Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Legal name: The Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
582554789
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Atlanta, GA, US
Phone
(404) 389-4849
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,766,218
Expenses
$2,601,783
Assets
$5,222,865
Liabilities
$1,485,649

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KAREN BEAVOR (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KAREN BEAVOR (CEO): $297,224 total reported compensation
  • LAURIE BAAS (CONTROLLER): $143,803 total reported compensation
  • JAMES L NEAL (DIRECTOR OF CONSULTING): $138,062 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To strengthen and support Georgia's nonprofit sector through advocacy, education, and resources.

What it reported doing in 2024

Work for good: gcn's national nonprofit job board, workforgood.org, is our online hub for non-profit employment connection and hr support. This revenue-generating social enterprise continues to serve as an indispensable resource for nonprofit hr professionals and also acts as a career development center by providing a platform for outreach, compensation and benefits research, and hr support on a national scale. Advocacy: gcn advocates for the larger sector at the local, state, and federal levels. Through gcn's ongoing advocacy and education efforts, we informed members about community issues important to the sector, and legislative actions affecting the sector, our causes, and stakeholders. Gagives on #givingtuesday: this unique statewide online giving initiative raises funds to support thousands of Georgia nonprofits and engage citizens in a multi-media awareness campaign about ga nonprofits. Supported by a multi- sector coalition that spans the media, corporate, foundation, government, and nonprofit communities, the pioneering gagives.org platform provides a free year-round giving tool for all Georgia nonprofits, supported by tools and training to help them leverage online technologies and social media to increase fundraising capacity. Our mass-media campaign reached millions, catalyzing awareness of the work and worth of the sector while inspiring first-time giving.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.9%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.9 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.9%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.01; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 73.9% of revenue deployed · 78.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $297K · 11 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.