Wine Country Marines
Wine Country Marines (WCM) is a patriotic, veteran-led nonprofit rooted in marine corps heritage that supports service members, veterans, and their families from all branches of the U.S. armed forces. Through recognition events, emergency assistance, morale and readiness support, and collaborative community programs, WCM preserves the ethos and esprit de corps of the U.S. marine corps while carrying out charitable and educational activities that benefit the broader military community and the civilians who support them.
Wine Country Marines at a glance
- Total assets
- $116,592
- -16.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $29,699
- -55.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $52,152
- +1.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wine Country Marines funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $6K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Mateo County Sheriff's Activities Redwood City, CA | General Support | $5,000 |
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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 | $116,592 | $29,699 | $52,152 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $139,045 | $65,952 | $51,193 | $5,000 | 1 | $6 |
| 2023 | $124,286 | $61,491 | $43,182 | $1,225 | Total only | $6 |
| 2022 | $105,977 | $65,797 | $51,590 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $91,770 | $55,418 | $70,171 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $106,523 | $71,782 | $56,440 | $4,863 | Total only | — |
| 2019 | $91,181 | $51,731 | $69,995 | $6,100 | 1 | $2 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Wine Country Marines
Based on IRS filings
Wine Country Marines is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $117K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wine Country Marines is led by Gilbert Morales, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gilbert Morales
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Brown
Chairman
President → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Liechty
Mc Ball Chair
Military Protocol Liaison → Military Protocol Liason, 2021
Military Protocol Liason → Mc Ball Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian McCullough
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Payne
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karl Kadon
Director of Grants
Director → Director of Grants, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Reilly
Director
Director → Birthday Ball Chair, 2020
Birthday Ball Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Socrates Manoukian
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Casey Kelsey
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Lopez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Monroe
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Hurson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Joannides
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Leonard
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christian Lorange
General Counsel
Director → General Counsel, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rex McMillian
Chairman Emeritus
Chairman → Chairman Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clinton Bickham
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Retherford
General Counsel
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Andres Lopez (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Frank Espina (2019–2024) — CFO
- Former: Greg Monroe (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: James Reilly (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: James Cameron (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeff Liu (2024) — Director
- Former: Joannides Jonathan (2024) — Director
- Former: Joshua Patzer (2024) — Director
- Former: Susan Manheimer (2024) — Director
- Former: Ronald Wecht (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: James Hurson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gil Morales (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jamie Gorostiza (2019–2020) — General Counsel
- Former: Ted Gizewski (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Garth Langley (2019) — Director
- Former: Jack Lopez (2019) — Director
- Former: Terry Parmley (2019) — 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 Wine Country Marines
How large is Wine Country Marines?
Wine Country Marines reported $117K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30K.
What is Wine Country Marines?
Wine Country Marines is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Portland, OR. It holds $117K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Wine Country Marines operate?
Wine Country Marines has awarded grants in California.
What is Wine Country Marines's EIN?
Wine Country Marines's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3737505. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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