COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC

EIN 04-2899862 · Public & Societal Benefit (W30I)

What they do

THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION: - SUPPORTS COAST GUARD MEMBERS THROUGH EDUCATION, MORALE, WELLNESS, and RECOGNITION PROGRAMS THAT HONOR THEIR SERVICE to AMERICA. - EMPOWERS COAST GUARD SPOUSES WITH GRANTS to HELP THEM ACHIEVE COLLEGE DEGREES or PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, GIVING THEM PERSONAL FULFILLMENT and BOOSTING THE FAMILYS FINANCIAL STABILITY. - INVESTS IN COAST GUARD CHILDREN THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS THAT MAKE THE DREAM of COLLEGE and TECHNICAL SCHOOL A REALITY, ENRICHMENT GRANTS THAT HELP THEM ATTEND CAMPS, and COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION SUPPORT for THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A COAST GUARD PARENT IN THE LINE of DUTY DURING AN OPERATIONAL MISHAP. - ASSISTS COAST GUARD FAMILIES THROUGH TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE WHEN A COAST GUARD MEMBER is INJURED or DIES IN THE LINE of DUTY or WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER DIES, and EMERGENCY RELIEF WHEN THEY SUFFER A SIGNIFICANT LOSS DURING A NATURAL DISASTER.

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Of every $100 spent, about $66.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders91 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

48.77%of revenue went to mission work66.9% of expenses · Program services

17.50%of revenue went to fundraising24.0% of expenses

$72.91spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.64%of revenue went to management and office costs9.1% of expenses

$2.36in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

92.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $272,591 for BRAD SISLEY (CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$17,300,171

Mission workProgram services$8,438,09048.77% of revenue66.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,148,2166.64% of revenue9.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,027,06417.50% of revenue24.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,686,80127.09% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$12,613,37072.91% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 66.9% mission · 9.1% management · 24.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.91% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 65.0% mission · 9.8% management · 25.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.96% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 61.0% mission · 11.8% management · 27.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.78% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.2% mission · 8.7% management · 21.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.05% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 65.1% mission · 10.9% management · 24.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.64% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 63.8% mission · 12.0% management · 24.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.08% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 66.6% mission · 10.5% management · 22.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.17% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 65.8% mission · 12.7% management · 21.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.96% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$17,300,171

Expenses$12,613,370

Annual surplus $4,686,801 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,438,090 · 66.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,148,216 · 9.1% of expenses

Fundraising$3,027,064 · 24.0% of expenses

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Revenue$17,300,171

Expenses$12,613,370

Assets$29,724,913

Income$22,938,220

Contributions$16,035,321

Mission work (program services)$8,438,090

Fundraising$3,027,064

Grants given$32,602,174

Average grant$452,808

Management and general$1,148,216

Executive compensation (total)$529,693

Stocks and bonds$22,658,938

Accounting fees$61,079

Investing fees$40,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

BRAD SISLEYCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $272,591Base $234,501 · Other $38,090

RON LABRECCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $233,837Base $224,613 · Other $9,224

VICTOR STANESCUCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $220,029Base $188,544 · Other $31,485

BRIAN OVERCASTREGIONAL DIR OF PHILANTHRO · 45 hrs/week $219,725Base $192,802 · Other $26,923

LINDA NAUGLEREGIONAL DIR OF PHILANTHRO · 45 hrs/week $207,595Base $187,967 · Other $19,628

BRIAN E KLINZINGREGIONAL DIR OF PHILANTHRO · 45 hrs/week $188,418Base $173,493 · Other $14,925

MARC CREGANREGIONAL DIR OF PHILANTHRO · 45 hrs/week $183,415Base $182,507 · Other $908

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BRAD SISLEYCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

RON LABRECCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

VICTOR STANESCUCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

BRIAN OVERCASTREGIONAL DIR OF PHILANTHRO

LINDA NAUGLEREGIONAL DIR OF PHILANTHRO

BRIAN E KLINZINGREGIONAL DIR OF PHILANTHRO

MARC CREGANREGIONAL DIR OF PHILANTHRO

LINDSAY MALEN-HABIBTRUSTEE

R CHRISTIAN JOHNSENDIRECTOR

PHILIP J SHAPIROTRUSTEE

PAUL J RODENTRUSTEE

NICKI CANDIESDIRECTOR

NARESH COPELANDTRUSTEE

MICHAEL MACDONALDTRUSTEE

MICHAEL LODGETRUSTEE

MARGARET WINTERSDIRECTOR

LUIS ROMEROTRUSTEE

LORETTA RIETSEMADIRECTOR

ROBERT D CUTHBERTSONTRUSTEE

LEO PAUL KOULOSDIRECTOR

LAWRENCE RYDERTRUSTEE

LAVELLE EDMONDSONDIRECTOR

KYRA PHILLIPSTRUSTEE

JUDITH A ROOSDIRECTOR

JOSEPH P BUSS JRTRUSTEE

JOSEPH PHAIRDIRECTOR

THOMAS WETHERALDTRUSTEE

WM DAVID HOUGHTONTRUSTEE

WILLIAM F ANONSENTRUSTEE

WILLIAM THIELETRUSTEE

VIC ANGOCOTRUSTEE

VERA LANNEKTRUSTEE

TY MILLERTRUSTEE

TISH ROURKETRUSTEE

TIM VAN OPPENDIRECTOR

THOMAS K RICHEYTRUSTEE

THOMAS A ALLEGRETTICHAIRMAN

RAY ONEGLIATRUSTEE

SUSAN LUDWIGDIRECTOR

STEVE JOWETTTRUSTEE

STEPHEN MUECKETRUSTEE

SCOTT COOPERTRUSTEE

SALLY BRICE-OHARADIRECTOR

ROGER WACKERDIRECTOR

JOHN SEAMANTRUSTEE

ROBERT MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR

RICHARD SYMONSSECRETARY

CHRISTINA CALHOUN ZUBOWICZTRUSTEE

ERIC NAGELDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH MASONTRUSTEE

DUNCAN C SMITH IIIVICE CHAIRMAN

DELBERT WILKINSTRUSTEE

DAVID GRZEBINISKIDIRECTOR

DANIEL SMALLWOODTRUSTEE

DAN TADROSTRUSTEE

CORRINE X KOSARTRUSTEE

CLARK TODDTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER CHANDORDIRECTOR

ERIKA HERBERTTRUSTEE

CHRISTIAN LEETRUSTEE

CHERYL D FELDERTREASURER

CHARLOTTE GENTRYTRUSTEE

CHARLES DIAZDIRECTOR

CHARLES BOWENTRUSTEE

BRIAN B MCALLISTERTRUSTEE

BETH KALAPOSTRUSTEE

AUGUSTINE RIETSEMATRUSTEE

AMY VANDERHADENTRUSTEE

ALEXANDRA ANAGNOSTIS-IRONSDIRECTOR

JEFFREY DIXONTRUSTEE

JONATHAN SPANERTRUSTEE

ABBOTT BROWNDIRECTOR

JOHN PEACOCKTRUSTEE

JOHN PARROTTTRUSTEE

JOHN CAMERONTRUSTEE

JIM LOSITRUSTEE

JIM LINKOUSDIRECTOR

JESSE WILSON JRTRUSTEE

JERIMIAH ANATRUSTEE

JEFFREY SCHOLZTRUSTEE

JONATHON FISCHERTRUSTEE

JEANNE GRASSODIRECTOR

JAMES S ANDRASICKTRUSTEE

JAMES P MULDOONDIRECTOR

JAMES C OLSONTRUSTEE

JAMES A OHAREDIRECTOR

J TIMOTHY RIKERTRUSTEE

H MERRITT LANE IIIDIRECTOR

GRACIELLA YOKANATRUSTEE

GEORGE KAMPSTRATRUSTEE

FREDERICK BRODSKYDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1986
Location: 394 TAUGWONK RD, STONINGTON, CT 06378-1807
County: New London
In care of: SUSAN LUDWIG
Primary officer: SUSAN LUDWIG, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@coastguardfoundation.org Phone(860) 535-0786

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SANSIVERI KIMBALL & CO LLP
NTEE classification: Public & Societal Benefit (W30I)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes

COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC

COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC

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