Georgia · Nonprofit
DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION
DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION (Georgia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $850,500 to it, the largest being ZOETIS FOUNDATION INC ($850,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $738k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $851k
- Net assets
- $197k
What Dr Vernard Hodges It Takes a Village Charity Foundation does
Mission
It Takes a Village is a 501 c3 nonprofit organization founded by an African American veterinarian Dr. Vernard Hodges. Dr. Hodges attended Fort Valley State University a prominent agricultural Historical Black College or University. He started It Takes a Village to expose children to careers in STEM particularly veterinary and agricultural sciences. The Foundation received a grant from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service to assist field agents in Georgia and Alabama with reviewing conservation contracts held by producers in those states.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.
Programs
Exposes children from underserved communities to the veterinary profession
$496,152 spentof which $600,000 as grants78% of program spendingAssisted the USDA with contract reviews for farmers operating in Alabama and Georgia
$138,000 spentof which $13,800 as grants22% of program spendingNot described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $634,152.
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 2022 to 2023, from $93k to $197k (+111%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 25% · 2023 19%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 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
Vernard Hodges
CEO
As listed on its FY2023 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $251k → $600k.
From the IRS filings of DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION’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.
Where its funders are
DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 5,457 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,457 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
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In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION?
- DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION (Georgia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $850,500 to it, the largest being ZOETIS FOUNDATION INC ($850,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $850,500 in grants to DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION?
- ZOETIS FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $850,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DR VERNARD HODGES IT TAKES A VILLAGE CHARITY FOUNDATION 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2021–2023), and the filings of 1 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing