Grants for hunting and fishing clubs

252 hunting and fishing clubs received at least $266,727 in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 153 grants made from 85 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 85 foundations, 90% made just a single grant to hunting clubs, and 1% made grants to four or more hunting clubs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$266,727
Total grant dollars given to hunting and fishing clubs
153
Number of grants made annually to hunting and fishing clubs
85
Number of grantmakers funding hunting and fishing clubs
$1,000
Median grant size to hunting and fishing clubs

Foundations that support hunting and fishing clubs

Out of all grants made to hunting and fishing clubs, 71% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 50% of the dollar-value of grants to hunting clubs. Foundations funding hunting clubs also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, religious organizations, christian organizations, veteran organizations, and animal shelters.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
61
Medium
 
14
Large
 
10
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
1
Private
 
59
Corporate
 
12
Other
 
13

Grants made

Grants made to hunting clubs Number of grantmakers
1
 
77
2-3
 
7
4-10
 
0
11+
 
1

Top 10 foundations supporting hunting and fishing clubs

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to hunting clubs Number of grants made to hunting clubs Median grant size
NRA Foundation VA National 0.2% 60 $2,494
Baird Foundation WI National 0.1% 3 $1,500
Abbvie Foundation IL National 0.0% 3 $1,090
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) MT National 0.3% 2 $5,000
The Foundation for Youth Firearms Safety SD State 5.4% 2 $3,500
He Hill Founadation FL Metro 0.3% 2 $1,510
Gee Family Foundation NC Regional 2.4% 2 $1,500
The Jones Family Foundation MI National 0.1% 2 $1,000
M and J Foundation NC Metro 1.4% 1 $5,000
Deerfield Charitable Trust XXX-XX-XXXX PA State 1.5% 1 $5,000

Hunting and fishing clubs grantees

Hunting and fishing clubs with more than $5 million in total revenues received 13% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 13% of all hunting clubs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
153
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
0

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$1,000
$100k-$500k
 
$1,500
$500k-$1M
 
$1,980
$1M-$5M
 
$681
>$5M
 
$1,000

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
Maryland
 
16
Pennsylvania
 
12
Minnesota
 
10
Illinois
 
10
Other
 
105

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
Washington DC
 
16
Minneapolis
 
7
Pittsburgh
 
5
Miami
 
5
Other
 
83

Top 25 grants made to hunting and fishing clubs

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
Take A Kid Fishing Foundation $5,000 Support Mission of Organization M and J Foundation
Cowanesque Valley Anglers $5,000 General Operations Deerfield Charitable Trust XXX-XX-XXXX
Union Sportsmen's Alliance $5,000 Financial Support International brotherhood of electrical Workers lu 654
Leek Hunting and Mountain Preserve $5,000 Program Whitetails Unlimited
Clark County Fish and Game Club $5,000 For Local Elderly Asstistance The Kentland Foundation
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing $5,000 Charitable Contribution The Wilson Family Foundation
Cast / Take A Warrior Fishing $5,000 Operations Los Altos Community Foundation
First Hunt Foundation $5,000 Hunting Heritage Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF)
Hunt With Heart $5,000 Hunting Heritage Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF)
Scope $5,000 General Purpose Weinbergnewton Family Foundation
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing $5,000 General Fund Daniel Island Community Fund
Bi-State Sportsmans Association $5,000 Range Improvements NRA Foundation
Fishing with Vets $5,000 Provide Both Summer and Ice Fishing Opportunities for Vets Yontz Valor Foundation
Back in the Maine Stream $5,000 Incr. Qual. of Life FR Disabled Vets Gwendolen Elwell Flanagan Foundation
City Kids Adventures $5,000 Provides Funds To Accomplish Charitable Purpose The Ellen and Edward Randall Iii Foundation
Texas Game Warden Association $5,000 General Operations Simon and Louise Henderson Foundation
Masters of Foxhounds Association of America $5,000 General The Homestead Foundation
Union Sportsmen's Alliance $5,000 Shooting Sports Development National Shooting Sports Foundation
Hudson Rod and Gun Club $4,900 Range Improvements NRA Foundation
West Salem Rod and Gun Club $4,900 Range Improvements NRA Foundation
Presque Isle Fish and Game Club $4,708 Training, Safety, Education, Range Improvements NRA Foundation
Kachemak Gun Club $4,700 Training, Safety, Education NRA Foundation
Kern County Gun Club $4,608 General Shooting Program, Competitive Shooting NRA Foundation
Northland Shooting Sports $4,521 To Fund Youth Shooting Sports MidwayUSA Foundation
Buxton and Hollis Rod and Gun Club $4,428 General Shooting Program NRA Foundation
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Hunting and fishing clubs" category for this page is determined by the "N61: Fishing and Hunting Clubs" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.