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Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries

Public charity · Grantmaker Savannah, GA EIN: 23-7305890 Website
AcademicsStudentsEducationHigher educationUniversity education

The purpose of the foundation is the establishment of funds to be used for the advancement of savannah state university and for the promotion of the education and welfare of faculty and students. This includes raising and managing funds, providing scholarships, and renovating and operating student housing complexes on the campus.

Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries at a glance

Total assets
$67,046,000
-1.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$7,401,670
+11.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$428,191
-8.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,855,764
+12.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries

Who Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Savannah

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $124K (2021) to $464K (2019). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $124K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Savannah State University Savannah, GAStudent Scholarships$124,087
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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$67,046,000$7,401,670$5,855,764——$428,191
2024$68,006,272$6,619,985$5,206,203——$469,620
2023$86,840,344$8,774,524$7,226,226——$67,461
2022$89,611,630$5,951,749$4,256,919——$29,945
2021$70,189,584$6,773,497$4,491,224$124,0871$30,417
2020$82,130,337$4,967,727$4,773,870$186,0671$31,047
2019$84,440,656$5,193,230$4,917,195$464,3901$52,925

About Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries

Based on IRS filings

Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Savannah, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $67.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $428K.

Focus Areas

AcademicsStudentsEducationHigher educationUniversity education

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries is led by Barbara McGhee, Booster Club President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 27 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara McGhee

    Booster Club President

    Director → Booster Club, 2020

    Booster Club → Booster Club President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harold Washington

    Ssunaa President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur J. Terry

    Fundraising Chair

    Director → Fundraising Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles G. Young

    Membership Chair

    Director → Membership Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clemontine Washington

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter E. Gaskin

    Strategic Planning Committee Chair

    Committee Ch → Committee Chair, 2023

    Committee Chair → Strategic Planning Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle A. Adams

    Membership Chair

    Director → Membership Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael A. Kaigler

    Co-Chairman

    Director → Co-Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie L. Reynolds MD

    Military Support Committee Chair

    Director → Military Support Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Capt Bernard L. Jackson

    Director

    Commmittee C → Commmittee Chair, 2023

    Commmittee Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edna B. Jackson

    Director

    Director → Membership D, 2020

    Membership D → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emanuel Larkin Jr.

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Felton Jr. JD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julius Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Latanga I. Allen-Felder

    Director

    Vice Chairman → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Mosley Harris

    Director

    Director → Vice Chair Woman, 2023

    Vice Chair Woman → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William T. Simmons

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald McGhee

    Director

    Diector → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn S. Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael D. Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Willis Blake EdD

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby Lockett

    Community & Government

    Director → Community, 2020

    Community → Community & Government, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glennera E. Martin

    Spec. Events Committee

    Director → Spec. Events, 2020

    Spec. Events → Spec. Events Committee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmie C. Jackson

    Chairwoman Emeritus

    Director → Chairwoman Emeritus, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Kelley

    Treasurer

    Finance & Investment → Finance, Investment & Audit, 2023

    Finance, Investment & Audit → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Price

    Financial Secretary

    Director → Financial Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Melvin

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Judge Barbara J. Mobley (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Alex C. Habersham (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: William T. Daniel Jr. (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Robinson Alexander (2023–2024) — Interim President
  • Former: Cyrus Jackson (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Stevenson (2024) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Stephenson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Annie Andrews (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Hill (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Clyde Newton (2019–2022) — Ssunaa President
  • Former: Florene Boles (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: James C. Carthon (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Ballard-Washington (2019–2022) — Interim President
  • Former: Travis Stringer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Otis S. Johnson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: James O. Thomas Jr. (2019) — Director
  • Former: Phillip D. Adams (2019) — Executive Di
  • Former: Robert L. Bess (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.

Frequently asked questions about Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries

How large is Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries?

Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries reported $67.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.

What is Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries?

Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Savannah, GA. It holds $67.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries operate?

Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries's EIN?

Savannah State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiaries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7305890. 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

(5)

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 May 16, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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