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The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia reported $13.5 million in revenue and $7.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.45 went to program services, $9.94 to management and general costs and $10.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 56.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $216,361 (President of CFNGA). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 48% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.8MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.4% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.6% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 56.9% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $216,361 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.77% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 154.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 28 of 30 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProvide grants to support the work of the churches, schools, ministries, and nonprofits in the geographic area of the archdiocese of atlanta through our competitive grants programs, donor advised fund grants and through endowment distribution grants
Provide planned giving and endowment building services, including education, mailings, training, public speaking to parish and school groups, and one-on-one meetings with parishioners
Receive and manage endowment and donor advised funds. The foundation provides donors the opportunity to establish endowment and donor advised funds that are administered and managed by the foundation. For endowment funds, the foundation utilizes professional investment managers and offers different investment strategies
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 of CFNGA Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $187,650 | $0 | $28,711 | $216,361 |
| VP, Dev. & Donor Relations Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $122,231 | $0 | $24,786 | $147,017 |
| Director of Finance Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $113,092 | $0 | $24,238 | $137,330 |
| Director Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $46,272 | $35,995 | $82,267 |
| Director Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $37,152 | $33,087 | $70,239 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $360K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b30 · 28 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 516
- Volunteers Part I, line 619
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia totaling $5,583 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 The Catholic Foundation of North 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 The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia spent in FY2025, $79.45 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia reported that 79.4% of its $7.8 million in expenses went to program services, 9.9% to management and general and 10.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $216,361, for the role of President of CFNGA (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia get its money?
Of $13.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 56.9% came from contributions and grants and 3.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-2008930 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610569349301206 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510649349300636 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400599349301615 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330479349301973 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200679349300420 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130679349300738 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-2008930: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.