999

  • Atlanta Braves Foundation

  • Change Healthcare

  • Chick-fil-A Foundation, note: Chick-fil-A, Inc. Corporate Social Responsibility, 26000

  • CoreGiving

  • Corporation for National and Community Service

  • David, Helen and Marian Woodward Foundation

  • Gould Family Foundation

  • LexisNexis Risk Solutions

  • Mingledorff's

  • NCR Foundation

  • Norfolk Southern Foundation

  • OneDigital

  • Sartain Lanier Family Foundation

  • Scott Hudgens Family Foundation

  • The City of Atlanta

$15,000 - $19,999

  • Accenture

  • Georgia Power

  • Google

  • Kia Motors America

  • Salesforce

  • Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation

  • United Healthcare

  • UPS Foundation

$10,000 - $14,999

  • ADP

  • 9-11 Day

  • American Tower Corporation

  • Deloitte Consulting, LLP

  • iVision Inc

  • John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation

  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

  • LuluMa Foundation

  • Schneider

  • Siemens

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Acres Management

  • Alston & Bird LLP

  • Baker Hostetler

  • CRH Americas, Inc

  • EZ Agape Foundation

  • Fifth Third Bank

  • Gas South

  • HOK, Inc.

  • John and Mary Franklin Foundation

  • KaVo Kerr

  • Manhattan Associates, Inc

  • McKinsey & Company

  • Mercedes-Benz USA

  • Protiviti

  • Snap Inc.

  • Southern Company

  • State Bar of Georgia

  • Target

  • TEGNA Foundation

  • The Clorox Company Foundation

  • WarnerMedia

  • Wells Fargo

  • Zuora

$2,500 - $4,999

  • AA LaRocco & Associates

  • Amazon

  • Atlanta Select Properties Team at Keller Williams Realty

  • Bain & Company

  • BDO

  • Bennett Thrasher

  • Choate Construction Company

  • DECA

  • Event 360

  • Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

  • Good Neighbors Family Trust

  • Greystone Power Corporation

  • Invesco

  • Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

  • Northside Hospital

  • Points of Light Institute

  • Ryan Companies US, Inc.

  • Saint-Gobain

  • Scripps Howard Foundation

  • Southern Poverty Law Center

  • Synovus

  • TowerPoint

$1 - $2,499

  • A. Montag & Associates INC

  • AmazonSmile

  • Amerisource

  • Atlanta Hawks

  • Benevity

  • BluSky

  • BOKS Kids

  • Bright Funds Foundation

  • Charities Aid Foundation of America

  • Cobb EMC

  • Community Action For Improvement Inc.

  • Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

  • Dell

  • Delta Community Credit Union

  • Emshoff Giving Fund

  • Facebook

  • Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

  • Frontstream

  • High Street Logistics

  • IBM

  • Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA

  • Jackson Healthcare, LLC

  • KPMG

  • Kresge Foundation

  • Kroger

  • MAPP

  • Markel Corporation

  • Mary Ryan & Henry G. Kuhrt Foundation

  • MetLife

  • National Philanthropic Trust

  • New York Life

  • Newell Brands

  • One4All

  • PayPal

  • Pledgeling Foundation

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

  • Primrose Schools

  • R Howard Dobbs Jr Foundation

  • Robert Half International

  • Ross Department Stores

  • Salesloft

  • SeekOut

  • Shopify

  • Stone Resource Group

  • The Home Depot Foundation

  • Truist

  • United Way of Greater Rochester

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

$10,000 +

  • John Cleveland

  • David and Donna Brown

  • Dennis Williams

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Alison D'Agostino

  • Becky Schmitt

  • Ben Bunyard

  • Cindy Abel

  • Kelly Chancy

  • Linda Silberman

  • Naka Nathaniel

  • Richard Goldsmith

  • Sabra Ellingson

  • Tim Palmer

  • Yasir Mirza

$1,000 - $4,999

  • Adam Harrell

  • Adrienne White

  • Amy Phuong

  • Andrew Liebler

  • Anita Hilbun

  • Ann Cramer

  • Annie Loescher

  • Arlene and Bryan Cohen

  • Brent Perper

  • Camry Blaising

  • Cara Stevens

  • Carl Hill

  • David Jernigan

  • David Wender

  • Elizabeth Chrane

  • Ellen Brown Landers

  • Fontaine Lee

  • Homer Hill

  • James Velissaris

  • Janis Smith

  • Jay Bernath

  • Jay Cranman

  • Jennifer Hartz

  • Jim Grien

  • Julianna Cagle

  • Katherine Littmann

  • Kenneth Bernhardt

  • Kent Alexander

  • Kroopa Desai

  • Lillie Madali

  • Marva Lewis

  • Mason Hood

  • Matt Westmoreland

  • Michelle Nunn

  • Michelle Wirth

  • Molly Burke

  • Nick Costides

  • Robert Chrane

  • Ryan Paulowsky

  • Ryan Wilson

  • Sarrah Schoenewald

  • Scott Hilsen

  • Steve Chiariello

  • Terri Theisen

  • Tiffani Nevels

  • Tina Jones

  • Todd Croom

  • William Collins

$500 - $999

  • Adolfo Villagomez

  • Aisha Harrison

  • Alex Ebanks

  • Allison Anderson

  • Andy Knorr

  • Angela Reid

  • Anthony Hong

  • Anthony Reh

  • Ashley Collier

  • B C Kelly

  • Bart Cohen

  • Christopher Collier

  • Dan O'Hara

  • David Dziuma

  • Debbie Maslia

  • Gordon Strause

  • Greg Thompson

  • James and Diane White

  • Jeffery Reilly

  • Jim Landers

  • Joanna Hull

  • Joel Libowsky

  • John Nixon

  • Karman Duchon

  • Kelly Lee

  • Kelsey Osman

  • Kerri Sauer

  • Kimberly Cudahy

  • Lisa Sharp

  • Manna Sirak

  • Mary McTague

  • Matt Freeman

  • Monique Shields

  • Morli Desai

  • Norbert Schmidt

  • Paul Jackson

  • Quintin Williams

  • Rachel Sprecher

  • Randall Pilkenton

  • Rhizy Brachmi

  • Robert Postlethwait

  • Sean O'Brien

  • Whitney Deal Marshall

  • Zachary Powell

PROUD champion PARTNERS