WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization: WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION (EIN 20-2346646)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-27
IRS object ID: 202523009349200937
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-27T15:48:59-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	464400739	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILLIFORD HOUSTON & CO CPAS PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3408 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	284034340	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	202346646	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WRIG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9102625998	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 956	AddressLine1Txt
City	WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28480	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDA BROWN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9106200281	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ANDREW S HOUSTON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00075292	PTIN
Phone	9104524040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-10-24	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$114,223	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$43,902	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income	$687	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$69,634	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses	$84,805	SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss	-$15,171	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Total Revenue	$29,418	TotalRevenueAmt
Other Expenses Total	$15,489	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$15,489	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$13,929	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$50,177	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$64,106	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,177	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,106	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,177	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,106	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,177	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,106	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	TO SUPPORT PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	SUPPORT OF FARMERS MARKET, CHRISTMAS LIGHT PROJECT, AND PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECTS.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses	$15,489	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$15,489	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
LINDA BROWN
PRESIDENT/TR	1.00	$0
JIM SMITH
VICE PRESIDE	1.00	$0
JODY BECKER
SECRETARY	1.00	$0
DAWN FOWLER
BOARD MEMBER	000.00	$0
DEBBIE OWENS
BOARD MEMBER	000.00	$0
JESSIE TAIT
BOARD MEMBER	000.00	$0
LYNN MATHERON
BOARD MEMBER	000.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDA BROWN	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 956	AddressLine1Txt
City	WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28480	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9106200281	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,038	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,647	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$43,902	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$151,587	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,038	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,647	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$43,902	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$151,587	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$151,587	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$53,968	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$69,634	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$123,602	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$275,189	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$15,940	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.55080	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.66610	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME 53,968	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	MERCHANDISE SAL	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$69,634	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$69,634	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$84,805	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$69,634	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$69,634	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$84,805	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$84,805	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$15,171	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADVERTISING 2,420 OFFICE 7,464 INSURANCE 1,086 TOWN COMPLEX 360 WEBSITE 276 PUBLIC RELATIONS 3,700 BANK CHARGES 183 TOTAL 15,489
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	TO SUPPORT PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC.

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