Georgia State University Foundation Inc

ATLANTA, GA EIN: 58-6033185 Website

THE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION SERVES AS AN AMBASSADOR OF GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING THE UNIVERSITY IN ACHIEVING ITS MISSION THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION, CULTIVATION, SOLICITATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF GIFTS, AND BY COLLABORATING AND ADVISING ON ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$534.2M

+5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$15.6M

+5.6% YoY

Grant Count

8

+166.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.9M

-60.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$25M$49M$74M$99M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$534,177,903$505,025,039$466,073,205
Revenue$51,589,373$75,121,053$89,649,877
Expenses$45,910,245$41,786,024$33,855,304
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$11,685,922$7,284,079$30,129,064
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$8M$12M$16M3 grants20203 grants20213 grants20223 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY$9.3MGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY$6.1MGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY$79KGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY…$25KNATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME C…$11KGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY…$7KASSOCIATION FOR INFORMAT…$6KGSU LANETTE L SUTTLES CH…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M4$1–5M9$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

TABATHA MICHELGSUF INTERIM PRESIDENT/ AVP$237KTELLY MCGAHAGSUF INTERIM PRESIDENT/ AVP$234KDALE PALMERGSUF ASSISTANT TREASURER/CFO$209KCHRIS BURGEAVP ADVANCEMENT INFOSYS/TECH$187KJASON KAHNFORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT$137KFELICIA THOMASGSUF ASST. SECRETARY$68K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TELLY MCGAHAGSUF INTERIM PRESIDENT/ AVP40$234,209
TABATHA MICHELGSUF INTERIM PRESIDENT/ AVP40$237,357
CHRIS BURGEAVP ADVANCEMENT INFOSYS/TECH40$186,654
DALE PALMERGSUF ASSISTANT TREASURER/CFO40$209,084
JASON KAHNFORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT40$136,720
FELICIA THOMASGSUF ASST. SECRETARY40$67,936
CHERYL HARRELSONPRESIDENT & VP OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT(APRIL - J0.25
FRANK H BOYKINFOUNDATION BOARD CHAIR / TRUSTEE1
KEVIN E LOFTONVICE CHAIR/CHAIR, NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE/TRUSTEE1
JOSEPH W REINKEMEYERTREASURER & CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE / TRUSTEE1
REGYNALD G WASHINGTONSECRETARY / TRUSTEE1
M BRIAN BLAKEEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE & GSU PRESIDENT1
L JARED ABRAMSONEX-OFFICIO & GSU VP FIN/AD1
R TODD SHUTLEYIMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR / TRUSTEE1
NEDA A BARQAWICHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE / TRUSTEE1
ESMAEL HILLCHAIR, REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE / TRUSTEE1
KIMBERLY S HIXONCHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE / TRUSTEE1
MARY STOKESCHAIR, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE / TRUSTEE1
RANDALL KENTEX OFFICIO(ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD CHAIR)/TRUSTEE1
MARK C ADAMSTRUSTEE1
ALBA C BAYLINTRUSTEE1
JANINE BOWENTRUSTEE1
CHRISTOPHER CHANTRUSTEE1
TRACY L DANIELSTRUSTEE1
SUSAN ECKERTTRUSTEE1
URSULA GODOY-ARBALAEZTRUSTEE1
DR GRIMESTRUSTEE1
ALISON B JONESTRUSTEE1
PATRICK KOTRUSTEE1
DANIEL J KRAUSETRUSTEE1
JOHN W LUNDEENTRUSTEE1
NANCY R MANSFIELDTRUSTEE1
FELICIA M MAYFIELDTRUSTEE1
ALFRED AL MCRAETRUSTEE1
J GARY MEGGSTRUSTEE1
ERIKA MEINHARDTTRUSTEE1
ALLISON POWELLTRUSTEE1
KIMBERLY REEDTRUSTEE1
TERRANCE ROGERSTRUSTEE1
SABRINA SANDERSTRUSTEE1
PAULA E STEPHANTRUSTEE1
NIKITA J TRIVEDITRUSTEE1
AILEEN B VALIANOSTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

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

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