Fly Fishing Collaborative: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-4633708)

Sean Buchstaber’s $104K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Sean Buchstaber	$104,364	$102,564	$97,680	$104,460	$88,800

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds aquaponic farms to fight poverty and human trafficking.

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2 programs · $111K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Empowering communities by building aquaponic farms that provide food and a source of income for villages and safe homes. Our aquaponic farms contribute to the effectiveness of organizations that work to save children's lives and give them hope for a better future and help prevent them from entering sex-slavery.

$76Kprogram expense

02

Advocacy sponsorship program

$35Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Community Foundations of the Hudson ValleyFY2024$50K

The Signatry Charitable TrustFY2024$25K

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$20K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$11K

Crane Family FoundationFY2024$7K

Matthew and Emmanuella Essieh FoundationFY2024$6K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$125K

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Grants paid · 2 grants · $68K · 2020–2021

Safety CompassOR · FY2021$40,000

Safety CompassOR · FY2020$28,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$417K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K

Other incomeLn 4–11$27K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Money outPt IX

$268K

Ln 25

Programscol B$111K

Managementcol C$84K

Fundraisingcol D$73K

Owns and owesPt X

$390K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K

Total assetsLn 16$392K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$172K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$27K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$158

Total revenueLn 12$417K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$195K

SavingsLn 2$152K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K

Other assetsLn 15$4K

Total assetsLn 16$392K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

Net assetsLn 32$390K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$220K	$348K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$10K	$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5K	$26K
Total assetsLn 16	$242K	$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$281	$2K
Net assetsLn 32	$241K	$390K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$35K	$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$95K	$28K	$38K	$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$14K	$4K	$6K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$3K	$841	$1K	$841
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K		$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$13K	$2K		$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K		$4K
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$4K	$5K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$785	$1K	$785
OccupancyLn 16	$14K	$4K	$6K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$9K		$425	$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$7K		$7K
InsuranceLn 23	$765		$765
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$49K	$31K	$7K	$11K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K		$829	$829
Total functional expensesLn 25	$268K	$111K	$84K	$73K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$614K	$477K	$137K	$346K	990 PDF
FY2023	$350K	$377K	−$27K	$219K	990 PDF
FY2022	$386K	$446K	−$60K	$251K	990 PDF
FY2021	$454K	$525K	−$71K	$319K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$417K	$268K	$149K	$390K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Part I · Summary $417,355 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $348,821$389,191

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,584$1,139

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $56,280$27,025

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $406,685$417,355

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $125,910$35,435

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $127,628$111,984

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,313$120,997

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $396,851$268,416

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,834$148,939

Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $417,355 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$172,465

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$216,726

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$389,191

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,297$1,297

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business −$158−$158

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,180$26,180

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $845$845

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $845 · Unrelated business −$158 · Excluded from tax $27,477$417,355

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $268,416 across 15 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,435$35,435

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,440 · Management $37,920 · Fundraising $28,440$94,800

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,314 · Management $5,752 · Fundraising $4,314$14,380

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $841 · Management $1,122 · Fundraising $841$2,804

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,689$7,689

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,030 · Fundraising $11,028$13,058

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,168$4,168

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,899 · Management $5,198 · Fundraising $3,899$12,996

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $785 · Management $1,046 · Fundraising $785$2,616

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,132 · Management $5,509 · Fundraising $4,132$13,773

IX-17 TravelManagement $425 · Fundraising $8,408$8,833

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,546$6,546

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $765$765

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,373 · Management $6,865 · Fundraising $10,657$48,895

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $829 · Fundraising $829$1,658

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $111,249 · Management $83,834 · Fundraising $73,333$268,416

Part X · Balance sheet $392,447 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,725$195,495

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,973$152,271

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$3,961

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,400$25,904

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,433$10,793

X-15 Other assets$4,023

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $241,531$392,447

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $281$2,258

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $281$2,258

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $241,250$390,189

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $241,250$390,189

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $241,531$392,447

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $390,189 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$417,355

XI-2 Total expenses$268,416

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$148,939

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$241,250

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$390,189

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