Gawl Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
582063273
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4044965358
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$32,931
Expenses
$30,850
Assets
$230,675
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GUILIANA GOEHRING (GAWL FD PRESIDENT)
  • KRISTY BARNHART (PRESIDENT ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • GUILIANA GOEHRING (DIRECTOR)
  • TAMARA THOMAS (DIRECTOR)
  • HEATHER FROY (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To faciliate charitable and educational activites.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization awarded four grants to section 501(c)(3) organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and total assets are large relative to annual expenses, but may not be spendable cash. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.1%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.3%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.48; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -42% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.1% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.