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Bristol Yacht Club

Public charity · Grantmaker Bristol, RI EIN: 05-0241995 Website

To promote yachting, seamanship, aquatic sports, and social activities among its members.

Bristol Yacht Club at a glance

Total assets
$2,682,882
+2.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$914,802
+13.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$47,105
+24.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$820,259
+3.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bristol Yacht Club funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Bristol

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $11K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
East Bay Sailing Foundation Bristol, RI—$10,796
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,682,882$914,802$820,259——$47,105
2024$2,612,984$807,707$790,171$10,7961$37,796
2023$2,565,967$771,475$695,880$9,8411$21,576
2022$2,469,155$716,093$680,425——$2,349
2021$2,424,947$648,229$772,397——$347
2020$2,511,057$1,780,446$663,856——$1,330

About Bristol Yacht Club

Based on IRS filings

Bristol Yacht Club is a public charity, based in Bristol, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $47K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bristol Yacht Club is led by Bob McLaughlin, Race Chair on every filing since 2022; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bob McLaughlin

    Race Chair

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Fitzgerald

    Waterfront Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Payne

    Grounds Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Bettencourt Glavin

    Social Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Dawson

    Membership Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Braun

    Junior Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Barron

    House Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Grandpierre

    Instructional Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carole Mansur

    Rear Commodore

    Social Chair → Rear Commodore, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Whelan

    Past Commodore

    Vice Commodore → Commodore, 2022

    Commodore → Past Commodore, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Maloney

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roland Gendreau

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Petrocelli

    Fleet Captain

    Member at Large → Fleet Captain, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Millard

    Vice Commodore

    Rear Commodore → Vice Commodore, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Redman

    Commodore

    Vice Commodore → Commodore, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Brito

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Beth Taylor

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Alan Dimson-Doyle (2020–2023) — Membership Chair
  • Former: Chris Bjerregaard (2020–2023) — Past Commodore
  • Former: Glen Petaja (2020–2023) — Waterfront Chair
  • Former: Rosemary Alden (2020–2023) — Member at Large
  • Former: Douglas Kallfelz (2022–2023) — Grounds Chair
  • Former: Jane Guinther (2022–2023) — House Chair
  • Former: Ralph Kinder (2022–2023) — Fleet Captain
  • Former: Richard Feeny (2022–2023) — Instructional Chair
  • Former: Susie Holloway (2022–2023) — Junior Activities
  • Former: Brad de Wolf (2020–2021) — Fleet Captain
  • Former: Catherine Murray (2020–2021) — Member at Large
  • Former: Kathy Rotsky (2020–2021) — Member at Large
  • Former: Kristin Browne (2020–2021) — Instructional Chair
  • Former: Nick Cromwell (2020–2021) — Race Chair
  • Former: Paul Redmond (2020–2021) — Rear Commodore
  • Former: Pete Levesque (2020–2021) — Junior Activities
  • Former: Ruth Souto (2020–2021) — Past Commodore
  • Former: Tom Pasqual (2020–2021) — Grounds Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bristol Yacht Club

How large is Bristol Yacht Club?

Bristol Yacht Club reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $915K.

Where does Bristol Yacht Club operate?

Bristol Yacht Club has awarded grants in Rhode Island.

What is Bristol Yacht Club's EIN?

Bristol Yacht Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-0241995. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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