Communities In Schools of Georgia

Name

Communities In Schools of Georgia

Legal name

Communities In Schools of Georgia, Inc.

Website

https://cisga.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Support Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Dropout Prevention, Re-Engagement & Truancy Intervention Programs (EDAJAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL), Alternative Education & Dropout Prevention / Re-Engagement Programs (EDANAJAF)

Keywords

• Student support services
• School-based mentoring
• Dropout prevention programs
• Youth development services
• In-school student support

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants: Funding from national and federal sources including Department of Education grants and other federal programs. The organization is part of a national 501(c)(3) network that receives federal support.
2. State Grants: State-level funding from Georgia state government sources and state-administered federal grants.
3. Corporate Grants and Donations: Funding from corporate partners and foundations. Major sponsors include Georgia Power, Amerigroup, Aflac, Coca-Cola, and others. For every $100 donated, approximately $90 goes directly to programs and services.
4. AmeriCorps Program: AmeriCorps members provide tutoring services in elementary schools. Members commit at least 900 hours per service year beginning September 1st. The program focuses on improving reading and math skills for students not performing at grade level.
5. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals through the organization's website. Monthly giving options available starting at $10/month. One-time and recurring donation options.
6. In-Kind Donations: Donations of goods including school supplies, clothing, food, hygiene supplies through Amazon Wish Lists for specific schools and counties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Communities In Schools of Georgia surrounds students with a community of support, embedding site coordinators inside public schools to deliver tiered academic, behavioral, and basic-needs interventions aimed at keeping students in school and on track to graduation. The organization also provides after-school enrichment, summer programming, and career-readiness programming, while contracting directly with school districts to deliver measurable dropout-prevention outcomes.

Product overview

Communities In Schools of Georgia operates as a single unified dropout prevention and integrated student support service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the CIS Model, which places Site Coordinators in schools to assess student needs and connect them with community resources. Supporting services include mentoring, tutoring (including AmeriCorps-supported programs), parent education, technology training, literacy initiatives, and youth leadership development. The organization also provides Performance Learning Centers, Family Resource Centers, a Parent Resource Center, and a School Wish Lists program for in-kind donations. All programs follow the same integrated student supports philosophy of surrounding students with community resources to help them stay in school and achieve in life.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Coordinator School-Based Services
• After-School Enrichment Programs
• Summer Programming
• Career Readiness and College Access Programming
• District-Level Dropout Prevention Contracts Contracted partnerships with Georgia school districts and county boards of education in which CIS of Georgia deploys site coordinators and reports outcome metrics tied to attendance, behavior, course completion, and graduation rates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 137,500 students served annually across 244 schools in Georgia
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• AmeriCorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmeriCorps members serve as tutors in CIS-affiliated elementary schools across Georgia. The CIS of Georgia AmeriCorps Foundations Tutorial program supports the CIS mission by targeting students not performing at grade level to improve reading and math skills. AmeriCorps members provide small group and one-on-one tutoring, recruit volunteers, and participate in service projects including statewide initiatives like Swearing In Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, and AmeriCorps Week.
• Georgia PowercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTitle sponsor of the 2019 Champions Awards Luncheon. Georgia Power has collaborated with Communities In Schools of Georgia for over two decades. Joseph Lillyblad, Education and Workforce Development Manager at Georgia Power, serves on the CISGA Board as Immediate Past Board Chair, representing the Education and Workforce Development department.
• AmerigroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLongtime supporter of CIS Georgia that presented the Unsung Hero - Site Coordinator of the Year Award. Bhavini Solanki, Director of Foster Care at Amerigroup, serves on the CISGA Board as Board Secretary.
• Georgia AquariumsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue sponsor for the 2019 Champions Awards Luncheon held at the Georgia Aquarium.
• EquifaxsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of the 2019 Champions Awards Luncheon.
• PNC BanksupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of the 2019 Champions Awards Luncheon.
• Arby's FoundationsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of the 2019 Champions Awards Luncheon.
• Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling CompanysupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of the 2019 Champions Awards Luncheon.
• Children's Healthcare of AtlantasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing support to CIS programs. Laura Turner, Director of Community Relations at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, provided a testimonial about the organization's impact on students.
• AflacsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerDarcy Brito, Program Public Relations Manager at Aflac Worldwide Headquarters, serves as Chair of the Resource Development Committee on the CISGA Board.
• Communities In Schools, Inc. (National Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national organization located in Crystal City, Virginia sets standards for the CIS Model and affiliate operations, providing support and advocacy for the CIS network that reaches students and schools in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: Major nonprofit umbrella raising workplace-giving funds and regranting to education and youth programs. Comparable as a funding/coordination intermediary for education nonprofits, but at much broader scale and with a different delivery model.
• KIPP Foundation: National charter school network serving predominantly low-income K-12 students with an extended-day, college-prep focus. Comparable in target population and outcome focus (graduation/college persistence), but delivers via school operations rather than integrated support services.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Large, established youth development nonprofit serving at-risk youth across the U.S. Comparable as a broad-based K-12 youth services provider with a federated affiliate structure, but operates primarily out-of-school rather than embedded in-school.

Direct peers

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth mentoring nonprofit operating site-based and community-based mentoring programs. Comparable in its mentoring-as-dropout-prevention thesis, volunteer-driven delivery model, and reliance on local affiliate federations for scale.
• City Year: National nonprofit that places near-peer AmeriCorps members in schools to provide attendance, academic, and socio-emotional support. Closely comparable in delivery vehicle (in-school service corps), target population (at-risk K-12 students), and use of AmeriCorps as a cost lever.
• Communities In Schools of North Carolina: A fellow state-level CIS affiliate operating under the same national CIS Model and Total Quality System. Closely comparable in mission (dropout prevention), operating model (site coordinators in schools), and funding mix (grants, corporate, individual).
• Communities In Schools of Texas: Another state-level CIS affiliate deploying the same integrated student supports model. Comparable in scale and operating structure — using school-based site coordinators and the same evidence-based framework.
• Communities In Schools, Inc. The national parent organization that sets CIS Model standards and operates in 25 states plus DC. Directly comparable as the federation's anchor — same evidence-based integrated student supports model, same dropout-prevention mission, and direct governance relationship with CIS of Georgia.

Emerging players

• Reading Partners: Nonprofit providing one-on-one literacy tutoring to elementary students in under-resourced schools. Comparable in school-embedded volunteer tutoring model and focus on academic catch-up, though narrower in scope (literacy only) than CISGA's wraparound model.
• After-School All-Stars: Nonprofit providing comprehensive after-school programs to middle school youth in underserved communities. Comparable in serving at-risk K-12 populations with academic enrichment, though focused on out-of-school time rather than in-school integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CISOFGEORGIA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1UV6c4Ip9PLG9T0lROfYgg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CISGeorgia
• Instagraminstagram.com/cisgeorgia

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

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