WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-08; covers tax years 2022–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $29K · expenses $15K · assets $64K

EIN
20-2346646
Address
PO BOX 956, WRITSVLLE BCH, NC 28480-0956
NTEE code
N32 Parks and Playgrounds (Recreation and Sports) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Linda Brown (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO SUPPORT PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Linda Brown PRESIDENT/TR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Smith VICE PRESIDE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jody Becker SECRETARY2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dawn Fowler BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Debbie Owens BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jessie Tait BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lynn Matheron BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA BROWN PRESIDENT/TR1 $0-- $01
JIM SMITH VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
JODY BECKER SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
DAWN FOWLER BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DEBBIE OWENS BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
JESSIE TAIT BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
LYNN MATHERON BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA BROWN PRESIDENT/TR1 $0-- $01
JIM SMITH VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
JODY BECKER SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA BROWN PRESIDENT/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JIM SMITH VICE-PRESDIENT1 $0-$0 $01
JODY BECKER SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,418$15,489 $64,106$64,106 $43,902- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,584$40,618 $50,175$50,175 $61,647- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,564$9,551 $37,209$37,209 $45,213- ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $9,525 in all, tax years 2013 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
THE BALLOUN FAMILY FOUNDATION $5,0001 $5,0002025 2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION”
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A E FINLEY FOUNDATION INC $2,5001 $2,5002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION”
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC $1,6001 $1,6002023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION”
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BOYD FAMILY FOUNDATION $2501 $2502013 2013 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION”
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THE TALBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION $1752 $1002014 2013-2014 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOUNDATION”
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GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $10,783,08915 6DAF sponsor2014–2024 CITY FIELDS FOUNDATION; TREE HOUSE OF LITITZ FOUNDATION; DES MOINES CAROUSEL FOUNDATION; SAN MATEO CITY PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION and 2 more
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CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC $1,293,0005 1Private foundation2021–2023 EVANSVILLE PARKS FOUNDATION INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $1,191,50010 7DAF sponsor2020–2024 SCHMIDT FAMILY PARK FOUNDATION INC; WESTERVILLE PARKS FOUNDATION; HAWKSBILL GREENWAY RECREATION FOUNDATION; FRIENDS OF@SPRINGFIELD PARKS INC and 3 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $541,32722 17DAF sponsor2018–2024 EVANSVILLE PARKS FOUNDATION INC; TREE HOUSE OF LITITZ FOUNDATION; FLATHEAD VALLEY SKATEPARK ASSOCIATION; FRIENDS OF OCONOMOWOC PARKS AND TRAILS INC and 13 more
LGA FAMILY FOUNDATION $500,0002 1Private foundation2022–2023 CASTLE ROCK PARKS AND TRAILS FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $15,489 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $84,805
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,489 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$84,805reported apart
Total$15,489100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $40,618 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $62,031
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,618 97.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,000 2.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$62,031reported apart
Total$40,618100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $9,551 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $66,143
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,753 70.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,800 18.8%
Printing, publications, postage $998 10.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$66,143reported apart
Total$9,551100%

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