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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHIEF WARRANT & WARRANT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION U S COAST GUARD.

Totals

Total revenue
$310,385
Total expenses
$321,231
Contributions and grants received
$253,662
Grants paid
$7,185
Program service revenue
$6,697
Investment income
$43,753
Other revenue
$6,273
Total assets, end of year
$1,512,929
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,832
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,483,097
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$31,153

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $229,967

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $23,695

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Scholarships

    total $6,697 · related or exempt $6,697

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $43,753 · related or exempt $43,753

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

    total $6,273 · related or exempt $6,273

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,273

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,185

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $13,860

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $81,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $20,715

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,876

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,133

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,614

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $27,133

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,579

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,464

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,299

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $87,416

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $278

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,571

  • 24a · Other expenses: NEWSLETTER

    total $10,108

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $50,141 · end of year $25,882

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $204,750 · end of year $115,394

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,725 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $137,076

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $135,775

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,579 · end of year $1,301

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $1,175,690 · end of year $1,370,352

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,398 · end of year $29,832

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,435,487 · end of year $1,483,097

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ADVANCE THE PROFESSIONAL ABILITY OF MEMBERS, PROMOTE THE UNITY AND MORALE OF MEMBERS, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF MEMBERS, PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF MEMBERS, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF ENLISTED COAST GUARD MEMBER, ENSURE THAT MEMBERS HAVE INFORMATION CONCERNING THEIR BENEFITS AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR BENEFITS.

  • PROVIDED DEATH BENEFITS TO DESIGNATED BENEFICIARIES UPON THE DEATH OF AN ASSOCIATION MEMBERS.

    Expenses $13,860

  • PROVIDED FOUR ISSUES OF THE ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE TO MEMBERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING FELLOW MEMBERS, CHAPTERS, AND THEIR BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

    Expenses $10,108

  • PROVIDE 2 INDIVIDUAL GRANTS TO THE CHILDREN OF ENLISTED COAST GUARD MEMBERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000 EACH FOR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. $1,000 WAS PAID TO THE RECIPIENT, WITH THE ADDITIONAL $3,000 PAYABLE IN ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS OF $1,000 AS LONG AS THEY REMAINED ENROLLED AS FULL TIME STUDENTS. PROVIDE 4 GRANTS TO THE CHILDREN OF CWOA MEMBERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $750 EACH FOR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION.

    Expenses $7,185

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael J Little

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $81,000
    From this org
    $81,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christian M Westerdahl

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jeffrey Timberlake

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Carol Smith

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jared Heintz

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Polson

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rodney Clark

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jennifer Thompson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
29 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521199349301887

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