Public Charity

Coastal Georgia Historical Society

Coastal Georgia Historical Society is a Public Charity headquartered in St Simons Island, GA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.6M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $9.9M total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 580964094 St Simons Island, GA Historical Societies & Historic Preservation NTEE: A82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$9.9M
Grant Records44
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The purpose of the Coastal Georgia Historical Society (Society) is to aid in the administration, restoration and maintenance of those historic facilities and resources entrusted to its care so that they will be preserved as a living part of the historical and cultural foundations of our coastal community. In carrying out this trust, the Society is dedicated to collecting, restoring and housing artifacts reflective of the culture and history of Coastal Georgia and to promote awareness, knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the heritage of the area.

Where $100 goes at Coastal Georgia Historical Society

How Coastal Georgia Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$58 Programs the work itself
$37 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $58 for programs

$58
Restoration, maintenance, and administration of the St
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Brad Danowski
Director Cheryl Hargrove
Director Chris Ernst
Director Dr Johnny Evans Jr
Executive Dir. Dr Whitney Nell Stewart
Vice President Greer Brown

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$936,329 26 grants
Arts & Culture
$199,200 14 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$60,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$29,500 2 grants
Research & Policy
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.6M $2.2M $9.9M
2024 $2.1M $2.1M $9.4M
2023 $2.8M $2.2M $9.3M
2022 $2.0M $2.2M $8.6M
2021 $2.0M $2.1M $8.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $2.6M (+28%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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