Coast Guard Mutual Assistance 2020 Annual Report

2020 Annual Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2020 Mission Impact .......................................................................................................... 3 CGMA Rep Site Locations .................................................................................................. 4 Message From the Chairman ............................................................................................. 6 Message From the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard .................................... 7 Education Programs ........................................................................................................... 8 Family Assistance and Support ........................................................................................ 10 Disaster and Emergency Response .................................................................................. 12 COVID-19 Response ......................................................................................................... 14 Message From the Chief Executive Officer ...................................................................... 18 Board of Control 2020-2021 ............................................................................................ 19 2020 CGMA All Hands ..................................................................................................... 20 2020 Tribute Contributions .............................................................................................. 26 Use of CGMA Funds ......................................................................................................... 30 Financial Statements ........................................................................................................ 31

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VISION

We help our own As a recognized leader in promoting financial stability for our clients, we seek to empower the Coast Guard family in meeting future financial challenges. Through partnerships with other assistance providers, we will deliver innovative financial assistance in response to the emerging needs of the Coast Guard community. We will ensure that we are always ready, and always there as a critical safety net in times of financial need.

2020 mission impact Local CGMA Representatives processed 12,900 cases, ultimately serving 9,083 Coast Guard Members

$9.1 MILLION $5.7 MILLION

in total support

in grants 18% of Active Duty Members received assistance

SINCE 1924

CGMA has provided over $214 million in assistance to the Coast Guard community 1 in 5 Active Duty

63% of all assistance went to individuals in pay grades E-6/GS-7 and below.

1 in 14 Civilian employees

1 in 12 Reserve Members

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Received assistance in 2020

* Retired, Auxiliary, DOD, and unknown Helping Our Own

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CGMA Rep Site Locations CGMA-HQ DDE-UK SUPT TEAM Port Security Unit (PSU) 313 USCG Academy USCG Activities Europe USCG Activities Far East USCG AIRSTA Atlantic City USCG AIRSTA Barbers Point USCG AIRSTA Borinquen USCG AIRSTA Cape Cod USCG AIRSTA Clearwater USCG AIRSTA Detroit USCG AIRSTA Miami USCG AIRSTA New Orleans USCG AIRSTA Sacramento USCG AIRSTA San Francisco USCG AIRSTA Savannah USCG AIRSTA Sitka USCG AIRSTA Traverse City USCG AIRSTA/SFO Port Angeles USCG ATC Mobile USCG Atlantic Area USCG Base Alameda USCG Base Boston USCG Base Cape Cod USCG Base Charleston USCG Base Cleveland USCG Base Det Ketchikan-Juneau USCG Base Det St. Louis USCG Base Elizabeth City

USCG Base Galveston USCG Base Honolulu USCG Base Ketchikan USCG Base Kodiak USCG Base LALB USCG Base Miami Beach USCG Base National Capital Region USCG Base New Orleans USCG Base Portsmouth USCG Base Seattle USCG C5ISC Base Alexandria USCG Civil Engineering Unit Providence USCG Communications Command USCG Cryptologic Unit Texas USCG Eighth District USCG Finance Center USCG Fourteenth District USCG HITRON Jacksonville USCG Intelligence Coordination Center USCG Legal Services Command USCG MFPU Bangor USCG MFPU Kings Bay USCG MLE Academy USCG MSRT West San Diego USCG MSU Chicago USCG MSU Duluth USCG MSU Houma USCG MSU Huntington USCG MSU Morgan City

USCG MSU Paducah USCG MSU Pittsburgh USCG MSU Port Arthur USCG MSU Portland USCG MSU Savannah USCG MSU Texas City USCG MSU Valdez USCG National Vessel Documentation Center USCG OPC PRO Panama City USCG Pay & Personnel Center (PPC) USCG Project Resident Office (PRO) Lockport USCG Recruiting Offices USCG Sector Anchorage USCG Sector Boston USCG Sector Buffalo USCG Sector Charleston USCG Sector Columbia River USCG Sector Corpus Christi USCG Sector Delaware Bay USCG Sector Detroit USCG Sector Guam USCG Sector Honolulu USCG Sector Houston/Galveston USCG Sector Humboldt Bay USCG Sector Jacksonville USCG Sector Key West USCG Sector Lake Michigan USCG Sector LALB

CGMA has a strong presence to serve the entire Coast Guard community with 548 CGMA Representatives at 115 shore units and 51 cutters in 36 states and territories across 19 time zones.

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USCG Sector Long Island Sound USCG Sector Lower Mississippi River USCG Sector Mobile USCG Sector New York USCG Sector North Bend USCG Sector North Carolina USCG Sector Northern New England USCG Sector Ohio Valley USCG Sector Puget Sound USCG Sector San Diego USCG Sector San Francisco USCG Sector San Juan USCG Sector Sault Ste Marie USCG Sector Southeastern New England USCG Sector St. Petersburg USCG Sector Upper Mississippi River USCG SFO Eastern Shore USCG SFO Grand Haven USCG SFO Moriches USCG SFO Southwest Harbor USCG Special Missions Training Center (SMTC) USCG Station Chetco River USCG Station Sandy Hook USCG TACLET South USCG TRACEN Cape May USCG TRACEN Petaluma USCG TRACEN Yorktown USCG Yard

USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC-618) USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630) USCGC BEAR (WMEC-901) USCGC BERTHOLF (WMSL-750) USCGC CAMPBELL (WMEC-909) USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619) USCGC DAUNTLESS (WMEC-624) USCGC DECISIVE (WMEC-629) USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC-626) USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616) USCGC DOUGLAS MUNRO (WHEC-724) USCGC EAGLE (WIX-327) USCGC ELM (WLB-204) USCGC ESCANABA (WMEC-907) USCGC FIR (WLB-213) USCGC FORWARD (WMEC-911) USCGC HAMILTON (WMSL-753) USCGC HARRIET LANE (WMEC-903) USCGC HEALY (WAGB-20) USCGC HICKORY (WLB-212) USCGC JAMES (WMSL-754) USCGC JUNIPER (WLB-201) USCGC KIMBALL (WMSL-756) USCGC KUKUI (WLB-203) USCGC LEGARE (WMEC-912) USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30) USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717) USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC-726) USCGC MIDGETT (WMSL-757)

USCGC MOHAWK (WHEC-913) USCGC MUNRO (WMSL-755) USCGC NORTHLAND (WMEC-904) USCGC OAK (WLB-211) USCGC POLAR STAR (WAGB-10) USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615) USCGC RESOLUTE (WMEC-620) USCGC SENECA (WMEC-906) USCGC SEQUOIA (WLB-215) USCGC SPENCER (WMEC-905) USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623) USCGC STONE (WMSL-758) USCGC STRATTON (WMSL-752) USCGC SYCAMORE (WLB-209) USCGC TAHOMA (WMEC-908) USCGC TAMPA (WMEC-902) USCGC THETIS (WMEC-910) USCGC VALIANT (WMEC-621) USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617) USCGC VIGOROUS (WMEC-627) USCGC WAESCHE (WMSL-751) USCGC WILLOW (WLB-202)

Partnerships CGMA maintains cross-service agreements with Air Force Aid Society, Army Emergency Relief, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, and the American Red Cross. These partnerships make it possible for military members of all services, population 2.5 million, to receive emergency assistance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Through these partnerships, we are always ready to provide timely assistance for the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Message from the Chairman During times of uncertainty throughout America’s history, our Coast Guard has performed critical missions protecting our national interests, and promoting economic prosperity and public safety. In all these challenging endeavors, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance has stood with our workforce and their families.

While many communities and non-profits struggled to cope with the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, CGMA stepped up its support, providing a record $9.1 million in assistance in 2020, including $5.7 million in grants.

CGMA quickly responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic pressures, creating six new programs, including assistance with childcare, lost wages, and quarantine cost to widen the financial safety net for the Coast Guard community. Notably, the innovative Supplemental Education Grant (SEG) program, which helped to equip Coast Guard families with the essential resources needed for remote and online learning, would eventually be replicated by all three of our sister military relief societies. CGMA would also provide more COVID-19 related assistance than all other military relief societies combined—a total of $4.5 million in COVID-19 related assistance to 6,255 Coast Guard members.

Meanwhile, the “everyday” work continued! Following the relentless wave of hurricanes devastating the Gulf Coast, CGMA Representatives were immediately on-site and deployed with Coast Guard Personnel Support Teams (PST) to ensure that impacted members swiftly received the help they needed. CGMA provided $1.4 million in hurricane assistance, allowing 692 Coast Guard members and their families to begin to rebuild and recover.

While CGMA has proven time and again its ability to respond in the face of a major disaster, it is also here yearround for the Coast Guard community, quietly lending a helping hand through programs such as free tutoring, first and last month’s rent, car repair, and special needs grants.

In addition to the $7.3 million in disaster and emergency assistance provided in 2020, CGMA continued to empower growth and goals through $829,358 in education assistance, as well as offer support for life’s many milestones through $937,404 in family support.

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“Bravo Zulu” to Coast Guard Mutual Assistance for another year of exceptional mission accomplishment.

To the donors who make all these accomplishments possible—thank you! We are grateful for your generous support and the compassionate difference you made in the lives of Coast Guard members and their families.

Semper Paratus,

Karl L. Schultz Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Chairman

Message from the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard As I travel around the country meeting the dedicated and patriotic Coast Guard women and men who serve our great nation, I am humbled and encouraged by the countless ways shipmates step up to help one another through the tough times.

For nearly 100 years, CGMA has provided the means to extend compassion to one another in times of need. The very name “Mutual Assistance” reflects the spirit of community and mutual help that is the force behind CGMA. We were certainly put to the test over the last year as all of us were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and so many of our Coast Guard families suffered the ravages of the brutal 2020 hurricane season. Many families used CGMA monies to help with their unexpected school supply needs so their children could continue to learn safely from home. Further, members whose homes were damaged or lost in successive storms were helped each time so they could get back on their feet.

Today, CGMA not only continues to provide assistance in emergencies and disasters but also through a wide range of support including unique and innovative programs such as the dislocation allowance (DLA) supplemental grant program, PCS childcare, free online tutoring, special needs grants, breast milk shipment reimbursement, and overseas rental car program.

I want to express my sincere appreciation to all the CGMA Representatives and Assistance Representatives who, overcoming the many challenges and disruptions imposed by the pandemic, helped meet the emergent financial needs of over 9,000 members of the Coast Guard community last year. Thanks also to the dedicated staff at CGMA Headquarters for their day-to-day administration and the Board of Control for its diligent oversight, mission focus, and continuing assessment of the needs of our shipmates and their families.

Semper Paratus,

Jason M. Vanderhaden Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Board of Control

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Education Programs CGMA empowers the Coast Guard community to achieve their academic goals through a variety of education programs including education loans, Stafford/PLUS loan fee grants, Supplemental Education Grants (SEG), and free online tutoring. CGMA’s debt management and financial counseling programs help ensure the long-term financial health and resiliency of the Coast Guard family.

Number of Education Cases

57 - Education Loans 24 - Stafford/PLUS Loan Fee Grants 2,037 - Supplemental Education Grants

“The CGMA SEG program is fantastic. Supplies and other expenses from school, even an online one, can be enormous. Some books are over $100 on their own! With TA only covering tuition, and not much of it, having the extra help for school is incredible. I recently completed my bachelor’s degree and didn’t pay at all for my books, supplies, or graduation fees. I don’t think I would have been able to finish my degree as quickly as I did if I didn’t have the help I received from CGMA SEG.”

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— YN2 Teal J. Carter, USCG, National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) Coast Guard Mutual Assistance

Celebrating Five Years With Tutor.com/military Through a partnership with Tutor.com/military, Coast Guard-connected students have access to oneto-one tutoring with a live expert available 24/7. Vetted tutors support the academic needs of students grades K-12 and college, plus provide support for resume writing, study skills, and career transition.

“Tutor was very accommodating and patient. Helped me complete a difficult homework problem.”

- Coast Guard Academy Scholars Student

Incrementally expanding eligibility to meet the needs of more and more students has marked the development of this program. This trend continued in 2020, when Mutual Assistance strategically added Academy Prep Students in concert with Coast Guard Academy initiatives to deepen the diversity of its student population to reflect the nation. In addition to the newly added Academy Prep Students, tutoring services are available to Active Duty service members, Reserve Members, Civilian personnel, and their spouses and dependents.

“She did a great job of explaining things! And really helped me! She is always flexible with her time and so patient!”

- 6th Grade Math Student, USCG Active Duty Dependent, Virginia

57% More Tutoring Sessions Were Delivered to Coast Guard Families in 2020 Than in 2019

“AWESOME TUTOR!!! A LIFESAVER!!!”

- Adult Student, Essay Writing, USCG Reserve, California

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Family Assistance and Support Breast Milk Shipment Program Providing dynamic programs that support and equip Coast Guard members for the realities and challenges they face is at the heart of CGMA’s mission. In 2019, CGMA launched the groundbreaking breast milk shipment reimbursement program to support the mission readiness of Coast Guard members as they balance work and the nutritional needs of their children.

This year, the enthusiastically received program was expanded to include Reserve Members on ADT or IDT orders.

The program now serves all Active Duty Members, including Public Health Service Officers and U.S. Navy chaplains attached to the Coast Guard, and Reservists on ADOS, ADT, or IDT orders. It is also available to Civilian Employees and the spouses of Active Duty Members who are traveling for their job or completing PCS travel.

Supporting nursing mothers is just one of the many ways CGMA continues to provide relevant and innovative support for the modern Coast Guard community.

Number of Cases for Family Assistance and Support Programs 21 - Adoption loans and grants 11 - Breastmilk shipment grants 451 - Welcome baby layettes 42 - PCS childcare grants 18 - Respite grants 66 - Special needs grants 99 - Housing expenses 12 - Funeral expenses 32 - Medical and dental expenses 12 - Non-rate uniform loans 13 - Pet or service animal expenses 104 - PCS incidental loans

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Special Needs Grant makes a dream come true As a new Coast Guard spouse, Carlie moved away from her beloved small town in Maine to bustling and humid Miami. Adjusting to military life with an across country move was complicated due to her medical condition.

When her husband, ET3 Matthew Tarr, finished school in Petaluma, they made their way to Miami with only one driver. “I haven’t driven for five years and I have dealt with this for a very long time,” Carlie mentions. She notes that she recently passed five years of having epilepsy.

Stationed on a cutter and pursuing various training, her husband has been deployed or on temporary duty for much of their first months of marriage.

The need for a helper and support for Carlie was clear. “I have wanted to get a service dog for a very long time. The reason that we weren’t ever able to get a dog before is because of the cost. Trying to get a service dog is $15,000 to $30,000, if you want to have them be trained and smart enough to help with the task you need. So, I was never able to do that,” Carlie explains.

Even though she did not have a service dog, Carlie already knew what breed of dog she wanted,“Goldendoodles are actually the top-rated dogs for people with epilepsy because they can sense so much. That was one of the reasons that I wanted to get a goldendoodle for sure,” Carlie gushes.

Through the special needs grant, Carlie shares, “We have finally welcomed into our home our new bundle of joy, Sully, my new service dog. He is incredibly smart, and in just the first few weeks of having him he has learned all of the basic commands, and I’m sure it’ll be no time before he will start helping to sense my seizures and help with my epilepsy.”

“To finally have the help that I have wanted for so long, it’s hard to find the words. It was an incredible feeling to finally get him handed to us and know that Coast Guard Mutual Assistance helped with that whole process. It’s been incredible to have that help and support to be able to do this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have helped me and my husband with,” Carlie gratefully says.

Carlie is no longer waiting for her dream of a service dog to come true. With this unique program, this young Coast Guard spouse is now supported and equipped with the service dog of her dreams.

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart...”

- Carlie, Coast Guard spouse and CGMA Special Needs recipient

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disaster and emergency response Number of Cases in 2020 84

259

178

148

Emergency travel

Home repair

Vehicle repair

Pay or allowance problems

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188

Travel claim problems

Lost or stolen funds

Temporary loss of income

Basic living expenses

2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fifth consecutive above-normal hurricane season.

(Previous record: four from 1998 to 2001)

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Hurricanes

Average season has six

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Major hurricanes

Average season has three

NOAA National Weather Service, November 24, 2020

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Named storms Arthur Paulette Bartha Rene Cristobal Sally Dolly Teddy Edouard Vicky Fay Wilfred Gonzalo Alpha Hanna Beta Gamma Isaias Josephine Delta Kyle Epsilon Laura Zeta Marco Eta Nana Theta Omar Iota

Relief for members impacted by Hurricane Laura Hurricane Laura hit hard. Among those impacted were the nearly 1,000 Coast Guard families stationed in the area. Many of these members live in Lake Charles, LA and Port Arthur, TX, areas which took the full force of the whipping 150 mph hurricane winds.

Uncertainty is a stressor, particularly for military families who may not have established local support networks. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic added to the financial strain and complicated recovery efforts.

A junior officer, LTJG Andres Nealis, candidly shared the impact of the storm on his family:

“The aftermath of Hurricane Laura has been an extremely stressful time for my wife and me. Our home took on damage to our roof, siding, and fence, among other things, and my car had glass damage…Due to the power outage, we were also forced to throw away all of our perishable food.”

During times of a major disaster, such as a hurricane, the Coast Guard community counts on CGMA as a trusted and reliable resource, ready to provide emergency assistance for evacuation and basic living expenses like food, shelter, and clothing. As members return to their homes, Mutual Assistance is there with the financial resources needed to replace essentials such as food and appliances and begin repairs.

Senior Chief Christie Hamilton describes her family’s experience weathering the storm and receiving timely Disaster Assistance from CGMA:

“When our carport and attic were destroyed from Hurricane Laura, you were gracious enough to provide a temporary storage…when all other storage places were either closed due to damage or sold out. As all of our personal belongings were strewed out over our lawn and getting rained on, this provided us a place to temporarily store our items so they would not be further damaged and/or stolen. CGMA also helped us financially by providing two grants to assist with the deductibles we had to pay for both Hurricane Laura and Delta. The process was very easy and the turnaround time was almost immediate.”

With back-to-back active hurricane seasons over the past several years, CGMA has provided over $4.8 million in relief from Hurricanes Dorian, Harvey, Irma, Maria, Florence, and Michael—nearly half in direct grants. In 2020 alone, Mutual Assistance provided $1.4 million in Disaster Assistance in 851 cases, over 67% in grants, with many families like the Hamiltons dealing with the impact of more than one storm.

When so much is uncertain, CGMA is a trusted source of support. MSTCS Hamilton sums up the cycle of care: “During this extremely stressful time, it was extremely comforting knowing that CGMA was willing to do whatever it could for our members…We have seen firsthand how the money that we donate through CGMA goes to the families who need it the most.”

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covid-19 Response On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” and on March 11, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic.

Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus included restrictions on travel, quarantines, and forced closures of certain types of public places and businesses.

In response to the pandemic and resulting economic pressures, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance would ultimately introduce eight temporary assistance programs designed to widen the financial safety net for the Coast Guard community.

CGMA staff transitions to 100% Remote Operations status

Amount of Assistance

CGMA launches initial COVID-19 relief programs: Loss of Pay, Child Care Costs, Quarantine Costs

The coronavirus outbreak is declared a pandemic CGMA introduces Airline Change/ Cancellation Fee Reimbursement

$0.4M

The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern”

As the PCS season begins, CGMA reimburses members traveling under PCS orders for the cost of required COVID testing, often $195 per person

Army Emergency Relief (AER) introduces Home Schooling Assistance Program

CGMA launches the SEG-C program for members with dependents in primary or secondary school (grade/high school) whose schools have been closed for the duration of the virus

$0.2M

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January

February

1 Coast Guard Mutual Assistance

March

10

April

May

June

20 Week of Year

The pandemic placed tremendous stress on military members and their families. Service members standing duty faced additional childcare costs as schools closed. Many spouses and Auxiliary members lost jobs due to closures and reduced hours, adding to the financial strain. Additionally, Coast Guard members and families typically move to new duty stations in the summer months, an already stressful process compounded by new COVID-19 protocols and restrictions.

While the virus may be new, CGMA’s skilled and practiced emergency response is not. It is what we do. We surge our resources, we focus our efforts, we adjust as conditions require, and above all, we take care of each other. Since our founding in 1924, CGMA has worked to meet the evolving needs of the Coast Guard community. For nearly a hundred years, CGMA has proved a ready and reliable source of support for Coast Guardsmen and their families in disaster and emergencies. Through fires and floods, hurricanes and medical emergencies, CGMA helps. Every time.

All Assistance by Week in 2020 1-Loans

2-Grants

3-Conversions

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) introduces Home Schooling Assistance Program Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) introduces Home Schooling Assistance Program

CGMA launches six new programs to assist Coast Guard members during the ongoing pandemic: SEG-C (now to include computers), Childcare Grant, In-Person Tutoring Grant, Supplemental Special Needs Grant, Childcare Loans, and Lost Wage Loans

Number of Clients

Some limited support continued into 2021 due to member deployment or other inability to fully utilize program offerings during 2020 1,572 individual online tutoring sessions offered in October through When these temporary Tutor.com/military COVID-19 assistance programs ended Dec. 1, CGMA had provided $4.4 millon in assistance to 6,188 Coast Guard families ($3.5 million in grants)

$1.09 million in COVID-19 assistance

Number of Cases

Loan or Grant

800 600 400 200

July

30

August

September

40

October

November

December

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Pandemic Schooling Support One family has wiped the tears away and is ready to learn thanks to CGMA SEG-C. After 19 years with her husband, Rakia Melón has mastered military life: good friends, family first, challenges should be faced head on. Last spring when schooling went virtual, Rakia jumped into the virtual learning environment and supported her two Coastie kids, Marley and Darius. There were a lot of tears for Marley as the normal social and educational connections and communication were so much harder. Things got tougher when the family’s aging laptop broke and the tablet was on the fritz.

Summertime brought relief to the virtual learning chaos. But there were questions as to what they would do about the fall. Like so many other American families, the Melón family began to look at their options and weigh the pros and cons.

Rakia describes her two kids: • Darius is sensitive and kind, and she is not afraid to be silly and weird. She fully embraces who she is! She loves green and orange, and frogs as well. She also loves video games and hopes to be a video game designer. She is an amazing artist and spends a lot of time drawing and creating her own characters.

• Marley is pure energy and can usually be found climbing, swinging, and jumping around the house! His favorite color is yellow. He had his first experience losing friends when two of his best friends both moved away with their families to new units. Although this has been difficult for him, he has kept in touch with them by sending drawings through the mail and with video calls.

Currently stationed in Puerto Rico, Rakia and her husband, CSC Melón, decided on the schooling option that worked for their family but they needed laptops so that both of them could attend virtual classes.

“There is NO way I would ever have bought my 5-year-old a laptop,” she explained.

Rakia was familiar with CGMA because her family used a Disaster Assistance loan when her family was displaced due to Hurricane Maria. They applied for the COVID SEG-C (COVID Supplemental Education Grant) to purchase Chromebooks for their children.

Marley proudly asked, “Mommy is that my ‘puter?” Rakia noted that Marley has asked for a computer previously. “And here we are. His first laptop.” COVID changed things up for this family and CGMA’s SEG-C program came at just the right time to get these Coastie kids the computers they needed.

“Our virtual setup is floating laptops, from living room to dining table to kitchen island to sunroom! Changing up where the kids work day to day or even class to class has been very helpful for them,” Rakia shared.

Although the state of things was not back to normal, there were a lot fewer tears. No matter where school takes place, in the Melón family’s living room, dining room, or even the kitchen, life is smoother for this Coast Guard family.

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CGMA’s COVID-19 Assistance Programs Child Care Grant – up to $500 Grant to offset the increased demand and hurdles of securing childcare for dependents ages 0-12.

In-Person Tutoring Grant – up to $1,000 Beyond CGMA’s online tutoring program, the program offered unique support for young students (pre-K through 8th grade) as Coast Guard families navigated virtual classrooms. 24/7 online tutoring through Tutor.com/military remained available for students of all ages.

Supplemental Special Needs Grant – up to $1,000 Support and services to care for special needs family members are often provided in person. The grant assisted with funding for services or equipment often harder to acquire due to the pandemic.

SEG-C Grant (Spring and Fall) – Up to $500 The COVID Supplemental Education Grant (SEG-C), offered in both the spring and fall semesters, equipped Coast Guard children with the school supplies needed to support at-home and virtual learning.

Child Care/Elder Care Loans – up to $6,000 These loans were an extension of an existing program to meet the unique and widespread demands for childcare amidst scheduling challenges as well as school and daycare closures.

Lost Wages Loan – up to $6,000 When unemployment benefits were delayed or unavailable, the lost wages loan made up to two months of salary available for spouse income losses.

Funeral and Storage Costs – as needed Quarantine Costs – up to $6,000 For members placed into a medically directed quarantine, loans of up to $6,000 were available to help offset the costs of lodging and food-related expenses. After the member settled claims with applicable agencies, the remainder of the loan was converted to a grant.

Airline Change/Cancellation Fee Reimbursements – up to $100 per person The program provided relief from losses incurred due to canceled travel.

Coastie kids equipped to learn thanks to CGMA’s SEG-C grant

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Message from the Chief Executive Officer 2020. What a year. I am so very proud to be part of this charity that did its part to make this year just a little better in the lives of so many.

Our reach has never been deeper, nor so strongly felt within the Coast Guard community. Driven by the incredible generosity of the Coast Guard family, this year CGMA provided assistance to 18% of the Active Duty force.

Thousands of members and their dependents are now personally acquainted with our capabilities and our mission.

We deeply value your steadfast commitment to ensuring shipmates facing obstacles have access to the support they need. Because of you, CGMA was prepared to meet the challenges posed by the pandemic. Guided by ingenuity, innovation, and integrity, CGMA ensures that Coast Guard members and their families not only have the resources to meet today’s financial challenges, but the tools to be resilient for the future.

I am grateful for the joint partnership at all the military aid societies, the American Red Cross, and the over 500 Representatives and Assistance Representatives who all go the extra mile to ensure we can assist military members around the world.

I would also like to extend my personal thanks to the entire staff, who since early March 2020 have transitioned to fully remote operations. Their response to the new working environment, as well as to the enormous uptick in requests for assistance, reflects the highest levels of dedication to our mission. I am proud of all of them.

CGMA’s status and visibility has reached a new peak in our history, but there is still much work to be done. As I reflect on a divisive year that tested our nation’s resilience and responses to social unrest and racial inequality, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance remains committed to maintaining the highest levels of fair treatment and respect for all of our clients. We are optimistic that 2021 will be an “elevation to normal” with a refocus on our steady state missions and core values, incremental improvements in program delivery, and a goal of one third of all assistance being provided by grants.

Thank you for your extraordinary commitment. Together, we are helping our own.

Serving the Coast Guard,

Cari B. Thomas Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.) Chief Executive Officer

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Board of Control 2020-2021 CGMA Board of Control Officers

CGMA Board of Control Members

Chairman – ADM Karl L. Schultz

President – RADM Joanna M. Nunan

Commissioned Officer (O – 5 & Above) – CDR Morgan T. Holden Commissioned Officer (O1 – O4) – LCDR Daniel J. McQuate Commissioned Officer (O1 – O4) – LT Ariana L. Mohnke Chief Warrant Officer (W2 – W4) – CWO3 Anthony F. Giaccone Chief Petty Officer (E7 – E9) – BMCM Eric S. Silvoy Enlisted (E4 – E6) – PO1 Carey M. Jones Enlisted (E4 – E6) – PO1 Benjamin N. Lind Reserve – LT Alexander T. Austin Medical/TRICARE Specialist – HSC Megan K. Long Work-Life Specialist – Mrs. Lisa J. Johnson Civilian – Mr. Steven Apicella Retired – CWO4 (Ret.) John C. Baker (Vice President) Auxiliary – AUX J. Mike Philipps Enlisted Person’s Spouse – Mr. Michael Little Commissioned Officer’s Spouse – Hon. Erin Wirth Alternate for CPO (E7 – E9) – PO1 Jerry Engelman Alternate for Enlisted (E4 – E6) – PO1 Elizabeth Little

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard – MCPOCG Jason M. Vanderhaden Alternate for MCPOCG – CMC Charles R. Bushey Secretary/Chief Executive Officer – RADM Cari B. Thomas (Ret.)

2020 CGMA Award Recipients 2020 Lieutenant James Crotty Award YNC Mary Evans, Base New Orleans 2020 CGMA Ambassador of the Year Ms. Amanda Fortier Morales 2020 CGMA Values Pennant Coast Guard Spouses’ Clubs 2020 So Others May Live The Coast Guard Auxiliary Association 2020 So Others May Live RADM Ronald M. Polant, USCG (Ret.) CAPT Robert T. Platt, USCG (Ret.)

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2020 CGMA All hands The good work of Coast Guard Mutual Assistance is made possible by those shipmates who invest in this time-tested network. Every day, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance is working to improve the lives of those we serve. The CGMA mission depends on robust support from the Coast Guard community. It is with humble gratitude Coast Guard Mutual Assistance acknowledges the contributions generously given by the following individuals, companies, and organizations throughout 2020.

Great care was taken preparing these lists, however, errors and omissions are possible. If a name has been misspelled or omitted, please call us at 800.881.2462.

Ship’s Bell Society Corporate and Organization Contributors Gold Circle Members - $50,000 or more Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Dorothy M. Thayer Memorial Trust USAA Foundation USCG Headquarters

Silver Circle Members - $10,000 to $49,999 AMBA Services, Inc. The August Heid Trust The California Community Foundation Coast Guard Exchange SystemCommunity Service Command FedPoint Munich Re America Navy Federal Credit Union U.S. Coast Guard Academy USCG Atlantic Area USCG Aviation Training Center Mobile USCG Personnel Service Center (PSC) USCG Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) USCG Training Center Petaluma USCG Training Center Yorktown

Bronze Circle Members $1,000 to $9,999

Allenhurst Police Association Amazon Smile American Legion Post 176 The Belvoir Enlisted Spouses Club The Boston Foundation The Diane & Donald Schinnerer Charitable Fund Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association GEICO Military My Vision Mentoring LLC

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Podolsky Family Foundation Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. USAA Matching W. S. Darley and Co. USCG Auxiliary ABERDEEN 054-22-07 USCG Aids To Navigation Team New York USCG Air Station Atlantic City USCG Air Station Barbers Point USCG Air Station Borinquen USCG Air Station Cape Cod USCG Air Station Clearwater USCG Air Station Corpus Christi USCG Air Station Detroit USCG Air Station Elizabeth City USCG Air Station Houston USCG Air Station Kodiak USCG Air Station Miami USCG Air Station New Orleans USCG Air Station Sacramento USCG Air Station San Francisco USCG Air Station Savannah USCG Air Station Sitka USCG Air Station Traverse City USCG Air Station/ Sector Field Office Port Angeles USCG Asset Project Office (APO) USCG Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) USCG Aviation Technical Training Center Elizabeth City USCG Base Alameda USCG Base Boston USCG Base Cape Cod USCG Base Charleston USCG Base Cleveland USCG Base Detachment Borinquen USCG Base Detachment St Louis USCG Base Elizabeth City USCG Base Honolulu USCG Base Ketchikan USCG Base Kodiak

USCG Base Los Angeles Long Beach USCG Base Miami Beach USCG Base National Capital Region USCG Base New Orleans USCG Base Portsmouth USCG Base San Juan USCG Base Seattle USCG C5I Service Center (C5ISC) USCG Command CG Cyber Det USCG Command Control & Communi cations Engineering Center USCG Communications Command USCG Counterintelligence Service (CGCIS) USCG Cryptologic Unit Texas (CGCU) USCG Cyber Command (CGCC) USCG Director Of Operational Logistics (DOL) USCG Eighth Coast Guard District USCG Eleventh Coast Guard District USCG Fifth Coast Guard District USCG Finance Center USCG First Coast Guard District USCG Force Readiness Command USCG Fourteenth Coast Guard District USCG Gulf Strike Team USCG Health Safety Work Life Service Center USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Jacksonville USCG Incident Management Assist Team (IMAT) USCG In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Project Resident Office (PRO) Baltimore USCG Intelligence Coordination Center (ICC) USCG International Ice Patrol USCG Investigative Service USCG Investigative Service Gulf Region

USCG Investigative Service Southeast Region USCG Leadership Development Center USCG Legal Service Command Staff USCG Marine Safety Center USCG Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge USCG Marine Safety Unit Cleveland USCG Marine Safety Unit Houma USCG Marine Safety Unit Morgan City USCG Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur USCG Marine Safety Unit Portland USCG Marine Safety Unit Savannah USCG Marine Safety Unit Texas City USCG Marine Safety Unit Valdez USCG Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor USCG Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay USCG Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center Atlantic USCG Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center Pacific USCG Maritime Law Enforcement Academy USCG Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East USCG Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) West USCG National Maritime Center USCG National Motor Lifeboat School USCG National Pollution Funds Center USCG National Vessel Documentation Center USCG Navigation Center USCG Ninth Coast Guard District USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Project Resident Office (PRO) USCG Pacific Area USCG Patrol Forces South West Asia Bahrain USCG Pay And Personnel Center (PPC) USCG Recruiting Command USCG Research & Development Center USCG Sector Anchorage USCG Sector Boston USCG Sector Buffalo USCG Sector Charleston USCG Sector Columbia River USCG Sector Corpus Christi USCG Sector Delaware Bay USCG Sector Detroit USCG Sector Field Office Galveston USCG Sector Field Office Grand Haven USCG Sector Field Office Southwest Harbor USCG Sector Guam USCG Sector Honolulu

USCG Sector Houston/Galveston USCG Sector Humboldt Bay USCG Sector Jacksonville USCG Sector Juneau USCG Sector Key West USCG Sector Lake Michigan USCG Sector Long Island Sound USCG Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach USCG Sector Lower Mississippi USCG Sector Maryland-National Capital Region USCG Sector Miami USCG Sector Mobile USCG Sector New Orleans USCG Sector New York USCG Sector North Bend USCG Sector North Carolina USCG Sector Northern New England USCG Sector Ohio Valley USCG Sector Puget Sound USCG Sector San Diego USCG Sector San Francisco USCG Sector San Juan USCG Sector Sault Ste Marie USCG Sector Southeastern New England USCG Sector St. Petersburg USCG Sector Upper Mississippi River USCG Sector Virginia USCG Seventeenth Coast Guard District USCG Seventh Coast Guard District USCG Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (SILC) USCG Special Missions Training Center (SMTC) USCG Station Barnegat Light USCG Station Cape Charles USCG Station Fairport USCG Station Freeport USCG Station Golden Gate USCG Station Grand Haven USCG Station Hatteras Inlet USCG Station New York USCG Station Oak Island USCG Station Oregon Inlet USCG Station Point Allerton USCG Station Port Canaveral USCG Station Port Huron USCG Station Sabine USCG Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific Area USCG Tactical Law Enforcement Team South USCG Telecommunication & Information SYS Command USCG Thirteenth Coast Guard District

USCG Training Allowance Billets-Aviation USCG Training Center Cape May USCG Yard USCGC ALDER USCGC ALERT USCGC ALEX HALEY USCGC ASPEN USCGC BERTHOLF USCGC CONFIDENCE USCGC CYPRESS USCGC DAUNTLESS USCGC DECISIVE USCGC DEPENDABLE USCGC DILIGENCE USCGC DOUGLAS MUNRO USCGC EAGLE USCGC ESCANABA USCGC FORWARD USCGC HAMILTON USCGC HARRIET LANE USCGC HEALY USCGC HICKORY USCGC JAMES USCGC KATMAI BAY USCGC KIMBALL USCGC KUKUI USCGC LEGARE USCGC MACKINAW USCGC MELLON USCGC MIDGETT USCGC MOHAWK USCGC MUNRO USCGC NORTHLAND USCGC OAK USCGC ORCAS USCGC POLAR STAR USCGC RELIANCE USCGC RESOLUTE USCGC SENECA USCGC SEQUOIA USCGC SPENCER USCGC STEADFAST USCGC STRATTON USCGC TAHOMA USCGC TAMPA USCGC THETIS USCGC VALIANT USCGC VENTUROUS USCGC VIGILANT USCGC VIGOROUS USCGC WAESCHE

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Individual Gifts

Surfman Circle - $10,000 or more The James C. Justice Family PS1 Carolyn C. Leone, USCG Ret. RADM Ronald M. Polant, USCG Ret. James D. Power, III Anonymous

Light Keeper Circle - $5,000 to $9,999 CDR Thomas W. Barto, USCG Ret. CAPT Eugene L. Davis, USCG Ret. VADM Linda L. and John Fagan, USCG CAPT Fred F. Herzberg, USCG Ret. Casimir Karasinski AETC William Lassiter, USCG Maureen Manning Mrs. Ariadna Miller AUX Patrick J. Moran, USCG Aux. CAPT Robert Turner Platt, Jr., USCG Ret. Kevin Quilliam CWO3 Jack R. Reid, USCG Ret. Anthony Ricciardone CDR Gary L. Rowe, USCG Ret.

Searchlight Crew - $1,000 to $4,999 RM1 Antonio C. Alarcon, USCG Ret. RDML Thomas Allan, USCG RADM Fred L. Ames, USCG Ret. CAPT Raymond W. Atcheson, USNR (Ret.) AUX Walter R. Atwell, Jr., USCG Aux. VADM Meredith Austin, USCG AUX Patrick William Bartlett, USCG Aux. AUX Harry W. Beardsley, USCG Aux. YNCM John R. Beatty, USCG Ret. CAPT David Bernstein, USCG Ret. CDR David H. Blomberg, USCG Ret. CDR Paul J. Bodenhofer, USCG Ret. CAPT Christian T. Bohner, USCG Ret. William Boucher Kenneth Bowman DC2 Gregory J. Briscoe, USCG Ret. AUX Robert S. Brody, USCG Aux. VADM and Mrs. Manson K. Brown, USCG Ret. SKCS Vanessa D. Bryant, USCG Ret. CDR Richard and Cindy Burgdorf, USCG Ret. RADM G. H. Patrick Bursley, USCG Ret. LCDR Gregg W. Casad, USCG Ret. CDR Armand L. Chapeau, USCG Ret. Susan S. Christensen, USCG Ret. CAPT Russell J. Collins, USCG Ret. VADM Vivien S. Crea and CDR Ronald L. Rutledge, USCG Ret. CDR Kevin and CDR Stacey Crecy, USCG LT Roy Cromer, USCG BMCM Joseph A. Cross, USCG Ret. RADM John E. Crowley, Jr., USCG Ret. Albert Curry, Jr. John F. Curtis

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AUX Susan Ann Davies, USCG Aux. CDR Rula Deisher, USCG PAC Marshalena Delaney, USCG Ret. CDR John F. Dewey, USCG AUX Dorothy Anne Dobens Tamez, USCG Aux. Alan and Karen Jean Dusi TCCS Paul Edwards, USCG Ret. PO1 Matthew Englertq, USCG Ret. Eugene Fidell, USCG Ret. AUX Richard H. Flowers, II, USCG Aux. AUX Richard Warren Flowers, USCG Aux. CDR Jason S. Franz, USCG Linda Fuller SKCM Paul G. Furlinger, USCG Ret. Nancy Galambush LCDR Matthew Gans, USCG CDR Christian Gaudio, USCG CWO2 Howard L. Giblin, USCG Ret. LT John and Maria Gifford, USCG Ret. ELC4 Richard J. Gill, USCG Ret. CAPT Terry R. Grant, USCG Ret. AUX Paul M. Griswold, USCG Aux. ENG4 Brian Hall, USCG Larry W. Hardison Paul Harnden CDR Sarah E. Hart, USCG Ret. Anne Heard Eugenia Heard Marie Heard Patrick Hedges CDR Robert E. Heins, Jr., USCG Ret. BMCS Robert E. Hicks, Sr., USCG Ret. CDR Dennis C. Hilliard, USCG Ret. CAPT Toby L. Holdridge, USCG RADM Richard R. and Lani Houck USCG Ret. CDR William L. Hucke, USCG Ret. AUX John B. Hunter, USCG Aux. CDR Terence M. Hurley, USCG Ret. CAPT Dennis J. Ihnat, USCG Ret. AUX Jerome Alexander Ix, Jr., USCG Aux. Raymond James Brian Jeanfreau CAPT Martin E. and Mrs. Johanson, USCG Ret. RADM Robert L. Johanson, USCG Ret. AUX Craig Lee Johnson, USCG Aux. CAPT Timothy V. Johnson, USCG Ret. CDR Karen Jones, USCG Ret. CAPT Joseph M. Kelly, USCG Ret. RADM William G. Kelly, USCG COMO Larry L. King, USCG Aux. SN Rodney D. Kinne, USCG Ret. LCDR Jamie L. Koppi, USCG CDR Heather Marie Kostecki, USCG Ret. CDR Julie Kuck, USCG Vladimir and Dale Kuminoff ET1 Bradley D. Lambertsen, USCG Ret. Ellen Langille LCDR Gregg A. Leibert, USCG Ret. BMC Frederick Lewis, USCG Ret. RADM Kevin Lunday, USCG

LCDR John R. Lynch, USCG Ret. CDR David H. Lyon, USCG Ret. CAPT John N. Macdonald, USCG Ret. AUX Elizabeth P. Macintyre, USCG Aux. John and Carolyn Marshall CDR Thomas J. Martin, USCG Ret. AUX Doris Renee Marx, USCG Aux. CDR Hugh McCreery, USCG Ret. AUX John William McNamara, USCG Aux. LCDR William McPherson, USCG Ret. LCDR Brian Meadowcroft, USCG RADM George R. Merrilees, USCG Ret. Barbara Metzger CAPT Richard K. Miller, USCG Ret. LCDR Brian W. Mills, USCG Ret. LT Jeffrey M. Mistrick, USCG Anna Lee Mulvey CAPT Mark M. Murakami, USCGR LCDR Patrick W. Murphy, USCG Ret. FS1 William L. Myers, USCG Ret. CDR David I. Nelson, USCG Ret. BM1 Jeffrey B. Olsen, USCG Ret. CAPT David L. Parr, USCG Ret. Stanley and Georgene Pasarell CAPT Tina Pena, USCG LT Patrick Pennella, USCGR Rodger Petersen CAPT Malcolm B. Playfair, USCG Ret. BM2 Timothy L. Porter, USCGR CAPT Curtiss C. Potter, USCG Rachelle M. Quinn CAPT Steven E. Ramassini, USCG ADM Charles W. Ray, USCG CDR Frank M. Reed, Jr., USCG Ret. MST2 Alexis Reeves, USCG AUX John Arthur Reichmann, USCG Aux. BM1 Gregory V. Reid, USCG Ret. AUX Steven R. Riggs, USCG Aux. RADM Jan Timothy Riker, USCG Ret. AUX David C. Roberts, USCG Aux. CAPT Thomas H. and Rita C. Robinson, USCG Ret. BOSN4 Walter F. Robinson, USCG Ret. CAPT Thomas B. Rodino, USCG Ret. AUX Roderick M. Rollins, USCG Aux. LT Tracy L. Royce, USCG Ret. CDR Hubert E. Russell, USCG Ret. HSCM Glenn San Nicolas, II, USCG Ret. AUX Jeannette Saporito, USCG Aux. CWO4 James S. Skipper, USCG Ret. RADM Keith M. Smith, USCG CAPT Kevin B. Smith, USCG Ret. CAPT William G. Smith, USCG CDR Ronald D. Stenzel, USCG Ret. Paulette Stewart Bernie Still LCDR Rachel A. Stryker, USCG CAPT Craig S. Swirbliss, USCG Ret. Susanne Tezanos CAPT Jonathan D. Theel, USCG RADM Cari and CDR Gary Thomas, USCG Ret. VADM Howard B. Thorsen, USCG Ret.

RADM David G. Throop, USCG Ret. AUX Charles Peter Turano, USCG Aux. RADM Ralph D. Utley, USCG Ret. CAPT Eva Vancamp, USCG YNC Ronald C. Velasco, USCG Ret. LCDR Peter S. Virok, USCG Ret. RADM Anthony Vogt, USCG SCPO Karen Voorhees, USCG CDR David F. Wallace, USCG Ret. RADM Sidney and Jacquie Wallace, USCG Ret. SKCS Robert H. Walters, USCG Ret. CDR Michael Wensman, USCG Ret. AUX Bruce A. White, USCG Aux. Alyssa Williams James Williams, USCG Ret. PERS4 Ross I. Williams, USCG Ret. CWO4 Jack C. Wilson, USCG Ret. CAPT Kevin and Hon. Erin Wirth, USCG Ret. LCDR Richard K. Woolford, USCG Ret. Amber Young SKC Janet D. Zondlo, USCG Ret.

Life Ring Crew - $500 to $999

MST3 Zachary Abshire, USCG LT David P. Allen, USCG CWO4 Michael A. Allen, USCG Ret. YNC Richard B. Allen, USCG Ret. William Allen CDR Mikael D. Anderson, USCG CAPT Nancy R. Anderson, USCG Ret. PO3 Shannon L. Andrew, USCG CDR Jared P. Angelle, USCGR Sandi Anthony AUX Douglas L. Armstrong, USCG Aux. Jackie Ary CAPT Robert L. Ashworth, USCG Ret. Audrey Asparuhov CAPT George A. Asseng, Jr., USCG Ret. Jace Baird BOSN4 John C. Baker, USCG Ret. CDR Jordan Baldueza, USCG Linda Baldwin LCDR Simon Barr, USCG RADM William D. Baumgartner, USCG Ret. LT Walcott J. Becker, Jr., USCG Ret. Thomas Beistle Richard and Nancy Belisle Hiram Bell, Jr. CAPT William J. Belmondo, USCG Ret. LT Rachel Benedetto, USCG YN1 Dean Biggs LCDR Julie Blanchfield, USCG LCDR Michael J. Blaschum, USCG Ret. LCDR Sheldon B. Blue, USCG Ret. PERS3 Barry M. Boisvere, USCG Ret. JT Bolger Nicholas Boswell LCDR Edmond J. Brady, USCG Ret. CDR Robert G. and Antoinette J. Bright, USCG Ret. CDR Martin J. Bryant, USCG CSC Jason D. Buchanan, USCG Ret. MSSE4 Peter M. Bullard, USCG Ret. OSCM David C. Bunch, USCG Ret.

AUX Roger V. Burns, USCG Aux. VADM Scott Buschman, USCG AUX Jean M. Butler, USCG Ret. Jerry Bynum CAPT Marie Byrd, USCG CWO4 Ollow E. Canup, USCG Ret. James Caplan PO2 Chase A. Carey, USCG CAPT John C. Carney, Jr., USCG Ret. CAPT Lance W. Carpenter, USCG Ret. Matthew Carty MKC Jose Chandler, USCG Ret. CDR David E. Clements, USCG Ret. MK2 Gail Coburn, USCG Ret. Enrique Colberg Becerra James Colbert LTJG Christopher S. Combellick, USCG LT Kate Compagnoni, USCG Robert W. Compton CAPT Raymond J. Copin, USCG Ret. CAPT Jack E. Coulter, USCG Ret. LCDR Lee D. Coyle, USCGR ELC4 Stephen D. Crocker, USCG Ret. LT John Cullens, USCG Ret. CDR Gary A. Dehnel, USCG Ret. LT Gregory N. Delong, USCG Ret. LCDR Megan Dennelly, USCG ELC4 Gary E. Desilets, USCG Ret. CDR Clayton L. Diamond, USCG Ret. Serena J. Dietrich PSS4 John R. Digman, USCG Ret. AUX David Bruce Dillon, USCG Aux. Martin J. Drake CAPT Kathleen Duignan, USCG ET3 Robert C. Edgar, USCG Ret. LT Peter D. Eikenberry, USCG Ret. LCDR Francis J. Elfring, USCG Ret. CDR Michael D. Elliott, USCG Ret. BMC Eric R. Engvall, USCG Ret. Edward Everett, USN Ret. Raymond Faller Janet Fallon Asif Fasih Joseph M. Feeney CAPT Sarah Felger, USCG PERS4 Sean P. Fennell, USCG Ret. Rebecca Fisher LT William J. Fitzgerald, USCG John Flynn Joseph Foca CAPT James Forgy, USCG PS2 Harald H. Forte, USCG Ret. AUX Barry I. Fox, USCG Ret. Alice Fraise AUX Joseph Henry Fram, USCG Aux. Margaret Ann Franz AUX Allen William Fredd, Jr., USCG Aux. Denny Fussell Mary Ann Gamble MK1 Eric E. Gee, USCG Ret. RADM Marshall “Ed” Gilbert, USCG Ret. SA Mark W. Giles, USCG Ret. BMCM Jack R. Gilgo, USCG Ret. CDR George Gill, USCG Ret. CAPT Clarence R. Gillett, USCG Ret. Marvin Gilliard RDML Shannon Gilreath, USCG

SKCS Eduardo M. Go, USCG Ret. HS2 Amber N. Gonzales, USCG Rodney Gonzalez CAPT Austin J. Gould, Jr., USCG Ret. LCDR Robert P. Griffiths, USCG Ret. LCDR Lloyd R. Grimes, USCG Ret. YNC Walter C. Gustafson, USCG Ret. CDR Thomas E. Haase, USCG Ret. CWO4 John A. Haldeman, III, USCG Ret. LT Rory Haley, USCG LCDR Charles F. Hall, USCG Ret. LCDR George F. Hall, USCG CDR James B. Hall, USCG Ret. Scott Haller CAPT Robert E. and Judith Hammond, USCG Ret. LT Ryan D. Hammond, USCG SKCM Dana V. Hanberg, USCG Ret. AETCM David H. Hardy, USCG Ret. RMC James M. Harmon, USCG Ret. LCDR Diana Harris, USCG LCDR Stanley W. Harris, USCG Ret. CAPT Roger P. and Gloria L. Hartgen, USCG Ret. CAPT Richard S. Hartman, Jr., USCG Ret. MK1 Joshua D. Haun, USCG YNCM Gerald T. Hayes, USCG Ret. BMCM Royce W. Heckendorn, III, USCG Ret. Marc Heinig CAPT George H. Heintz, USCG Ret. CDR Suzanne Hemann, USCG MCPO Adwoa S. Hendricks, USCG LCDR Kenneth A. Hettler, USCG Ret. OSS Harry Frederick Hetzel, USCG Ret. CDR Michael R. Hicks, USCG Ret. LCDR Kelly Higgins, USCG EM1 William R. Higgins, USCG Ret. Jeff and Kathy High BOSN4 Robert N. Hildebrand, USCG Ret. CDR Frazer C. Hilder, USCG Ret. AUX Evans Parnell Holland, Jr., USCG Aux. CAPT Kenneth C. Hollemon, USCG Ret. William F. Hoover LCDR Brian S. and Alena Howard, USCG LT Thomas P. Hrynyshyn, USCG Ret. MKCS James R. Hughey, USCG Ret. RDCM Byron E. Huntley, USCG Ret. BMC Michael J. Ingalsby, USCG Ret. MECM George P. Ingraham, USCG Ret. MSTCM Arthur H. Isaacs, USCG Ret. CAPT William R. Johanek, USCG Ret. CAPT Clayton L. Johnson, USCG Ret. CDR William L. Johnson, USCG Ret. AUX Woodrow Tyler Johnson, USCG Aux. MKCS Mark T. Jones, USCG Ret. Amanda Kalwasinski, USCG Ret. CWO4 Wallace C. Kennedy, Jr., USCG Ret. CDR Terri Kindness, USCG YN1 James E. Knapp, USCG Ret. LT Ryun Konze, USCG CWO3 Kenneth M. Kramer, USCG Ret. CAPT Gary Krizanovic, USCG Ret.

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“CGMA means that we do not stop working as a team when we leave the ship or the base. Our values and motto of Semper Paratus reach far beyond the visible fleet!“ — Erik T. Sorkness LT Tracy J. Lacorte, USCG AMT2 Jonathan D. Miller, USCG RDML Miriam L. Lafferty, USCGR CAPT Raymond J. Miller, USCG Ret. Michael Lake AUX Robert C. Miller, USCG Aux. PO2 Jonathan M. Lally, USCG MK1 Robert W. Minervino, USCG Ret. ISS4 Thomas P. Lally, USCG Ret. CSCS Lavonda K. Mitchell, USCG Ret. CDR Taylor Lam, USCG SN Anton W. Mohammed, USCG AUX Wayne Allen Lancaster, USCG Aux. CAPT Jerry Mohlenbrok, USCG Ret. AUX Joseph H. Langjahr, USCG Ret. CAPT David W. Moore, USCG Ret. CDR Thomas E. Langmann, USCG Ret. CAPT James G. Moore, USCG Ret. AUX James Anthony Laughlin, USCG LCDR Ferdinand Morales, USCG Ret. Aux. CAPT Ulysses S. Mullins, USCG LT James G. Laures, USCG Ret. MKCM Ricky B. Myers, USCG Ret. PO2 Jeffrey M. Leahy, USCG CAPT Douglas E. Nash, USCG Ret. CDR Timothy J. Leahy, USCG Ret. AUX Carole Louise Neidich Ryder, AUX Kevin M. Leary, USCG Aux. USCG Aux. MKC David L. Lee, USCG Ret. PO1 Anne F. Newton, USCG HSCS Troy G. LeGore, USCG Ret. CAPT Bradley J. Niesen, USCG Ret. CAPT Jacqueline Leverich, USCG Michael Nolan Gordon Libelo PYA4 Barry F. Nordblom, USCG Ret. Lee Libelo EM1 Calvin W. Norris, II, USCG AET1 Christopher D. Lippert, USCG Ret. AET2 Christopher J. Norton, USCG Julia LoBosco Eric Nyhammer BOSN4 Richard K. Loster, USCG Ret. Neale Obedin BMCM Charles R. Lott, USCG Ret. LT Craig M. Obrien, USCG LCDR Marshall V. Lott, III, USCG Ret. RADM James C. Olson, USCG Ret. CAPT Kristi Luttrell, USCG CDR John H. Olthuis, USCG Ret. PERS3 Pamela Lynette, USCG Ret. Gary J. Oneill CWO4 Richard S. Macnair, USCG Ret. Carolyn Onye AUX Keith Gregory Marsh, USCG Aux. Richard Orlando EMCM George A. Marshall, USCG Ret. SKC Donald E. Orrantia, USCG Ret. CDR Ralph T. Martin, USCG Ret. AUX Oscar Orringer, USCG Aux. Robert Marvin John Pace Karen Mason LCDR Kim J. Pacsai, USCG Ret. YNC Lina P. Mata’u, USCG Ret. CDR Edward J. Park, USCG Ret. RDML John Mauger, USCG Phia Paterno and Michael Milbauer CDR Alan B. McCabe, USCG LCDR James A. Patrick, USCG Ret. Robert and Joan McCabe MCPOCG Vincent W. Patton, USCG CAPT Lane I. McClelland, USCG Ret. Ret. CAPT Richard A. McCullough, USCG Ret. ETCS Carey J. Payne, USCG Ret. Joanna McFall Everett Pearson CDR Thomas J. McKerr, USCG Ret. CDR Michael J. Perrone, USCG Ret. CDR Teresa McManus, USCG LCDR Craig A. Petersen, USCG Ret. MSTCM Sean M. McPhilamy, USCG AUX John Michael Philipps, USCG Aux. RDC Gary N. Meguire, USCG Ret. CS2 Kevin D. Pike, USCG PSC Bernard K. Melekian, USCG Ret. CDR James T. Potdevin, USCG Ret. CDR David L. Melton, USCG CWO3 Daniel H. Potter, USCG Ret. LT Matthew C. Merical, USCG Beverly Primm MST1 Brian Messing, USCG LCDR Fredrick Pugh, USCG CAPT John F. Milbrand, USCG Ret. Timothy Quiram

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CAPT Drew A. Rambo, USCG Ret. LT Otilio Ramos, Jr., USCG Ret. Harold and Carol Rappold Charles and Barbara Rauscher LCDR John W. Reaser, II, USCG Ret. CAPT Walter J. Reger, USCG Ret. CDR Tobias C. Reid, USCG YN1 Jaimee K. Richter, USCG CDR Kevin W. Riddle, USCG Dustin Ridgeway Valerie S. Rivera-Chase ASTCM Kenneth F. Roberts, USCG Ret. LCDR Christopher J. Robinson, USCG Ret. CDR Aaron J. Roe, USCG BMCS Donald S. Rogers, USCG Ret. PSC Glenn A. Rogers, USCG Ret. FSC James A. Rogers, USCG Ret. Ernesto Roig CWO4 Kirk D. Rose, USCG Ret. MECS Richard M. Rose, USCGR CDR John P. Rowley, Jr., USCG Ret. LCDR Jennifer M. Runion, USCG Anna Rutz CDR Jon P. Ryan, USCG Ret. RADM Norman T. Saunders, USCG Ret. MK1 Thomas A. Saunders, USCG Ret. Anne Savarese CAPT Thomas J. Schaeffer, USCG Ret. CAPT Fredrick C. Scheer, USCG Ret. Bette J. Schmeling ADM Karl L. and Dawn Schultz, USCG ETCM Paul B. Searles, USCG Ret. Douglas Seaworth CWO3 William P. Seibt, USCG Ret. CAPT Glenn E. Serotsky, USCG Ret. RADM Joseph A. Servidio, USCG Ret. AUX Samuel Wade Shafer, USCG Aux. CAPT James L. Shanower, USCG Ret. LT Nicholas J. Sharpe, USCG CAPT Kyle A. Shaw, USCG Ret. CAPT Andrew R. Sheffield, USCG Ret. LCDR Robert F. Shields, Jr., USCG Ret. MK1 Kenneth W. Singleton, USCG Ret. F&S4 Larry K. Sisseck, USCG Ret. MKCM Mark P. Skibba, USCG Ret. Sally Skiles F&S4 Michael L. Smell, USCG Ret. ENG4 David A. Smith, USCG Ret.

Don Smith BMC Kenneth E. Smith, Jr., USCG Ret. CAPT Stanley D. Smith, USCG Ret. QMCM Michael H. Sneyers, USCG Ret. CDR Jean A. Snyder, USCG Ret. QMCM Fred S. Soules, USCG Ret. MSSE4 William S. Stacey, USCG Ret. AUX John Homer Staggs, USCG Aux. CAPT David C. Stalfort, USCG Ret. CDR James A. Stamm, USCG Ret. CAPT John G. Stanley, USCG Ret. CAPT Marc D. Stegman, USCG Ret. Deborah Stephenson GMC Gerard P. Stewart, USCG Ret. CDR John J. Stoneman, USCG Ret. CWO3 Linwood C. Stowe, USCG Ret. Timothy Strickland AUX Kenneth H. Stroebel, USCG Aux. Richard Sudder CDR Patrick Sullivan, USCG Valarie M. Surncey CDR Christopher C. Taylor, USCG Ret. CWO4 Wayne L. Terpstra, USCG Ret. CWO3 James F. Thomas, USCG Ret. MSTC Jeremy V. Thomas, USCG CAPT Mark P. Thomas, USCG Ret. LT Blake Thompson, USCG MKC Michael W. Thorwick, USCG Ret. Katherine Thropp, USCG Ret. CAPT Wayne Till, USCG Ret. BM1 James R. Tonnessen, USCG Ret. LCDR Lawrence E. Tormey, USCG ITC Cyrel M. Tramel, USCG

CDR Charter B. Tschirgi, USCG Stephen Twomey PO2 Amalei K. Ulechong, USCG LT Daniel R. Ursino, USCG CAPT Todd D. Vance, USCG CAPT John E. Veentjer, USCG Ret. AUX Anthony Joseph Velat, USCG Aux. CAPT Stefan G. Venckus, USCG Ret. PSCM Theodore W. Vogel, Jr., USCG Ret. PO2 Tyrie A. Wade, USCG HS1 Timothy G. Waksmonski, USCG Ret. CDR Paul H. Walle, USCG Ret. CAPT Stanley J. Walz, USCG Ret. Rodney Whaley MSTCM Eric W. Whipple, USCG Ret. SK1 James M. Whiting, USCG Ret. RMCM Richard E. Wieseckel, USCG Ret. AUX Glenn A. Wiltshire, USCG Ret. CDR Donald A. Winchester, USCG Ret. Karen Wink CAPT Mellisande Woerner, USCG Ret. LT Benjamin C. Wolhaupter, USCG Meriola T. Worthley LCDR Victor M. Yaguchi, USCG ADM Paul A. Yost, Jr., USCG Ret. LT Garth L. Young, USCG Ret. AUX Richard R. Young, USCG Aux. MAT4 Jeffrey A. Zile, USCG Ret.

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2020 Tribute Contributions CGMA thanks those who made gifts in memory and in honor of others.

In Memory LT J. William Acuff, USCG Ret. CDR Richard E. Ahrens, USCG Ret. Carl Amedio PO1 Subrino I. Avila, USCG Carl Backman John Frank Bagby Denise Bain Clinton “Lee” Baker Berry Beardsley BMC George M. Blackketter, USCG Ret. Robert “Bob” Bohlmann Don Ray Boswell Erna and Walter Bowman William Boyle Douglas R. Burke COMM4 Jerald W. Burnette, USCG Ret. AUX Paul J. Camella, USCG Aux. CWO3 W. Glessman, CAPT W. Doig, and CAPT C. Holub LCDR Anthony Carbone PO2 Sean M. Carroll, USCG RM2 Kenneth W. Carver, III, USCG CAPT K. Barry, CAPT G. Weller, and CDR J. Flanagan AUX Dennis William Cerqua, USCG Aux. Valerie Childress CDR Richard D. Christensen, USCG Ret. Peter T. Coyle, USCG Aux. VADM John P. Currier, USCG Ret. Stanley F. Darcey, Jr. Larry P. Diedrich Harry and Dottie Diers Aidenn Dill MKCM Gerard M. Downing, Jr., USCG Ret. BM1 Bernie Dukes, USCG Ret. AUX Geoffrey T. Duldulao, USCG Aux. AUX Susan Moss Eberly, USCG Aux. Keith Engstrom Warren Enyart Carole Farrands, USCGR Bob and Ted Finley AUX Robert Fogg, USCG Aux. Ed Forte Herman Franz Mark Fretwell CDR Richard Gamble, USCG Ensign Morgan Garrett, CAPT Richard Kerr and CAPT John Cadisan Luke Genco

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Clarence Gibbs RADM Marshall “Ed” Gilbert, USCG Ret. MCPO Michael Giuntoli, USCG Ret. CAPT R. C. Gould, USCG Ret. ADM James S. Gracey, USCG Ret. CDR Bruce E. Graham, USCG Ret. ADCM John Pershing Greathouse, USCG Ret. CWO4 John A. Griffin, Jr., USCG Ret. ENG4 Richard R. Griffin, USCG Ret. VADM Robert M. Griffin, USN Ret. Detective Tim Groller Edward Gross, Jr. CDR Richard E. Haas, USCG Ret. AUX Christopher M. Haase, USCG Aux. CAPT Lynn N. Hein, USCG Ret. Paul Heinig Richard Henschke Barbara Hepner LT Devin Hepner, USCG Ret. Connor Hill Mary Hodgkins Jason Holladay, USCG CAPT Dennis M. Holland, USCG Ret. Terrell Horne MSTC Harry B. Hueston, USCG Ret. CWO R. C. Imler BM1 Frank D. Jester, USCG Ret. CDR Horton W. “Buz” Johnson, USCG Jimmy Jones Larry A. Jones CWO3 Lonnie C. Jones, USCG Ret. Don Keith PO Nick Keough Christine Van Oostrom Kierman ADM J. William Kime, USCG Ret. CWO2 Mike Kozlowski, USCG Ret. LT Sean Kruger, USCG CAPT Leroy G. Krumm, USCG Ret. CAPT Philip C. Lancey, USCG Ret. LT COL Nevin L. Landry Bob Lauber CAPT B. B. Leland, USCG Ret. Earl Leyda Kevin Leyden James M. Lightner, Coast Guard Class of 1961 RADM Alfred and Mrs. Claire Manning, USCG Ret. CAPT Ronald S. Matthew, USCG Ret.

Connie McClay Howard McMichael LCDR William McPherson, USCG Ret. AUX Robert William Meyer, USCG Aux. Elizabeth Miller G. William Miller Pete Miller Charles S. Moorby Timothy D. Moore CDR Ellis Henry Moose, IV, USCG Mariam Morad AUX Patricia S. Muraglia, USCG Aux. Samuel James Murray Kurt A. Naegler Paul Neckes Shirley Nenetwig CDR Harry E. Obedin, USCG Ret. Kathleen Okerman YNCM Ardell Olson, USCG Ret. Dean N. and Constance Ann Parent Randy Parent George L. Parente, USN Gail Parker BMCM Marcus Patterson, USCG Ret. YNC Paul B. Pawloski, USCG Ret. Robert N. Pierce Thomas Pike CWO4 Kendra Pitt, USCG Pauline Platt Beverly Polant QMCM John C. Pond, USCG FN Raymond Pontier, USCG BMCM Maurice C. Poulin, USCG Ret. William L. Pozsonyi Paul Redmond CPO Michael J. Reilley, USCG Ret. CAPT LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., USCG AUX Charles H. Resch, USCG Aux. Jim Roetzel CDR Salvador Romo, Jr., USCG Ret. Ruth Pannier Russell GM3 Taylor Santa Cruz, USCG Merrill John Schweitzer Amy Seely, USCG Aux. Linda Sexton CDR Frank L. Shelley, USCG Ret. BMCS Ronald Shields, USCG Ret. CAPT Art Shires, USCG Ret. AUX Maurice A. Simpkins, USCG Aux. CAPT Robert B. Sims, USCG Ret.

Al Sine HSCS Roland A. Smith, USCG Ret. CDR Jay Snider SK1 Jay F. Snyder, USCG Ret. Terry Snyder CAPT Arne J. Soreng, USCG Ret. LT Duane Stenbak RADM William H. Stewart, USCG Ret. CWO4 Bobby R. Stone, USCG Ret. Uvaldo “Val” Tavares Dan L. Titus CAPT Mark R. Trammell, USCG Ret. William Bill Trew BMCM Frank W. Tupa, USCG Ret. Bill Turek CWO3 Freddie J. Turlo, USCG Ret.

Frank R. Van Cleef, USCG WWII Veteran Antanas Venckus Bill A. and Bill B. Vinnie CAPT. George Vukich, AAF CWO4 Carl A. Wade, USCG Ret. Patrick Wendt Bobby C. Wetherington Haley Wilding Keith Willis MKCM Kevin L. Winter, USCG CDR Jane Wong, USCG Ret. Marion Wood RM1 Bruce Woods, USCG Ret. MKC Thomas M. Yotka, USCG Ret. CG-6505 Aircrew

In honor LT Jeffrey C. Babb, USCG Ret. CDR Scott D. Bair, USCG Ret. PERS3 Jan M. Barkan, USCG Ret. YNCM Charles Bartocci, USCG Ret. PO1 Brandon Benton, USCG Bernstein and Ness Family Julie Anne Bigham LCDR Samuel Blase, USCG Ret. BM1 James Bowell, Jr., USCG CDR Carl M. Brothers, USCG Ret. ENS Connor Brown, USCG LCDR Adam N. Burkley, USCG Ret. Jay Anthony Sung Canlas Donald P. Coghlan, USCG Ret. MCPO Gerald (Jerry) Conrad, USCG Ret. Seth Craven LCDR Daniel Crowley Jeff Davis LCDR Ellis H. Davison, II, USCG Ret. Jack and Florence Dawson, USCG Aux. Kelly and Matthew Denning MSTC Teresa L. Dilley, USCG Ret. QM2 Winifred H. Dillon, USCG Ret. ENS Steve Duffy, USCG MCPO Marcus S. Evans, USCG Edward Everett, USN Ret. LT Christopher Faires, USCG LT Kathleen Fallon, USCG MSTC Dustin Fitzgerald, USCG The Fitzpatrick Family Margaret S. Fitzpatrick Francis X. Floyd Boston Police Officer Jose Fontanez Aaron Forste CAPT Richard J. Gaedtke, USCG Ret. Nancy Galambush SO2 Ciro Gargiulo, USCG Ret. Clarence Gibbs

LT Meaghan E. Gies, USCGR Jennifer Gray Robert P. Griffiths and Francis X. Floyd CAPT Paul L. Hagstrom, USCG Ret. Richard Hays LCDR Brian S. Howard, USCG CDR Neil E. Hurley, USCG Ret. AUX Stephen George Hyman, USCG Aux. Max Gordon Imhoff CAPT Richard L. Jacobs, USCG Ret. Ronald Johnson RADM Tom Jones and Jon Erickson Casimir Karasinski Aaron Klimchock, USCG The Lavier Family ADCS John R. Lowell, USCG Ret. CDR Richard Mach, USCG Jeremy Madsen James Mangold Rob Mapp III Kristy Martin Marvin and Frank Tom and Shirl Maxson AET2 Mary E. McCracken, USCG CAPT Jon J. McNutt, USCG Ret. CAPT Mark L. Miller, USCG Ret. CAPT James B. Morris, USCG Ret. Kevin Murphy, USCG USCG Station Boston ADM Robert J. Papp, Jr., USCG Ret. Bart Pickard CAPT Robert Turner Platt, Jr., USCG Ret. RADM Ronald M. Polant, USCG Ret. Joshua Pope and Nic Vanderjagt Loren and Corinne Powers SN Matthew B. Prigg, USCG CAPT and Mrs. Sean Regan

LCDR Sarah and LCDR Philip Rodino Elizabeth Rowe CDR Frank L. Samson, USCG Ret. LCDR Joseph E. Schmitt, Jr., USCG Ret. David Schoppert Leon Seay Frank L. “Pop” Shelley CDR Brook Sherman Nick Shillinger Joseph Sierra ASMC Retired LT Duane Stenback, USCG Marc Summers Ben Svoboda, USCG BMC Louis C. Tano, USCG Ret. Fellow Coasties in 1970’s The Firenzi Family RADM Cari B. Thomas, USCG Ret. PO1 Robert M. Tyler, USCG Ret. George and Barbara Urciuoli LT Paula M. Vance, USCGR Charles Vintaloro MK1 Noah G. Vogeli, USCGR RADM Joseph E. Vorbach, USCG Ret. Patrick Wendt BOSN2 Matthew Wheeler, USCG Ret. Jack and Dorothy White LTJG Johnpaul Yalov, USCG CAPT Thomas D. Yearout, USCG Ret. LT Kenyon Anderson Chapter, AUSN DC3 CG Veteran Enlisted Members USCG Aviators USCG Auxiliary USCG Station Monterey USCGC NORTHLAND USCGC TEZANOS

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CGMA Golf Tournament The 2020 Coast Guard Invitational was held at the Barefoot Resort & Golf in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This nationwide event is open to all members of the Coast Guard community including Active Duty, Reserve, Retired, Civilian Personnel, Auxiliary, and their families and guests.

Donor Highlight PS1 Jerry Leone, USCG Ret. A lawyer who learned the thrill of weapons training and the adventure of deployments to Alaska, PS1 Jerry Leone, USCG (Ret.) embarked on these wildly different experiences as part of her Reserve service in contrast to the demands of her civilian work. After the death of her father, a client suggested she join the Coast Guard. With her no-nonsense penchant for action, Jerry did just that and joined the Coast Guard Reserve in 1979 and continued to serve for 20 years to the day. Petty Officer Leone unabashedly notes that the Coast Guard opened many doors, including giving her, “the best leadership training I ever got…”

From her family farm in Orcas Island, Washington, Jerry is enjoying the freedom of retirement and continues to prioritize fun and connection with her fellow Reserve shipmates. She runs communications for their annual BBQ reunions and helps organize funeral honors and attendance for shipmates and other service members when they pass. Jerry first learned of Mutual Assistance when a funeral attendee handed her a check for CGMA. The more she discovered the kind of help Mutual Assistance provides young service members, the more she wanted to invest in the mission.

A humble person, Jerry was shocked at the lack of pay Coast Guard members faced during the 35-day government shutdown. When she became aware of CGMA’s response to the 2019 lapse of Department of Homeland Security appropriations, she knew she wanted to help. For several years now, Jerry has fueled her support through the annual required minimum distribution (RMD) from her retirement investments. Her philosophy of giving is straightforward: “I just want to help people and outfits that are kind and help others.”

From support communication for reunions and funerals to writing remembrance stories for WWII veterans, Jerry prioritizes extending kindness and honor to those who have served. Among the layers of giving back, Petty Officer Leone has already made plans for her legacy support, designating CGMA as one of the recipients in her estate plans. Through her generosity and legacy planning, Jerry’s support has empowered CGMA’s ability to respond to the needs of the force today and for years to come.

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Decades of Leadership, Service, and Support Starting in a two-person office, CWO4 Carl Mursch, USCG (Ret.) walked with Mutual Assistance from the days of paper and pencil reports to a centralized and modernized organization. Throughout three decades, Mr. Mursch has served Mutual Assistance, first while on active duty serving as Secretary/Treasurer, and then taking the helm as the first Executive Director when he led the incorporation of CGMA in 1998. Mr. Mursch is particularly proud of the hard work during the centralization process, which included auditing and closing 120 separate bank accounts. Investing further foundational effort, he penned the first operating manual to establish consistency and coordinate assistance practices across the Coast Guard.

After retiring from Executive Director in 2002, Mr. Mursch stayed with Mutual Assistance, serving as website administrator and technical writer. Recognized for the longevity of his leadership and organizational knowledge with a Coast Guard Public Service award, Mr. Mursch retired concluding 30 years of faithful service to the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance community.

From humble days to historic seasons of support, from the response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to the 2019 lapse of approprations, he has seen so much transpire for the organization. Mr. Mursch is pleased at the continued evolution of Mutual Assistance to meet the needs of the Coast Guard for the future. “I think Mutual Assistance is really starting a second new life. It is well suited and modernizing for the future,” he says.

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Use of cgma funds For every dollar donated, $3.22 was issued in direct programs and assistance.

The IRS does not consider loan activity in its expense categories. IRS expense numbers are: Program $6,751,997 (86%); Administrative $515,459 (7%); Fundraising $524,880 (7%).

“Proud to have served. Praise for CGMA. Happy to give back. To me, CGMA is like a lighthouse—it keeps you ‘off the rocks ‘when the job may become one of simple recovery instead of one of restoration and relief. Semper Paratus.”

— MK2 Charles T. Whetstrome, USCG Ret.

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Financial Statements GuideStar gave CGMA its Platinum Seal of Transparency for sharing concise, detailed information about plans and progress with key stakeholders and the public.

Coast Guard Mutual Assistance has been named a four star charity—the highest rating possible—by Charity Navigator, the nation’s leading independent evaluator of charitable organizations. CGMA received this high rating as a result of its fiscal efficiency and transparency.

Statement of Financial Position Assets Cash Investments Trust Property Receivables Total Assets

$979,463 $43,633,524 $1,274,716 $254,994 $3,144,132 $49,286,829

Liabilities Equity Without Restriction With Restriction Net Assets

$32,791,358 $16,331,367 $49,122,725

Total Liabilities and Equity

$49,286,829

$164,104

Statement of Activities

Revenue Contributions Other Income Investments Total Revenue Expenses Program

Disasters and Emergencies*

Education

Family Support Administration Fundraising Total Expenses

Net Income

$2,773,164 $32,091 $3,454,845 $6,260,100 $5,670,989 $748,181 $332,827 $515,459 $524,880 $7,792,336 $(1,532,236)

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Coast Guard Mutual Assistance 1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 220 Arlington, VA 22201 Get help. Give help. www.cgmahq.org 800.881.2462

Over $214 million in assistance provided to the Coast Guard community since 1924!

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