Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Vulnerable Communities Initiative Inc
EIN 86-1741069 • 501(c)3 • Atlanta, GA
Profile
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
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
71st percentile
Higher net margin than 71% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$33,014
Down $272 (-0.8%) from 2024
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$33,014
Down $272 (-0.8%) from 2024
Revenue
Down$144,474
Down $2,424 (-1.7%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$144,746
Up $989 (+0.7%) from 2024
Net Income
Down-$272
Down $3,413 (-109%) from 2024
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $33,014
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $33,014
- Revenue
- $144,474
- Expenses
- $144,746
- Net income
- -$272
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
- Signed
- Mar 20, 2026
- Return Version
- 2025v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $144,474
Mission and Program Overview
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
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
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Community Progress technical assistance on land banking, heir property policy and legal issues | $90,729 | $90,729 |
| Lincoln Land Institute Heir Property consultation on Jan. 22-24, 2025 in Cambridge, MA | $22,495 | $22,495 |
| University of Georgia EPA Consultancy | $16,250 | $16,250 |
| Corporation for Rehabilitation of Housing (San Juan) Technical assistance to Puerto Rico residents | $15,000 | $15,000 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Alexander | Chair And Executive Director | PT | $95,183 | - | $95,183 |
| Josiah Watts | Director Of Community Engagement | - | $19,415 | - | $19,415 |
| Kim Graziani | Vice Chair And Director Of Programs | - | $8,838 | - | $8,838 |
| Stephanie Earl | Director Of Finance And Research | - | $4,800 | - | $4,800 |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Vulnerable Communities Initiative Inc
- EIN
- 86-1741069
- Phone
- 4044069772
- Address
- 3028 MORNINGTON DR NW, ATLANTA, GA 30327-1222
Signing Officer
- Name
- Stephanie Earl
- Title
- Director of Finance and Research
- Phone
- 4044069772
- Signed
- 2026-03-20
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