The primary purpose of the Outer Banks Relief Foundation is to assist people living or working on the Outer Banks of north carolina who are burdened with financial difficulties due to a debiliating disease or illness or a personal tradedy to themselves or their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 32 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $76K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$798K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$989K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$798K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$522K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$759K
FY2024$798K
Expenses
$989K
FY2024▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$429K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$722K
FY2024$989K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $773K Management & general 7% · $67K Fundraising 15% · $149K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Co- Tre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides financial aid to Outer Banks residents facing hardship from illness or tragedy.

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3 programs · $773K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide financial assistance to people living or working on the outer banks of north carolina who are burdened with financial difficulties due to a debiliating disease or illness or a personal tragedy to themselves or their families.

$772Kprogram expense
02

Butch's night out in 2024 3 local families were treated to a special outing of their choice during challenging times. Butch's night out provides the funding for families to enjoy fun experiences together as they face short-term or long-term personal crises such as terminal illness. This program is offered in memory of butch close.

$771program expense
03

Community services collaborative the community services collaborative is organized by the outer banks relief foundation. It is an informal group of representatives from local human services agencies and community benefit groups who meet quarterly to stay informed about and support one another's work.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $2.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$691,888
Unitemized GrantFY2024$771
Unitemized GrantFY2023$480,627
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,138
Unitemized GrantFY2022$400,515
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,479
Unitemized GrantFY2021$170,068
Unitemized GrantFY2020$250,464
Unitemized GrantFY2020$234,539

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$798K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$580K
Other incomeLn 4–11$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Money outPt IX
$989K
Ln 25
Programscol B$773K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$970K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$580K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$180K
Gains on assetsLn 7$248
Total revenueLn 12$798K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$970K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$970K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$473K
Other assetsLn 15$133K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$970K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$467K$473K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$693K$693K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$36K$25K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$965$755$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$3K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$943$916$916
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$15K$14K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$9K$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$7K$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$1K$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$3K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$5K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$989K$773K$67K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $798K$989K−$191K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $759K$722K$37K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $561K$604K−$43K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $489K$373K$116K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $522K$429K$93K$1.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $797,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $568,794$579,832
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,000$19,200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,862$19,103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $139,132$179,588
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $758,788$797,723
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $481,765$692,659
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $115,071$125,863
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,025$170,041
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $721,861$988,563
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,927−$190,840
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $797,723 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$579,832
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$579,832
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,200$19,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18,855$18,855
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $248$248
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $179,588$179,588
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,303 · Excluded from tax $179,588$797,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $988,563 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $692,659$692,659
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,298 · Management $25,182 · Fundraising $52,381$113,861
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $965 · Management $755 · Fundraising $1,572$3,292
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,777 · Management $1,926 · Fundraising $4,007$8,710
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $943 · Management $916 · Fundraising $916$2,775
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,508 · Management $14,080 · Fundraising $17,129$45,717
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $48,662$48,662
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,702 · Management $8,447 · Fundraising $8,446$25,595
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,951 · Management $6,745 · Fundraising $6,746$20,442
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,414 · Management $1,371 · Fundraising $1,371$4,156
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,993 · Management $2,902 · Fundraising $2,902$8,797
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,725 · Management $4,586 · Fundraising $4,586$13,897
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $772,935 · Management $66,910 · Fundraising $148,718$988,563
Part X · Balance sheet $1,676,099 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,123,648$969,646
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $143,865$86,769
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,505$2,142
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,000$11,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $467,025$473,253
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $126,998$133,289
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,875,041$1,676,099
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,793$51,491
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,793$51,491
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,642,295$1,452,795
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $164,953$171,813
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,807,248$1,624,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,875,041$1,676,099
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,624,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$797,723
XI-2 Total expenses$988,563
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$190,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,807,248
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$8,200
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,624,608

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