COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC

EIN 04-2899862 STONINGTON, CT

Revenue 2025: $17,300,171
Expenses 2025: $12,613,370

Program services were 66.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: W30I
Classification: 1000
Street: 394 TAUGWONK RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

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COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC
EIN 32-0773565

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

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 FAMILY'S 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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION SUPPORTS COAST GUARD MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL TO A STRONG FUTURE FOR THE COAST GUARD COMMUNITY, BUT THE RISING COSTS OF SCHOOL AND OTHER BARRIERS MAKE IT INACCESSIBLE TO MANY. WE HELP MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION POSSIBLE THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN OF ACTIVE DUTY, RETIRED, OR ACTIVE RESERVE MEMBERS; 100% COVERAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN OF COAST GUARD MEMBERS WHO DIE IN OPERATIONAL, LINE OF DUTY SERVICE; AND, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COAST GUARD MEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES. WE ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT GRANTS TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY, A TOP-TIER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TRAINING THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE COAST GUARD.

Expenses $3,410,985 · Grants $2,870,759
MORALE AND WELL-BEING OF COAST GUARD MEMBERS IS CRUCIAL - NOT ONLY SO THEY REMAIN ALWAYS READY FOR THEIR ASSIGNMENTS, BUT SO THEY CAN MAINTAIN THEIR OWN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING WHILE AT SEA OR STATIONED IN REMOTE AREAS. WE PROVIDE MORALE AND WELL-BEING SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES INCLUDING: PROVIDING EXERCISE, SPORTS, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION EQUIPMENT AT COAST GUARD STATIONS AND ON BOARD CUTTERS; FUNDING RECREATION SPACES IN COAST GUARD COMMUNITIES; OFFERING MORALE SUPPORT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH COAST GUARD LEADERSHIP; AND, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD CHAPLAINS FOR MENTAL RESILIENCE PROGRAMMING AND SUICIDE PREVENTION.

Expenses $2,986,506 · Grants $2,348,644
WHEN COAST GUARD FAMILIES FACE DIFFICULT TIMES, THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO RECOVER. WHEN NATURAL DISASTERS STRIKE, THE FOUNDATION OFFERS COAST GUARD MEMBERS IMMEDIATE GRANTS THROUGH OUR DISASTER RELIEF AND RESPONSE PROGRAM TO HELP THEM REBUILD. WHEN COAST GUARD FAMILIES OR UNITS FACE THE INJURY OR LOSS OF AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER, OR THE DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER, WE ARE THERE WITH IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL AND MORALE SUPPORT THROUGH OUR TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Expenses $800,319 · Grants $538,881
PUBLIC AWARENESS:THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION SERVES AS A GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR THE SERVICE BY MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE BENEFITS OF A STRONG COAST GUARD. WE CELEBRATE COAST GUARD MEMBERS THROUGH OUR TRIBUTE EVENTS, GOLF TOURNAMENTS, AND OUR RUN TO REMEMBER, A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN ROAD RACES, MEMORIAL WALKS, AND OTHER TYPES OF FITNESS EVENTS.

Expenses $1,240,280

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Susan LudwigSUSAN LUDWIG

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$425,582

From this org

$400,821

From related orgs

$0

Other

$24,761

Hours/week

45
Thomas A AllegrettiTHOMAS A ALLEGRETTI

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

20
Alexandra Anagnostis-IronsALEXANDRA ANAGNOSTIS-IRONS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Sally Brice-O'HaraSALLY BRICE-O'HARA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Frederick BrodskyFREDERICK BRODSKY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Abbott BrownABBOTT BROWN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Nicki CandiesNICKI CANDIES

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Christopher ChandorCHRISTOPHER CHANDOR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Charles DiazCHARLES DIAZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Lavelle EdmondsonLAVELLE EDMONDSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Cheryl D FelderCHERYL D FELDER

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Jeanne GrassoJEANNE GRASSO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
David GrzebiniskiDAVID GRZEBINISKI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
R Christian JohnsenR CHRISTIAN JOHNSEN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Leo Paul KoulosLEO PAUL KOULOS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
H Merritt Lane IIIH MERRITT LANE III

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Jim LinkousJIM LINKOUS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Susan LudwigSUSAN LUDWIG

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Robert MontgomeryROBERT MONTGOMERY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
James P MuldoonJAMES P MULDOON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Eric NagelERIC NAGEL

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
James A O'HareJAMES A O'HARE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Joseph PhairJOSEPH PHAIR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Loretta RietsemaLORETTA RIETSEMA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Judith A RoosJUDITH A ROOS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2025

Revenue

$17,300,171

Expenses

$12,613,370

Contributions

$16,035,321

Grants paid

$5,758,284
2024

Revenue

$12,486,703

Expenses

$12,481,569

Contributions

$11,571,927

Grants paid

$5,283,821
2023

Revenue

$11,780,701

Expenses

$10,812,171

Contributions

$11,285,518

Grants paid

$3,889,525
2022

Revenue

$11,479,830

Expenses

$11,256,367

Contributions

$11,251,377

Grants paid

$5,787,298

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2025	$17,300,171	$12,613,370	$16,035,321	$5,758,284
2024	$12,486,703	$12,481,569	$11,571,927	$5,283,821
2023	$11,780,701	$10,812,171	$11,285,518	$3,889,525
2022	$11,479,830	$11,256,367	$11,251,377	$5,787,298

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2021 · 990

Revenue

$10,406,014

Expenses

$7,663,013

Assets (EOY)

$21,630,462
2020 · 990

Revenue

$7,507,553

Expenses

$6,612,860

Assets (EOY)

$18,378,114
2019 · 990

Revenue

$9,664,314

Expenses

$8,037,954

Assets (EOY)

$16,769,871
2018 · 990

Revenue

$7,995,613

Expenses

$7,112,868

Assets (EOY)

$13,386,488
2017 · 990

Revenue

$8,795,981

Expenses

$6,525,302

Assets (EOY)

$13,737,949
2017 · 990

Revenue

$8,795,981

Expenses

$6,525,302

Assets (EOY)

$13,737,949
2016 · 990

Revenue

$7,397,314

Expenses

$7,189,572

Assets (EOY)

$10,261,283
2016 · 990

Revenue

$7,397,314

Expenses

$7,189,572

Assets (EOY)

$10,261,283
2015 · 990

Revenue

$7,121,776

Expenses

$5,965,708

Assets (EOY)

$9,841,684
2014 · 990

Revenue

$6,820,202

Expenses

$6,485,501

Assets (EOY)

$9,697,814

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2021	990	$10,406,014	$7,663,013	$21,630,462
2020	990	$7,507,553	$6,612,860	$18,378,114
2019	990	$9,664,314	$8,037,954	$16,769,871
2018	990	$7,995,613	$7,112,868	$13,386,488
2017	990	$8,795,981	$6,525,302	$13,737,949
2017	990	$8,795,981	$6,525,302	$13,737,949
2016	990	$7,397,314	$7,189,572	$10,261,283
2016	990	$7,397,314	$7,189,572	$10,261,283
2015	990	$7,121,776	$5,965,708	$9,841,684
2014	990	$6,820,202	$6,485,501	$9,697,814

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$3,139,212

2022 TO IMPROVE MORALE AND WELFARE OF COAST GUARDSMEN
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$2,327,222

2025 TO IMPROVE MORALE AND DISTRICT SUPPORT
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$1,812,913

2024 TO IMPROVE MORALE AND DISTRICT SUPPORT
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$1,812,176

2023 TO IMPROVE MORALE AND DISTRICT SUPPORT
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$1,167,549

2025 TO ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$943,184

2024 TO PROVIDE DISASTER ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY RELIEF TO COASTGUARDSMEN & WOMEN
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$885,619

2022 TO SUPPORT SHIPMATE FUNDS THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD
US COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

$460,000

2024 TO PROVIDE DISASTER ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY RELIEF TO COASTGUARDSMEN & WOMEN
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$411,842

2025 TO PROVIDE YOUTH ENRICHMENT
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

$395,279

2024 TO PROVIDE YOUTH ENRICHMENT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$386,500

2023 Community Development
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$305,786

2024 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$275,000

2024 Community Development
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$235,000

2022 Community Development
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$226,863

2022 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$209,695

2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$185,591

2023 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$185,440

2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$147,500

2024 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA

$110,000

2022 general support

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.