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Helping Mamas Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Duluth, GA EIN: 47-1381339 Website

Helping Mamas connects Helping Mamas to mamas needing help. Our vision is to be the baby supply bank of metro atlanta and beyond.

Helping Mamas Inc at a glance

In short: Helping Mamas Inc gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,148
-80.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$26,148
Median grant
$26,148
Total assets
$1,786,405
-28.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Helping Mamas Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Athens Area Diaper Bank: $26KAthens Area Diaper Bank$26K

The largest 2025 recipient was Athens Area Diaper Bank ($26K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

BogartSavannah

How Helping Mamas Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2025) to $135K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $26K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Athens Area Diaper Bank Bogart, GATo assist other nonprofits in distributions of essential baby supplies, period products and other essential baby supplies to individuals in the communities of Georgia.$26,148
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,786,405$4,079,568$4,624,981$26,1481$3,778
2024$2,482,025$5,991,841$5,048,467$135,439Total only$4,316
2023$1,205,147$3,381,296$3,580,756$74,4612$2,993
2022$1,411,349$3,354,782$2,933,194$27,6261$528
2021$755,639$1,668,105$1,695,680——$410
2020$773,251$1,926,468$1,412,340——$93
2019$258,873$740,236$716,791——$30

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Helping Mamas Inc

Based on IRS filings

Helping Mamas Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Duluth, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $26K. Net investment income was $4K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Helping Mamas Inc is led by Jamie Lackey, CEO on every filing since 2019; 2 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jamie Lackey

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $35K (2019) → $135K (2025)

  • Nichole Brown

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Ungashick

    Chief Advancement Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2025)

  • Kathleen Morris

    Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Wenzel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwayna Haley

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laquanda Brooks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri McGuire

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annique Riddle

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Ford

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Knight

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Provi Fulp

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Areti Saurine

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica O'Sullivan

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shalya Forte

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy D'alessandro

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Amy Refeca (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Kathleen Chrisman (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Lawrence (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Joi Mindingall (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Katie Platt (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Erica Hogue (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ifrah Khan (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: James Tola (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Latina Emerson (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Anu Sheth (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Erika Pope (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Stephanie Owens-George (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Stephanie Owens (2019–2020) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jamie Lackey — CEO: $135KJamie LackeyCEO$135KStephanie Ungashick — Chief Advancement Officer: $113KStephanie UngashickChief Advancement Officer$113K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $135K, to Jamie Lackey (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Helping Mamas Inc

How much does Helping Mamas Inc give each year?

Helping Mamas Inc gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $135K in grants paid.

How large is Helping Mamas Inc?

Helping Mamas Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.1M.

What is Helping Mamas Inc?

Helping Mamas Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Duluth, GA. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Helping Mamas Inc operate?

Helping Mamas Inc has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is Helping Mamas Inc's EIN?

Helping Mamas Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1381339. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 10, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)

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