Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Panama City, FL EIN: 59-3455773

To provide customized employment and training solutions that facilitate economic prosperity in partnership with education, economic development, chambers of commerce, community-based organizations, local governments and businesses.

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc at a glance

In short: Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc gave $264K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $264K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$264,466
-38.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$264,466
-38.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$264,466
Total assets
$3,217,500
-13.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Gulf Coast State College: $264KGulf Coast State College$264K

The largest 2025 recipient was Gulf Coast State College ($264K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K6$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 6 grants of 9 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Panama CityPamana CityLynn HavenApalachicola

How Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc gives

  • Giving fell 64% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M5 grants2019 5 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $264K (2025) to $1.1M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $264K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gulf Coast State College Pamana City, FLJob Training/Workforce Development$264,466
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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$3,217,500$2,821,079$3,070,271$264,4661$21,953
2024$3,724,701$3,342,995$3,455,471$431,8051$16,486
2023$4,305,735$4,099,007$4,555,563$651,2032—
2022$4,890,577$4,387,590$4,721,343$724,8242—
2021$2,763,305$9,285,107$8,527,061$722,6403—
2020$2,159,306$12,513,280$12,424,248$946,4565—
2019$2,791,947$6,467,735$6,260,377$1,056,3055$-4,158

About Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc

Based on IRS filings

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Panama City, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $264K. Net investment income was $22K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc is led by Kimberly Bodine, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kimberly Bodine

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $120K (2023) → $120K (2025)

  • Elinor Mount-Simmons

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janine Dexter

    Finance Director

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $55K (2023) → $74K (2025)

  • Becca Hardin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Croon

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Norton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Deegins

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ted Mosteller

    Board Member

    Board Member → Past Chair, 2022

    Past Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim McKnight

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Little

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Johnson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebekah Vassar

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derrick Henderson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joey Ginn

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Hauser

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Murphy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexis Underwood

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Hicks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glen McDonald

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Karagiannis

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Patricia Hardman (2019–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Stephen Jordan (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Bill Husfelt (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Lanier (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Cheryl Flax-Hyman (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Barnes-Tapscott (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Christy Smith (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Deborah Blair-Glasscock (2019–2023) — Finance Director
  • Former: Shelley Scarborough (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer German (2019–2022) — Deputy Director
  • Former: John R. Holdnak (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Barnes Tapscot (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Barnes (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Rod Pearson (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Betty Croom (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: J. Patrick Farrell Jr. (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer Conoley (2019–2020) — Chair
  • Former: Sandra Henry (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Landreth (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ed Phelan (2019) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Johanna White (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Randy Pridgeon (2019) — Board Member

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kimberly Bodine — Executive Director: $120KKimberly BodineExecutive Director$120KJanine Dexter — Finance Director: $74KJanine DexterFinance Director$74K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $120K, to Kimberly Bodine (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc

How much does Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc give each year?

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc gave $264K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $432K across 1 grant.

How large is Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc?

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.8M.

What is Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc?

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Panama City, FL. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc operate?

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc's EIN?

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3455773. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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