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Georgia's Own Credit Union at a glance

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Georgia's Own Credit Union

Banking on purpose.

$284k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$933kHuman Services$618kArts & Culture$66kPhilanthropy$66kCommunity Improvement$42kHealth$40kInternational$35kRecreation & Sports$33kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $218,305, the rows itemized in this filing. The $283,761 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $65,456 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $132k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$4.2B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC$60,000
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$31,877
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GEORGIA$25,000
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC$22,500
SHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC$12,500
TRIQUEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY$10,000
WARE COUNTY TOUCHDOWN CLUB$10,000
SOUTHEASTERN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION$10,000
CHATTAHOOCHEE TECH FOUNDATION$10,000
TREES ATLANTA$7,261
THE BRIAN JORDAN FOUNDATION$6,667
KING'S RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ATTN JAIME DEARTH ONE ASSOC$6,500
LIVESAFE RESOURCES INC$6,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $577k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%LEAD INC: $10k → 13%GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $90k → 13%GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $75k → 13%GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $73k → 13%GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $73k → 13%GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $71k → 13%GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $64k → 13%GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $60k → 13%GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $60k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 11% of Georgia's Own Credit Union’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 94% of the giving stays in GA; by stated purpose, 88%.

Georgia's Own Credit Unionlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 16 repeat orgs$255k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
14

Total granted

$1.6M
$126k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+30%

Still filing today

94%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $129k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • GS
    Georgia State University Foundation Inc
    6× · 2017–2023 · $603k · revenue +42%
  • GO
    GEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $567k · revenue +97% · 32% of their budget
  • KR
    King's Ridge Christian School
    8× · 2017–2024 · $85k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • EA
    EO ATLANTA CHAPTER INC
    one grant, 2019 · $15k · revenue -12%
  • AT
    AURORA THEATRE INC
    one grant, 2018 · $12k · revenue +24%
  • AM
    ACTION MINISTRIES INC
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Inc

The corporation is a voluntary association of individuals and organizations the purposes of which are to upgrade and advance the atlanta metropolitan area in population, commerce and finance; to effect civic and social improvements; to…

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2
Atlanta Committee for Progress Inc

ACP is a group committed to identifying and providing leadership on selected issues important to driving the economic development of the city of Atlanta and for which the ACP's active involvement will make a major difference. The ACP has a…

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3
Leadership Atlanta Inc

It is the mission of leadership atlanta to build a better community for everyone in the atlanta region through education about the key issues facing the region and inspiring members and others to take on and exercise real leadership…

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4
American Council of Engineering Com of Georgia Inc

Acec georgia champions the business of engineering by driving impactful public policy advocacy, delivering unmatched business development opportunities, empowering member firms with essential business resources, providing future-focused…

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5
Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures Inc

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively as a supporting organization to and for the benefit of the georgia institute of technology to foster and support education and scientific research and economic development…

Education
6
Georgia Tech Athletic Association Inc

The primary purpose of the association is to promote the educational programs of georgia tech through student body participation in "healthful exercises, recreations, athletic games and contests". the association "develops the young people…

Education
7
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Our mission is to create thriving communities by helping nonprofits succeed. our work revolves around four primary areas of focus.1. we are a hub for social innovation 2. we are a capacity accelerator for organizations and their people3.…

Community Improvement
8
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc

It is the mission of the georgia tech foundation, inc., to: 1. promote the cause of higher education in the state of georgia; 2. receive and manage financial donations received by the foundation for support and enhancement of the georgia…

Education
9
Georgiaforward Inc

Georgiaforward's mission is to improve the state of georgia by working as a catalyst to promote cross-sector, statewide conversations and partnerships by engaging young professionals and business, political, academic, and civic leaders.

Civil Rights
10
Girls on the Run Georgia Inc

Girls on the Run Georgia empowers girls with vital social-emotional skills to help them succeed in school, at home, and within friendships. Our programs, Girls on the Run (3rd-5th grade) and Heart & Sole (6th-8th grade) are taught by…

Youth Development
11
Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer F/K/a It's the Journey

Georgia alliance for breast cancer mission is to engage with georgia's breast cancer community to increase access to care and reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.

Health
12
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc

The mission of the atlanta community food bank is to engage, educate and empower our community to fight hunger. our bold goal is to see that all people in our service area have access to the nutritious meals they need when they need them.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Chris Tucker Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/34
Grantees still filing
24/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Georgia State University Foundation Inc: $602,500 · EducationGeorgia State University Foundation IncBRIAN JORDAN FOUNDATION: $106,667 · EducationBRIAN JORDAN FOUNDATIONKing's Ridge Christian School: $85,000 · EducationKing's Ridge Christian SchoolGAINESVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC AKA LAKEVIEW ACADEMY: $52,720 · EducationGAINESVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC AKA LAKEVIEW ACADEM…CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $40,500 · Education+2 more: $25,000 · EducationGEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $566,747 · Human ServicesGEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC+1 more: $10,000 · Human ServicesAUGUSTA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $31,877 · OtherAUGUSTA UNIVE…SOUTHEASTERN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherSOUTHEASTERN …GEORGIA CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION: $12,980 · OtherGEORGIA CREDI…LiveSafe Resources Inc: $12,000 · OtherACTION MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 · OtherRIGHT TO HIKE INC: $10,000 · OtherChattahoochee Tech Foundation Inc: $10,000 · OtherWARE COUNTY TOUCHDOWN CLUB INC: $10,000 · OtherCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherCYSTIC FIBROS…MGBA Inc: $10,000 · OtherNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS: $15,115 · OtherNATIONAL ASSO…TECH NORTH ATLANTA INC FKA Tech Alpharetta Inc: $12,000 · OtherHELPING HANDS ENDING HUNGER INC: $10,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $8,000 · Other+6 more: $40,021 · Other+6 moreSYNCHRONICITY PERFORMANCE GROUP: $20,000 · Arts & CultureOurSong: $18,250 · Arts & CultureThe Theatrical Outfit Inc: $15,500 · Arts & CultureAURORA THEATRE INC: $12,499 · Arts & CultureTHE CHRIS TUCKER FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropySHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE ASSOCIATED CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · PhilanthropyJunior Achievement of Georgia: $25,000 · InternationalSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $22,500 · Housing & Shelter
Education$912,387Human Services$576,747Other$231,993Arts & Culture$66,249Philanthropy$50,000International$25,000Housing & Shelter$22,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGeorgia State University Foundation Inc: $602,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGEORGIA'S OWN FOUNDATION INC: $566,747 over 8y, 32% of budgetBRIAN JORDAN FOUNDATION: $106,667 over 5y, 13% of budgetKing's Ridge Christian School: $85,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGAINESVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC AKA LAKEVIEW ACADEMY: $52,720 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $40,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAUGUSTA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $31,877 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of Georgia: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $22,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSYNCHRONICITY PERFORMANCE GROUP: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTHE CHRIS TUCKER FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetSOUTHEASTERN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetOurSong: $18,250 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetThe Theatrical Outfit Inc: $15,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS: $15,115 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEO ATLANTA CHAPTER INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAURORA THEATRE INC: $12,499 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLiveSafe Resources Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTECH NORTH ATLANTA INC FKA Tech Alpharetta Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetACTION MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING HANDS ENDING HUNGER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetChattahoochee Tech Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetLEAD INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTRIQUEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetMGBA Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARK PRIDE INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE ASSOCIATED CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetTREES ATLANTA INC: $7,261 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLGE COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOUNDATION INC: $5,160 over 1y, 1.6% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Georgia Power Foundat…The Imlay Foundation …Atlanta Braves Founda…Southern Company Gas …The Community Foundat…The Waterfall Foundat…AEC TrustThe Arthur M Blank Fa…Enterprise Holdings F…Natl Christian Charit…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…
Georgia Power Foundation IncGA18.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Imlay Foundation Inc · Atlanta Braves Foundation · Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · The Waterfall Foundation Inc · AEC Trust · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Georgia's Own Credit Union funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Georgia's Own Credit Union. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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