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US nonprofit · EIN 454382995 · Nags Head, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 454382995) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Outer Banks Seafood Festival's network

3 people3 organisationsi3 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Richard Hess ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Buster NunemakerVice Chair2021
5 yrs
Karen BrownCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Richard HessChairman$0
Buster NunemakerVice Chair$0
Karen BrownSecretary$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Outer Banks Seafood Festival
EIN
454382995
Address
Po Box 805, Nags Head, NC, 27959-0805
State
North Carolina
Mission
The mission of the outer banks seafood festival is to provide a fun and educational experience promoting, honoring and celebrating our coastal seafood heritage and community. Promote the positive social and economic impact of the seafood industry on the citizens of the outer banks; educate the public about seafood and its importance to the areas economy; publicize the wide variety of seafood... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S20 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Richard Hess (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsRichard Hess
≥8years on the filingsKaren Brown
≥5years on the filingsBuster Nunemaker

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$97k
Total liabilities
$2k
Net assets or fund balances
$95k
Contributions and grants received
$35k
Program service revenue
$219k
Grants and similar paid out
$13k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$254k$250k$4k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.