Georgia School Boards Association Inc
The mission of the Georgia School Boards Association, inc is to ensure excellence in the governance of local school systems by providing leadership, advocacy and services, and by representing the collective resolve of Georgia's elected boards of education.
Georgia School Boards Association Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $9,819,605
- +14.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $11,479,550
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $265,236
- +73.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $10,322,905
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Georgia School Boards Association Inc
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Georgia School Boards Association Inc
Beacon Award for Excellence in Reporting on Public Education
Georgia School Boards Association Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Governance Team of the Year Award
Georgia School Boards Association Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
GSBA Risk Management Services Safety Grant
Georgia School Boards Association Inc
Amount
$75,000 (2025-2026 cycle); $60,000 (2024-2025 cycle); $60,000 (2022-2023 cycle)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Georgia School Boards Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $200 (2021) to $55K (2024). In 2024 it reported $55K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National School Attorneys Association Oklahoma City, OK | Operational Support | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,819,605 | $11,479,550 | $10,322,905 | — | — | $265,236 |
| 2024 | $8,610,359 | $10,455,229 | $9,984,317 | $54,980 | Total only | $153,131 |
| 2023 | $8,472,673 | $9,719,328 | $9,156,535 | $40,000 | 1 | $85,017 |
| 2022 | $7,257,713 | $8,473,219 | $8,022,986 | — | — | $17,511 |
| 2021 | $7,121,647 | $8,517,483 | $7,583,777 | $200 | Total only | $30,104 |
| 2020 | $6,628,869 | $7,234,902 | $7,335,093 | — | — | $48,651 |
| 2019 | $5,897,483 | $7,835,922 | $8,100,887 | $2,500 | Total only | $43,268 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Georgia School Boards Association Inc
Based on IRS filings
Georgia School Boards Association Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lawrenceville, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $265K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Georgia School Boards Association Inc is led by Valarie V. Wilson, Executive Director on filings since 2019; 8 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Valarie V. Wilson
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
24 hrs/week
$212K (2019) → $314K (2025)
John Jackson
President
Vice President → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel T. King
Director of Board Development
Director of Superintendent Search → Director of Superintendent, 2021
Director of Superintendent → Director of Board Development, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$139K (2019) → $209K (2025)
Donald C. Cole
Director of Risk Managemen
Director of Risk Management Svcs → Director of Risk Managemen, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$149K (2021) → $201K (2025)
Bryan Preston Jr.
Director
President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Davis
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Dees
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Blackshear
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela J. Brown
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Dove
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marianne Smith
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Buckner
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Orange
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Armstrong
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat McKinnon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Velvet Edwards-Poole
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter Eubanks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew M. Ryff
Marketing Manager
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$163K (2019) → $200K (2025)
Charlton P. Calhoun
Chief Financial Officer
Director of Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$154K (2019) → $235K (2025)
Mark A. Willis
Assistant Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$199K (2019) → $276K (2025)
John T. Flynn
Senior Underwriting Manager
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$168K (2023) → $195K (2025)
Timothy P. Covert
Infrastructure Manager
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$159K (2023) → $181K (2025)
Shakila Henderson-Baker
Treasurer
President → Past President, 2024
Past President → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cornelius Ball
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Hopkins
Director Emeritus
Treasurer → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Murphy
President Elect
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Coleman Landers
Past President
President Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- Former: Angela T. Palm (2019–2024) — Director of Legislative Services
- Former: Kia Chambers (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Soto (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jimmy Atkins Jr. (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Michelle Olympiadis (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jill Fisher (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Pettitt (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Teresa Gee Hardy (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Kirkland (2024) — Director
- Former: James B. Lanier Jr. (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Nick Ellis (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Calhoun Charlton P. (2022) — Director of Finance
- Former: Cole Donald C. (2022) — Director of Risk Management Svcs
- Former: Flynn John T. (2022) — Senior Underwriting Manager
- Former: King Samuel T. (2022) — Director of Board Development
- Former: Palm Angela T. (2022) — Director of Legislative Services
- Former: Pat Hugley-Green (2022) — Past President
- Former: Ryff Andrew M. (2022) — Marketing Manager
- Former: Willis Mark A. (2022) — Assistant Executive Director
- Former: Wilson Valarie V (2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Elaina Beeman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Elaine Wilson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Frank Griffin (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Teresa Gee Harris (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Pat Hugley Green (2020–2021) — President
- Former: T. Bryan Preston Jr. (2020–2021) — President Elect
- Former: Tim Covert (2020–2021) — Systems Architect Manager
- Former: Pam Brown (2021) — Director
- Former: Anthony Arasi (2019–2020) — Director of Board Development
- Former: Katrina P. Young (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Lamar Allen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Kay Murphy PhD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Vernon Payne (2019–2020) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Elaine Wilson Dawson (2020) — Director
- Former: Jimmy Atkins Richmond (2020) — Director
- Former: Fred Wilson (2019) — Director
- Former: Gwendolyn Tucker (2019) — Director
- Former: Jack Padgett (2019) — Director
- Former: Patricia Hugley Green (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Ronald Hopkins (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Stanley Dejarnett (2019) — Director of Georgia Vision Project
- Former: Sue Brown (2019) — Director
- Former: Tom Odom (2019) — Past President
- Former: Warren Lee (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $314K, to Valarie V Wilson (Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Georgia School Boards Association Inc
How large is Georgia School Boards Association Inc?
Georgia School Boards Association Inc reported $9.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.5M.
What is Georgia School Boards Association Inc?
Georgia School Boards Association Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lawrenceville, GA. It holds $9.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Georgia School Boards Association Inc operate?
Georgia School Boards Association Inc has awarded grants in Oklahoma.
What is Georgia School Boards Association Inc's EIN?
Georgia School Boards Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1077259. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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