Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb 
The information on this page was last updated 8/3/2026. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb is a non-profit, 501(c)3 Federally Qualified Health Center and ministry serving the under-served. We provide full service dental, medical, dispensary assistance, and behavioral health services to the working poor.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb
1605 Roberta Drive SW
Marietta, GA 30008
Website: goodsamcobb.org
Phone: 770-419-3120
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 320045238
CEO/President: Gayle Nelson
Chairman: Christopher Smith, DMD
Board size: 11
Founder: Rev. Grant Cole and Dr. Jack Kennedy
Ruling year: 2006
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2008
Purpose
Good Sam Cobb is committed to its founding purpose, to spread the love of Christ and provide a primary medical and dental healthcare home to the uninsured and underinsured, working poor and indigent in our community. Patients pay on a sliding fee scale based on income and household size with the remaining costs being provided by donations. Good Sam's family centered approach ensures that we deliver high quality primary and preventative medical and dental services in addition to counseling, pharmaceutical, referral, and health education programs in an atmosphere of dignity and respect, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or ability to pay.
Once patients receive routine care, linguistically and culturally appropriate health education, and appropriate medication counseling they experience improved health and success in school, at work, and in other settings that help them move from perpetual self-need to self-sustaining independence.
Vision: Christ commands us in Luke 10:27 to " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' " Good Sam will be obedient to this command and operate as a Christian ministry that serves the working poor of our community by providing quality primary and preventative medical and dental services to those who might otherwise go without the care they need. This will be done at an affordable cost, providing families with a medical home upon which they can depend. As Jesus did in His ministry, we will address our patient's spiritual needs as well as their basic human needs.
Mission statement
To spread the love of Christ by providing quality healthcare to those in need.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Community Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 159 of 1485 | 36 of 158 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 233 of 1485 | 29 of 158 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 701 of 1485 | 81 of 158 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 152 of 1486 | 25 of 158 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $1,612,408 in government grants in 2025.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 90% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 86% | 86% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 10% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 86% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 116% | 109% | 80% | 92% | 92% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 97% | 91% | 67% | 78% | 79% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | -16% | -9% | 20% | 8% | 8% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 5% | -29% | -14% | 32% | 16% | 16% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 13% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.02 | 1.95 | 1.67 | 1.23 | 1.70 | 1.84 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.88 | 3.69 | 2.52 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 2.05 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.07 | 7.22 | 4.22 | 2.32 | 3.15 | 3.75 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 12.84 | 11.67 | 23.81 | 22.86 | 19.94 | 22.68 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.22 | 1.52 | 2.72 | 4.95 | 3.61 | 3.06 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 78% | 49% | 58% | 78% | 56% | 52% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $1,681,655 | $3,180,645 | $4,622,012 | $3,576,268 | $2,724,560 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $189,437 | $276,380 | $741,980 | $146,177 | $78,971 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,871,092 | $3,457,025 | $5,363,992 | $3,722,445 | $2,803,531 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $5,042,586 | $5,264,817 | $4,711,905 | $3,166,206 | $2,931,351 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
| Total long-term assets | $5,042,586 | $5,264,817 | $4,711,905 | $3,166,206 | $2,931,591 |
| Total assets | $6,913,678 | $8,721,842 | $10,075,897 | $6,888,651 | $5,735,122 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $160,269 | $145,206 | $234,630 | $186,647 | $123,601 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $160,269 | $145,206 | $234,630 | $186,647 | $123,601 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $147,011 | $69,564 | $121,369 | $109,874 | $85,988 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $147,011 | $69,564 | $121,369 | $109,874 | $85,988 |
| Total liabilities | $307,280 | $214,770 | $355,999 | $296,521 | $209,589 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $6,606,398 | $8,507,072 | $9,591,067 | $5,940,010 | $5,525,533 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $128,831 | $652,120 | $0 |
| Net assets | $6,606,398 | $8,507,072 | $9,719,898 | $6,592,130 | $5,525,533 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $9,525,053 | $11,392,421 | $13,638,445 | $11,008,849 | $9,776,048 |
| Program service revenue | $1,893,114 | $1,826,281 | $1,838,812 | $1,730,545 | $1,540,475 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $67,945 | $120,572 | $40,382 | $5,536 | $709 |
| Other revenue | $123,503 | $47,568 | $50,423 | $59,342 | $93,792 |
| Total other revenue | $2,084,562 | $1,994,421 | $1,929,617 | $1,795,423 | $1,634,976 |
| Total revenue | $11,609,615 | $13,386,842 | $15,568,062 | $12,804,272 | $11,411,024 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $11,262,132 | $12,126,175 | $10,396,829 | $9,954,650 | $9,067,899 |
| Management and general | $2,195,805 | $2,451,533 | $1,986,528 | $1,692,851 | $1,403,914 |
| Fundraising | $52,352 | $21,960 | $56,937 | $90,174 | $54,765 |
| Total expenses | $13,510,289 | $14,599,668 | $12,440,294 | $11,737,675 | $10,526,578 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($1,900,674) | ($1,212,826) | $3,127,768 | $1,066,597 | $884,446 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($1,900,674) | ($1,212,826) | $3,127,768 | $1,066,597 | $884,446 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Gayle Nelson | CEO | $224,732 |
| Thelma Spears | Director of Dental Services | $208,692 |
| Ivy Goolsby | Employee | $121,154 |
| Joshua Nelson | Director of Operations | $115,848 |
| David Moise | Employee | $102,794 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2025
Response from ministry
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History
The Center was co-founded by Reverend Grant Cole, pastor of Connection Point Church and Dr. Jack Kennedy, Director of Cobb & Douglas Public Health after recognizing that medical bills and unexpected dental emergencies were the root cause of financial hardship, family instability, and diminishing quality of life in the community.
Program accomplishments
Total value of care provided: $13,212,473