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US nonprofit · EIN 823549986 · Atlanta, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 823549986) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Cherokee Employee Scholarship Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$300k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$70k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.3m
$11k liabilities
Net assets
$1.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Cherokee Employee Scholarship Foundation Inc's network

9 people3 organisationsi9 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Christopher KowalPresident & CEO2023
3 yrs
John HamiltonDirector2020
6 yrs
Michael WheelerSecretary & Reg Agent2019
7 yrs
Missy MartinDirector2023
3 yrs
Richard Nolen (also filed as R Nolen)Director2020
6 yrs
Robert Buck (also filed as R Buck)Director2020
6 yrs
Sean DwyerDirector2022
4 yrs
Van LearDirector2023
3 yrs
William TuckerDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
John HamiltonPresident & CEO2019
William TuckerPresident & CEO2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Christopher KowalPresident & CEO0$0
Michael WheelerSecretary & Reg Agent0$0
Helen KesteronDirector0$0
Lillian ShortDirector0$0
Neal SumterDirector0$0
Sean DwyerDirector0$0
Van LearDirector0$0
Missy MartinDirector0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Cherokee Employee Scholarship Foundation Inc
EIN
823549986
Address
155 W Paces Ferry Rd Nw, Atlanta, GA, 30305-1305
State
Georgia
Mission
The foundation (cesf) is committed to provide financial support to cherokee employees or family members pursuing higher education. This support is designed to enhance the quality of our employee's lives, strengthen their families by encouraging individuals to meet their highest potential while solidifying cherokee's position as an employer of choice. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B82 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
Principal officer
Christopher Kowal (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsMichael Wheeler
≥7years on the filingsWilliam Tucker
≥6years on the filingsJohn Hamilton
≥6years on the filingsRichard Nolen

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.3m
Total liabilities
$11k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.3m
Contributions and grants received
$226k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$40k
Employees
0