Outer Banks Hotline Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Nags Head, NC501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 58-1414606Revenue $2.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSobhotline.orgPo Box 1056, 27959-1056 · Nags Head, NCTax-exempt since Jan 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide crisis intervention, shelter and advocacy services to victims of domestic and sexual violence. Also provide outreach and prevention education activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $200K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$106K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$490K
FY2024$745K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1981.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $1.2M Management & general 29% · $507K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bronwyn Thornton’s $28K as Executive Dir. is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1684 $1–10M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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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

Offers crisis intervention, shelter, and advocacy for domestic and sexual violence victims, plus outreach and prevention education.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To assist those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault through advocacy and education. The agency operates a year-round shelter, a 24-HOUR crisis line, and offers court advocacy, counseling, and educational services to victims and their families, as well as providing educational outreach programs to schools and community groups.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $35K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,507
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,610
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,077
Unitemized GrantFY2022$943
Unitemized GrantFY2022$82
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,550
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,305
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,023
Unitemized GrantFY2021$474
Unitemized GrantFY2021$440
Unitemized GrantFY2021$160
Unitemized GrantFY2021$118
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,850
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,400
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,524
Unitemized GrantFY2020$125

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$507K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$463K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$552K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$734
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$463K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$52K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$745K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$939K$785K$153K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$2K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$2K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$93K$74K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$10K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$14K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$570
TravelLn 17$893$893
InterestLn 20$77K$7K$70K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$83K$6K$77K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$193K$182K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$139K$87K$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.2M$507K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.1M$1.7M$369K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.6M$255K$745K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.3M$357K$490K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$76K$133K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.4M−$57K−$106K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,111,810 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,850,896$2,082,820
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,181$12,809
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,660$16,181
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,866,737$2,111,810
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $983,833$1,121,976
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $627,464$620,821
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,611,297$1,742,797
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $255,440$369,013
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,111,810 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$551,899
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,530,921
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,425,154
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,082,820
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,543$13,543
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $10,400$10,400
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$734−$734
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,781$5,781
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,990$2,111,810
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,742,797 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $75,151$75,151
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $785,343 · Management $153,445$938,788
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,270 · Management $5,300$7,570
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,919 · Management $5,846$7,765
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,833 · Management $18,869$92,702
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,250$3,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $22,869$22,869
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,542 · Management $3,331$12,873
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,792 · Management $8,136$21,928
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,499 · Management $570$4,069
IX-17 TravelPrograms $893$893
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,972 · Management $69,978$76,950
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $14,196$14,196
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $49,329$49,329
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,087 · Management $76,522$82,609
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $181,663 · Management $11,404$193,067
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $86,878 · Management $51,910$138,788
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,236,216 · Management $506,581 · Fundraising $0$1,742,797
Part X · Balance sheet $2,374,693 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $316,009$463,366
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $63,302$110,285
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,217$10,960
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,641,729$1,735,885
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,500$2,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,314$52,197
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,044,071$2,374,693
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,194$17,129
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,298,836$1,260,445
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $745,235$1,114,248
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $745,235$1,114,248
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,044,071$2,374,693
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,114,248 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,111,810
XI-2 Total expenses$1,742,797
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$369,013
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$745,235
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,114,248

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