RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FISHING FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FISHING FOUNDATION (EIN 54-1915490)
Tax period
2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31
Filed
2017-08-04
IRS object ID
201702169349300835
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$502,164LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$374,112LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,736BOYAmt
EOY$128,052EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,681,011BOYAmt
EOY$5,646,561EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$242,651BOYAmt
EOY$132,635EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$308,760BOYAmt
EOY$252,166EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$551,411BOYAmt
EOY$384,801EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,129,600BOYAmt
EOY$5,261,760EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,129,600BOYAmt
EOY$5,261,760EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,681,011BOYAmt
EOY$5,646,561EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$132,160ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$12,954,384CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,949,082CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,409,543CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,906,871CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,106,204CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$62,326,084TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,954,384CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,949,082CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,409,543CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,906,871CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,106,204CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$62,326,084TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$62,326,084PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,063CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$490CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,348CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,692CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,152CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,745TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$62,349,829TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$71,974GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99960PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$426,840OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$298,788DepreciationAmt
Book Value$128,052BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$75,324OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$75,324DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$128,052TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred rentDesc
Amt$252,166Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$252,166TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,116,106TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,116,106RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,116,106TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,983,946TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,983,946ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,983,946TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Aquatic Resources Education Association
23 Joe Hogan LaneLonokeAR72086450438164501(c)(3)$17,981Research for evaluation of aquatic education programs as groundwork for national angler recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) program.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
1416 Ninth Street Suite 1080SacramentoCA95814941697567$10,793George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund grants for promoting fishing and boating participation in multicultural communities.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
79 Elm StreetHartfordCT06106861154163$9,250George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund grants for promoting fishing and boating participation in multicultural communities.
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
PO Box 6150TallahasseeFL32314593105845$20,000Development of innovative programs to advance angler recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3).
Georgia Wildlife Resources Division
2070 US Hwy 278 SESocial CircleGA30025581130945$42,000Development of innovative programs to advance angler recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3).
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
1103 Oak StreetGuthrie CenterIA50115426004572$24,139George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund grants for promoting fishing and boating participation in multicultural communities AND development of innovative programs to advance angler recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3).
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
PO Box 30370LincolnNE68503470491233$17,580Development of innovative programs to advance angler recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3).
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School RoadAustinTX78744741680372$6,250George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund grants for promoting fishing and boating participation in multicultural communities.
Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida
2574 Seagate Drive Suite 100TallahasseeFL32310593277808501(c)(3)$6,000George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund grants for promoting fishing and boating participation in multicultural communities.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org9Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationExplanation: Education grants: 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 objectives (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.ExplanationTxt

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 (4 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$237,751$0$33,258$0$515$0$27,101$0$25,125$0$323,750$0$0$0
James Hemenway
VP - Finance & Admin$182,099$0$16,000$0$792$0$19,810$0$25,220$0$243,921$0$0$0
Maria Knight
Director, Digital Strategy & Ops$107,484$0$8,500$0$98$0$11,598$0$30,222$0$157,902$0$0$0
Stephanie Vatalaro
Director, Communications$107,559$0$10,000$0$65$0$11,756$0$30,222$0$159,602$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 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 VP 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 11gConsulting services: Program service expenses 8,639,631. Management and general expenses 40,191. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,679,822. Temporary services: Program service expenses 16,498. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 16,498.
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.

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