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Spelman College

ATLANTA, GA EIN: 58-0566243 Website

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$993.5M

+14.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$249K

+144.0% YoY

Grant Count

10

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$25K

+22.0% YoY

About Spelman College

Based on IRS filings

Spelman College is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in ATLANTA, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $993.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $249K. Net investment income was $41.7M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AtlantaDecaturDurhamEast LansingGramblingHamptonHuntsvilleNatickNew YorkOrangeburgSan AntonioSan Luis ObispoTurlockWinstomsalemWinstonsalem

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$79M$159M$238M$317M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$993,511,573$870,926,521$821,952,118
Revenue$288,422,165$194,372,216$204,393,744
Expenses$171,469,550$160,810,189$145,583,655
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$41,688,146$25,220,358$28,303,136
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$62K$125K$187K$249K5 grants20205 grants20213 grants20225 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Board of Trustees of Mic…$67KInstitute for Future Int…$64KCal Poly Corporation$29KCalifornia State Univers…$18KRESEARCH FDN OF THE CITY…$18KClaflin UniversityNAAAHP$18KGA State University Rese…$12KEmory University$11KUniversity of Alabama in…$6KGeorgia Tech Research Co…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Helene GaylePresident$621KDawn AlstonCFO and SVP of Business and …$325KTerri ReedSecretary of the College$274KIngrid HayesSVP of Enrollment Management$255KJessie BrooksVP of Institutional Advancem…$252KGrant WarnerProfessor$242KMyra BurnettVP Institutional Resarch$230KDolores BradleyProfessor$224KJohn WilsonVP and Chief Information Off…$223KBeverly Guy-SheftallProfessor$212KDarryl HollomanVP of Academic Affairs$209KRaquel HillProfessor$205KLydia SermonsVP for Public Relations & Co…$187KLisa HibbardFaculty Representative$132KKaren Brakke PHDFaculty Trustee/Professor$109KMary Schmidt Campbel…Former President/Trustee (TH…$37K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Colleen J TaylorVICE-CHAIR2
Gwendolyn Adams NortonSECRETARY2
Helene GaylePresident35$621,225
Lovette T RussellCHAIR2
Ronda E StrykerVICE-CHAIR2
Allegra Lawrence-HardyTRUSTEE2
Bonnie Shelton CarterTRUSTEE2
Breah BanksSTUDENT REPRESENTATIVE2
Cara Johnson HughesTRUSTEE2
Carmen D HarrisTRUSTEE2
Cheryl Mayberry McKissackTRUSTEE2
Claire ArnoldTRUSTEE2
Cynthia E JacksonTRUSTEE2
Elizabeth MccormackTRUSTEE2
Frank BakerTRUSTEE2
G G MichelsonTRUSTEE2
Helen Smith PriceTRUSTEE2
Janine BrownTRUSTEE2
June Gary HoppsTRUSTEE2
Kamau BobbTRUSTEE2
Karen Brakke PHDFaculty Trustee/Professor35$108,587
Kathy N WallerTRUSTEE2
Kaye FosterTRUSTEE2
Keva Wright BerryALUMNA REPRESENTATIVE2
Lawrence M SchallTRUSTEE2
Lisa HibbardFaculty Representative2$132,313
Loren K RobinsonTRUSTEE2
Marian Wright EdelmanTRUSTEE2
Pauletta WashingtonTRUSTEE2
Peggy DulanyTRUSTEE2
Rosalind G BrewerChair Emerita2
Russell Edgerton PHDTRUSTEE2
Sherina Maye EdwardsAlumna Trustee2
Susan DunnTRUSTEE2
Suzanne F ShankTRUSTEE2
Theodore R AronsonTRUSTEE2
Vicki PalmerTrustee2
Yvonne R JacksonTRUSTEE2
Zoe ShepardStudent Trustee2
Darryl HollomanVP of Academic Affairs35$209,413
Dawn AlstonCFO and SVP of Business and Financial Affairs35$324,635
Ingrid HayesSVP of Enrollment Management35$254,635
John WilsonVP and Chief Information Officer35$222,633
Myra BurnettVP Institutional Resarch35$230,230
Terri ReedSecretary of the College35$273,607
Lydia SermonsVP for Public Relations & Communications35$187,230
Beverly Guy-SheftallProfessor35$211,827
Dolores BradleyProfessor35$224,296
Grant WarnerProfessor35$242,201
Jessie BrooksVP of Institutional Advancement (THRU 9/29/2023)35$251,869
Raquel HillProfessor35$204,768
Mary Schmidt Campbell PHDFormer President/Trustee (THRU 6/30/2022)$37,208

Subject Areas

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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