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Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

Duluth, GA · EIN 58-1557995 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia reported $20.7 million in revenue and $15.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.77 went to program services, $6.64 to management and general costs and $2.59 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 80.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $270,967 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 72% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.8%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.6%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.6%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
80.8%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$270,967$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.77%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
23
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
57.156.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
49 of 49100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $13M

Distributing investment income to non-profit organizations serving in the areas of health, human services, education, community service and the arts

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT/CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$251,667$0$19,300$270,967
DIR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$118,064$0$18,489$136,553

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $252K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M201920202021202220232024$21M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$21M$15M90.8%$73M$270,967
2023 ⓘ$17M$14M90.7%$64M$249,767
2022 ⓘ$10M$12M90.7%$56M$136,033
2021 ⓘ$22M$12M89.3%$66M$159,000
2020 ⓘ$12M$7.9M86.9%$53M$143,100
2019 ⓘ$12M$5.5M81.8%$44M$129,850

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b49 · 49 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 55
  • Volunteers Part I, line 649

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
CAPITAL GROUP (AMERICAN FUNDS)
Investment management services
$142,785

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

11 private foundations reported grants to Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia totaling $4.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia reported that 90.8% of its $15.3 million in expenses went to program services, 6.6% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $270,967, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia get its money?

Of $20.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 80.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1557995 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523189349301502 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403189349300915 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349313749 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349307459 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133169349309613 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043179349306634 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1557995: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.