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Georgia Securities Association

501(c)(6) organization Atlanta, GA EIN: 58-1548071 Website

Collection of membership dues, and the conduction of seminars and annual meetings for the purpose of promoting goodwill between members, the securities industry and the public.

Georgia Securities Association at a glance

In short: Georgia Securities Association gave $100K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
-28.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
-28.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$303,079
-0.3% 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 Georgia Securities Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Georgia Council on Economic Ed: $60KGeorgia Council on Economic Ed$60KBright Futures Atlanta: $20KBright Futures Atlanta$20KOur House: $10KOur House$10KNicholas House: $10KNicholas House$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Georgia Council on Economic Ed ($60K). Together the top 4 received $100K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 16 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AtlantaDecatur

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 0 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2020) to $140K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Georgia Council on Economic Ed Atlanta, GAChar Assist$60,000
Bright Futures Atlanta Atlanta, GAChar Assist$20,000
Our House Atlanta, GAChar Assist$10,000
Nicholas House Atlanta, GAChar Assist$10,000
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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$303,079$161,039$161,873$100,0004$29,326
2024$303,913$124,191$180,358$140,0004$19,951
2023$360,080$134,275$148,796$100,0004$27,980
2022$374,601$79,017$48,627——$-26,637
2021$344,211$157,335$129,892$100,0004$40,017
2020$316,768$45,918$65,743$50,0004$19,031
2019$336,593$217,688$188,435$106,5004$36,337

About Georgia Securities Association

Based on IRS filings

Georgia Securities Association is a public charity, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $303K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $29K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Georgia Securities Association is led by Matt Cochard, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matt Cochard

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cory McCallum

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Roman

    Director

    President → Interim President, 2023

    Interim President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Agah

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Lemes

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick McGill

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Farrington

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Loving

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Ragsdale

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Seigle

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daryl Weber

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Husted

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Puglisi

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Earl Brown

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hollis Gilliam

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin McGann

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Brad Summers (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Zach Goodwin (2024) — Director
  • Former: Joe Ward (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Britnee Dalton (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Justin Ostrowski (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Russell Brown (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Grady OGara (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Andy Slechta (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ann Claire Latherm (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Beatrix Kondor (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Siegle (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Garrett Rush (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kenneth Jackson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kyle ORourke (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Reed Duepree (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tony Lee (2019–2020) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Georgia Securities Association

How much does Georgia Securities Association give each year?

Georgia Securities Association gave $100K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $140K across 4 grants.

What is Georgia Securities Association's typical grant size?

Georgia Securities Association's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Georgia Securities Association give grants?

Georgia Securities Association gives mostly in Georgia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (4 grants).

Does Georgia Securities Association give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Georgia Securities Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Char Assist" (4 grants).

How large is Georgia Securities Association?

Georgia Securities Association reported $303K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $161K.

What is Georgia Securities Association's EIN?

Georgia Securities Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1548071. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 11, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 10, 2020)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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