Fly Fishing Collaborative: FY2021 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 · $287K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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.

$243Kprogram expense

02

Advocacy sponsorship program

$44Kprogram 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

$454K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$397K

Other incomeLn 4–11$54K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Money outPt IX

$525K

Ln 25

Programscol B$287K

Managementcol C$117K

Fundraisingcol D$121K

Owns and owesPt X

$319K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K

Total assetsLn 16$323K

LiabilitiesLn 26$4K

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$397K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$130K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$54K

Gains on assetsLn 7$4K

Total revenueLn 12$454K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$71K

SavingsLn 2$200K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$16K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K

Other assetsLn 15$8K

Total assetsLn 16$323K

LiabilitiesLn 26$4K

Net assetsLn 32$319K

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$348K	$271K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$11K	$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$26K	$23K
Total assetsLn 16	$392K	$323K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2K	$4K
Net assetsLn 32	$390K	$319K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$44K	$44K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$110K	$33K	$44K	$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$64K	$19K	$26K	$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$14K	$4K	$6K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$24K			$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$4K	$5K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K	$2K	$2K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$15K	$5K	$6K	$5K
TravelLn 17	$16K		$821	$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$7K		$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$199K	$177K	$8K	$14K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K		$954	$954
Total functional expensesLn 25	$525K	$287K	$117K	$121K

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 Viewing	$454K	$525K	−$71K	$319K	990 PDF
FY2020	$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 $454,346 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $389,191$396,574

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,139$3,727

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,025$54,045

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $417,355$454,346

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,435$43,610

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $111,984$188,400

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,997$293,203

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $268,416$525,213

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $148,939−$70,867

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 $454,346 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$130,439

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,135

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,702

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$396,574

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $98$98

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $4,429 · Excluded from tax −$800$3,629

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $53,708$53,708

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $337$337

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $337 · Unrelated business $4,429 · Excluded from tax $53,006$454,346

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $525,213 across 14 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $43,610$43,610

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,138 · Management $44,184 · Fundraising $33,138$110,460

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,125 · Management $25,500 · Fundraising $19,125$63,750

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,257 · Management $5,676 · Fundraising $4,257$14,190

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,925$9,925

IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $23,795$23,795

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,795$1,795

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,903 · Management $5,204 · Fundraising $3,903$13,010

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,603 · Management $2,138 · Fundraising $1,603$5,344

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,512 · Management $6,016 · Fundraising $4,512$15,040

IX-17 TravelManagement $821 · Fundraising $15,523$16,344

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,843$6,843

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $176,819 · Management $8,002 · Fundraising $14,378$199,199

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $954 · Fundraising $954$1,908

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $286,967 · Management $117,058 · Fundraising $121,188$525,213

Part X · Balance sheet $323,208 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $195,495$71,082

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $152,271$200,137

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,961$5,203

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$250

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,904$22,561

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,793$15,929

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,023$8,046

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $392,447$323,208

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,258$3,886

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,258$3,886

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $390,189$319,322

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $390,189$319,322

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $392,447$323,208

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $319,322 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$454,346

XI-2 Total expenses$525,213

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,867

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$390,189

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$319,322

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