Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network

What Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network does

Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN) is a nonprofit public-private collaborative, founded circa 2004 (with active leadership from 2013) and operating as a division of Voices for Georgia's Children from its headquarters at 75 Marietta St NW, Suite 401, Atlanta. GSAN's mission is to advance, connect, and support high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs serving K-12 youth across Georgia. Its core product is the BOOST (Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time) grants program, administered in partnership with the Georgia Department of Education, which has distributed approximately $85 million in federal American Rescue Plan ESSER funds (2021-2024) and secured a historic $12.5 million state budget line item (BOOST 2.0) signed into law in May 2025. Beyond grant administration, GSAN operates a portfolio of non-technological products and programs including Georgia ASYD Quality Standards (the state's first quality assessment framework for OST providers), a Summer Activity Guide with 150 activities, the OST Interactive Map (built with Neighborhood Nexus to visualize programs and demographic data), Think Make Create Labs mobile maker labs for rural districts, the Afterschool Community Champions civic engagement program, and major annual advocacy events (Afterschool Day at the Capitol, Lights On Afterschool, and the Georgia ASYD Conference).

The organization runs a small team of approximately nine staff, including a Director, Associate Director, and specialists in training, programs, communications, summer learning, quality supports, BOOST administration, and policy analysis. GSAN does not generate revenue from customers; instead, its operating budget is funded through a diversified mix of state appropriations (BOOST line item), federal pass-through administration, foundation grants (Charles Stewart Mott, Wallace, Annie E. Casey, Goizueta, United Way of Greater Atlanta, JB Fuqua, Tull, STEM Next, Fitzgerald), corporate giving, and individual donations solicited through its website. Its go-to-market combines coalition-building with state agencies (GaDOE, DFCS, DECAL, DPH, DBHDD), event-driven advocacy, and a multi-channel digital presence targeting families, providers, and policymakers.

Strategically, GSAN occupies a defensible position as Georgia's only statewide network dedicated to afterschool and summer learning, embedded in the National Network of 50 statewide afterschool networks backed by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and supported by formal advisory councils comprising 21 providers (OPAC) and 20+ systems-level organizations (SAC). The market it addresses is large and underserved — 231,342 Georgia children are reportedly alone and unsupervised after school, while only 17% of K-12 youth currently participate in any afterschool program.

Name

Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network

Legal name

Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network

Website

https://www.afterschoolga.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN) is a nonprofit public-private collaborative that supports, connects, and advocates for high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs serving K-12 youth across Georgia, administering the BOOST grants program and providing quality standards, advocacy, and resources to community-based providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Extended Learning Time Programs (After-School/Summer Intervention) (EDAJAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grantmaking Agencies & Education Program Grants Administration (EDADAHAD)

Keywords

• Afterschool programs
• Youth development services
• Out-of-school time
• Grant administration
• Nonprofit advocacy

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: GSAN receives state funding through Georgia's budget process. Historic $12.5 million state line item for out-of-school time programming (BOOST 2.0) signed into law in May 2025. Also administers federal COVID-relief funds ($85 million in American Rescue Plan ESSER funding for original BOOST program 2021-2024).
2. Foundation Grants: Funding from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (supports National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks), Wallace Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation, JB Fuqua Foundation, Tull Foundation, STEM Next, and others.
3. Corporate and Individual Donations: Public donations accepted through website with options for monthly or one-time contributions at various levels ($10, $15, $25, $35, $50, $100/mo or other amounts). Corporate funders include United Way of Greater Atlanta and Goizueta Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

GSAN operates as a public-private collaborative that advances, connects, and supports high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs across Georgia. Its primary offerings are the BOOST competitive grant program (administering state and federal funds to community-based providers), professional development and the Georgia ASYD Quality Standards framework, the OST Interactive Map program finder, the Summer Activity Guide, Think Make Create mobile STEM labs, and statewide advocacy campaigns. Services are provided free of charge to providers and families, funded by government appropriations, foundation grants, and donations.

Product overview

Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN) is a public-private collaborative that operates as a resource and advocacy organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings include the BOOST Grants Program for funding afterschool and summer learning, the Georgia ASYD Quality Standards for program assessment, the Summer Activity Guide with 150 youth activities, an Out-of-School Time Interactive Map for program discovery, Think Make Create Labs for STEM programming, and various advocacy programs including the Afterschool Community Champions Program, Afterschool Day at the Capitol, and Lights On Afterschool awareness events. Additionally, GSAN provides toolkits and evaluation reports to support quality programming across Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BOOST (Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time): A competitive grant program administered by GSAN in partnership with the Georgia Department of Education to promote evidence-based practices and whole child supports in afterschool and summer learning programs.
• Georgia ASYD Quality Standards

Products and services

• BOOST Grants Program Competitive grant program administered in partnership with the Georgia Department of Education that distributes state and federal funding to community-based organizations, schools, and municipalities to expand access to and improve quality of afterschool and summer learning programs for K-12 youth across Georgia. The original BOOST cycle (2021-2024) distributed approximately $85M in federal ESSER funds; BOOST 2.0 is funded at $12.5M through Georgia's FY25 state budget.
• Georgia ASYD Quality Standards Research-based self-assessment framework providing best practice guidelines for youth development programs serving grades K-12. Organized across nine quality elements, it enables afterschool providers to evaluate and continuously improve programming quality. Endorsed by the Georgia Departments of Early Care and Learning, Public Health, and Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
• Summer Activity Guide Suite of 150 fun and engaging activities and challenges for afterschool and summer program providers, organized by four age groups (5-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18). Built on skill-building and social-emotional learning principles and adaptable for in-person, virtual, or hybrid instruction.
• Out-of-School Time (OST) Interactive Map Searchable interactive mapping platform that visualizes government-funded afterschool and summer learning programs across Georgia, layered with demographic and socioeconomic data including child population, child poverty, educational attainment, 3rd grade literacy, non-English speaking households, internet access, and vehicle availability. Built in partnership with Neighborhood Nexus.
• Think Make Create Labs (TMC Labs) Mobile maker labs deployed to support rural school districts, providing hands-on STEM activity centers for use in afterschool and summer programming. Adaptable to outdoor spaces, gymnasiums, and arenas and tailored to community needs.
• Afterschool Community Champions Program Leadership program that engages select Georgia community leaders in a year of civic engagement to strengthen awareness and support for out-of-school time programming. Includes professional development, advocacy training, advocacy action plans, and stipends for implementing awareness events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 231,342 children alone and unsupervised after school in Georgia; for every child in a program, four more are waiting to get in
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Unruly StudiossupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Partnership to bring active STEM learning to K-5 students through Unruly Splats (programmable floor buttons combining coding, math, and physical activity) at 106 sites serving nearly 7,000 students.
• Out-of-School Time Provider Advisory Council (OPAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Advisory council comprising 21 afterschool providers including After-School All-Stars, Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier, Camp Twin Lakes, Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Metro Atlanta YMCA, and others providing guidance and feedback.
• Systems Advisory Council (SAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Advisory council comprising 20+ organizations including Georgia Alliance of Boys & Girls Club, Georgia Alliance of YMCA, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential, Georgia Municipal Association, Metro Atlanta Chamber, United Way of Greater Atlanta, and various state agencies.
• Neighborhood NexussupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2024Partnership to create OST Interactive Map visualizing government-funded afterschool and summer learning programs alongside demographic and socioeconomic indicators across Georgia.
• Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Primary strategic partner for BOOST (Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time) grants program. GSAN administers the three-year competitive grant program distributing approximately $85 million to Georgia communities on behalf of GaDOE, funded initially through American Rescue Plan ESSER funds and now through state funding.
• Voices for Georgia's ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014GSAN is a division of Voices for Georgia's Children, an independent non-partisan information clearinghouse and coalition builder that amplifies the needs of Georgia's youngest residents in government chambers. Voices champions the 'whole child' approach and leads a movement of public and private stakeholders for systemic change on behalf of Georgia's children.
• Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014State agency partner providing funding through Out of School Services Program ($15.5 million in federal TANF funding) to non-profit organizations and public agencies serving youth in low-to-moderate income communities and foster care system.
• Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014State agency partner supporting Georgia ASYD Quality Standards initiative and Afterschool Care Program. DECAL administers licensing for afterschool and child care programs in Georgia.
• Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014State agency partner endorsing and supporting Georgia ASYD Quality Standards initiative.
• Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014State agency partner endorsing and supporting Georgia ASYD Quality Standards initiative and providing DBHDD Clubhouse programs as OST program types.
• National Afterschool Association (NAA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014GSAN is the Georgia Affiliate of NAA. OST professionals in Georgia who are not NAA members and live in Georgia receive free NAA membership with Georgia ASYD Conference registration. NAA and State Affiliates share purpose to support, develop, and advocate for OST professionals.
• GUIDE, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014Collaborative partner for Georgia ASYD Initiative providing training, coaching, and resources to providers across the state to support quality improvement.
• Georgia Partnership for Excellence in EducationsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014Partner organization providing CARES Impact Study research on districts' use of COVID relief funds and educational policy support.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Florida Afterschool Network: A statewide network dedicated to advancing afterschool and summer programming in Florida; one of GSAN's most direct structural analogues as a fellow member of the National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks supported by the Mott Foundation.
• California Afterschool & Summer Resource Center: A statewide network advancing afterschool and summer learning in California; comparable mission and operating model, larger scale given California's population, and a sibling member of the national Mott-funded network.
• Texas Afterschool Network: Texas-based statewide afterschool network within the National Network; comparable scope of work, advocacy focus, and state-agency intermediary model.
• Massachusetts Afterschool Network: Statewide network supporting afterschool programs and policy in Massachusetts; closely comparable intermediary operating model and member of the Mott-supported national network.

Broad incumbents

• Afterschool Alliance: National nonprofit advocacy organization that produces the America After 3pm data GSAN uses and convenes the Lights On Afterschool campaign; operates above the statewide-network level with broader federal policy reach.
• National Afterschool Association (NAA): National professional membership association for afterschool professionals of which GSAN is the Georgia affiliate; broader national scope with overlapping training, conference, and credentialing programs.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National federation of youth development clubs operating direct afterschool, summer, and teen programs at scale across Georgia; a major program provider and grantee in GSAN's ecosystem but a direct-service operator rather than intermediary.
• YMCA of the USA: National federation operating licensed afterschool and summer programs nationwide through local Y branches including Metro Atlanta YMCA; a major direct-service provider comparable only at the provider level, not as an intermediary.

Others

• Voices for Georgia's Children: GSAN's parent nonprofit covering the full K-12 child policy spectrum — comparable only as the organizational umbrella housing GSAN rather than as an operating peer.
• Wallace Foundation: Major national philanthropy funding out-of-school-time research, quality improvement, and social-emotional learning through OST partnerships including GSAN; comparable as a funder and field-builder rather than a service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/afterschoolga
• Facebookfacebook.com/AfterschoolGA
• Instagraminstagram.com/afterschoolga
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afterschoolga

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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