Georgia · Nonprofit
ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC
ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC (Georgia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,559,000 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($3,384,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $3.6M
- Net assets
- $5.0M
What Associated Colleges of the South Inc does
Mission
The associated colleges of the south seeks to champion and enhance residential liberal arts education through collaborative projects among its sixteen member institutions.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Other programs:leadership development encompasses activities for staff at member colleges that improves and advances higher education leadership skills. These include seminars and workshops, collaborative peer groups, support and networking and training.
$528,645 spentof which $408,259 as grants42% of program spendingMember services:member services emcompasses all of the work the association does for its member institutions, other than the faculty and diversity programs. Currently, member services include the tuition exchange program, relationship building with member institutions, and meeting of senior administrative officers at the colleges for nerworking and cost-savings initiatives.
$460,850 spent$120,000 earned by the program36% of program spendingFaculty program:the faculty program includes workshops that focus on teaching methods as opposed to disciplinary content. The faculty program also includes grants given to assist faculty in refining courses, teaching new skills and approaches, and advancing research efforts.
$226,388 spentof which $90,301 as grants$133,818 earned by the program18% of program spendingDiversity program:the diversity program acknowledges the lack of racial diversity among the faculty and staff of the association's institutions and proposes ways to address and improve that situation. The assocation held meetings with representatitves of the member institutions. The findings of the program are incorporated into the association's strategic plan.
$57,576 spent5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,273,459.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $6.3M to $5.5M (−12%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
61% of ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $1.4M → $825k.
From the IRS filings of ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 95% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 91% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC?
- ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC (Georgia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,559,000 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($3,384,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $3,559,000 in grants to ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC?
- THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,384,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing