Nonprofit · EIN 20-5652970
COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30339
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $9,654,430 | $7,908,081 | $1,746,349 | $38,711,250 | $10,146,594 | $28,564,656 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $17,662,764 | $7,262,977 | $10,399,787 | $34,228,701 | $9,216,758 | $25,011,943 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,170,449 | $5,507,191 | -$336,742 | $24,793,612 | $11,100,763 | $13,692,849 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,280,816
- Program service revenue
- $105,507
- Investment income
- $1,254,270
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $482,445
- Other revenue
- $13,837
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,750,933
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $174,812
- Other salaries and wages
- $247,780
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $526,375
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $20,398
- Accounting fees
- $16,500
- Occupancy
- $53,115
- Program services (functional)
- $7,434,047
- Management and general (functional)
- $246,797
- Fundraising (functional)
- $227,237
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $34,228,701
- Total assets, end of year
- $38,711,250
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,146,594
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,564,656
- Publicly traded securities
- $38,004,832
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,749,523
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $815,133
- Gross receipts
- $34,298,901
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARI MARTIN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 55 | $155,278 | $19,534 |
| CHARLIE M BARNWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS K GRUEHN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J LARRY STEVENS | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN M TILLERY | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD MCMULLEN | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL W MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY TANNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CONDACE L PRESSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN BUYERS SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT RIVERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| JIM L RHODEN JR | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE TEER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KIM GRESH | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| LAUREN ABERNETHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEANA KART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATT TEAGUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REED WEIGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICK A BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| ROBERT BONSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAM OLENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| SHARON MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SID JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| STEVE W IMLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.8 | $0 |
| TERRI BUNTEN GUTHRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARI MARTIN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 55 | $135,282 | $1,800 |
| CHRIS GRUEHN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.75 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TILLERY | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD MCMULLEN | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY STEVENS | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE BARNWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM GRESH | IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM RHODEN | FOUNDING CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| AL MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANA MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BONSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN ABERNATHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN BUYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS RODGRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GASPAR RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARION DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE IMLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI BUNTEN GUTHRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEANA KART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS REEVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TREY SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CONDACE PRESSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE TEER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SID JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT TEAGUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARI MARTIN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 55 | $130,701 | $5,400 |
| KIM GRESH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GRUEHN | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYETTE HOLMES | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY STEVENS | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN HARMON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE BARNWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM RHODEN | FOUNDING CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD MCMULLEN | IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| AL MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANA MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BONSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALLIE ANDREWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN BUYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS RODGRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GASPAR RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARION DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE IMLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TILLERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI BUNTEN GUTHRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY STYF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS REEVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TREY SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH PAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SID JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1100 CIRCLE 75 PKWY SE STE 1000, ATLANTA, GA 30339-3038
- In care of
- % SUSAN W WOOTTON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SHARI B MARTIN, 1100 CIRCLE 75 PKWY 1000, ATLANTA, GA 30339
- Signed the 990
- SHARI B MARTIN, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (770) 859-2366
- Website
- WWW.COBBFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC
Mission
COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR A THRIVING COMMUNITY BY MOBILIZING PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE TO QUALITY OF LIFE IN AND AROUND COBB.
Program accomplishments
- CONNECTING DONORS AND CAUSES: DONOR AND COMMITTEE ADVISORS AWARDED OVER $4.5 MILLION IN GRANTS IN 2025 TO 332 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS NUMEROUS ISSUES. NONPROFIT GRANTEES INCLUDED THOSE ADDRESSING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND THE ARTS AS WELL AS FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $4,859,207 · grants $4,568,243
- MATCH MAGIC: COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MATCH MAGIC GIVEATHON PROVIDED 27 LOCAL NONPROFITS WITH RESOURCES TO LEVERAGE THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS DURING A 3-WEEK PERIOD ENDING ON DECEMBER 2, 2025. SELECTED FROM OVER 50 APPLICANTS, THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED TRAINING, TEMPLATES, AND MARKETING TOOLS TO EFFECTIVELY SHARE THEIR STORIES AND ENGAGE SUPPORTERS. WITH SUPPORT FROM CCF, THESE ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTED COORDINATED CAMPAIGNS ACROSS EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, AND MEDIA OUTLETS. AS A RESULT, THEY RAISED NEARLY $1.6 MILLION TO SUPPORT CRITICAL SERVICES IN FOOD, HOUSING, EDUCATION, SAFETY, HEALTHCARE, AND MORE. THE INITIATIVE NOT ONLY GENERATED FUNDS BUT ALSO HELPED NONPROFITS EXPAND THEIR REACH AND DONOR BASE. PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED 100 PERCENT OF THE DOLLARS THEY RAISED (LESS CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES) PLUS A PRO-RATA PORTION OF A $140,000 MATCH POOL RAISED BY CCF.Expenses $1,826,828 · grants $1,713,513
- SCHOLARSHIPS: COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HELD 16 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IN 2025. THESE FUNDS WERE ESTABLISHED BY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS IN MEMORY OF LOVED ONES, BY COMPANIES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS OF EMPLOYEES, AND BY AREA SOCIAL CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS. SEVENTY-EIGHT STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS RANGING FROM $1,000 TO $12,000 AND TOTALING NEARLY $280,000.Expenses $345,447 · grants $279,795
- STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS FOCUSING OUR DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY GRANTMAKING ON TWO KEY AREAS: NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING AND COMMUNITY PROBLEM-SOLVING. IN ADDITION TO THE RESOURCES AND TOOLS PROVIDED DURING MATCH MAGIC, CCF HAS WORKED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP, AND FUND PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL TO SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION TO A NONPROFIT LEARNING SERIES ("IGNITE"), CCF PARTNERED WITH KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) TO FUND PARTICIPATION IN THE CERTIFIED NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM, THE ONLY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT THAT PROVIDES LEARNING AND REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE. THE CREDENTIAL IS OBTAINED THROUGH A SIX-MONTH ONLINE COURSE PLUS IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, FACILITATED AND HOSTED BY KSU. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM AND WORKSHOPS, EACH PARTICIPANT RECEIVED A $5,000 UNRESTRICTED GRANT. THE PROGRAM IS BEING REPEATED IN 2026. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS TOTALLED $47,700 IN 2025. TO DETERMINE COMMUNITY ISSUES IN MOST NEED OF SOLVING AND TO PROVIDE A LAUNCH PAD FOR A BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY-WIDE PROBLEM-SOLVING INITIATIVE, CCF IS UPDATING ITS 2019 COBB HUMAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITH COBB VITAL SIGNS. UNTIL THIS STUDY IS COMPLETE, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR FOCUS ON CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING ($64,152 IN GRANTS IN 2025), MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ($27,830 IN GRANTS), AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY ($15,000 IN GRANTS). FINALLY, CCF HAS ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT HYPER-LOCALLY WITH MINI-GRANTS. THE CUMULATIVE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED FOR THESE IN 2025 WAS $4,700.Expenses $309,594 · grants $159,382 · revenue $105,507
- VITAL SIGNS: VITAL SIGNS IS A LONG-TERM, COUNTYWIDE INITIATIVE LED BY COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CCF), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU), AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEXUS. THE PROGRAM COMBINES RIGOROUS DATA ANALYSIS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND LOCAL INSIGHT TO CREATE A SHARED, CREDIBLE UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY NEEDS-AND TO TURN THAT UNDERSTANDING INTO SUSTAINED ACTION. BY BUILDING KNOWLEDGE, TRUST, AND COLLABORATION, VITAL SIGNS IDENTIFIES COBB COUNTY'S MOST URGENT CHALLENGES AND ALIGNS RESOURCES ACROSS SECTORS -- STRENGTHENING COORDINATION AMONG NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT, FUNDERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE LONG-TERM COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.Expenses $92,971 · grants $30,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-5652970
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $38,711,250
- Income (IRS master file)
- $34,298,901
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $9,654,430 | $7,908,081 | $38,711,250 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $17,662,764 | $7,262,977 | $34,228,701 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,170,449 | $5,507,191 | $24,793,612 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,133,714 | $2,532,838 | $22,816,588 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-5652970).
Questions about COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is 20-5652970.
- Is COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SHARI B MARTIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 31 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $155,278 (SHARI MARTIN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,654,430, expenses of $7,908,081 and total assets of $38,711,250 at year end.
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