ROANOKE ISLAND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATI Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ROANOKE ISLAND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATI

EIN 56-6002131 · Visual Arts (A40)

What they do

to CELEBRATE and DEPICT BY EXHIBITIONS, PAGEANTS, REPRODUCTIONS, and BY BROADCASTING and PUBLISHING HISTORIC NARRATIVES and RECORDS, THE TRANSPLANTING of ENGLISH-SPEAKING CIVILIZATION ON ROANOKE ISLAND, DARE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA BY SIR WALTER RALEIGH and HIS COLONISTS IN THE YEARS 1584 to 1587, and THE SEVERAL EFFORTS THEN MADE to ESTABLISH THE FIRST ENGLISH-SPEAKING COLONY IN THE NEW WORLD; to ESTABLISH and MAINTAIN ONE or MORE AREAS or SITES for THE PERMANENT LOCATION of BUILDINGS and OTHER STRUCTURES WITH THE CONVENIENT FACILITIES for PRESERVING A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND and REPRESENTING THE SETTLEMENT and HABITS of LIFE of THE EARLY COLONISTS; to ESTABLISH and MAINTAIN A MUSEUM of INDIAN and EARLY COLONIAL ANTIQUITIES; and to EFFECT ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES or PLANS to BE DESIGNED to FURTHER THE PRESERVATION of THIS CHAPTER of NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $85.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

34.58%of revenue went to mission work85.4% of expenses · Program services

1.89%of revenue went to fundraising4.7% of expenses

$40.47spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.00%of revenue went to management and office costs9.9% of expenses

$4.47in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

81.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $132,730 for CHARLES STILL (GENERAL MANA). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$7,185,556

Mission workProgram services$2,484,58934.58% of revenue85.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$287,2234.00% of revenue9.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$135,8621.89% of revenue4.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,277,88259.53% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,907,67440.47% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 85.4% mission · 9.9% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 40.47% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.6% mission · 9.3% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 141.57% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 8.4% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.82% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 87.9% mission · 7.2% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.45% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 68.8% mission · 21.8% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.56% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 7.4% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.64% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 8.1% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.57% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 8.3% management · 8.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.22% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,185,556

Expenses$2,907,674

Annual surplus $4,277,882 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,484,589 · 85.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$287,223 · 9.9% of expenses

Fundraising$135,862 · 4.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,185,556

Expenses$2,907,674

Assets$12,998,540

Income$7,772,610

Contributions$5,817,335

Mission work (program services)$2,484,589

Fundraising$135,862

Management and general$287,223

Stocks and bonds$5,227,848

Accounting fees$22,000

Investing fees$23,004

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CHARLES STILLGENERAL MANA · 40 hrs/week $132,730Base $126,981 · Other $5,749

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (28)

CHARLES STILLGENERAL MANA

FRANK DANIELS IVEX-OFFICIO

ZEE LAMBVICE-CHAIR

TESS JUDGETREASURER

TAYLOR SUGGDIRECTOR

SUE BURGESSEX-OFFICIO

ROBERT WOODARDEX-OFFICIO

MONICA THIBODEAUDIRECTOR

LUCY INMANDIRECTOR

LEBAME HOUSTONHISTORIAN

LAUREN BORLANDDIRECTOR

JOHNNY TILLETDIRECTOR

JOHN GRAHAMDIRECTOR

HARVEY GODWINDIRECTOR

GARY PEARCEDIRECTOR

AMY TANKARDDIRECTOR

EARL WILLISEX-OFFICIO

DR DARIN WATERSEX-OFFICIO

DR BENJAMIN F SPELLER JRDIRECTOR

DOROTHY HESTERDIRECTOR

DAWN ENOCHSDIRECTOR

DAVID WORONOFFDIRECTOR

CONSTANCE H ROSEDIRECTOR

CINDY DAY MCGANNCHAIR

CHANDA BRANCHEX-OFFICIO

CASEY VARNELLGENERAL COUN

ANN-CABELL BAUMSECRETARY

ANDREW TRIPPEX-OFFICIO

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1947
Location: 1409 NATIONAL PARK DR, MANTEO, NC 27954-9451
County: Dare
In care of: CHARLES STILL
Primary officer: CHARLES STILL, GENERAL MANAGER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(252) 473-2127 Officer phone(352) 473-2127

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CORBIN & COMPANY PC
NTEE classification: Visual Arts (A40)
IRS tax category: Visual Arts