Covenant College Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Lookout Mountain, GA EIN: 27-3298736

The Covenant College Foundation is the planned-giving arm of covenant college. The primary purpose is to grow the college's endowment, which helps ensure the future of the college and the pursuit of its mission to explore and express the preeminence of jesus christ in all things.

Covenant College Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Covenant College Foundation Inc gave $894K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $894K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$893,550
-2.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$893,550
-2.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$893,550
Total assets
$25,656,087
+4.4% 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 Covenant College Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Covenant College: $894KCovenant College$894K

The largest 2025 recipient was Covenant College ($894K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M 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

Lookout Mountain

How Covenant College Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 21% 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$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $718K (2021) to $917K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $894K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GASupporting Educational Purposes$893,550
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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$25,656,087$2,195,584$1,532,350$893,5501$944,564
2024$24,574,789$3,659,030$1,349,371$917,4611$666,102
2023$20,239,671$1,928,825$980,505$757,4701$243,553
2022$18,187,987$2,624,692$1,003,553$739,0301$1,815,899
2021$20,093,926$3,608,993$936,238$717,7211$586,374
2020$14,784,960$2,059,711$1,040,220$859,2991$713,700

About Covenant College Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Covenant College Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Lookout Mountain, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $894K. Net investment income was $945K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Covenant College Foundation Inc is led by Marc Erickson, President & Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marc Erickson

    President & Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Bowser

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Beck

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Wood

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Allen Wright

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Grauley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Moore

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam R Smartt Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarina Sharp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Nedelisky

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Curtis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Truschel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bart Rolen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Voyles

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Burdette Part Year

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Kramer

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Wilkinson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Huffines

    Assistant Treasurer

    Controller → Assistant Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Welsh

    Assistant Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: William Burdette (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Fred Verwoerd (2020–2023) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: J Derek Halvorson (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bruce Williams (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: David Lucas (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Gary Haluska (2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Mark Griggs (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Covenant College Foundation Inc

How much does Covenant College Foundation Inc give each year?

Covenant College Foundation Inc gave $894K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $917K across 1 grant.

How large is Covenant College Foundation Inc?

Covenant College Foundation Inc reported $25.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.

Where does Covenant College Foundation Inc operate?

Covenant College Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is Covenant College Foundation Inc's EIN?

Covenant College Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3298736. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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