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United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Brunswick, GA EIN: 58-0671327 Website

United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc. is a public charity based in Brunswick, Georgia. It raises community donations and provides financial assistance to local nonprofit health and human service organizations, with grantmaking focused on education, health, and income stability.

Key facts about United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc

In short: United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc gave $665K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $39K). 24% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
58-0671327
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$664,935
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$39,114
Median grant
$20,000
New grantees (estimate)
24% first-time grantees (4 of 17, 2025; small sample)
How to apply
The website describes an RFP and application process for eligible nonprofits, including submitting the application and required materials through the funder’s process. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$665K

+90.0% YoY

Grant Count

17

+21.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$39K

+56.5% YoY

Is United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc open to new grantees?

24%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 17 grantees (24%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $81K; repeat grants $26K. How we count

Medians: $43K first-time, $20K repeat.

  • 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 114% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s mission is to improve lives in its community by promoting giving, advocating, and volunteering in education, income stability, and health. Its website describes Community Investment as supporting health and human service programs, as well as direct programming, and identifies education, health, and financial stability as its priority areas. The 2024 filing also describes raising funds for financial assistance to people in communities where a disaster has been declared.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the organization reported 17 grants totaling $664,935. Grant amounts ranged from $9,483 to $230,231, with a median of $20,000. Notable grants included $230,231 to Communities of Coastal GA Foundation, $74,480 to Resilient Georgia, $69,999 to Coastal Outreach Academies, and $69,999 to Safe Harbor Children’s Center. The filing lists each of these grants as charitable.

The website describes an annual, volunteer-driven Community Investment process. Its listed requirements for the 2024 funding cycle included being a 501(c)(3) organization in existence for at least three years, having an active program for at least one year, providing health and human services to residents of Camden, Glynn, and/or McIntosh counties, and maintaining current state registrations, an IRS Form 990, an audit or compiled financial statement, an active board, a mission, and bylaws. Proposals were reviewed and scored by committee volunteers, with funding recommendations subject to board approval.

How to Apply

The website describes an RFP and application process for eligible nonprofits, including submitting the application and required materials through the funder’s process. The stated deadline of December 31, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. was for the 2024 Community Investment Fund and is a past deadline.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization’s website identifies Camden, Glynn, and McIntosh counties as the service area for its Community Investment eligibility requirements. Its about page says the organization expanded its service area to include Camden County in 2021 and Brantley, Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties in 2022. The website’s FAQ states that money raised stays in Camden, Glynn, and McIntosh counties.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BrunswickSaint Simons IslandDarienSavannahSt MarysChicagoHinesvillePooler

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K23 grants2019 16 grants2022 15 grants2023 14 grants2024 17 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $310K (2022) to $665K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $665K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Communities of Coastal GA Foundation: $230KCommunities of Coastal GAFoundation$230KResilient Georgia: $74KResilient Georgia$74KCoastal Outreach Academies: $70KCoastal Outreach Academies$70KSafe Harbor Children's Center: $70KSafe Harbor Children's Center$70KCoastal Coalition for Children: $30KCoastal Coalition for Children$30KYMCA of Coastal Georgia: $30KYMCA of Coastal Georgia$30KCamden Community Family Center: $20KCamden Community Family Center$20KCommunities in Schools Glynn: $20KCommunities in Schools Glynn$20KGolden Isles Leadership Foundation: $20KGolden Isles LeadershipFoundation$20KThe Salvation Army- Brunswick: $20KThe Salvation Army- Brunswick$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Communities of Coastal GA Foundation ($230K). Together the top 10 received $585K.

Grant Size Distribution

85 grants across all recorded years

74<$50K10$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 74 grants of 85 (87%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Communities of Coastal GA Foundation Charitable$230,231
Resilient Georgia Charitable$74,480
Coastal Outreach Academies Charitable$69,999
Safe Harbor Children's Center Charitable$69,999
Coastal Coalition for Children Charitable$30,000
YMCA of Coastal Georgia Charitable$30,000
Camden Community Family Center Charitable$20,000
Communities in Schools Glynn Charitable$20,000
Golden Isles Leadership Foundation Charitable$20,000
The Salvation Army- Brunswick Charitable$20,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 — $314,825 $1,176,950 $664,935 (17)
2024 $1,223,086 $595,910 $800,253 $350,000 (14)
2023 $1,557,912 $1,282,906 $853,456 $400,000 (15)

The 2024 return is marked as the organization’s final return.

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$1,223,086$1,557,912
Revenue$314,825$595,910$1,282,906
Expenses$1,176,950$800,253$853,456
Net Investment Income$-31,583$16,808$3,779

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 3, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Carl Coolidge and William Bill Fallom as board chairs; Brad Randall as chair elect; Billy Copelan as secretary; Kai Munshi as treasurer; and Rick Grooms, Jake Hightower, Wayne Johnson, Regina McDuffie, and Ad Poppell as directors.

United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc is led by Ang Deboskey, President & CEO on the 2025 filing; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ang Deboskey

    President & CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $21K (2025)

  • Carl Coolidge

    Board Chair

    Director → Vice Chair & C, 2022

    Vice Chair & C → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • William Bill Fallom

    Board Chair

    Director → Vice Chair & Chair Elect, 2024

    Vice Chair & Chair Elect → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Warns

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Ad Poppell

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Rice

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Hightower

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Trussell

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Regina McDuffie

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Grooms

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Thompson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Randall

    Chair Elect

    3rd Vice Cha → Co Chair, 2024

    Co Chair → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Theresa Beaton

    Non-Voting Advisor

    Legal Liaiso → Non-Voting Advisor, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Copelan

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Kai Munshi

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Buddy McNeese (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mary Jenrette (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Sharon Toscano (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dionne Lovett (2022–2024) — Co Chair
  • Former: Steffanie Thompson (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Willis Spraetz (2023–2024) — Interim President & CEO
  • Former: Kavenaugh Chandler (2024) — Director
  • Former: Alan Ours (2019–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Carla Chockley (2019–2023) — CFO
  • Former: Debbie Rice (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jason Umfress (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Alexander (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Parra Vaughan (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carly Oxenreider (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Del Ria Baisden (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Melissa Williams (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Theresa Royster (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Justin Callaway (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Angie Heys (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dan Lovein (2019) — Director
  • Former: Delria Baisden (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jane M. Lafferty (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeri Kostal (2019) — Director
  • Former: Joe Riccio (2019) — Director
  • Former: John Daniel (2019) — Director
  • Former: John Matthews (2019) — Member at La
  • Former: Karin Brown (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kathryn Downs (2019) — Director
  • Former: Laura Seban (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Butin (2019) — Director
  • Former: Paul McKenzie (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rich Seban (2019) — Past Chair
  • Former: Virginia Brown (2019) — CEO

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

ANG Deboskey — President & CEO: $21KANG DeboskeyPresident & CEO$21K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $21K, to ANG Deboskey (President & CEO).

Contact

Mailing address: 803 G Street, Brunswick, GA 31522
Phone: (912) 265-1850
Website: https://uwcga.org

Frequently asked questions about United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc

How much does United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc give each year?

United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc gave $665K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $350K across 14 grants.

What is United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc's typical grant size?

United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $39,114, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc that year got $81K on average.

Does United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (17 grants).

Who are United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc's largest grantees?

United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Communities of Coastal GA Foundation ($230,231), Resilient Georgia ($74,480) and Coastal Outreach Academies ($69,999), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

What does United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc fund?

The organization’s mission is to improve lives in its community by promoting giving, advocating, and volunteering in education, income stability, and health. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc?

The website describes an RFP and application process for eligible nonprofits, including submitting the application and required materials through the funder’s process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

Where does United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc make grants?

The organization’s website identifies Camden, Glynn, and McIntosh counties as the service area for its Community Investment eligibility requirements. Its about page says the organization expanded its service area to include Camden County in 2021 and Brantley, Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties in 2022. The website’s FAQ states that money raised stays in Camden, Glynn, and McIntosh counties.

What is United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc's EIN?

United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-0671327. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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