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Charleston Ocean Racing Association

Foundation · 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.

Key facts about Charleston Ocean Racing Association

EIN
57-6079578
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$331,896

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$332K

-0.3% YoY

Revenue

$108K

-21.7% YoY

Net Investment Income

$7K

-30.3% YoY

Expenses

$96K

-16.4% YoY

About Charleston Ocean Racing Association

Based on IRS filings

Charleston Ocean Racing Association is a nonprofit organization 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Charleston

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

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Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

0 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$331,896$333,030$300,623
Revenue$107,812$137,776$14,293
Expenses$95,509$114,193$56,435
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$7,105$10,194$1,675
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

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)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charleston Ocean Racing Association'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

How large is Charleston Ocean Racing Association?

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

What is Charleston Ocean Racing Association?

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

Where does Charleston Ocean Racing Association operate?

Charleston Ocean Racing Association has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Charleston Ocean Racing Association's EIN?

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

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

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