The Circle for Children Inc
To provide benefits and educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged children and young adults.
The Circle for Children Inc at a glance
In short: The Circle for Children Inc gave $120K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $120K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $120,000
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $120,000
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $120,000
- Total assets
- $782,598
- +23.7% 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 The Circle for Children Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Refuge ($120K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Circle for Children Inc gives
- Giving grew 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2019) to $130K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $120K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Refuge Atlanta, GA | Provide Services for Homeless Youth and Young Adults | $120,000 |
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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 | $782,598 | $303,007 | $187,590 | $120,000 | 1 | $46,643 |
| 2024 | $632,571 | $187,887 | $199,544 | $130,000 | 1 | $14,829 |
| 2023 | $590,742 | $192,627 | $152,072 | $90,000 | 1 | $66,893 |
| 2022 | $571,743 | $162,063 | $147,884 | $100,000 | 1 | $32,812 |
| 2021 | $673,183 | $229,934 | $120,550 | $72,888 | 1 | $125,580 |
| 2020 | $563,799 | $162,548 | $107,805 | $65,946 | 3 | $36,416 |
| 2019 | $509,056 | $88,218 | $74,462 | $30,486 | 3 | $25,342 |
About The Circle for Children Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Circle for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Marietta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $783K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $120K. Net investment income was $47K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Circle for Children Inc is led by Susan Fulkerson, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Fulkerson
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marybeth Wegener
President
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betts Fisher
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Houret-Lam
Director
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Rees
Director
Director → Director & Vice President, 2023
Director & Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Johnson
Director
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2023
Director & Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Belinda Vogel
Director
President-Elect → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Lamontagne
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Formica
Treasurer
President → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
5.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Polly Hogue
Vice President
Director → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally Davis
Directior
Vice President → Director, 2021
Director → Directior, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Missy Malmberg
Corresponding Secretary
Vice President → Corresponding Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Iaffaldano
President Elect
Recording Secretary → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2020
5.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Harbison
Treasurer
President-Elect → President, 2024
President → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Davis
Recording Secretary
Secretary → Recording Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Altieri
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Chitwood
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Candeto
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (50)
- Former: Diane Miller (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Janie Kissling (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Beth Wegener (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Kim Sherk (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Martha Bechtel (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Rita Robb Furness (2021–2024) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Cynthia Dolezal (2023–2024) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Emily Lemmy (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Abigail Lemmy (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Linda Keogler (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Peggy Fulghum (2024) — Director
- Former: Cathy Haire (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Carr (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Gail Godfrey (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Ginny Wolf (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Katie Judd (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Saundra Minnich (2023) — Director
- Former: Chris Crawford (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Cindy Samples (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Barr (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Donna Shafer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Dottie Rachels (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lynn Thompson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Pam Jordan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shirley Jones (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tricia Leuallen (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Charlene Rowe (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Krista Cutcliff O'Neal (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Bonnie Mann (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Elizabeth Conn (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jennie Johnson (2022) — Director
- Former: Kayla Discus (2022) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Bridget O'Connor (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ginny Haddock (2019–2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Patty Quinn (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Peggy Cannon (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Elaine La Montagne (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Jan Giles (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Linda Pace (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rita Robb (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shellee Spagnaletto (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Julia Barwick (2020) — Director
- Former: Kim Shrek (2020) — Director
- Former: Krista Cutliff (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Martha Becthel (2020) — Director
- Former: Debra Jones (2019) — Director
- Former: Elanie Lamontagne (2019) — Director
- Former: Julia Davis (2019) — President
- Former: Liz Bowling (2019) — Vice President: Annual Events
- Former: Martha Betchel (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 The Circle for Children Inc
How much does The Circle for Children Inc give each year?
The Circle for Children Inc gave $120K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $130K across 1 grant.
How large is The Circle for Children Inc?
The Circle for Children Inc reported $783K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $303K.
What is The Circle for Children Inc?
The Circle for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Marietta, GA. It holds $783K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Circle for Children Inc operate?
The Circle for Children Inc has awarded grants in Georgia.
What is The Circle for Children Inc's EIN?
The Circle for Children Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6038374. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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