Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants Inc
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What it says it does
The mission of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants is to help members achieve their vision of the future by providing leadership in a changing environment, offering opportunities to learn and demonstrate skills critical to success, promoting and advancing the accounting profession, and fostering high standards of integrity and objectivity.
- Income
- $5.6 million
- Spending
- $6.4 million
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 301
- Highest pay
- $466,880, secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- Continued Professional Education:The purpose of this program is to assist members in complying with high professional standards through continuing professional education activities and to provide facilities for the dissemination of professional accounting knowledge. Individual courses as well as in depth conferences cover a wide variety of accounting, finance, tax and financial management subjects. Throughout the year, 333 seminars and 18 conferences serve approximately 6,500 participants in various locations throughout the state.
- Member Services:Programs within this category provide an extensive array of services to almost 10,900 members and the accounting community. Chapters, 14 regionally based groups, with over 4,600 members, hold monthly/quarterly meetings. Council meetings, comprised of 120 representatives of the society's members. Over 850 student members engage in numerous programs focused on promoting accounting education and professional opportunities. Additional member resources include the society website, new member certificates and informational media as well as networking opportunities.
- Professional Communication: Communicating the missions of the society is an on-going and intensive effort that includes a bi-monthly magazine mailed to all members, an electronic newsletter sent out twice a month with information on the profession and the society's programs and services. Information is provided to over 850 college students on an on-going basis and educators at colleges and high schools receive regular newsletters and event promotion. Marketing information on seminars and conferences is made available to members through postcards, publications, and electronic newsletters. Over 600 press releases are sent annually to inform the general public of the important issues related to the profession and tips for good money management.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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