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RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FISHING FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FISHING FOUNDATION (EIN 54-1915490)
Tax period
2018-04-01 to 2019-03-31
Filed
2019-08-13
IRS object ID
201912259349301821
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Activity Or MissionTO INCREASE PARTICIPATIONIN RECREATIONAL ANGLING AND BOATING - SEE SCHEDULE O.RBFF'S MISSION IS TO IMPLEMENT AN INFORMED, CONSENSUS-BASED NATIONALOUTREACH STRATEGY THAT WILL INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN RECREATIONALANGLING AND BOATING AND THEREBY INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ANDAPPRECIATION OF THE NEED TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND RESTORE THIS NATION'SAQUATIC NATURAL RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO 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.MissionDesc
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DescCONSUMER ENGAGEMENTTHE OBJECTIVE OF RBFF'S CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FISHING BY RECRUITING NEW AUDIENCES TO THE SPORT 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. ACROSS THE TAKE ME FISHING WEBSITE AND ALSO IN ADS, PSAS, TV, VIDEO, SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVENTS, THE TAKE ME FISHING BRAND REACHES AND MOTIVATES MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO ENJOY BOATING AND FISHING. WITH THE HELP OF THE TAKE ME FISHING BRAND, PARTICIPATION IN FISHING HAS INCREASED TO 49.4 MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN 2018.THE BACKBONE OF THE BRAND IS THE TAKEMEFISHING.ORG WEBSITE. TAKEMEFISHING.ORG FEATURES GREATER OPTIMIZATION FOR ALL SCREEN SIZES AND FORMATS THROUGH RESPONSIVE DESIGN, MORE PROMINENT STATE INFORMATION, HOW-TO VIDEOS, AND AN UPDATED RESOURCE CENTER FOR STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING RETENTION/REACTIVATION TOOLKITS. THE REVAMPED PLACES TO FISH AND BOAT MAP INCLUDES PUBLIC FISHING AND BOATING SPOTS AS WELL AS NEARBY MARINAS, LICENSE VENDORS AND BAIT SHOPS.TAKE ME FISHING ALLIANCES HELP RBFF AND SELECT THIRD PARTIES LEVERAGE EACH OTHER'S BRAND APPEAL AND REACH A GREATER NUMBER OF CONSUMERS THAN THEY COULD ON THEIR OWN. THE TAKE ME FISHING RELATIONSHIP WITH WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, WHICH INCLUDES TAKE ME FISHING-BRANDED FISHING AND BOATING ACTIVITIES, AND DISNEY MEDIA GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE TAKE ME FISHING PLACEMENTS ON SELECT DISNEY MEDIA PLATFORMS, REACHES A SHARED TARGET MARKET OF MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES AND DRIVES CONSUMERS TO TAKEMEFISHING.ORG. OTHER TAKE ME FISHING PARTNERS INCLUDE THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), U.S. FOREST SERVICE, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, NOAA AND FISHING LEAGUE WORLDWIDE (FLW). THESE ALLIANCES ANNUALLY PRODUCE MORE THAN 1,500 CONSUMER-EVENT UPLOADS TO TAKEMEFISHING.ORG.NATIONAL FISHING & BOATING WEEK (NFBW), FREE FISHING DAYS, THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH VAMOS A PESCAR EDUCATION FUND, AND PROMOTIONS OF RBFF'S LIST OF TOP MOM-APPROVE PLACES TO FISH AND BOAT IN AMERICA, ALONG WITH OTHER TAKE ME FISHING- AND VAMOS A PESCAR-BRANDED DEVELOPMENTS GENERATE PRESS COVERAGE REACHING OVER 1 BILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. RBFF'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL GARNERED OVER 3 MILLION VIDEO VIEWS. IN FY19, FISHING PARTICIPATION CONTINUED TO GROW AMONG OUR TARGET AUDIENCES: FEMALE PARTICIPANTS REACHED 17.7 MILLION, YOUTH PARTICIPATION GREW TO 11.7 MILLION AND 4.4 MILLION HISPANICS PARTICIPATED IN FISHING, UP MORE THAN 25% OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.Desc

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DescSTATE ENGAGEMENTTHE OBJECTIVE OF THE STATE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IS TO GROW THE NUMBER OF ANGLERS AND BOATERS BY WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH STATE AGENCIES TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE INNOVATIVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND REACTIVATION (R3) ACTIVITIES. SHARE RESULTS AND DETAILS OF R3 EFFORTS WITH ALL STATE AGENCIES SO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL AGENCY CAN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THESE PROGRAMS.SEE SCHEDULE OSTATE ENGAGEMENT (CONT'D) MANY STATE PARTNERS ARE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIC TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE ANGLER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND REACTIVATION, A NEW PLAYBOOK FOR ASSESSING AND IMPROVING CURRENT R3 TACTICS AND DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE NEW ONES. BUILT UPON PREVIOUS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE EFFORTS, THE RESOURCE WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AQUATIC RESOURCES EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ANGLER R3 STATE AGENCY WORKING GROUP.THE 2018 ANNUAL STATE MARKETING WORKSHOP, HELD IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ATTRACTED THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE OF ANY STATE MARKETING WORKSHOP TO-DATE. MORE THAN 160 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING 24 STATE AGENCY DIRECTORS OR ASSISTANT DIRECTORS, LEARNED ABOUT R3 MARKETING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND ABOUT THE RESULTS OF FELLOW STATES' R3 PILOT PROGRAMS.THE YEAR'S WEBINAR SERIES ALSO HELPED GROW STATE PARTNERS' MARKETING CAPACITY. WEBINARS FOCUSED ON CASE STUDIES OF SEVERAL STATES' R3 SUCCESS STORIES.FY19'S ANNUAL STATE MARKETING PROGRAMS TOGETHER YIELDED UNPRECEDENTED RESULTS. THE BOAT REGISTRATION REACTIVATION PROGRAM ALONE RESULTED IN 50,000 BOAT REGISTRATIONS AND GENERATED $1.9 MILLION IN FOR THE 19 PARTICIPATING STATE AGENCIES.TO SPUR ADDITIONAL INNOVATION, RBFF AWARDED $180,000 OF STATE R3 PROGRAM GRANTS, FUNDING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS IN 10 STATES.Desc

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DescINDUSTRY ENGAGEMENTTHE OBJECTIVE OF THE INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IS TO PARTNER WITH INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MARKETING PROJECTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE CATEGORY GROWTH THROUGH RESEARCH AND TO DEVELOP CONSUMER INSIGHTS, KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS THAT THE FISHING AND BOATING INDUSTRIES CAN USE TO GROW THEIR INDIVIDUAL BRANDS.SEE SCHEDULE OINDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT (CONT'D) INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN BOATING AND FISHING IS A BULWARK AGAINST A CHANGING CONSUMER ENVIRONMENT. THE MORE BOATERS AND ANGLERS OUT THERE, THE GREATER THE DEMAND FOR INDUSTRY PRODUCTS. IN FY19, RBFF'S TAKE ME FISHINGTM-BRANDED R3 ACTIVITIES INCREASED PARTICIPATION. RBFF ALSO CONTINUED INITIATIVES TO HELP INDUSTRY PARTNERS THEMSELVES REACH AND ENGAGE NEW CUSTOMERS. NEW IN FY19, RBFF'S FISHING LICENSE & BOAT REGISTRATION WEBSITE PLUGIN EASES THE WAY FOR CUSTOMERS' PARTICIPATION IN BOATING AND FISHING. THE PLUGIN APPEARS ON A STAKEHOLDER'S WEBSITE. WHEN CUSTOMERS LAND ON THE WEBSITE, THEY SELECT THE STATE THEY WANT TO BOAT OR FISH IN FROM THE PLUGIN'S MAP OR DROPDOWN MENU. THEY'RE IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED TO THE STATE'S PAGE TO COMPLETE THEIR PURCHASE, GET OUTSIDE, AND ENJOY THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND GUIDANCE THE STAKEHOLDER PROVIDES.THE PLUGIN IS ALREADY ON 24 ORGANIZATIONS' WEBSITES.PLACEMENT IS SIMPLE: THE SINGLE LINE OF CODE THAT NEEDS TO BE INSERTED IN THE WEBSITE IS POSTED FOR QUICK DOWNLOADING ON RBFF'S CORPORATE SITE.IN ITS FIRST MONTH, THE PLUGIN REELED IN 112,000 HITS RESULTING IN MORE THAN 5,500 FISHING LICENSE AND BOAT REGISTRATION REFERRALS.RBFF CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH INDUSTRY TO FACILITATE NATIONWIDE EVENTS AND ENGAGEMENT. THE CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP WITH DISCOVER BOATING REMAINS STRONG. THIS YEAR, IT RESULTED IN OVER 150,000 CONSUMER REFERRALS FROM TAKEMEFISHING.ORG PROPERTIES TO DISCOVERBOATING.COM.INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH VAMOS A PESCAR EDUCATION FUND CONTINUED IN FY19 WITH DONATIONS FROM BASS PRO SHOPS TOTALING $100,000.Desc
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,770TotalAmt
Program Services$84,198ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,000TotalAmt
Program Services$243,245ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,132TotalAmt
Program Services$98,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,341TotalAmt
Program Services$15,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,299TotalAmt
Program Services$14,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,104,418TotalAmt
Program Services$8,045,414ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,274TotalAmt
Program Services$169,907ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,873TotalAmt
Program Services$42,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$207,699TotalAmt
Program Services$153,712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,987ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$312,445TotalAmt
Program Services$243,102ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$420,871TotalAmt
Program Services$405,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,684TotalAmt
Program Services$31,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,452TotalAmt
Program Services$4,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$117,070$105,696$11,374
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$25,935$19,194$6,741
TAXES AND LICENSES$6,040$4,470$1,570

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,480,038TotalAmt
Program Services$11,493,572ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$986,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200BOYAmt
EOY$200EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,041,533BOYAmt
EOY$916,210EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,632BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,295BOYAmt
EOY$169,866EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,056BOYAmt
EOY$328,535EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$499,326LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$456,642LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,368BOYAmt
EOY$42,684EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,785BOYAmt
EOY$17,785EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,335,869BOYAmt
EOY$1,475,280EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,976BOYAmt
EOY$156,550EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$151,167EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$188,741BOYAmt
EOY$358,713EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$388,717BOYAmt
EOY$666,430EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$947,152BOYAmt
EOY$808,850EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$947,152BOYAmt
EOY$808,850EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,335,869BOYAmt
EOY$1,475,280EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$138,302ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,409,543CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,906,871CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,106,204CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,429,524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,314,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$61,167,092TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,409,543CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,906,871CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,106,204CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,429,524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,314,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$61,167,092TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$61,167,092PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,348CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,152CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,379CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,686CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$64,257TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$61,231,349TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99900PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$426,840OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$384,156DepreciationAmt
Book Value$42,684BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,486OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$72,486DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$42,684TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT AND LEASE INCENTIVESDesc
Amt$358,713Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$358,713TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,341,736TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,341,736RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,341,736TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,480,038TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,480,038ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,480,038TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE FOUNDATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (15 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
3406 CHERRY AVE NESALEMOR97373930655103115$31,775R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
NEVADA DEPT OF WILDLIFE
4600 KIETZKE LANE SUITE D-137RENONV86502886000022115$25,000R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
502 EAST 9TH STREET 4TH FLOORDES MOINESIA50319426004572115$23,000R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
1416 NINTH STREET SUITE 1080SACRAMENTOCA95814941697567115$19,530GEORGE H.W. BUSH VAMOS A PESCAR EDUCATION FUND GRANT- SEE PART IV
OKLAHOMA DEPT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
PO BOX 53466OKLAHOMA CITYOK73153736017988115$16,000R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION
PO BOX 30370LINCOLNNE68503470491233115$15,000R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
PO BOX 90778HENRICOVA23228546001721115$15,000R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
6060 BROADWAYDENVERCO80216840644739115$14,250R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
1 RABBIT HILL ROADWESTBOROUGHMA01581046002284115$14,000R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
PO BOX 30028LANSINGMI48909386000134115$10,500R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
NEVADA DEPT OF WILDLIFE
4600 KIETZKE LANE SUITE D-137RENONV86502886000022115$10,000GEORGE H.W. BUSH VAMOS A PESCAR EDUCATION FUND GRANT- SEE PART IV
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
PO BOX 90778HENRICOVA23228546001721115$8,621GEORGE H.W. BUSH VAMOS A PESCAR EDUCATION FUND GRANT- SEE PART IV
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
502 EAST 9TH STREET 4TH FLOORDES MOINESIA50319426004572115$7,480GEORGE H.W. BUSH VAMOS A PESCAR EDUCATION FUND GRANT- SEE PART IV
NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
PO BOX 400TRENTONNJ08625216000928115$6,000R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS- SEE PART IV
ALABAMA DEPT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES WILDLIFE AND FRESHWATER
PO BOX 301456MONTGOMERYAL36130630844206115$5,000GEORGE H.W. BUSH VAMOS A PESCAR EDUCATION FUND GRANT- SEE PART IV

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:ALL RBFF SUB-GRANTEES WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT, AS SPELLED OUT IN THE SUB-GRANT AGREEMENT. PROGRESS REPORTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FIVE DISTINCT SECTIONS: 1. GENERAL GRANT INFORMATION - DATE OF REPORT, REPORT PERIOD, GRANT PROJECT PERIOD, NAME OF GRANT RECIPIENT AND GRANT RECIPIENT CONTACT PERSON. 2. PROGRESS IN ACCOMPLISHING GOALS & OBJECTIVES - GOALS AND OBIECTIVES (ACTUAL) WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO CORRESPOND TO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (PLANNED) OF THE APPROVED GRANT APPLICATION. 3. DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED - INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC REASONS WHY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WERE NOT MET AND RESOLUTION/SCHEDULE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. 4. FINANCIAL STATUS - DETAILED LINE ITEM REPORT (PER GRANT APPLICATION) WHICH COMPARES ACTUAL (YEAR TO DATE) EXPENSES TO BUDGET (YEARLY OPERATING) PLANNED EXPENSES WITH A FINAL INDICATION OF THE UNSPENT LINE ITEM DOLLARS. 5. ACTIVITY ANTICIPATED NEXT REPORTING PERIOD - WORK PLANNED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO SUBMITTING SCHEDULED PROGRESS REPORTS, ALL SUB-GRANTEES WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS WELL AS EXPLAINING ANY MILESTONES NOT ACCOMPLISHED ALONG WITH TWO COPIES OF ALL PRINTED PRODUCTS AND NEWS ARTICLES PUBLISHED ABOUT THE PROJECT, AS DETAILED IN THE SUB-GRANT AGREEMENTS.
SCHEDULE I, PART II, LINE 1(H):R3 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS: GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE ANGLER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND REACTIVATION ( R3) . GEORGE H.W. BUSH VAMOS A PESCAR EDUCATION FUND GRANTS: GRANTS FOR PROMOTING FISHING AND BOATING PARTICIPATION IN MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
FRANK PETERSON
PRESIDENT/CEO$259,802$0$35,972$0$991$0$29,577$0$28,578$0$354,920$0$0$0
JAMES HEMENWAY
SVP - FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION$196,466$0$16,000$0$792$0$21,247$0$28,683$0$263,188$0$0$0
STEPHANIE VATALARO
SVP - MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS$114,231$0$14,500$0$77$0$12,873$0$35,039$0$176,720$0$0$0
DAVID CHANDA
VP - STATE AGENCY ENGAGEMENT$155,769$0$12,000$0$515$0$16,777$0$1,338$0$186,399$0$0$0
MARIA KNIGHT
DIRECTOR - ONLINE STRATEGY$111,822$0$7,500$0$113$0$11,932$0$35,027$0$166,394$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATWENTY TWO MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY THE CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PURPOSES RELATE TO RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FISHING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION. IT WILL THEN BE POSTED TO A WEB PORTAL FOR REVIEW BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY ALL DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES. FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE SVP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH ANY BOARD ACTION RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON SUCH ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED IN AN ANNUAL REVIEW MEMORANDUM. INITIAL COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ANNUAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,045,414. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,045,414. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 59,004. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,004.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:RBFF'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, INCLUDING SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS.