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Columbia County Public Schools

Public charity · Grantmaker Lake City, FL EIN: 59-2986573 Website

To raise, steward, and distribute resources to enrich the education of students in the Columbia County Public Schools.

Key facts about Columbia County Public Schools

In short: Columbia County Public Schools gave $60K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $60K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
59-2986573
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$59,815
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$59,815
Median grant
$59,815
Total assets
$1,514,511
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5M

+3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$60K

-43.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$60K

-43.9% YoY

How Columbia County Public Schools gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method

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

About Columbia County Public Schools

Based on IRS filings

Columbia County Public Schools is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lake City, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $60K. Net investment income was $59K.

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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

Lake City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2025) to $119K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $60K.

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

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Columbia County School District: $60KColumbia County SchoolDistrict$60K

The largest 2025 recipient was Columbia County School District ($60K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia County School District Lake City, FLSchool and educational program assistance, teacher of the year and teacher appreciation, battle of the brains, math bee$59,815

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,514,511$1,462,882$1,459,160
Revenue$156,214$193,345$148,582
Expenses$87,430$233,312$175,627
Net Investment Income$58,681$61,849$42,433

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Columbia County Public Schools is led by Dianna Swisher, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dianna Swisher

    Executive Director

    Executive Director → Director, 2023

    Director → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Gray

    Chair

    Chairsperson → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cessie Cothran

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Treasuer, 2022

    Treasuer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dottie Knight

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Ellis Cobran

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noah Walker

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Argie Crusaw

    Member

    Member Start → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abbie Rosner

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Abbie Chasteen (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Megan Logan (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Morgan Ellis (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Joann Torrans (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Barbara Cheesman (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Sara Carter (2019–2020) — Chairsperson & Member
  • Former: Martha Maxwell (2019) — Member

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 Columbia County Public Schools

How much does Columbia County Public Schools give each year?

Columbia County Public Schools gave $60K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $107K across 1 grant.

How large is Columbia County Public Schools?

Columbia County Public Schools reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $156K.

What is Columbia County Public Schools?

Columbia County Public Schools is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lake City, FL. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Columbia County Public Schools operate?

Columbia County Public Schools has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Columbia County Public Schools's EIN?

Columbia County Public Schools's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2986573. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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