Nonprofit · EIN 56-1781945
NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND
Tax-exempt · MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $155,448 | $290,059 | -$134,611 | $63,069 | $1,163 | $61,906 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $181,725 | $299,168 | -$117,443 | $211,620 | $3,098 | $208,522 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $272,098 | $291,880 | -$19,782 | $329,669 | $3,782 | $325,887 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $88,500
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,103
- Net income from fundraising events
- $62,131
- Other revenue
- $64,845
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $88,017
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $94,469
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,911
- Occupancy
- $26,361
- Travel
- $1,055
- Depreciation
- $198
- Program services (functional)
- $91,882
- Management and general (functional)
- $121,401
- Fundraising (functional)
- $76,776
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $211,620
- Total assets, end of year
- $63,069
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,163
- Net assets, end of year
- $61,906
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $61,906
- Gross receipts
- $601,899
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE BALLOU | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTA BOYETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DALE GILLIKIN | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHNATHAN ROBERTS | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIRBY SLOAN | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KIM TYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KENNY BRADBERRY | CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON WICKIZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BOB SHERWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| THOMAS GRAVITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMBER HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EMILY COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRAXTON DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TERRI DEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN GODWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANIELLE KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALTA SWAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHY FULCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ZACH DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE BALLOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTA BOYETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DALE GILLIKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHNATHAN ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIRBY SLOAN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KIM TYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KENNY BRADBERRY | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMANDA LYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON WICKIZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BOB SHERWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| THOMAS GRAVITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMBER HUGHES | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EMILY COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRAXTON DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TERRI DEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN GODWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANIELLE KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAULINE SHIVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RUTH VINCENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE BALLOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTA BOYETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DALE GILLIKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTI GILL FIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHNATHAN ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIRBY SLOAN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KIM TYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KENNY BRADBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMANDA LYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BILLY TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRANDON WICKIZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KENNETH RILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BOB SHERWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| THOMAS GRAVITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ART GILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMBER HUGHES | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EMILY COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRAXTON DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TERRI DEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN GODWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 412 EVANS ST, MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557-4276
- In care of
- % GARY RIDGEWAY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NICK EATMON
- Signed the 990
- NICK EATMON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (252) 726-6273
- Website
- WWW.NCSEAFOODFESTIVAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROGERS & COMPANY CPAS PA
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT FUNCTION IS TO PROMOTE THE POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY ON THE CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SEAFOOD AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE STATE'S ECONOMY.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTING THE POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY ON THE CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT SEAFOOD AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE ECONOMY IN NORTH CAROLINA.Expenses $91,882
- PROMOTING THE POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY ON THE CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT SEAFOOD AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE ECONOMY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-1781945
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $63,069
- Income (IRS master file)
- $601,899
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $155,448 | $290,059 | $63,069 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $181,725 | $299,168 | $211,620 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $272,098 | $291,880 | $329,669 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $307,366 | $262,218 | $350,838 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-1781945).
Questions about NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND
- What is the EIN of NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND is 56-1781945.
- Is NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1998.
- Are donations to NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NICK EATMON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NORTH CAROLINA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL INC FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $155,448, expenses of $290,059 and total assets of $63,069 at year end.
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