Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FISHING FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,948,208
- Total expenses
- $2,310,877
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,742,745
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $12,842
- Other revenue
- $192,621
- Total assets, end of year
- $289,293
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,706
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $276,587
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $837,139
- Management and general expenses
- $1,473,738
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $837,139
Program services were 36.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,658,037
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$84,708
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3 · Investment income
total $12,842 · excluded $12,842
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5 · Royalties
total $8,120 · excluded $8,120
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11a · Other revenue: GAIN ON LEASE TERMINAT
total $184,501 · excluded $184,501
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11e · Other revenue, total
$184,501
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $756,687 · program services $199,890 · management and general $556,797
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $403,734 · program services $99,646 · management and general $304,088
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $38,835 · program services $14,117 · management and general $24,718
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $117,944 · program services $46,165 · management and general $71,779
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $74,262 · program services $20,715 · management and general $53,547
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $36,150 · program services $1,271 · management and general $34,879
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11g · Fees: other
total $309,628 · program services $261,449 · management and general $48,179
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13 · Office expenses
total $81,388 · program services $32,857 · management and general $48,531
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16 · Occupancy
total $343,846 · program services $84,940 · management and general $258,906
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17 · Travel
total $38,351 · program services $37,118 · management and general $1,233
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $58,991 · program services $20,698 · management and general $38,293
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $16,053 · program services $3,962 · management and general $12,091
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23 · Insurance
total $3,353 · program services $827 · management and general $2,526
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24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $26,609 · program services $12,239 · management and general $14,370
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24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT
total $2,999 · program services $740 · management and general $2,259
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24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES
total $2,047 · program services $505 · management and general $1,542
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $200 · end of year $200
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,718,658 · end of year $286,305
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $40,466 · end of year $2,788
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $77,824
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $678,070 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $839,616 · end of year $12,706
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $60,767
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $975,579 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $639,256 · end of year $276,587
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO IMPLEMENT AN INFORMED, CONSENSUS-BASED NATIONAL OUTREACH STRATEGY THAT WILL INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN RECREATIONAL ANGLING AND BOATING AND THEREBY INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE NEED TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND RESTORE THIS NATION'S AQUATIC NATURAL RESOURCES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN RECREATIONAL ANGLING AND BOATING - SEE SCHEDULE O.RBFF'S MISSION IS TO IMPLEMENT AN INFORMED, CONSENSUS-BASED NATIONAL OUTREACH STRATEGY THAT WILL INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN RECREATIONAL ANGLING AND BOATING AND THEREBY INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE NEED TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND RESTORE THIS NATION'S AQUATIC NATURAL RESOURCES.
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CONSUMER ENGAGEMENTTHE OBJECTIVE OF RBFF'S CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FISHING BY RECRUITING NEW AUDIENCES THROUGH A NATIONAL MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF FISHING, BOATING, AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION; DISPEL NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES; AND ENCOURAGE CONSIDERATION, TRIAL, AND ULTIMATELY, PARTICIPATION.SEE SCHEDULE OCONSUMER ENGAGEMENT (CONT'D)TAKE ME FISHING IS THE BRAND THAT CARRIES RBFF'S MESSAGES AND THE APPEAL OF BOATING AND FISHING TO GENERAL MARKET CONSUMERS. THE BACKBONE OF THE BRAND IS THE TAKEMEFISHING.ORG WEBSITE, WHICH FEATURES OPTIMIZATION FOR ALL SCREEN SIZES AND FORMATS, PROMINENT STATE INFORMATION, HOW-TO VIDEOS, AND A RESOURCE CENTER FOR STAKEHOLDERS. IN FY26, THE WEBSITE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AND GENERATED APPROXIMATELY 160,000 VISITS PER MONTH EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO CONTENT UPDATES DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING.RBFF'S PSA CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS UPDATED AT THE END OF FY25, GENERATED IN-KIND ADVERTISING IN FY26. ALL OTHER CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WERE SUSPENDED IN FY26 DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING.
Expenses $435,189
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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTTHE OBJECTIVE OF RBFF'S STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IS TO CONSOLIDATE STAKEHOLDER STRENGTHS, IDEAS, AND ENTHUSIASM TO ACHIEVE COMMON OBJECTIVES. HISTORICALLY, THIS APPROACH LED TO NEW EFFICIENCIES AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STATE, INDUSTRY, AND FEDERAL AGENCY PARTNERS TO COLLABORATE ON INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND RETENTION IN FISHING AND BOATING. WHETHER TARGETING MULTICULTURAL MARKETS, ACTIVE WOMEN, OR LAPSED BOATERS, RBFF STAKEHOLDERS DISCOVERED INNOVATIVE WAYS TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND REACTIVATE PARTICIPANTS.ALL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WERE SUSPENDED IN FY26 DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING.
Expenses $401,950
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Craig BondsCRAIG BONDS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joe LewisJOE LEWIS
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathy FennelKATHY FENNEL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shelley TubaughSHELLEY TUBAUGH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Diane BrusoeDIANE BRUSOE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff PontiusJEFF PONTIUS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ellen BradleyELLEN BRADLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rese CloydRESE CLOYD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Heather DuganHEATHER DUGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily CopeEMILY COPE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steve GuertinSTEVE GUERTIN
NON-VOTING REPRESENTATIVE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ken HammondKEN HAMMOND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Glenn HughesGLENN HUGHES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carly HysellCARLY HYSELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Doug CravenDOUG CRAVEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Daniel NussbaumDANIEL NUSSBAUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rob OhnoROB OHNO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Billy PopeBILLY POPE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ron ReganRON REGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jon SchlosserJON SCHLOSSER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bryan SetiBRYAN SETI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Phil SmokerPHIL SMOKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ronnie GreenRONNIE GREEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Wayne HubbardWAYNE HUBBARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Toby O'RourkeTOBY O'ROURKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lenn ScholzLENN SCHOLZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David ChandaDAVID CHANDA
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $400,318
- From this org
- $363,925
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,393
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $363,925
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $36,393
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $400,318
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James HemenwayJAMES HEMENWAY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $322,262
- From this org
- $272,494
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,768
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $267,494
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $27,249
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,519
- Filer's total
- $322,262
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Stephanie VatalaroSTEPHANIE VATALARO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $215,787
- From this org
- $162,455
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,332
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $162,455
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,245
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,087
- Filer's total
- $215,787
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James StrongJAMES STRONG
SENIOR DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY
- Total calculated
- $147,463
- From this org
- $116,998
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,465
- Hours/week
- 40
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Stephanie HusseySTEPHANIE HUSSEY
SENIOR DIRECTOR, GOVERNMEN
- Total calculated
- $130,512
- From this org
- $103,294
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,218
- Hours/week
- 40
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Holly MahlaHOLLY MAHLA
SENIOR MANAGER, ADMINISTRA
- Total calculated
- $157,200
- From this org
- $122,438
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,762
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $117,438
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,244
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,518
- Filer's total
- $157,200
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Rachel PiacenzaRACHEL PIACENZA
SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $138,762
- From this org
- $105,676
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,086
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 26 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622389349301637
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