Community Foundation Of The

Columbus, Georgia - EIN 58-2381589 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 22, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 22, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Community Foundation Of The reported $43,324,540 in revenue and $28,863,523 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $14,461,017 for the year. Program services took $26,956,146 of expenses, or 93.4%. The organization closed the year with $384,908,125 in net assets - about 160.0 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$43,324,540

Down 0.2% from $43,424,174 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$28,863,523

Revenue minus expenses: $14,461,017 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
93.4%

$26,956,146 of $28,863,523 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$384,908,125

Total assets $392,321,353 minus total liabilities $7,413,228.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$276,914

Betsy Covington, President & CEO, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 22, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
7 Employees

Plus 30 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 22, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$26,956,146 (93.4%)
Fundraising$192,485 (0.7%)
Management and General$1,714,892 (5.9%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.01 - $192,485 in fundraising expenses divided by $31,132,990 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.01.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$31,132,990
Of Which Cash Contributions$14,245,148
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$16,887,842
All Other Contributions$31,132,990
Program Service Revenue$65,614
Investment Income$12,125,936
Other Revenue$0
Total Revenue (All Sources)$43,324,540
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here

For this organization, donated goods were $16,887,842 of $31,132,990 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

160.0 Months

of reserves - $384,908,125 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $2,405,293 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$392,321,353
Total Liabilities$7,413,228
Liabilities as Share of Assets1.9%
Net Assets$384,908,125

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 22, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Betsy Covington - President & CEO$276,9140.96%
Leah Poole - CFO$175,9400.61%
Kelli Parker - VP Grants & Programs$149,8190.52%
William McCormick - VP Donor Services & Planned Giving (Former Officer$133,7070.46%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 22, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

20 voting members, 19 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Betsy CovingtonPresident & CEO
Leah PooleCFO
Kelli ParkerVP Grants & Programs
William McCormickVP Donor Services & Planned Giving (Former Officer
Alan F Rothschild JrGeneral Counsel
Robert E NoblesSecretary
Geniece R GranvilleChair Distributions
Adrian J ChesterTrustee
J Len WilliamsTreasurer/chair Finance/in
Trip TomlinsonVice Chair
L Dupuy SearsTrustee
Melissa E GaunttChair
James C Elder JrTrustee
Kenneth M Henson JrTrustee
Anna Marie McWilliamsTrustee
Tyler A TownsendTrustee
Nicholas B BettinTrustee
Dr Dionne M Rosser-MimsTrustee
Warren B SteeleTrustee
Rodney K MahoneImmediate Past Chair
Kathelen V AmosTrustee
Tyson BeglyTrustee
Gardiner W Garrard JrTrustee
Lesley B DudleyTrustee
Gilbert B MillerTrustee

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence20 voting / 19 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $26,649,922 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
885 The Truth Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$5,050
Al'S Angels
GENERAL DONATION
$10,000
Alzheimer'S Disease And Related Disorders Association Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$28,250
American Horse Trials Foundation Inc
SPONSORSHIPS
$50,000
American Junior Golf Association Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$9,000
American National Red Cross
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$92,750
American Near East Refugee Aid Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$6,000
Andrew College
ANNUAL FUND
$43,000
Appalachian State University Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$25,000
Atlanta Children'S Shelter
ANNUAL GIFT
$15,000
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$25,000
Atlanta Historical Society Inc
1926 CIRCLE
$10,000
Atlanta Police Foundation Inc
GENERAL FUND
$10,000
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$11,000
Atlanta Speech School Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$7,500
Atlanta Youth Academies Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$47,600
Auburn University
SCHOLARSHIPS
$9,750
Auburn University Foundation
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$9,000
Begin Again Farms Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$18,550
Beloved Asheville
GENERAL DONATION
$6,000
Biblical History Center Inc
HISTORY MEETS STEAM
$5,676
Bolles School
BARTRAM LEARNING CENTER
$10,000
Boy Scouts Of America Chattahoochee Council
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$18,250
Boys And Girls Clubs Of The Chattahoochee Valley Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$68,750
Brookstone School Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$267,465
Callaway Baptist Church
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$1,000,000
Calvary Christian School
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$30,000
Camp Twin Lakes Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$15,000
Cape Ann Museum Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$30,000
Cats Of Cat Nip Row Rescue & Sanctuary
GENERAL DONATION
$6,000
Central Florida Foundation Inc
THRIVE VP COHORT
$15,000
Charity Global Inc Dba Charity Water
GENERAL DONATION
$10,000
Chattahoochee River Conservancy Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$43,350
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc
WEST POINT LAKE FLOATING CLASSROOM
$10,000
Chattahoochee Valley Jail Ministry Inc Dba Safehouse Ministries
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$59,500
Children'S Healthcare Of Atlanta Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$40,457
Church Of The Highlands Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$30,000
Church Of The Living Waters At Stillwaters Inc
CHIME SYSTEM
$12,348
Columbus Alliance For Battered Women Inc Dba Hope Harbour
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$11,000
Columbus Alliance For Regional Investment Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$15,000
Columbus Area Habitat For Humanity
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$6,250
Columbus Hospice Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$44,750
Columbus Housing Initiative Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$9,000
Columbus Philharmonic Guild Inc Dba Columbus Symphony Orchestra
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$70,321
Columbus Regional Medical Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$206,883
Columbus Regional Tennis Association Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$10,000
Columbus State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
$23,434
Columbus State University Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$574,525
Columbus Technical Institute Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$264,500
Communities Of Coastal Georgia Foundation
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$17,533
Community Foundation For Northeast Florida Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$319,415
Community Foundation Of Greater Chattanooga
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$20,000
Community Foundation Of Tampa Bay Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$38,282
Covenant House Georgia Inc
ANNUAL FUND
$20,000
Coweta Falls Steeplechase Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$36,500
Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Inc
ANNUAL FUND
$8,000
Crosswater Community Church
GENERAL DONATION
$10,000
Diocese Of Savannah
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$20,000
DO Good Fund Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$118,500
Dollywood Foundation
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$98,287
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc Dba Dafgiving360
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$32,500
Dr Phillips Center For The Performing Arts Inc
ARTS FOR EVERY LIFE
$20,000
Dragonfly Trails Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$202,332
Easter Seals West Georgia Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$18,250
Educational Foundation Inc
22 CLUB
$15,000
El Refugio Ministry Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$10,000
Elaine Clark Center For The Growth & Development Of Exceptional Children In
SCHOLARSHIP
$10,000
Emory University
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$91,250
Enoch Ministries Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$12,000
Fabarts Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$26,500
Families First Inc
ANNUAL GIFT
$10,000
Family House Of West Georgia Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$8,500
Feeding The Valley Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$57,500
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$19,300
First Baptist Church Manchester
CHURCH RENOVATION
$300,000
First Baptist Church Of Columbus Ga
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$58,000
First Presbyterian Church
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$91,447
Folds Of Honor Foundation
ANNUAL GIFT
$15,000
Fractured Atlas Inc
KINESIS PROJECT DANCE THEATRE
$10,000
Fred Haskins Commission Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$21,000
Friends Of Seacoast
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$10,000
Furman University
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$6,000
Georgia College & State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
$12,812
Georgia Institute Of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS
$8,750
Georgia Research Alliance Inc
ANNUAL FUND
$15,000
Georgia Tech Athletic Association
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$41,000
Georgia-Alabama Land Trust Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$11,000
Girls Incorporated Of Columbus And Phenix-Russell
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$47,000
Global Teen Challenge Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$35,000
Grace Presbyterian Church Of Columbus Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$13,000
Greater Columbus Sports & Events Council Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$20,000
Greene County Habitat For Humanity
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$10,000
Gsga Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$7,000
Headwaters Foundation For Justice
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$16,533
Heart For Africa Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$10,000
Historic Columbus Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$178,900
Holy Family Catholic Church
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$6,447
House Of Heroes Chattahoochee Valley Chapter Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$22,500
House Of T I M E Incorporated
ANNUAL GIFT
$6,000
Huckabay Independent School District
BOOKS
$5,096
I Am For The Urals Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$8,000
Institute For Safer Trucking
ANNUAL GIFT
$5,500
International Friendship Ministries Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$7,850
Jewish Welfare Federation Of Columbus Georgia Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$16,457
Kennesaw State University
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$14,062
Kingswood United Methodist Church Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$15,000
Lagrange Art Museum Inc
ART EDUCATION
$20,000
Lagrange College
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$6,500
Lagrange Symphony Orchestra Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$26,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$17,250
Make-A-Wish Foundation Of Georgia Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$23,500
Marine Toys For Tots Foundation
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$7,500
Mayo Clinic
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$40,000
Meals On Wheels Atlanta Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$20,000
Mercymed Of Columbus
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$187,000
Methodist Home Of The South Georgia Conference
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$50,500
Micah'S Promise Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$24,000
Midtown Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$50,000
Morehouse College
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$124,137
Morningside Baptist Church Of Columbus Inc
GENERAL FUND
$10,000
Morningside Elementary School Foundation Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$5,500
Mountain Lake Community Service Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$5,750
Muscogee County Library Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$109,998
Muscogee County School District
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$985,775
Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$18,250
Nami Georgia Inc
COLUMBUS, GA
$6,000
Naomi'S Village Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$48,200
National Infantry Museum Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$49,750
National Philanthropic Trust
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$1,266,270
Nature Conservancy
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$7,500
Nema Foundation Inc Dba Provisionbridge
THE SHEPHERD'S FUND
$9,000,000
New Horizons Foundation Inc
SPACE FOR GOD-CENTER FOR TEACHER RENEWAL PROJECT
$7,000
North Star Fund Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$16,533
Norwich University
GOLF TOURNAMENT
$7,500
Open Door Community House Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$169,250
Pace Academy Inc
ANNUAL FUND
$15,000
Pantry Of Oxford And Lafayette County
OXFORD FOOD PANTRY
$6,000
Pastoral Institute Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$44,256
Pavillon International
HURRICANE RELIEF
$10,000
Paws Humane Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$16,800
Pluta Cancer Center Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$6,000
P-Man Foundation
GENERAL DONATION
$10,000
Port Columbus Civil War Naval Center Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$10,000
Potters Clay Ministries Inc
ANNUAL FUND
$8,000
President Theatre Inc
MISSOULA CHILDREN'S THEATRE EVENT
$7,000
Pta Georgia Congress
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$17,000
Regional Prosperity Initiative Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$610,542
Rivercenter Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$220,741
Safehouse Outreach Inc
ATLANTA
$10,000
Samaritan'S Purse
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$29,000
Sleep In Heavenly Peace Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$11,000
Smile Train Inc
ANNUAL GIFT
$10,000
Springer Opera House Arts Association Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$370,068
St David'S
ST. DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$7,900
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$23,950
St Luke Church Of Columbus Inc Dba St Luke Church
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$175,000
St Paul Church Of Columbus Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$57,528
St Paul United Methodist Church
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$60,800
St Paul'S School
PARENTS' LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
$8,500
St Thomas Episcopal Church
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$355,000
Standing Boy Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$22,500
Startup Columbus Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$350,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$7,250
Stewart Community Home Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$49,500
Stifel Charitable Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$220,133
Take The City Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$12,000
Temple Israel Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$17,849
Teton Raptor Center
GENERAL DONATION
$10,000
The 1909 Preservation Society Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$86,500
The Chattahoochee Valley State Community College Foundation
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$5,500
The Citadel Foundation
CHAPEL WINDOW RESTORATION PROJECT
$6,000
The Columbus Botanical Gardens Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$40,000
The Columbus Museum Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$818,000
The Corporation Of Mercer University
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$145,000
The Giving Kitchen Initiative Inc
ANNUAL GIFT
$15,000
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
THE BETTER NOLA FUND
$142,449
The Historic Linwood Foundation Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$103,500
The Hughston Foundation Inc
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH LAB
$25,000
The Lafayette Society For Performing Arts Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$8,400
The Rock Academy Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$350,000
The Salvation Army
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$123,500
Trees Columbus Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$33,750
Trinity Episcopal Church
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$133,000
Trinity School Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$30,000
Troup County Board Of Education
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$6,500
Truth Spring Incorporated
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$50,750
Twin Cedars Youth And Family Services Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$12,000
Ugrow Inc Dba The Food Mill
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$188,425
United Methodist Committee On Relief Of Global Ministries Inc
HURRICANE RELIEF
$20,000
United Way Of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$10,000
United Way Of The Chattahoochee Valley Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$1,692,984
University Of Georgia
SCHOLARSHIPS
$34,974
University Of Georgia Foundation
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$192,000
University Of Richmond
ANNUAL FUND
$15,000
University Of South Carolina
SCHOLARSHIPS
$7,500
Uptown Columbus Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$46,000
Valley Rescue Mission Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$36,517
Wake For Warriors Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$6,000
Waverly Hall Methodist Church Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$20,200
Wesley Glen Ministries Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$15,000
Wesley Methodist Church Of Lagrange Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$10,000
Wesleyan College
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$25,000
World Central Kitchen Inc
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$18,000
Wounded Warrior Project Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$5,250
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc
GENERAL DONATION
$6,000
Young Life
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$81,450
Direct & Payments On Behalf Of Multiple Charitable & 501(C)(3) Organization
MULTIPLE SUPPORT
$601,646

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$43,424,174-
Fiscal 2025$43,324,540-0.2%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Jul 22, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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