Based in the Pacific Northwest, FAMILY LINES is a collective of wilderness guides and filmmakers leveraging our talents along with our passion for fishing to fight absence in fatherhood with intentional presence for the restoration of family lines worldwide. Ultimately, we aim to strengthen the relationships between fathers and their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 21 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 62% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 62% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$185K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$209K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$133K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$185K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$209K
FY2025$185K
Expenses
$209K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$209K
Net assets
$133K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$156K
FY2025$133K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $93K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder Chariman
$88,000Pt VII · Sec A
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Hagedorn’s $88K as Founder Chariman is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jon Hagedorn$88,000$88,000$73,003$78,488$59,827$59,536
Aaron Bryant——$70,503$76,088$54,394$54,128
Jared Harrison——$33,088$66,625$40,170$49,200
Julie Hagedorn$36,000$28,250————
Kevin Talcott$6,000—————
Jeff Smith—$2,000————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

Connects fathers and children through wilderness adventures and filmmaking to strengthen family bonds.

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3 programs · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Equip & Educate

Our curricula and trainings are the "heart" of Family Lines - helping dads, and leaders of other dads by giving them tools, training, and inspiration to awaken and encourage the fathers they lead in their churches and communities.

$92Kprogram expense
02

Expeditions

our single and multi day trips, and shoulder to shoulder workshops, are the "hands" of Family Lines - helping dads by providing them a chance to break the everyday routine and spend intentional focused time reconnecting with their children. In 2024 we hosted 30 days worth of expeditions for 68 people.

$44Kprogram expense
03

Fly Fishing Academy

The Family Lines Fly Fishing Academy provides opportunities for families and others to enjoy time together while learning more about fly fishing. Our FLFFA increases exposure and awareness to the greater work of Family Lines, and the money brought in from the FLFFA contributes to the overall organizational financial health and…

$7Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$185K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Money outPt IX
$209K
Ln 25
Programscol B$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$133K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Total revenueLn 12$185K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$133K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $185K$209K−$24K$133K 990 PDF
FY2024 $209K$216K−$8K$156K 990 PDF
FY2023 $288K$280K$8K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $280K$328K−$47K$155K 990 PDF
FY2021 $353K$239K$114K$202K 990 PDF
FY2020 $263K$222K$42K$94K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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