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Columbia State Community College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Columbia, TN EIN: 23-7106327 Website
Children and youthAdultsAcademicsStudentsArts and culture

The Columbia State Community College Foundation encourages friends, alumni, economic partners and others to invest their time and resources toward improvement of education at columbia state community college and making higher education accessible to students in our service area.

Columbia State Community College Foundation at a glance

In short: Columbia State Community College Foundation gave $416K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $416K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$416,251
+29.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$416,251
+29.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$416,251
Total assets
$24,710,083
+7.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Columbia State Community College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

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

Columbia

How Columbia State Community College Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 82% from 2022 to 2025. 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$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2020) to $416K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $416K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$416,251
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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$24,710,083$2,471,359$764,605$416,2511$1,925,768
2024$23,041,705$1,535,406$922,921$321,7201$983,173
2023$20,701,169$1,447,389$720,581$222,0401$800,256
2022$19,332,938$5,172,473$659,265$228,7981$834,172
2021$17,571,628$1,320,050$518,112$229,5831$818,687
2020$14,880,621$1,396,167$389,589$104,9731$565,575
2019$14,237,624$1,778,665$585,099$374,3611$821,343

About Columbia State Community College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Columbia State Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Columbia, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $416K. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Focus Areas

Children and youthAdultsAcademicsStudentsArts and culture

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Columbia State Community College Foundation is led by Janet F. Smith, President of College since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 26 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janet F. Smith

    President of College

    Trustee → Trustee College President, 2021

    Trustee College President → President of College, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Keny

    Chair & President

    Trustee → Vice Chair & Vice President, 2022

    Vice Chair & Vice President → Chair & President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Maddox

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Byron Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Roberts

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Stephens

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rena Purdy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Whitaker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caleb Mathis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juanita Patton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Franks

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amit Keswani

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Crutcher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Belote

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Rogers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Whiteside

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Williams

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael B. White

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Durham

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Berry

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hitesh Patel

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Rosenberry

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmy Phillips

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bethany Lay

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    9 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Borren

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Shedd

    Vice Chair & Vice President

    Trustee → Vice Chair & Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Barry White (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Con Vrailas (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: John Langsdon (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Nancy Conway (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Kegarise (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Charles Brinkley (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: McIhael Franks (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Clint Evers (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Darlene Baxter (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Robinson (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mike Alexander (2019–2023) — Chair & President
  • Former: Stephen Hughes (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kurt Winstead (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Scott Dahlstrom (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Dana Salters (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Robby Moore (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Steve Hill (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Elaine Curtis (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Chuck Barber (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Faye McEwen (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Julius Johnson (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Phil Comstock (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Sydney McClain (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Waymon Hickman (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Kenny Boyd (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Alan Watson (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Alma McLemore (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Carol Aiken (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Fred Reynolds (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jason Rich (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kenny Hay (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kirk Kelso (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Anthony Kimbrough (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: B. Elaine Curtis (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Liz Lovell (2019) — Trustee

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 State Community College Foundation

How much does Columbia State Community College Foundation give each year?

Columbia State Community College Foundation gave $416K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $322K across 1 grant.

How large is Columbia State Community College Foundation?

Columbia State Community College Foundation reported $24.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.

What is Columbia State Community College Foundation?

Columbia State Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Columbia, TN. It holds $24.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Columbia State Community College Foundation operate?

Columbia State Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Columbia State Community College Foundation's EIN?

Columbia State Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7106327. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 13, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 23, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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