Cobbworks Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Marietta, GA EIN: 58-2635833

To promote employment and education opportunities that strengthen the workforce and economic development in our community.

Cobbworks Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,427,603
-46.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,805,663
+36.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,421
+10.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,094,175
+41.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Cobbworks Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

AtlantaDecaturMariettaDallas

How Cobbworks Inc gives

  • Giving fell 98% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K5 grants2021 4 grants2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2024) to $766K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $19K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Goodwill of North Georgia Decatur, GATo provide training and placement for healthcare workers for disadvantaged Cobb county residents.$13,636
Global Apprenticeship Foundation Atlanta, GATo Provide Tuition Support for GAX Appenticeship$5,400
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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$2,427,603$6,805,663$7,094,175——$1,421
2024$4,527,228$4,972,329$5,015,241$19,0362$1,290
2023$1,070,209$4,769,914$4,706,842$39,549Total only$831
2022$1,356,987$5,229,841$5,118,560$162,4034$78
2021$1,042,645$6,034,938$6,098,331$765,8835$63

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Cobbworks Inc

Based on IRS filings

Cobbworks Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Marietta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cobbworks Inc is led by Sonya Grant, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; 1 of 24 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sonya Grant

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2021) → $162K (2025)

  • Daneea Badio-McCray

    Chair

    Board Member → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Horton

    Youth Chair

    Board Member → Youth Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ralph Rehn

    Finance Chair

    Board Member → Finance Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Tanks

    Literacy Chair

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Johnson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Cummings

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francia Browne

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Waldroup

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Roberts

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Hoyman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Williams

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Evans

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Seese

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tra Moore

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Burks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Hill

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Kranzlein

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marty Hughes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Sullivan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Gordon

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennette Thornton

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Iris Simmons

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peta Parkinson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Jennifer Debusk (2021–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Rich Mohr (2021–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Timothy Gordon (2021–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Bryant McDaniel (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Sara Dimond (2021) — Business & Finance Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sonya Grant — President/CEO: $162KSonya GrantPresident/CEO$162K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $162K, to Sonya Grant (President/CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Cobbworks Inc

How large is Cobbworks Inc?

Cobbworks Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.

What is Cobbworks Inc?

Cobbworks Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Marietta, GA. It holds $2.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Cobbworks Inc operate?

Cobbworks Inc has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is Cobbworks Inc's EIN?

Cobbworks Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2635833. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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