Newtown Macon Inc
Invest time, resources, and money in local people and businesses to revitalize downtown macon.
Newtown Macon Inc at a glance
In short: Newtown Macon Inc gave $35K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,000
- -72.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,500
- -72.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $47,364,573
- +8.6% 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 Newtown Macon Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Otis Redding Foundation Inc ($25K). Together the top 2 received $35K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $128K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $35K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Otis Redding Foundation Inc Macon, GA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Macon Pops Macon, GA | General Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $47,364,573 | $5,345,883 | $4,091,031 | $35,000 | 2 | $2,334,508 |
| 2024 | $43,633,726 | $2,735,233 | $3,796,164 | $127,500 | 2 | $1,247,030 |
| 2023 | $36,186,795 | $3,338,620 | $2,913,101 | $10,000 | 1 | $549,281 |
| 2022 | $32,465,436 | $9,813,654 | $3,269,796 | $23,166 | Total only | $270,735 |
| 2021 | $28,447,383 | $5,896,499 | $2,229,186 | $5,775 | Total only | $404,648 |
| 2020 | $21,941,903 | $2,099,062 | $2,823,500 | $13,550 | Total only | $149,071 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Newtown Macon Inc
Based on IRS filings
Newtown Macon Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Macon, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $2.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Newtown Macon Inc is led by James Fritze, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 4 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Fritze
President
CFO → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$97K (2020) → $152K (2025)
Joshua M. Rogers
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$157K (2020) → $362K (2025)
Chris R. Sheridan
Chair Oht Co
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Underwood
Chair
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Nichols
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Curtis Hertwig
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ember Bentley
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Patton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Daws
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lester Miller
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Seigel
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Virgil Adams
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina O'Brien
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Thompson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Delvecchio Finley
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Brewer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caryn Frey
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Bechtel
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Walden
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Harris
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
R. Kris Ellis
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Williams
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christy Kovac
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Duke Groover
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Keller
Chief of Sta
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Lauren Marshall
Vice President of Committee
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Blake Lisenby
Of Counsel
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Lambert
Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Kirby Godsey
Chair Emeritus
Director → Chair Emeritus, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert F. Hatcher
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Wicker
Past Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Leicht
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Corrie Hall (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Emily Myers (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ron Shipman (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Annisa Jones (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ron Foster (2023) — Director
- Former: Dan Forrester (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Michael Wright (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Willard (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joey Leverette (2022) — Director
- Former: Toni Hannah (2022) — Director
- Former: Deon Tucker (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Elbert McQueen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Yvonne Williams (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bonnie Lopez-Crowe (2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Kilburg (2020) — Director
- Former: Bonnie Lopez (2020) — Director
- Former: Carl Garofalo (2020) — Director
- Former: Jean Bragg (2020) — Director
- Former: John Rhea (2020) — Director
- Former: Juanita T. Jordan (2020) — Past Vice Ch
- Former: Robert Reichert (2020) — Director
- Former: Scott Thompson (2020) — Director
- Former: Tony Rojas (2020) — Secretary
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 $362K, to Joshua M Rogers (President &). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Newtown Macon Inc
How much does Newtown Macon Inc give each year?
Newtown Macon Inc gave $35K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $128K across 2 grants.
How large is Newtown Macon Inc?
Newtown Macon Inc reported $47.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.3M.
What is Newtown Macon Inc?
Newtown Macon Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Macon, GA. It holds $47.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Newtown Macon Inc operate?
Newtown Macon Inc has awarded grants in Georgia.
What is Newtown Macon Inc's EIN?
Newtown Macon Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2273893. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 27, 2023)
- 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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