Tin Can Sailors Inc
Organizations primary exempt purpose is to restore or improve destroyers with museum status
Tin Can Sailors Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $982,506
- +38.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $754,253
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $31,900
- +510.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $579,346
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Tin Can Sailors Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Tin Can Sailors Inc gives
- Giving fell 71% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2023) to $72K (2021). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $19K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Assoc Saint Johns, FL | GRANT | $10,000 |
| Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum Bay City, MI | GRANT | $9,395 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $982,506 | $754,253 | $579,346 | — | — | $31,900 |
| 2024 | $708,626 | $736,937 | $587,254 | — | — | $5,225 |
| 2023 | $670,315 | $488,666 | $727,858 | $19,395 | 2 | $6,597 |
| 2022 | $665,397 | $659,268 | $809,856 | $45,601 | 5 | $1,991 |
| 2021 | $781,425 | $564,102 | $547,056 | $72,000 | 8 | $5,845 |
| 2020 | $789,447 | $591,176 | $557,842 | $67,500 | 7 | $11,763 |
| 2019 | $790,941 | $665,270 | $677,570 | — | — | $12,643 |
About Tin Can Sailors Inc
Based on IRS filings
Tin Can Sailors Inc is a public charity, based in Somerset, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $983K in total assets. Net investment income was $32K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tin Can Sailors Inc is led by Rosehn Gipe, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rosehn Gipe
President
Director → President & Treasurer, 2024
President & Treasurer → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Taicsich
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Bugara
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Angelini
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Novak
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony J. Kucikas
Clerk
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William B. Seaman Jr.
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Meghan Rathbun (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Millett (2019–2023) — Treasurer & Clerk
- Former: Terry Miller (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Hugh Doyle (2023) — Director
- Former: James Carey (2023) — Director
- Former: Delbert Krause (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: James Hoffman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Morgan Little (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Blair Tolbard (2019) — Past Director
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 Tin Can Sailors Inc
How large is Tin Can Sailors Inc?
Tin Can Sailors Inc reported $983K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $754K.
Where does Tin Can Sailors Inc operate?
Tin Can Sailors Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Washington.
What is Tin Can Sailors Inc's EIN?
Tin Can Sailors Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2777916. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 17, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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