Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United KingdomIrelandUnited States (current)New ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland
US nonprofit · EIN 832349890 · Gulf Shores, ALiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 832349890) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism & Sustainability

Donations deductible
Revenue
$402k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$428k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$424k
$14k liabilities
Net assets
$410k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
3.3 years on average
Staff
8
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
9
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism & Sustainability's network

9 people6 organisationsi9 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alex SweeneyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Blakeley EllisBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jackie McGonigalCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
John FitzgeraldTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Matt AkinVice Preside2020
6 yrs
MAX WestendorfBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Phillip HinesleyPresident2020
6 yrs
Steven ScyphersBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Tina Miller-WayBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Matt AkinVice Preside$0
John FitzgeraldTreasurer$0
Tina Miller-WayBoard Member$0
Phillip HinesleyPresident$0
Jackie McGonigalSecretary$0
Blakeley EllisBoard Member$0
Max WestendorfBoard Member$0
Alex SweeneyBoard Member$0
Steven ScyphersBoard Member$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism & Sustainability
EIN
832349890
Address
Po Box 3689, Gulf Shores, AL, 36547-3689
State
Alabama
Mission
The specific purpose of this corporation is to promote sustainable tourism, raise environmental awareness, and encourage the stewardship of natural resources in order to increase community resilience, strengthen the coastal economy, and enhance the quality of life of the residents and visitors in the gulf coast region. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C60 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
Phillip Hinesley (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsMatt Akin
≥6years on the filingsPhillip Hinesley
≥2years on the filingsAlex Sweeney
≥2years on the filingsBlakeley Ellis

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$424k
Total liabilities
$14k
Net assets or fund balances
$410k
Contributions and grants received
$351k
Program service revenue
$40k
Employees
8

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$402k$428kDeficit $26k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.