Hook Line and Heroes

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822776525
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Pineville, NC, USA
Phone
7045915129
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$113,562
Expenses
$98,853
Assets
$118,454

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALLAN MCCOY (PRESIDENT, B)

People named in this filing

  • ALLAN MCCOY (PRESIDENT, B)
  • JAMES FUNK (BOARD)
  • CINDY MCCOY (SECRETARY, B)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Serving those who have served us by providing an unforgettable outdoor experience, through fishing with disabled and pts military veterans. Sharing god's love in the beauty of his creation, while learning to fish with a professional angler, creating an unforgettable experience.

What it reported doing in 2025

Guided fishing trips for disabled veterans accompanied by hlh board members: veterans of war were served in a variety of guided trips which included lake fishing, inshore salt water fishing, and offshore fishing. Each veteran went out to dinner with a board member the night before their trip and after the trip they received a rod and reel, a fully stocked tackle box, a bible and daily devotional book, and various hlh swag.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. No material rating questions were generated from the available inputs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.1%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 99.5%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.2; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.1% of revenue deployed · 99.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $98K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.