LOOP IT UP SAVANNAH INC

Programs

1. Mindfulness zone - throughout 2025, our mindfulness zone program continued to grow, consistently serving 17 schools and reaching nearly 7,800 students. Thirteen schools now have dedicated mindfulness zone rooms, which are used not only for loop it up programming but also by school counselors, teachers, and community partners to support student wellness. In addition to these spaces we have calm corners in 20 classrooms providing teachers daily classroom sel support resources. Our mindfulness zone work expanded into several formats to meet the unique needs of each school community. We provided 15 schools with the resources and training needed to implement mindful monday, a simple weekly wellness practice that schools can integrate into their routines. In addition, we facilitated small-group sessions at two elementary schools and school-wide, classroom-based sessions at one school. In 2025, we also piloted a whole-school version of our sel programming, allowing loop it up to personally bring mindfulness and social-emotional learning experiences to every student in the school throughout the year. This model was a great success, demonstrating the impact of consistent, school-wide…

   $97,860 spent
   30% of program spending

2. Looping literacy together - in 2025, our looping literacy together program served 51 classrooms across eight schools in chatham county. A total of 1,220 students in pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade participated in weekly lessons that used the arts as a powerful tool to inspire a love of reading. Students engaged in hands-on creative activities intentionally designed to align with selected children's books, helping to bring stories to life through artistic expression. The year also brought a major curriculum update to our kindergarten llt lessons. The revised curriculum broadened its focus to include a wider range of artistic disciplines, such as theater, visual arts, music, dance, and mindfulness. It was carefully designed to expose students to multiple forms of creative expression and to support literacy development in diverse ways. Recognizing the evolving needs of chatham county schools, loop it up piloted its first esl-focused llt class at brock elementary. This pilot was made possible through a partnership with savannah arts academy's ap spanish students, who supported weekly kindergarten llt sessions by offering translation services and building meaningful relationships…

   $97,041 spent
   30% of program spending

3. School garden steam - in 2025 our school gardens program grew to include partnerships with 30 schools throughout chatham county. These gardens have become vital extensions of the classroom, serving as spaces for family engagement, counseling, small group programming, and outdoor learning that supports both social- emotional and academic growth. The produce grown in these gardens contributed directly to the well-being of school communities. Harvests were used in food giveaways, cooking classes, and student meals. Loop it up provided standards- aligned garden education at partner schools, delivering hands-on lessons to 1,385 students throughout the year and reaching approximately 300 students each week. 2025 also brought new approaches to student engagement and teacher involvement through the launch of our school gardens workshops. Beginning in november, we hosted 14 co- teaching workshops that reached 295 students and 14 teachers. Workshop topics included composting, winterizing the garden, ecosystem exploration, changes in earth's surfaces, plant-animal- insect interactions, and the garden's role in the larger food system. Additionally, throughout 2025, our school gardens team…

   $61,879 spent
   19% of program spending

4. Afterschool and special programs - loop it up continued its proud partnership with the savannah-chatham county public school systems 21st century program, providing after-school and summer camp enrichment programming at 24 title I public schools across chatham county. In addition to offering loop it upstaffed workshops in art and steam, we significantly expanded our network of community partners, allowing us to offer a wider array of creative learning experiences to thousands of students. In 2025, loop it up added two new spring and summer partnerships, providing programming for both the savannah impact program and mercy housing. These collaborations strengthened our reach and allowed us to bring high-quality enrichment opportunities to more young people. Notably, loop it up began coordinating field trips to ships of the sea maritime museum and launched a summer camp at fort pulaski, funded by a grant from the national park foundation. During the camp, students explored mindfulness, stewardship, and community care through nature-based activities and fishing, ending with a family fishing license voucher to support continued engagement.

   $66,630 spent
   21% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $323,410.