Program areas at Spring Initiative
Daily comprehensive youth programs serving students in different age groups year round.. programs run monday-friday, 4pm-7pm, but include significant programming during weekends and breaks, including college visits and educational trips throughout the year. Program focuses include individualized academic instruction and tutoring (remedial and enriching), college prep, mentoring, therapy, internships, exercise, healthy nutrition, and enrichment activities to engage each student's emotional, social, mental, cognitive and physical needs.
Baby university, which is a nine week intensive parenting program for expecting parents and families with children under the age of three. Each course is structured around a mixture of instruction and guided play time to help parents build skills that will foster optimal physical, emotional, and cognitive development in their babies and toddlers. Classes also provide opportunities for peer support, introspection and experiential learning.
Who funds Spring Initiative
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| Walton Family Foundation | 2023-12 | To Further Strengthen Program Quality and Staff Capacity To Ensure 96 Coahomacounty Students Have the Support To Create Personal, Academic and Career Goals To Imagine Their Futures. | $400,000 |
| Walton Family Foundation | 2023-12 | To Support the Mississippi Delta After-School Collaborative, A Coalition of After-School Youth Organizations | $60,000 |
| Phil Hardin Foundation | 2023-12 | Spring Initiative | $50,000 |
| ...and 9 more grants received |
Personnel at Spring Initiative
| Name | Title | Date of data |
|---|
| Bianca Zaharescu | Founder and Executive Director | 2024-11-07 |
| Tashenna Galmore | Director of Operations | 2024-11-07 |
| Teresa Johnson | Administrative Director | 2024-11-07 |
| Anja Thiessen | Founder and Director of Programs | 2024-11-07 |
| Aja Trask | Director of Programs | 2024-11-07 |
| ...and 11 more key personnel |
Financials for Spring Initiative
| Revenues | FYE 07/2023 | FYE 07/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,459,860 | $1,035,112 | 41% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $8,780 | $995 | 782.4% |
| Total revenues | $1,468,640 | $1,036,107 | 41.7% |
Organizations like Spring Initiative
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Books and Breakfast | 501(c)(3) | Evanston, IL | $951,046 |
| Take Stock in Children of Broward County | 501(c)(3) | Miramar, FL | $683,741 |
| Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council | 501(c)(3) | Williston, VT | $1,300,995 |
| Communities in Schools of Brazoria County | 501(c)(3) | Angleton, TX | $5,447,468 |
| Comprehensive Youth Development (CDI) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $4,099,848 |
| Communities in Schools of Cape Fear | 501(c)(3) | Wilmington, NC | $5,856,235 |
| Communities in Schools of Wayne County | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, IN | $623,803 |
| Communities in Schools of Delaware | 501(c)(3) | Dover, DE | $1,796,698 |
| Cambridge School Volunteers | 501(c)(3) | Cambridge, MA | $515,584 |
| Generation Serve | 501(c)(3) | Austin, TX | $484,832 |
Data update history
December 24, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $27,000 from Eades Foundation October 30, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Phil Hardin Foundation Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
EducationChildren
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 1759
- Clarksdale, MS 38614
- County
- Coahoma County, MS
- Website URL
- spring-initiative.org/Â
- Phone
- (217) 979-9741
IRS details
- EIN
- 45-2243846
- Fiscal year end
- July
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2011
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B90: Educational Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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