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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OUTDOOR STEWARDS OF CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,122,381
Total expenses
$1,021,855
Contributions and grants received
$1,107,112
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$15,269
Total assets, end of year
$352,343
Total liabilities, end of year
$164,169
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$188,174
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$975,339
Management and general expenses
$45,716
Fundraising expenses
$800
Program service expenses (Part III)
$975,339

Program services were 95.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $959,685

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $147,427

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $419 · related or exempt $419

  • 11b · Other revenue: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $14,850 · related or exempt $14,850

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,269

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $95,000 · program services $64,578 · management and general $30,422

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,268 · management and general $7,268

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,815 · management and general $10,815

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,068 · management and general $12,068

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $845,459 · program services $838,249 · management and general $6,410 · fundraising $800

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,970 · program services $11,330 · management and general $6,640

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,790 · management and general $2,790

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,732 · management and general $1,732

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,267 · program services $9,132 · management and general $9,135

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $467 · management and general $467

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND MEMBERSHIP

    total $4,259 · management and general $4,259

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTION

    total $80 · management and general $80

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,680 · management and general $2,680

  • 24d · Other expenses: INDIRECT EXPENSES

    total $52,050 · program services $52,050

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$49,050 · management and general -$49,050

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $55,570 · end of year $101,453

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $79,607 · end of year $238,097

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $10,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,734 · end of year $2,793

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $60,263 · end of year $164,169

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $87,648 · end of year $72,399

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $115,775

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO USE RESEARCH BASED COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO RECRUIT THE NEXT GENERATION OF HUNTERS, ANGLERS, TRAPPERS AND SHOOTERS (HATS) AND PROMOTE THE FACT THAT HATS ARE THE PRIMARY FUNDERS AND STEWARDS OF LAND, FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN AMERICA.

  • PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS: GRANT RECEIVED FROM USFWS /AFWA (ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES) TO DEVELOP RADIO AND TELEVISION PSAS THAT INFORM THE GENERAL POPULATION ON HOW HUNTERS AND TARGET SHOOTERS ARE PRIMARY FUNDERS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN AMERICA.

    Expenses $317,369

  • RESEARCH PROJECT: YOUTH FISHING PROGRAMS. GRANT RECEIVED FROM USFWS / AFWA (ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES) TO QUANTIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH FISHING PROGRAMS FOR LONG TERM RECRUITMENT AND PARTICIPATION.

    Expenses $200,559

  • WELCOME NEW SHOOTERS: GRANT RECEIVED FROM USFWS / AFWA (ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES) TO CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE NATIONWIDE RESEARCH ON RECREATIONAL TARGET SHOOTING IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Expenses $179,459

  • YOUTH FISHING PROGRAMS:GRANT RECEIVED FROM USFWS / AFWA (ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES) TO QUANTIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH FISHING PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $171,029

  • OSCF AND WMI R3 MARKETING COMMUNICATION TASK FORCE:GRANT RECEIVED FROM USFWS / AFWA (ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES) TO FORM A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND COMMUNICATE POSITIVE STORIES ABOUT THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY, HUNTING, AND TARGET SHOOTING.

    Expenses $91,269

  • COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING: STAFF TIME SPENT PROMOTING OUTDOOR STEWARDS OF CONSERVATION FOUNDATIONS MESSAGES.

    Expenses $6,550

  • FILL A BAG WHILE FILLING YOUR TAG:THIS PROGRAM WORKS WITH OUTDOOR INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS AND STATE WILDLIFE AGENCIES TO DISTRIBUTE REUSABLE, BIODEGRADABLE BAGS TO HATS (HUNTERS, ANGLERS, TRAPPERS, SHOOTERS) ALL ACROSS AMERICA. BAGS ARE PREPRINTED WITH PARTNERS MESSAGE, LOGO, SOCIAL TAGS, AND A QR CODE THAT PROVIDES INSTRUCTION ON USAGE. HATS TAKE THE BAGS WITH THEM WHEN THEY HEAD OUTDOORS TO THE WOODS, WATERS OR RANGE AND USE THE BAGS TO TAKE OUT ANY TRASH THEY MAY COME ACROSS. HATS POST PHOTOS OR BRIEF VIDEOS OF THEM WITH THEIR BAGS AND TRASH TO THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET CREDIT FOR BEING STEWARDS OF CONSERVATION. SOCIAL POSTS INCLUDE THE HASHTAG; TROPHYTRASH, SO THAT OSCF CAN MONITOR AND REPOST THEM.

    Expenses $4,786

  • COME WITH!:RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE BEST WAY TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING OR TARGET SHOOTING IS TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCED PERSON INVITE SOMEONE NEW TO THESE ACTIVITIES. OSCFS COME WITH! COMMUNICATION RECRUITMENT PROGRAM WORKS WITH INDUSTRY AND STATE AGENCY PARTNERS REMINDING CURRENT PARTICIPANTS TO INVITE SOMEONE TO COME WITH! THEM THE NEXT TIME THEY HEAD TO THE WOODS, WATERS OR RANGE.

    Expenses $2,278

  • R3:STAFF TIME SPENT PROMOTING THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND REACTIVATION (R3) OF HUNTERS, ANGLERS, TRAPPERS, AND RECREATIONAL TARGET SHOOTERS.

    Expenses $2,040

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Curcuruto

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $95,000
    From this org
    $95,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tim Brandt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Julie Golob

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jim Mahoney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dave Miles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Peter Churchbourne

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jenifer Wisniewski

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • John Bloom

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Patrick Shay

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349319614

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