Gulf of Mexico Alliance

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS EIN: 27-2968791 Website

THE ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION, RESTORATION, ENHANCEMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AWARENESS AND WISE USE OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF AMERICA THROUGH ALIGNED AND COOPERATIVE EFFORTS INVOLVING RESEARCH, PLANNING, MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION AND RESOURCE SHARING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.4M

-2.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.7M

+381.6% YoY

Grant Count

20

+81.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$85K

+164.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,407,510$10,700,885$11,024,936
Revenue$4,506,348$2,366,932$1,698,085
Expenses$4,773,519$2,929,480$3,212,553
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$504,285$389,761$101,318
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$425K$849K$1M$2M13 grants202010 grants20216 grants202211 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE WATER INSTITUTE$291KMOREHOUSE SWCD$269KMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVER…$202KGULF STATES MARINE FISHE…$130KMISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT O…$126KHAMLINE UNIVERSITY$125KFLORIDA HOUSING COALITION$123KNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY…$99KCNL WORLD$51KTEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEA…$44K

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K5$50–100K6$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LAURA BOWIEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRE$143KNORA GINNDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR$105KCONSTANCE THRIFTTREASURER/BUSINESS ADMINST$90K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOE SPRAGGINSBOARD MEMBER0.5
STEVEN SCHARBOARD MEMBER0.5
BRIAN LEZINACHAIR0.5
PATTI MCCURDYCHAIR ELECT0.5
LAINIE EDWARDSBOARD MEMBER0.5
GARETH LEONARDBOARD MEMBER0.5
WILL UNDERWOODBOARD MEMBER0.5
CHRIS WELLSBOARD MEMBER0.5
JIM PAHLBOARD MEMBER0.5
CORY HORANBOARD MEMBER0.5
LAURA BOWIEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRE40$142,518
CONSTANCE THRIFTTREASURER/BUSINESS ADMINST40$90,495
NORA GINNDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40$105,270

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

ArlingtonBastropBaton RougeBiloxiCambridgeChadronChauvinCollege StationCorpus ChristiDauphin IslandFairhopeGretnaHattiesburgKemahMetairieMississippi StateMissoulaNew YorkOcean SpringsOrlando

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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