Mobile Boating Education Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mobile, AL EIN: 83-2481959

Mobile Boating Education Inc is a private foundation, based in Mobile, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $103K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $9K.

Mobile Boating Education Inc at a glance

In short: Mobile Boating Education Inc gave $6K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $3K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$6,200
+2.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$3,100
+2.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$3,100
Total assets
$102,853
+2.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Mobile Boating Education Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation: $3KDauphin Island Sea LabFoundation$3KSouth Alabama Land Trust: $3KSouth Alabama Land Trust$3K

The largest 2024 recipient was Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation ($3K). Together the top 2 received $6K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MobileFairhope

How Mobile Boating Education Inc gives

  • Giving fell 38% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 79% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $10K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation Mobile, ALGrant In Support of Mission$3,100
South Alabama Land Trust Fairhope, ALGrant In support of mission$3,100
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$102,853$10,554$7,797$6,2002$6,200$8,957$7,838
2023$99,997$19,530$7,305$6,0302$6,030$1,543$6,194
2022$94,072$2,454$7,551$6,3002$6,300$1,218$6,034
2021$92,887$2,375$11,352$10,0001$10,000$1,045$6,582
2020$101,942$2,223$1,021———$1,555$5,608

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mobile Boating Education Inc reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mobile Boating Education Inc's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Donald W Rowe

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John A Breeden

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Lartigue

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Mobile Boating Education Inc

How much does Mobile Boating Education Inc give each year?

Mobile Boating Education Inc gave $6K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $6K across 2 grants.

How large is Mobile Boating Education Inc?

Mobile Boating Education Inc reported $103K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Mobile Boating Education Inc operate?

Mobile Boating Education Inc has awarded grants in Alabama.

What is Mobile Boating Education Inc's EIN?

Mobile Boating Education Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2481959. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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