COVENANT COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COVENANT COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC

EIN 27-3298736 · Single Organization Support (B11)

What they do

THE COVENANT COLLEGE FOUNDATION is THE PLANNED-GIVING ARM of COVENANT COLLEGE. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE is to GROW THE COLLEGES ENDOWMENT, WHICH HELPS ENSURE THE FUTURE of THE COLLEGE and THE PURSUIT of ITS MISSION to EXPLORE and EXPRESS THE PREEMINENCE of JESUS CHRIST IN ALL THINGS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $58.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

40.70%of revenue went to mission work58.3% of expenses · Program services

19.11%of revenue went to fundraising27.4% of expenses

$69.79spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.98%of revenue went to management and office costs14.3% of expenses

$16.74in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

53.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $34,286 for BRAD VOYLES (TRUSTEE). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,195,584

Mission workProgram services$893,55040.70% of revenue58.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$219,1479.98% of revenue14.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$419,65319.11% of revenue27.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$663,23430.21% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,532,35069.79% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 58.3% mission · 14.3% management · 27.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.79% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 68.0% mission · 17.1% management · 14.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 36.88% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 77.3% mission · 11.0% management · 11.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 50.83% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.6% mission · 16.7% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.24% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.7% mission · 13.3% management · 10.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 25.94% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 11.5% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 50.50% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 74.1% mission · 15.7% management · 10.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 23.82% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 76.4% mission · 9.1% management · 14.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 29.16% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,195,584

Expenses$1,532,350

Annual surplus $663,234 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$893,550 · 58.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$219,147 · 14.3% of expenses

Fundraising$419,653 · 27.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,195,584

Expenses$1,532,350

Assets$25,656,087

Income$2,950,459

Contributions$1,165,093

Mission work (program services)$893,550

Fundraising$419,653

Grants given$5,894,241

Average grant$736,780

Management and general$219,147

Stocks and bonds$15,815,194

Accounting fees$25,300

Investing fees$94,312

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

BRAD VOYLESTRUSTEE · 1 hrs/week $34,286Base · Other $34,286

DAVID WELSHASSISTANT SECRETARY · 10 hrs/week $26,436Base · Other $26,436

MARC ERICKSONPRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 20 hrs/week $21,436Base · Other $21,436

MARK HUFFINESASSISTANT TREASURER · 10 hrs/week $9,390Base · Other $9,390

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

BRAD VOYLESTRUSTEE

DAVID WELSHASSISTANT SECRETARY

MARC ERICKSONPRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MARK HUFFINESASSISTANT TREASURER

JOHN TRUSCHELTRUSTEE

WILLIAM BURDETTE PART YEARTRUSTEE

SARINA SHARPTRUSTEE

SAM SMARTT JRTRUSTEE

ROBERT WILKINSONSECRETARY

RICHARD BOWSERCHAIRMAN

MICHAEL KRAMERTREASURER

MARTIN MOORETRUSTEE

BART ROLENTRUSTEE

JAMES GRAULEYTRUSTEE

J ALLEN WRIGHTTRUSTEE

CRAIG WOODTRUSTEE

BOB CURTISTRUSTEE

BOB BECKTRUSTEE

BETH NEDELISKYTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2010
Location: 14049 SCENIC HIGHWAY, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA 30750
County: Walker
In care of: MARC ERICKSON
Primary officer: MARC ERICKSON, PRESIDENT / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailmarc.erickson@covenant.edu Phone(706) 419-1645

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Single Organization Support (B11)
IRS tax category: Single Organization Support
Grant-giving organization: Yes