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Calhoun College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Decatur, AL EIN: 63-0693846 Website

Established in 1975, Calhoun College Foundation's mission is to support Calhoun Community College in providing educational and training needs for citizens of Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Morgan counties. The Foundation supports scholarships, programs, professional development, curriculum improvement, and promotion of Calhoun Community College.

Calhoun College Foundation at a glance

In short: Calhoun College Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,215,232
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,215,232
Median grant
$1,215,232
Total assets
$18,591,843
+12.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Calhoun College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Calhoun Community College: $1.2MCalhoun Community College$1.2M

The largest 2025 recipient was Calhoun Community College ($1.2M).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Decatur

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Calhoun Community College Decatur, ALScholarship and departmental support$1,215,232
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$18,591,843$2,406,960$1,789,656$1,215,2321$764,928
2024$16,470,687$2,322,530$1,479,957——$606,223
2023$14,494,378$1,947,996$1,501,263——$394,790
2022$13,115,713$1,870,829$1,231,205——$672,347
2021$15,164,635$1,970,582$493,193——$1,345,648
2019$12,169,058$696,720$541,480——$312,891

About Calhoun College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Calhoun College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Decatur, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $765K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Calhoun College Foundation is led by Anita Walden, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 27 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anita Walden

    President

    First Vice President → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnette Davis

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Raby

    Nominating Chair

    Chair & Nomin → Chair & Nominating, 2023

    Chair & Nominating → Nominating Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Payne

    Scholarship Chair

    Chair & Schol → Chair & Scholarship, 2023

    Chair & Scholarship → Scholarship Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Abbott

    Finance Chair

    Finance Chai → Chair & Finance, 2023

    Chair & Finance → Finance Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rex Cheatham

    Governance Chair & Director

    Director & Immediate Past President → Immediate Past President, 2024

    Immediate Past President → Governance Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur Orr

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barney Heyward

    Director

    Director → Chair & Plann, 2021

    Chair & Plann → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Fohrell

    Director

    Chair & Governor → Governance Chair, 2023

    Governance Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmy Ray Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelli Waggoner

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stan Mcdonald

    Director

    Director → Chair & Nimin, 2021

    Chair & Nimin → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Butler

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Martinson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Thomas

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelli Powers

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clint Shelton

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Crumbly

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Wood

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Alan Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Cox

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Minor

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Stadthagen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Tubb

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Plunk

    At Large

    Director → At Large, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Lewis

    Immediate Past President

    1st Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Abel

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Kin Copeland (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Underwood (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Doughty (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Greg Clemons (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bekah Schmidt (2024) — Director
  • Former: Doug Scalf (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jordan Crow (2024) — Director
  • Former: Josh Herren (2024) — Director
  • Former: Floyd E. Cook (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Irons (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe Campbell (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Loretta Spencer (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Raby (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Wally Terry (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Glynn Tubb (2023) — Director
  • Former: Amit Arora (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Barrett Clint Shelton III (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Evans Quinlivan (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gail Green Holbert (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: J. Glynn Tubb (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Russ Wilson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steve Raby (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jimmy Hodges (2022) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Steve Livingston (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joe Burke (2021) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Mary Ann Scott (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Calhoun College Foundation

How much does Calhoun College Foundation give each year?

Calhoun College Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Calhoun College Foundation?

Calhoun College Foundation reported $18.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Calhoun College Foundation?

Calhoun College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Decatur, AL. It holds $18.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Calhoun College Foundation operate?

Calhoun College Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama.

What is Calhoun College Foundation's EIN?

Calhoun College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0693846. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 23, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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