Green Coasts Foundation
Green Coasts Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chapel Hill, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $76K. Net investment income was $18K.
Green Coasts Foundation at a glance
In short: Green Coasts Foundation gave $76K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,753
- +32.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -78.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,251
- +518.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,646
- Total assets
- $1,231,283
- -12.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Green Coasts Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Awake Incplanting Peace ($65K). Together the top 3 received $76K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 27 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Green Coasts Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2023) to $76K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $76K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Awake Incplanting Peace Topeka, KS | Program Support | $65,000 |
| University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN | Program Support | $8,646 |
| Special Olympics Oregon Beaverton, OR | Program Support | $2,107 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,231,283 | $18,271 | $77,803 | $75,753 | 3 | $77,803 | $18,271 | $72,549 |
| 2024 | $1,406,166 | $1,316 | $68,480 | $57,141 | 14 | $68,480 | $1,316 | $64,456 |
| 2023 | $713,170 | $217,391 | $39,688 | $21,000 | 10 | $38,297 | — | $32,502 |
| 2022 | $506,075 | $506,075 | — | — | — | — | — | $2,784 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Green Coasts Foundation reported a distributable amount of $73K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Green Coasts Foundation is led by Steve Flipse, Trustee on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steve Flipse
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Green Coasts Foundation
How much does Green Coasts Foundation give each year?
Green Coasts Foundation gave $76K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $57K across 14 grants.
What is Green Coasts Foundation's typical grant size?
Green Coasts Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,646, and its average grant was $25,251, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Green Coasts Foundation give grants?
Green Coasts Foundation gives mostly in Kansas: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Tennessee (11%).
Does Green Coasts Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Green Coasts Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).
How large is Green Coasts Foundation?
Green Coasts Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $78K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Green Coasts Foundation's EIN?
Green Coasts Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-1060858. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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