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North Georgia Community Foundation
North Georgia Community Foundation reported $63.2 million in revenue and $16.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.48 went to program services, $2.71 to management and general costs and $1.81 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 83.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $288,226 (PRESIDENT-CE). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 236% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor 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 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $63MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 83.8% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $288,226 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.74% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 126.3 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 25 of 25 | 100.0% |
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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrants and scholarships the North Georgia Community Foundation offers our donors the opportunity to create a legacy by establishing charitable funds to make grants to support nonprofit organizations and causes important to them. In addition, we support area nonprofits through our community impact grant program and local students through our scholarship programs. During the year, we awarded over 13 million in grants and scholarships
Service to nonprofits the North Georgia Community Foundation is committed to supporting local nonprofit organizations. The foundation offers affordable office space to a wide variety of nonprofits. The North Georgia Community Foundation nonprofit center is home to 14 local nonprofit organizations. Through the ngcf g.r.o.w. Program, ngcf provides professional development and educational opportunities to all nonprofits in North Georgia. This allows nonprofits to strengthen their operations and better achieve their missions
Promoting philanthropy the Community Foundation provides professional advisors with the information they need to add charitable giving and philanthropic planning to the discussions they have with their clients. By actively working with professional advisors, the Community Foundation is promoting philanthropy in the North Georgia Community. The Community Foundation also makes presentation to local community groups to encourage philanthropy and works closely with fundholders to help them meet their philanthropic goals
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT-CE Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $259,475 | $0 | $28,751 | $288,226 |
| SENIOR VP FI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,774 | $0 | $23,414 | $180,188 |
| VP COMMUNICA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,132 | $0 | $21,371 | $142,503 |
| VP NONPROFIT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,065 | $0 | $20,812 | $127,877 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from North Georgia Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $226K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b25 · 25 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 2No
- 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 511
- Volunteers Part I, line 624
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to North Georgia Community Foundation totaling $53,649 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.
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Every number above is copied from North Georgia Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for North Georgia Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 North Georgia Community Foundation spent in 2025, $95.48 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of North Georgia Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, North Georgia Community Foundation reported that 95.5% of its $16.6 million in expenses went to program services, 2.7% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does North Georgia Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation North Georgia Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $288,226, for the role of PRESIDENT-CE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does North Georgia Community Foundation get its money?
Of $63.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 83.8% came from contributions and grants and 1.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is North Georgia Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-1610318 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202601789349300700 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521819349300722 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422289349300047 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311739349300221 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232009349300243 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132089349300513 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021979349302222 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-1610318: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.