Georgia · Nonprofit
Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc
Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc (Georgia) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $489,666 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC ($216,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $350k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $490k
- Net assets
- $115k
What Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc does
Mission
To improve and advance the quality of life for Black children and families in Georgia through education and advocacy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
BCDI-Atlantas Early Care and Education program strengthens the early childhood workforce through professional development leadership training and culturally responsive education practices. In 2025 BCDI-Atlanta hosted the 6th Annual Culturally Responsive Early Education and Care Leadership Summit providing training sessions focused on early learning literacy family engagement and policy and advocacy. The organization also implemented the Expand ECE Fellowship supporting early childhood educators through leadership development career advancement and educational attainment. Additional professional learning opportunities were provided through Leadership & Equity Advancement Network LEAN sessions. These initiatives supported early childhood educators in implementing culturally responsive practices and strengthening family engagement strategies. In 2025 BCDI-Atlanta impacted 204 early childhood education professionals through training leadership development and professional learning opportunities ultimately improving early learning experiences for children and families.
$232,598 spentof which $1,799 as grants$29,066 earned by the program82% of program spendingBCDI-Atlantas Advocacy program works to improve policies and systems affecting children and families through community engagement policy education and collaboration with early childhood and community stakeholders. In 2025 the organization engaged educators families and community members in discussions and activities focused on early childhood education policy family engagement and education equity. Advocacy activities were conducted through the annual leadership summit Community Cafes LEAN sessions and partnerships with community organizations and coalitions. These efforts increased awareness of policy issues affecting early childhood education and family engagement and encouraged stakeholder participation in advocacy. BCDI-Atlanta continued to collaborate with local and state partners to support policies and initiatives that improve outcomes for children and families. Through these advocacy efforts the organization helped elevate community voice and support systems-level improvements in early childhood education and family support services.
$20,157 spent$1,430 earned by the program7% of program spendingBCDI-Atlantas Early Literacy program promotes language development school readiness and access to literacy by providing culturally relevant books and literacy resources to children families and early childhood educators. In 2025 BCDI-Atlanta distributed 2,736 books through literacy events book distributions and partnerships with community organizations and early childhood programs. Literacy activities and book distributions supported families and educators in promoting reading and language development both at home and in early learning environments. The program increased access to diverse and culturally responsive books that reflect the experiences of the children and families served. These efforts supported early literacy development school readiness and increased family engagement in reading activities. Through literacy programming and book distribution BCDI-Atlanta continued to promote the importance of early literacy and access to books for children and families.
$18,249 spent$20,000 earned by the program6% of program spendingBCDI-Atlantas Family Engagement program strengthens family-school-community partnerships and provides families with tools and resources to support childrens learning and development. In 2025 BCDI-Atlanta hosted Community Cafes workshops literacy events and engagement activities focused on early childhood development school readiness literacy and culturally responsive parenting and engagement practices. These programs provided families with strategies to support learning at home and strengthen relationships with educators and early learning programs. Through its family engagement initiatives BCDI-Atlanta impacted 4,245 families and 4,493 children in 2025. Family engagement activities also supported early childhood professionals by strengthening partnerships between educators and families. These efforts contributed to improved family engagement stronger support systems for children and increased school readiness and educational support for children and families.
$11,446 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $282,450.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $398k to $179k (−55%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
85% of Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Tatjyana Elmore
Executive Director
Board chair
Debbie Hillman
Board Chairwoman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $60k → $71k.
1 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 44% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
70% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 58% · 2023 58% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
63% of Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc's grant income comes from Georgia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $108k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 3 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,734 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc?
- Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc (Georgia) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $489,666 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC ($216,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $489,666 in grants to Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc?
- UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC is the largest funder on record, with $216,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Black Child Development Institute - Atlanta Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing