Public Charity

Georgia Historical Society

Based in Savannah, GA, Georgia Historical Society operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $9.0M in revenue, $5.3M in expenses, $41.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 80 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.2M.

EIN: 580593403 Savannah, GA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.0M
Total Expenses$5.3M
Total Assets$41.3M
Grant Records80
Funding Total$4.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history. GHS houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to Georgia history in the nation. Founded in 1839 with the mission to collect, examine, and teach Georgia and American history through education and research.

Where $100 goes at Georgia Historical Society

How Georgia Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$52
Education and outreach programs
63% of program spending
$19
Library and archives services
23% of program spending
$6
All other program services, including membership
7% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 320,404 grants

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CURATOR Beatriz R Perez
Curator Carol Tome
DIRECTOR OF PRGMS/VP EDU Christy M Crisp
Vice-Chairman Clyde Tuggle
CURATOR Dan T Cathy
CHAIRMAN David Abney

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,431,393 49 grants
Arts & Culture
$631,850 23 grants
Education
$128,650 6 grants
Unspecified
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.0M $5.3M $41.3M
2024 $7.0M $5.0M $35.6M
2023 $5.3M $4.1M $32.1M
2022 $4.6M $3.6M $29.4M
2021 $5.6M $2.9M $30.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.6M to $9.0M (+61%), with total assets most recently reported at $41.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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