The North Banks Rotary Club is the principal sponsoring organization for the race, in partnership with the Outer Banks Kiwanis Club. The race is planned and conducted by volunteers.  All net proceeds go to support organizations that promote access to health care, families in need of temporary assistance, and youth.  The primary race beneficiaries are Outer Banks charities.

The 2011 beneficiaries included:

Community Care Clinic of Dare

Interfaith Community Outreach

Beach Food Pantry

Mobile Food Pantry

Cape Hatteras Emergency Assistance & Food Pantry

Mount Olivet Food Pantry

Food for Thought

Outer Banks Hotline

Kiwanis Foundation Scholarship Program

The Nature Conservancy

Friends of Jockey’s Ridge

Coast Guard Mutual Assistance