Georgia Independent College

ATLANTA, GA EIN: 58-0684740 Website

GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION, INC ("GICA") SUPPORTS PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION IN GEORGIA IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC POLICY, INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS, FUND RAISING FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL AID, AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$20.1M

+6.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$653K

-5.6% YoY

Grant Count

9

-35.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$73K

+46.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$832K$2M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,083,372$18,845,633$17,834,466
Revenue$3,026,599$2,049,642$2,521,058
Expenses$2,049,492$1,858,496$1,771,287
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,590,966$768,257$1,284,713
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$173K$346K$519K$692K24 grants202011 grants202113 grants202214 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

MERCER UNIVERSITY$126KBERRY COLLEGE$86KOGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY$71KSHORTER UNIVERSITY$69KPIEDMONT UNIVERSITY$67KBRENAU UNIVERSITY$67KLAGRANGE COLLEGE$57KAGNES SCOTT COLLEGE$57KWESLEYAN COLLEGE$53K

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K35$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JENNA COLVINPRESIDENT$226KLISA MACKEVICE-PRESIDENT$103K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANDY SHEPPARDVICE-CHAIR1
ANNE SKELDERTRUSTEE1
ANTONIO MOLINAAT LARGE1
BHARATH PARTHASARATHYTRUSTEE1
RUSTY KENNEDYTRUSTEE1
DAVID THOMASTRUSTEE1
DEAN COLLINSTRUSTEE1
DONALD DOWLESSAT LARGE1
GEORGE FRENCHTRUSTEE1
EMIR CANERTRUSTEE1
BRAD VOYLESTRUSTEE1
GREGORY FENVESAT LARGE1
HELENE GAYLEAT LARGE1
HOWARD MOSBYTRUSTEE1
GREG HEARNTRUSTEE1
SUSANNA BAXTERTRUSTEE1
KATHRYN MCCLYMONDTRUSTEE1
JIMMY FLEMINGTRUSTEE1
JOHN COLEMANAT LARGE1
KEITH H SHURBUTTTREASURER1
KEVIN TANNERAT LARGE1
LEOCADIA I ZAKCHAIR1
MARSHALL CRISERTRUSTEE1
DREW VAN HORNTRUSTEE1
MARK ROBERTSAT LARGE1
MEAGHAN BLIGHTTRUSTEE1
NANCY JUNEAUAT LARGE1
ROB SCOTTAT LARGE1
ROBERT MYERSTRUSTEE1
STEPHEN R BRIGGSTRUSTEE1
STEVE ECHOLSTRUSTEE1
WILLIAM D UNDERWOODTRUSTEE1
JENNA COLVINPRESIDENT40$225,660
LISA MACKEVICE-PRESIDENT40$102,613

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AtlantaClevelandCuthbertDecaturDemorestEast PointFranklin SpringsGainesvilleGainsevilleLagrangeLookout MountainMaconMariettaMount BerryMt VernonRomeThomasvilleToccoa FallsWaleskaYoung Harris

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

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