FPTOWER INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $256K · expenses $223K · assets $110K
- EIN
- 83-2061229
- Address
- 609 N FODALE AVE, SOUTHPORT, NC 28461-3537
- Website
- www.fptower.org
- NTEE code
- A80
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2024
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To restore, maintain, and repurpose the Frying Pan Tower to improve maritime safety, support ocean research and education, and protect marine life. The effort preserves a unique piece of American history while promoting conservation and public awareness.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Neal | Executive Director | 2023-2024 | $36,000 | $73,440 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Kesler | Board Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Matt Mansfield | Board Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| F Kenneth Nance III | Board Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jessica Ward (former) | Board Member | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bruce Chappell (former) | Board Member | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Colonel Eric Boland (former) | Board Member | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $36K · 1 employee · 123 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Neal | Executive Director | 40 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $36,000 | 1 |
| David Kesler | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matt Mansfield | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| F Kenneth Nance III | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $37K · 1 employee · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Neal | Executive Director | 40 | $37,440 | $0 | $0 | $37,440 | 1 |
| Jessica Ward | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bruce Chappell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Colonel Eric Boland | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $256,355 | $223,028 | $110,420 | $103,414 | $155,353 | $90,641 | $36,000 | 1 | 123 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $208,950 | $177,133 | $73,058 | $70,087 | $34,146 | $167,088 | $37,440 | 1 | 0 |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $43,353 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FPTOWER INC” | 2024 | 1 | $35,000 | 2024 | $35,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FPTOWER INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $8,253 | 2023 | $2,546 | show |
| THE DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FPTOWER INC” | 2022 | 1 | $100 | 2022 | $100 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CARTERET COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | NC | A80 | $214,010 | $227,797 | EXECUTIVE DI | $34,716 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| THE HIGHLANDS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC | NC | A80 | $260,053 | $98,665 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ELIZABETH CITY DOWNTOWN A REVITAL | NC | A80 | $373,597 | $347,844 | Chairman | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FRIENDS OF THE BATTLESHIP NORTH CAROLINA INC | NC | A80 | $224,912 | $413,241 | Executive Director | $27,492 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HISTORIC SMITHFIELD FOUNDATION INC | NC | A80 | $383,982 | $340,337 | Executor | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE CHERRYVILLE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC | NC | A80 | $252,721 | $147,836 | BOARD MEMBER | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC OAKWOOD | NC | A80 | $226,309 | $135,380 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GRAHAM COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | NC | A80 | $182,693 | $24,882 | HISTORIAN -BOARD MEMBER | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PLAIN VIEW COMMUNITY COALITION | NC | A80 | $170,514 | $51,704 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOUTHWEST RENEWAL FOUNDATION OF HIGH POINT | NC | A80 | $216,888 | $492,595 | EXECUTIVE DI | $139,500 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ALLIES FOR CHERRY POINTS TOMORROW | NC | A80 | $181,554 | $250,182 | BOARD MEMBER | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| OLD TOWN CAPE INC | MO | A80 | $418,402 | $525,944 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x |
| OAK HILL FOUNDATION INC | NY | A80 | $171,692 | $12,797 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x |
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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 990 · $223,028 spent · pay $39,068 · grants $0 · events $6,152
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Volunteer Expenses | $51,188 | $51,188 | - | - | 23.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $37,442 | $37,442 | - | - | 16.8% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $36,000 | $33,840 | $1,800 | $360 | 16.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Tower Supplies | $35,084 | $35,084 | - | - | 15.7% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $15,456 | $15,456 | - | - | 6.9% | |
| Office expenses | $15,271 | - | $15,271 | - | 6.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Storage | $8,576 | $8,061 | $515 | - | 3.8% |
| Fees: accounting | $6,457 | - | $6,457 | - | 2.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Auto Expenses | $5,355 | $5,034 | $321 | - | 2.4% |
| Travel | $4,871 | $4,871 | - | - | 2.2% | |
| Payroll taxes | $3,068 | $2,884 | $153 | $31 | 1.4% | |
| Occupancy | $2,263 | $2,263 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,157 | $1,157 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Insurance | $840 | - | $840 | - | 0.4% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $9,380 | $4,995 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $223,028 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $177,133 spent · pay $37,440 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $37,440 | $18,720 | $18,720 | - | 21.1% | |
| Travel | $34,420 | $32,500 | $1,920 | - | 19.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Job Supplies | $28,381 | $28,381 | - | - | 16.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $21,992 | - | $21,992 | - | 12.4% | |
| All other expenses | $19,914 | $8,219 | $11,695 | - | 11.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Repairs and Maintenance | $14,602 | - | $14,602 | - | 8.2% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $8,708 | $8,708 | - | - | 4.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Utilities | $4,785 | $2,392 | $2,393 | - | 2.7% |
| Fees: legal | $3,272 | - | $3,272 | - | 1.8% | |
| Office expenses | $2,601 | - | $2,601 | - | 1.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Unrelated Business Inco | $897 | $897 | - | - | 0.5% |
| Fees: other services | $121 | - | $121 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $177,133 | 100% |