Georgia First Amendment Foundation INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 58-2096815)

Georgia First Amendment Foundation INC Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).

A civil rights and advocacy nonprofit based in Peachtree Corners, GA.

Type: Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location: Peachtree Corners, GA
Website: www.gfaf.org
Filings: 6 on file (2020–2025)

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Where the money goes · FY2025

Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D

56%

Program services $0.56

Operating runway

68.0mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +27% vs prior filing year

Surplus margin

+4%

revenue over expenses, this year▼ -58% vs prior filing year

Revenue trend

+1%

avg. annual growth over 5 years▼ -80% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990-EZ

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$332K

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B56%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CGeorgia First Amendment Foundation INC

EINHdr · item D58-2096815

Principal addressHdr · item CPeachtree Corners, GA

WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.gfaf.org

Year of formationHdr · item Lpending

State of legal domicileHdr · item MGA

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R63)

Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—

CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—

Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kathy Brister

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Burton

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter C Canfield

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Clyde

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Cupid

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ft Tread Davis JR

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ken Foskett

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard T Griffiths

President Emeritus

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Other revenue$57K · 94%

Contributions & grants$4K · 6%

Other revenue94%$57K

Contributions & grants6%$4K

Total revenueLn 12$61K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

56%

Program services $0.56

Program services56%$33K

Total functional expensesLn 25$58K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1—

Total assetsLn 16$332K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$0

Total net assetsLn 32$332K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $331K · Operating expenses/yr $58K

68.0 months

Where the money goes

Program services

not reported

Management & General

not reported

Fundraising

not reported

Cost to raise $1

not reported

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $4K · Total revenue $61K

Government reliance

not reported

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $51K · Total revenue $61K

83%

Investment reliance

Investment income $3K · Total revenue $61K

+6%

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $51K · Total expenses $58K

86%

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $61K · Prior year $76K

-19%

Revenue CAGR

FY2020 $57K · FY2025 $61K

+1%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $332K · Beginning of year $308K

+8%

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $61K · Expenses $58K

+4%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $332K

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $332K · Total assets $332K

100%

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Kathy Brister · Reported title Board Member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $58K

Personnel share

Salaries & benefits — · Total expenses $58K

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Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	56%	—	—
Revenue growth	-19%	—	—

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$7K

The Davis FoundationFY2024$100

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$7K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

FY2025 (Latest)$61K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2024$76K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$78K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$53K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$91K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$57K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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