Columbus State University Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Columbus, GA EIN: 58-6043198

The Columbus State University Foundation supports educational excellence and the expansion of educational opportunities at Columbus State University. The Foundation attracts, receives, invests, manages, and expends gifts and other resources designated for the advancement of the University. The Trustees of this Foundation will be effective advocates for and supporters of the mission of CSU.

Columbus State University Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Columbus State University Foundation Inc gave $3.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3.1M), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,053,534
+3.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,053,534
+3.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,053,534
Total assets
$145,681,491
+3.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Columbus State University Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Columbus State University: $3.1MColumbus State University$3.1M

The largest 2025 recipient was Columbus State University ($3.1M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (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

Columbus

How Columbus State University Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 23% 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$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.1M (2019) to $3.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbus State University Columbus, GAScholarships for students attending Columbus State University.$3,053,534
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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$145,681,491$31,799,970$11,457,914$3,053,5341$24,381,731
2024$140,239,586$12,398,498$9,670,019$2,948,0871$5,294,993
2023$130,558,391$10,467,549$9,451,410$2,797,6351$2,852,361
2022$126,538,979$11,850,994$8,073,801$2,475,3981$5,074,581
2021$135,224,676$13,332,092$5,802,178$2,248,7881$7,735,046
2020$118,031,523$8,161,177$7,499,614$2,171,8881$1,965,478
2019$124,684,581$13,365,486$7,358,275$2,130,0781$4,219,771

About Columbus State University Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Columbus State University Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Columbus, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $145.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.1M. Net investment income was $24.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Columbus State University Foundation Inc is led by Tim Money, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 28 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tim Money

    Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan F Rothschild Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Turner Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Woodruff

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dian Naman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Schley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack B Key III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet W Davis

    Trustee

    Trustee → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Phillips

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Hudson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy C Buntin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Siddall

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard A Smith

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry F Wade

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Butler

    Trustee

    Trustee → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wade Burford

    Trustee

    Trustee → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Alexander

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nora Garrard

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Pettis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hart

    Trustee

    Trustee → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emory Alexander M D

    Trustee

    Immediate Past-Chair → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwen Ruff

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Shinkle

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lula L Huff

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teddie L Ussery

    Immediate Past Chair

    Chairman → Immediate Past-Chair, 2023

    Immediate Past-Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd A Schuster

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will White

    Chair Elect

    Trustee → Fpi Liaison, 2023

    Fpi Liaison → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Rayfield

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (50)
  • Former: Bill D Reaves Jr. (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Bill Heard (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Bob Koon (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Greg Davis (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jack Pezold (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jean M Hartin (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jimmy Yancey (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lev Norman (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Marvin R Schuster (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Otis J Scarborough (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Patty Cardin (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Ray E Crowley (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Sydney S Smith (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Allen Taber (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lamar Powers (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Phil Tomlinson (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Rex Whiddon (2019–2023) — Associate Executive Director
  • Former: Gena Stone (2020–2023) — Controller
  • Former: Rocky Kettering (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Chris Markwood (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Marc R Olivie (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Prem Virmani (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Tony D Link (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jamie Lee (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Russ Carreker (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Adam Smitherman (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Calvin Smyre (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Champ L Baker Jr. MD (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Emory J Alexander MD (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chairman
  • Former: Jim Blanchard (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary W Schley MD (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard Hallock (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Russell D Carreker (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: William A Taylor (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Alicia Bryan (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Cortney Laughlin (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Jerald Mitchell (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Ben Thames (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Billy Blanchard (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Billy W Key (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Clinton Barineau (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Joe Whitley (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: L Lamar Powers (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Lenora J Garrard (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Philip W Tomlinson (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: W Allen Taber Jr. (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Mat Swift (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Don Leebern (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Sally Foley (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom Buck (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 Columbus State University Foundation Inc

How much does Columbus State University Foundation Inc give each year?

Columbus State University Foundation Inc gave $3.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.9M across 1 grant.

How large is Columbus State University Foundation Inc?

Columbus State University Foundation Inc reported $145.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $31.8M.

What is Columbus State University Foundation Inc?

Columbus State University Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Columbus, GA. It holds $145.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Columbus State University Foundation Inc operate?

Columbus State University Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is Columbus State University Foundation Inc's EIN?

Columbus State University Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6043198. 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. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 16, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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