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Crystal Coast Tournament

Morehead City, NC · EIN 56-1330701 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Crystal Coast Tournament reported $11.9 million in revenue and $11.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.52 went to program services, $2.48 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 86.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $169,181 (TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 110% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.5%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.5%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
86.2%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$169,181$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.49%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.16.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
18 of 18100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$11M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $2.4M · revenue $12M

The organization was able to raise funds to help support local organizations including helping mentally and physically handicapped individuals and raised funds for organizations that help to promote fish preservation and sportsfishing

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$169,181$0$0$169,181

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Crystal Coast Tournament (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $169K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$11M97.5%$1.9M$169,181
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$11M97.3%$1.4M$156,754
FY2023 ⓘ$10M$11M97.6%$533K$156,369
FY2022 ⓘ$10M$11M97.7%$1.1M$161,684
FY2021 ⓘ$8.3M$7.7M95.0%$2.1M$259,273
FY2020 ⓘ$5.7M$4.8M92.2%$1.5M$200,070

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 18 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 529

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Crystal Coast Tournament's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Crystal Coast Tournament, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Crystal Coast Tournament's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, Crystal Coast Tournament reported that 97.5% of its $11.4 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Crystal Coast Tournament pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Crystal Coast Tournament reported for one person in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 was $169,181, for the role of TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Crystal Coast Tournament get its money?

Of $11.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 86.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Crystal Coast Tournament a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 56-1330701 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, object 202632589349300908 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, object 202500429349301445 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, object 202400469349300235 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, object 202330739349301953 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, object 202200739349300715 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, object 202140719349300019 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 56-1330701: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.