Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc., known as Georgia CORE, is an Atlanta-based public charity that supports cancer research, access to clinical trials, screening, education, and cancer-related information and resources in Georgia. Founded in 2003, it works through partnerships with health care and public health organizations.
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc at a glance
In short: Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc gave $2.0M across 28 grants in 2025 (avg $73K), mostly in Georgia. 14% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,037,354
- +20.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 28
- +21.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $72,763
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $3,819,902
- +24.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 14% first-time grantees (4 of 28, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 999 Peachtree St Ne Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 523-8735
Website: https://georgiacore.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Horizons Community Solutions ($617K). Together the top 10 received $1.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
89 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 59 grants of 89 (66%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Georgia CORE describes work across the state. Its filing narrative says its clinical research network brings trials to eight sites in Georgia and that its colon cancer screening work focuses on southwest and southeast Georgia. In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Georgia and 1% to recipients in New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 28 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc open to new grantees?
14%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 28 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $27K; repeat grants $80K. How we count
Medians: $21K first-time, $27K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $348K (2021) to $2.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 28 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Horizons Community Solutions Albany, GA | GRCCP ACTS Breast Cancer Grant | $616,988 |
| Augusta University Research Augusta, GA | GCRCCP CDC Initiative | $323,129 |
| Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County Valdosta, GA | NCI Community Oncology Research Program, Study of ctDNA Guided Therapy in Colorectal Cancer, Advancing Cancer Treatment ACT prostate registry | $168,769 |
| East Georgia Healthcare Center Swainsboro, GA | GCRCCP CDC Initiative | $162,042 |
| St Joseph's Candler Health System Inc Savannah, GA | Rural Health Care Coordination Network Program HRSA | $84,578 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Phillip H. Street Cancer Community Service Award | $77,012 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA | Study of ctDNA Guided Therapy in Colorectal Cancer Advancing Cancer Treatment ACT prostate registry | $74,275 |
| Georgia Department of Public Health Atlanta, GA | Study of ctDNA Guided Therapy in Colorectal Cancer | $60,750 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Jesup, GA | Rural Health Care Coordination Network Program HRSA | $54,536 |
| Albany Area Primary Health Care Albany, GA | GCRCCP CDC Initiative | $53,881 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Grants were reported as 28 in 2025, 23 in 2024, and 18 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,819,902 | $5,073,119 | $4,443,851 | $2,037,354 | 28 | — |
| 2024 | $3,067,869 | $3,993,749 | $3,761,695 | $1,693,458 | 23 | — |
| 2023 | $2,709,628 | $3,851,499 | $3,350,015 | $1,587,928 | 18 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | $2,073,531 | $3,062,853 | $2,794,422 | $1,066,848 | 13 | $79 |
| 2021 | $1,729,281 | $1,268,189 | $1,286,594 | $348,138 | 7 | $48 |
| 2020 | $2,000,767 | $2,119,383 | $1,959,088 | $476,357 | 13 | $934 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Georgia CORE describes its mission as ensuring that Georgians have equitable access to and benefit from advances in cancer care and research, and says it advances cancer care through partnerships and innovation. Its stated activities include supporting clinical research and trial access, colon cancer screening, genetic risk assessment for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, breast cancer screening, and information and education for cancer survivors and health care providers.
Its 2025 grants went to hospitals, health centers, universities, public agencies, and community organizations. Grantee missions illustrate this range: Horizons Community Solutions says it educates, navigates, and provides screening to increase cancer screening rates in Georgia; East Georgia Healthcare Center says it provides quality primary and preventive services regardless of ability to pay; and TurningPoint Breast Cancer says it provides specialized, evidence-based rehabilitation while addressing barriers to care. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not Georgia CORE’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Georgia CORE reported 28 grants totaling $2,037,354. Grant amounts ranged from $5,569 to $616,988, with a median of $25,000. The largest awards included:
The organization’s website also announced a 2025 collaborative research seed grant of $100,000 to a team from Augusta University and Georgia Southern University for a study of multi-drug nanocapsules for breast cancer treatment.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lynn M. Durham, Ed.D., as President/CEO; Kristina Forbes as Secretary/Treasurer; Ameila A. Langston, M.D., as Vice Chair; Roland Matthews, M.D., as Chairman of the Board; and Frederick M. Schnell, M.D., FACP, as Chair Emeritus. Board members listed are Julie Z. Thomas, R.N.; Jamie Hodgson, ARCP; Joselyn Baker; Becca Krumdieck, CPA; and Jayanthi Srinivashiah, M.D.
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc is led by Lynn M Durham Ed D, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 2 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lynn M Durham Ed D
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$232K (2024) → $248K (2025)
Roland Matthews MD
Chairman of the Board
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chairman of the Board, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristina Forbes
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$113K (2024) → $134K (2025)
Andrew W Pippas MD
Board Member
Chairman → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles H Nash III MD FACP
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frederick M Schnell MD FACP
Chair Emeritus
Chief Medical Officer → Chair Emeritus, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jayanthi Srinivashiah MD
Board Member
Secretary & Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Jones MD
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Z Thomas RN
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren McCullough PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nan Street
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ameila A Langston MD
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amelia B Zelnak MD MSc
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Hamrick MD MPH
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Hodgson ARCP
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jorge Cortes MD
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Mumber MD
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie J Smith Reyes RN MSN OCN
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suresh S Ramalingam MD FACP
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becca Krumdieck CPA
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joselyn Baker
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter J Curran Jr. MD
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Sharad A Ghamande MD (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Steven W McLaughlin PhD (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Sheryl Gabram-Mendola MD MBA (2024) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Amelia A Langston MD (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Anand P Jillella MD (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Guilherme Cantuaria MD PhD (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Howard A Zaran MD FACS (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy M Paris MS FACHE (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Petros Nikolinakos MD CPI (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lynn M DurhamEdD (2021–2023) — CEO & President
- Former: Sheryl Gabram-Mendola MD MBA FACS (2021–2023) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Suresh S Ramalingam MD FACP FASCO (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Harvey James Hamrick MD MPH (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jose Tongol MD (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Patti Owen MN RN (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Steven L McCune MD PhD (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Charles H Nash III MD (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lynn M Durham EdD (2022) — CEO & President
- Former: Angela Patterson (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Lynn Durham MPA (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Walter J Curran Jr MD FACR (2020) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $248K, to Lynn M Durham Ed D (President/CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc
How much does Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc give each year?
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc gave $2.0M across 28 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 23 grants.
What is Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc's typical grant size?
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $72,763, across 28 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc that year got $27K on average.
Where does Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc give grants?
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (8 grants), Albany, GA (3 grants), Macon, GA (3 grants) and Columbus, GA (2 grants).
Does Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "ACTS Breast Cancer Grant" (6 grants), "GCRCCP CDC Initiative" (3 grants) and "NCI Community Oncology Research Program" (3 grants).
Who are Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc's largest grantees?
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Horizons Community Solutions ($616,988), Augusta University Research ($323,129) and Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County ($168,769), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc?
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.1M.
What does Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc fund?
Georgia CORE describes its mission as ensuring that Georgians have equitable access to and benefit from advances in cancer care and research, and says it advances cancer care through partnerships and innovation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc?
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check georgiacore.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc's EIN?
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1159979. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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