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US nonprofit · EIN 461784089 · Atlanta, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461784089) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2023: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2013.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sweet Auburn Works

Donations deductible
Revenue
$387k
year to 31 December 2023
Expenses
$509k
year to 31 December 2023
Total assets
$1.9m
$2.2m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $230k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
6.9y av
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2023
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Alfonza Marshall
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2025. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2025 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Sweet Auburn Works' network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alfonza Marshall ChairBoard Chair2018
8 yrs
Karen HuebnerMember2020
6 yrs
Nancy Hall WhiteMember2020
6 yrs
Sonya JonesMember2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jennifer BallTreasurer Secretary2020
Lejuano VarnellExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2023iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
LeJuano VarnellExecutive Director40$98k
Nancy Hall WhiteBoard Member0$0
Jennifer BallBoard Member0$0
Alphonza MarshallBoard Member0$0
Terri BlockBoard Member0$0
Sheffield HaleBoard Member0$0
Sonya JonesBoard Member0$0
Karen HuebnerBoard Member0$0
KImberly Alexander JacksonBoard Member0$0
Tiffany BelloBoard Member0$0

About

Legal name
Sweet Auburn Works
EIN
461784089
Address
522 Auburn Ave Ne, Atlanta, GA, 30312-1900
State
Georgia
Mission
Sweet Auburn Works mission is to Preserve Protect and Revitalize the Sweet Auburn historic commercial district. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S20 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
LeJuano Varnel (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2026
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2020
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAlfonza Marshall
≥6years on the filingsKaren Huebner
≥6years on the filingsNancy Hall White
≥6years on the filingsSonya Jones

Latest return

year to 31 December 2023iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2023. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.9m
Total liabilities
$2.2m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $230k
Contributions and grants received
$186k
Program service revenue
$202k
Employees
1