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Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Charleston, SC EIN: 57-6079578 Website

The primary objectives of this association are to promote sailing, to encourage good fellowship among sailors, afloat and ashore, to assist boat owner memebers to obtain competent and congenials crews, and to assist its nonboat owning members to obtain desirable berths.

Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc at a glance

Total assets
$331,896
-0.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$107,812
-21.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$7,105
-30.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$95,509
-16.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

Charleston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

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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$331,896$107,812$95,509——$7,105
2024$333,030$137,776$114,193——$10,194
2023$300,623$14,293$56,435——$1,675
2022$406,712$315,240$316,611——$32
2021$409,089$258,349$241,719——$17
2020$436,013$67,476$149,746———
2019$475,900$506,724$447,479$7,0941$443

About Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $332K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Lucas

    Measurer

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Stinson

    Past Commodore

    Commodore → Past Commodore, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James O'Connor

    Commodore

    Vice Commodore → Commodore, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andi Hoffman

    Solicitor

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Archer

    Rear Commodore

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luke Spink

    Vice Commodore

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Kuyper Jr.

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Dan Machowski (2019–2024) — Historian
  • Former: Allison Hansen (2022–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Kristen Buckley (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott Strother (2023–2024) — Vice Commodore
  • Former: Tim Vienneau (2023–2024) — Rear Commodore
  • Former: Eddie Evans (2022) — Past Commodore
  • Former: Mark Deguire (2022) — Rear Commodore
  • Former: Patrick Chisum Esq. (2022) — Solicitor
  • Former: Brenda Doyle (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Margaret Conway Hekker (2019–2021) — Commodore
  • Former: Cahrlie Lent (2021) — Rear Commodore
  • Former: Kathleen Buckley (2021) — Vice Commodore
  • Former: Andrew Guhl (2019–2020) — Commodore
  • Former: Beth Cramer (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Jeff Doyle (2019–2020) — Past Commodore
  • Former: Charles Lent (2020) — Rear Commodore

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc

How large is Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc?

Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc reported $332K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $108K.

What is Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc?

Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Charleston, SC. It holds $332K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc operate?

Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc's EIN?

Charleston Ocean Racing Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6079578. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 19, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)

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