EIN 80-0249546

Gulf Coast Diplomacy

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
11
State
Year formed
2008
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
Description
We create and encourage collaboration by facilitating professional and personal interaction for international leaders during official visits to the central Gulf Coast by enhancing respect and communication through international exchanges, by promoting...
Also known as...
Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council
Total revenues
$390,272
2023
Total expenses
$320,540
2023
Total assets
$135,700
2023
Num. employees
11
2023

Program areas at Gulf Coast Diplomacy

Professional Exchange Facilitation: We worked with 161 professional, international visitors with interpreters in 20 groups from Oct 2022 to Sept 2023. These exchange participants attended 119 professional meetings and met with 208 of their professional counterparts and visited four classrooms. 81 of the visitors enjoyed dinner in local homes and all of them had at least one cultural activity on a weekend or evening. The immediate objective of facilitating international exchange in Northwest Florida is to encourage the discussion of best practices between professionals, to highlight our country's diversity, and to promote international understanding of American values and policies. The long-term objectives are a) to provide avenues for further communication to discourage stereotyping, b) to encourage intellectual and cultural activity between Northwest Florida & the rest of the world, c) to protect the United States and American citizens, d) to advance democracy, e) to defend human rights, and f) to encourage economic growth and prosperity in Northwest Florida and the world.
Hospitality & Outreach: To encourage the concept of citizen diplomacy & to give members opportunities to interact with international professionals, we coordinated home hospitality dinners. Forty local hosts invited international professionals to their homes for 81 meals. We also hosted 12 community coffees for 99 international professionals to meet 105 locals and offered the Great Decisions discussion series for eight interested locals to expose them to topics they would likely encounter in a hospitality setting with international visitors. We spoke to 101 locals at four civic organizations about the impact of international exchange in our community and held three receptions to share our mission. We staffed four tables at community events to increase awareness. We promoted the opportunities offered by youth and professional exchange twice in radio interviews, once in a podcast, and extensively on our website, newsletter, and our five social media platforms. The short-term objective of these efforts is to increase knowledge of citizen diplomacy & global affairs in our area. Long-term, we hope these events will build a more vital awareness of US foreign policy goals and will lead to correspondence between our members and guests, helping us to affect US foreign policy and national security "one connection at a time."
Youth Education: To allow local youth to meet these visitors, we welcomed 24 teenagers to our Youth Diplomats leadership program and worked with them for 11 months, 10 months in person, and one month via a four-day virtual exchange in June 2023. We welcomed 32 teens to this fourth year of Camp Global. We hired and trained one local university student to work with them in online facilitation. We hired an additional local college student to assist us with professional exchanges and administrative work. We hosted five U.S. Department of State in-person exchanges for 100 teens from Belize, Brazil, El Salvadore, France, Honduras, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, and Venezuela. Seventy of these students stayed with host families for 8 - 13 days. We worked with an additional six local teens who joined international teens in Washington, D.C., for four days of leadership training. The 100 international youth who came to Northwest Florida met with 81 local professionals in 55 meetings, eight volunteer activities for 351 volunteer hours, four classroom visits, and 12 cultural activities. The short-term objectives are to expose youth to the world outside our borders & to present them with new educational opportunities. The long-term objectives are a) to encourage youth to think globally, b) to help youth gain and improve workforce development skills, c) to expose them to new opportunities, d) to provide training in leadership to local teens, e) to contribute towards national security by creating intercultural friendships, f) to strengthen democracy in the United States by promoting media literacy to teens.

Who funds Gulf Coast Diplomacy

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Global Ties UsImplementation of the International Visitors Leadership Program$117,262
Georgetown UniversitySubaward$23,409
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$39

Personnel at Gulf Coast Diplomacy

NameTitleCompensation
Jena MelanconExecutive Director$62,946
Henry KelleyVice Chair$0
Todd ThompsonTreasurer$0
Jean NormanSecretary$0
Leigh DesantisChair$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Gulf Coast Diplomacy

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$386,806
Program services$2,289
Investment income and dividends$64
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$144
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$969
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$390,272

Form 990s for Gulf Coast Diplomacy

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-092024-02-14990View PDF
2022-092023-02-15990View PDF
2021-092022-02-14990View PDF
2020-092021-10-29990View PDF
2019-092022-03-03990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 20, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $117,262 from Global Ties Us
June 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
June 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsInternational-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
Foreign affairs
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
150 W Maxwell St
Pensacola, FL 32501
Metro area
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
County
Escambia County, FL
Website URL
gulfcoastdiplomacy.org/ 
Phone
(850) 377-3176
IRS details
EIN
80-0249546
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2008
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q20: International Exchanges, Cultural Understanding
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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