EIN 58-0566198

Atlanta Speech School

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
315
State
Year formed
1938
Most recent tax filings
2023-05-01
Description
The Atlanta Speech School's mission is to help each person develop his or her full potential through language and literacy.
Total revenues
$33,890,215
2023
Total expenses
$27,130,588
2023
Total assets
$105,314,221
2023
Num. employees
315
2023

Program areas at Atlanta Speech School

Established in 1938, the Atlanta Speech School (the "School") is composed of four schools, a clinic offering four distinct therapeutic and academic services, and a professional adult learning institute for coaching and teaching with global reach. These programs share a common mission: to help each person develop their full potential through language and literacy. Each day, extraordinarily dedicated and talented individuals make significant differences in the lives of the children and adults they serve helping them discover their voice, and the power of that voice, for a lifetime. For that purpose, the programs of the School work independently and collaboratively to ensure the best outcome for each person served. As a core part of its mission, the School has never denied access to a student in need of our services as a result of a family's socioeconomic circumstances.The School effects transformative change in the lives of children and adults through research-based practices, innovation, advocacy, and partnerships with other organizations so that each child at the Atlanta Speech School and every child served - in Georgia and beyond - can acquire the language and literacy abilities essential for deciding their own future.As the nation's most comprehensive center for language and literacy, the four schools on campus serve approximately 351 preschoolers and elementary-age children annually. These schools are the Katherine Hamm Center (a listening, spoken language, and literacy program for children ages birth to six who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families); the Wardlaw School (elementary school for children with dyslexia); Stepping Stones (literacy-foundation preschool for young children with significant speech and/or language delays); and, the Anne & Jim Kenan Preschool (a language and literacy focused early childhood education).
Through the clinic, the School provides diagnostic, therapeutic and remediation services to both children and adults along the Reading Brain Continuum. These services include Speech-Language (evaluation and therapy for children and adults); Occupational Therapy (pediatric therapy to address sensory integration, handwriting, or fine/gross motor difficulties); and the Learning Lab (specialized individual or small group academic intervention for children struggling academically). In all cases, services are available through telepractice. Services also include Audiology, outsourced through PENTA: Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat of Atlanta.
Established as a "teaching hospital" for educators, the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy ("Rollins Center"), takes professional development to the field, allowing the School's mission to reach beyond the campus. With a specific focus on breaking the cycle of illiteracy for children whose families have been denied access to education for generations, the Rollins Center carries the School's 85+ years of expertise constructing the deep reading brain in children along the continuum from prenatal through third grade. This work is made available for all child-facing adults: educators, caregivers, health care professionals and communities across Georgia and beyond. Collaborating with an advisory council of thirteen of the nation's foremost experts on child development and literacy, the Rollins Center synthesizes the science of reading and integrates on campus with all School programs to develop and deliver onsite teacher training and coaching, in addition to providing professional development to schools within and outside the region and offering free online training through our Cox Campus learning platform and virtual community of practice. The Rollins Center partners with public and private organizations to reach more than 250,000 members on Cox Campus to deliver, for free, effective language and literacy strategies and improve effectiveness of service delivery across sectors to equitably transform young lives. Literacy and Justice for All, through which the city of Marietta and Atlanta Public Schools are setting a national standard by establishing themselves as providing a literacy ecosystem across the entire continuum in children's lives brings the work of the Rollins Center to life through our partnership with the United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation and the city of Marietta.Since 2017, the Rollins Center has worked with Grady Hospital to change the standard of care to include ensuring every baby leaves the hospital with an adult prepared to deliver language nutrition. More than 7,000 babies have received the benefits of Talk With Me Baby, the hospital-wide ecosystem that prioritizes families' relationships with children and applying the science of healthy brain development and language acquisition.

Who funds Atlanta Speech School

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
James M Cox Foundation of GeorgiaSpecial Project$2,100,000
The Ma-Ran FoundationGeneral Support$2,091,295
United Way of Greater AtlantaGeneral Support$1,300,000
...and 51 more grants received totalling $7,386,714

Personnel at Atlanta Speech School

NameTitleCompensation
Daniela OlayeChief Financial Officer$125,965
Comer YatesExecutive Director
Catherine SabonisDirector of Communications
Aaron SpitalnickDirector of Technology$150,849
Susan BrownDirector of Development
...and 22 more key personnel

Financials for Atlanta Speech School

RevenuesFYE 05/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$17,729,301
Program services$13,858,903
Investment income and dividends$1,942,286
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$450,238
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-90,513
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$33,890,215

Form 990s for Atlanta Speech School

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-052023-09-27990View PDF
2022-052022-09-27990View PDF
2021-052021-10-04990View PDF
2020-052020-11-19990View PDF
2019-052019-10-31990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 24, 2024
Received grants
Identified 18 new grant, including a grant for $1,300,000 from United Way of Greater Atlanta
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $45,000 from TR Edna Wardlaw Chrtble Trust
February 4, 2024
Received grants
Identified 23 new grant, including a grant for $2,100,000 from James M Cox Foundation of Georgia
December 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
3160 Northside Pkwy NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Metro area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
County
Fulton County, GA
Website URL
atlantaspeechschool.org/ 
Phone
(404) 233-5332
Facebook page
AtlantaSpeechSchool 
Twitter profile
@atlspeechschool 
IRS details
EIN
58-0566198
Fiscal year end
May
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1938
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B28: Special Education Institutions, Programs
NAICS code, primary
6116: Other Schools and Instruction
Parent/child status
Independent
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