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State agencies awarded more than $1.8 billion to nonprofit organizations in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, according to a new state report.
Nearly $588 million in state awards and $1.26 billion in federal awards were doled out by state agencies through 4,701 contracts to hundreds of nonprofits.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, part of the University System of Georgia (USG), distributed the most in-state funding: almost $173 million. USG money primarily went to public and private universities — including some out of state — for collaboration on research and physician training.
Universities winning the biggest contracts from the state were Mercer ($31.9 million), Emory ($31.3 million), Morehouse School of Medicine ($28.5 million), Duke ($9.5 million), and Michigan ($8.1 million).
The other state agencies that gave out the highest cumulative contract awards included the Department of Human Services, with $138 million; the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, with $75 million; and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, which gave out $56 million.
Top 10 state agencies awarding state funds to nonprofits
RANK | FUNDING AGENCY | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | STATE AWARD | FEDERAL AWARD | STATE PAYMENT* | FEDERAL PAYMENT* |
1 | GA Institute of Technology (University System of GA) | 361 | $172,920,467 | $172,405,127 | $40,977,931 | $172,405,127 |
2 | Dept. of Human Services | 505 | $138,408,500 | $351,937,951 | $127,986,619 | $96,561,237 |
3 | GA Board of Health Care Workforce | 55 | $74,654,336 | $0 | $74,654,336 | $0 |
4 | Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities | 279 | $55,654,735 | $60,472,809 | $51,050,301 | $60,472,809 |
5 | Dept. of Early Care and Learning | 724 | $31,374,436 | $114,708,693 | $31,374,436 | $114,708,693 |
6 | Dept. of Community Health | 30 | $24,121,915 | $18,884,961 | $3,137,001 | $24,746,955 |
7 | Criminal Justice Coordinating Council | 1211 | $21,895,020 | $65,620,049 | $13,783,932 | $65,620,049 |
8 | Dept. of Juvenile Justice | 33 | $17,396,206 | $0 | $17,396,206 | $0 |
9 | Dept. of Public Health | 119 | $11,465,666 | $24,730,648 | $10,243,005 | $20,296,631 |
10 | Dept. of Corrections | 5 | $8,805,871 | $0 | $7,791,344 | $0 |
*Amount of funds paid to nonprofits in FY 2022. Most of the awards are multi-year grants.
Source: Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts
Report of State Organization Contracts with Nonprofit Organizations, FY 2022
Outside of higher education institutions, the nonprofits that received the most state funding included two agencies providing foster care and wraparound services for children. NECCO, Inc received $17.9 million, and the Multi-Agency Alliance For Children received $17.6 million.
Other large contracts went to nonprofits providing housing and other support services to children, families, seniors and disabled people; mental health; addiction recovery and other health care services; support for victims of crime, including domestic violence; and funding to train doctors specializing in primary care, family practice and prenatal care.
Top 35 nonprofits receiving largest state awards
Rank | Nonprofit Organization | State Award | Federal Award |
1 | Mercer University | $31,924,314 | $522,364 |
2 | Emory University | $31,316,668 | $31,042,713 |
3 | Morehouse School of Medicine | $28,522,105 | $888,900 |
4 | Ena, Inc. dba NECCO, Inc. | $17,869,899 | $5,551,625 |
5 | Multi-Agency Alliance For Children, Inc. | $17,587,685 | $4,106,913 |
6 | Heritage Foundation, Inc. | $10,198,111 | $3,262,782 |
7 | Grady Memorial Hospital Corp. | 10,137, 129 | 4,505, 979 |
8 | Duke University | $9,489,544 | $10,421,153 |
9 | Spectrum Health Systems, Inc | $8,160,528 | $0 |
10 | Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin | $8,132,635 | $8,262,610 |
11 | University of Michigan | $8,128,077 | $8,260,239 |
12 | University of Chicago | $7,740,527 | $15,246 |
13 | Easter Seals of Southern Georgia, Inc. (Albany) | $7,393,250 | $500,000 |
14 | Carnegie Mellon University | $6,924,990 | $7,006,229 |
15 | Twin Cedars Youth Services, Inc. | $6,815,730 | $2,065,494 |
16 | University of Southern California | $5,773,580 | $5,820,236 |
17 | ARC of Southwest Georgia, Inc. (Albany Advocacy Resource Center, Inc.) | $5,500,000 | $52,070 |
18 | Devereux Foundation, Inc. | $5,333,144 | $713,109 |
19 | Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. | $5,050,607 | $21,506,300 |
20 | University of Illinois | $4,787,121 | $4,909,080 |
21 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $4,685,452 | $4,727,302 |
22 | Georgia Community Support and Solutions, Inc. dba InCommunity Atlanta | $4,515,620 | $39,000 |
23 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $4,356,353 | $4,420,546 |
24 | United Way of Greater Atlanta | $4,000,000 | $634,463 |
25 | Zion Foundation | $3,939,665 | $15,732 |
26 | Community Friendship, Inc. | $3,865,085 | $920,735 |
27 | Goshen Valley Foundation | $3,763,286 | $2,354,384 |
28 | Ohio State University | 3,716, 238 | $3,864,931 |
29 | Creative Community Services, Inc. | $3,650,275 | $427,293 |
30 | Regents of the University of California | $3,587,922 | $3,752,525 |
31 | Methodist Home of the South Georgia Conference, Inc. | 3,492, 530 | 1,532, 837 |
32 | Alliant Health Solutions (Georgia Medical Care Foundation) | $3,410,064 | $12,870,736 |
33 | Southwest Key Program, Inc. | $3,294,592 | $0 |
34 | University of Puerto Rico | $3,206,835 | $3,206,835 |
35 | CHRIS 180 | $3,025,635 | $1,295,876 |
Source: Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts
Report of State Organization Contracts with Nonprofit Organizations, FY 2022
Not all of the contract funds awarded to nonprofits were paid out during the fiscal year. State agencies reported making a total of slightly more than $1 billion in payments to nonprofits — $394.7 million in state payments and $648.9 million in federal payments.
While the report is generated by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, it is not an audit. State law simply requires state agencies to provide the information to the Department of Audits and Accounts, which shares the information with the governor, lawmakers and public.
“The purpose of such reporting is to ensure that nonprofit organizations expending state and/or federal funds in excess of specified thresholds adhere to the financial reporting requirements,” State Auditor Greg S. Griffin noted in the report.
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