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FFI is a Non-Profit

Fly Fishers International Inc Non-Profit Status

Non-Profit Status Includes FFI, Councils, and Charter Clubs

Fly Fishers International (FFI), formerly known as International Federation of Fly Fishers, is a non-profit New York corporation recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Section 501 (c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt organization.  The original status was granted by the IRS on January 12, 1994. This non-profit tax-exempt status has been extended to FFI's Councils and Charter Clubs through a non-profit Group Exemption from the IRS.  The FFI's EIN is 23-7037444, the FFI Group EIN is 81-0514222 and the FFI Group Exemption Number (GEN) is 9453.  Donors can rely on the current IRS confirmation letter issued in 2017 as proof that the organization and the subordinate entities are covered by the letter (download below).

Donations to FFI, its Councils and Charter Clubs are deductible by donors as provided by IRS regulations under Section 170.  FFI is listed on the IRS website under Exempt Organizations Select Check (search with FFI's EIN) and includes the information that contributions to its subordinate organizations are covered by the group exemption.  Most subordinate organizations are not separately listed.  IRS Publication 4573, Group Exemptions, states the subordinate organization need not be itself listed.  Donors may rely upon the central organization verification with respect to the deductibility of contributions to subordinates covered in a section 501(c)(3) group tax-exempt exemption ruling.

Below is the most recent IRS letter recognizing FFI's non-profit 501(c)(3) status including its subordinates.  Following this letter is a list of FFI's Councils and Charter Clubs which are included in FFI's Group Exemption.  Donors can rely on FFI's verification that these Councils and Charter Clubs qualify under FFI's Group Exemption as non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations.

 

IRS 501(c)(3) Letter 

  Download FFI's 501(c)(3) IRS Letter (PDF) 
 

FFI Councils & Charter Clubs Covered by Letter

 

Councils

Chesapeake Council
Lane Thurgood, President
c/o Pete McCall, Secretary
4015 Grandeview Dr.
Pylesville, MD 21132
EIN #52-1838553 

Eastern Rocky Mtn Council
Dwyne Combs, President
11701 Fraser St.
Commerce City, CO 80603
EIN #86-0645803
   
Eastern Waters Council
Patricia "Sam" Decker, President
530 Prospect Hill Road
Cuddebackville, NY  12729
EIN #47-1772437 
 
Florida Council
David Olson, President
1936 5th Ave
Vero Beach, FL 32960
EIN #33-1144203 
   

Great Lakes Council
Mark Johnson, President
1954 N. Harrison
East Lansing, MI 48823
EIN #38-2853180

Gulf Coast Council
 AJ Rosenbohm, President
3321 Pines Road
Shreveport, LA 71119
EIN #20-5335893 
   
North Eastern Council
Jon Larrabee, President
432 Elm St, Suite H
Biddeford, ME  04005
EIN #14-1725096

Northern California Council
Mark Rockwell, President
c/o Tom Smith, Treasurer
PO Box 7231
Reno, NV  89510
EIN #94-3124970 

   
Oregon Council
Sherry Steele, President
69077 Chesnut Place
Sisters, OR  97759
EIN #93-1043695
 
Ohio Council
Jeff McElravy, President
PO Box 442
Shelby, Ohio 44875
EIN #20-8336084 
   

Southern Council
Chris Allen, President
Ron Knight, Treasurer
1425 S. 16th Street
Leavenworth, KS  66048
EIN #43-1559545 

Southeastern Council
Debra Pauli, President
2600 Forrest Way NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
EIN #63-1030285 
   
Southwest Council
Earl Arnold, President
130 S. I St.
Oxford, CA  93030
EIN #95-4315929

Texas Council
Rick Haness, President
PO Box 171031
Arlington, TX  76003
EIN #32-0398293

      
Upper Midwest Council
Lyth Hartz, President
201 Oak Grove Pl
St. Paul, MN 55105
EIN #36-3948935
 
Washington State Council
Steve Jones, President
3101 NW Ivy Cir
Camas, WA 98607-9357
EIN# 91-1810986
   

Western Rocky Mtn Council
Dave Londeree, President
PO Box 1004
Athol, ID 83801
EIN #84-0441249

 
 

Charter Clubs 

Please use the directory search feature below to locate Charter clubs covered by the FFI 501(c)(3) status.
 

Questions

E-mail:  operations@flyfishersinternational.org

Telephone:  406-222-9369 X4

 

    
Type the state abbreviation to narrow search:    
A total of 69 records are displayed.
   
 

Abilene Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 6303
  Abilene, TX 79608-6303
  Federal Tax ID: 81-4030408 
   
 

Aggieland Fly Fishers 

  551 William D Fitch Pkwy Ste 120
  College Station, TX 77845
  Federal Tax ID: 88-3301564 
   
 

Alamo Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 6224
  San Antonio, TX 78209
  Federal Tax ID: 46-4711798 
   
 

Alpine Fly Fishers 

  18112 South Tapps Dr
  Bonney Lake, WA 98391
  Federal Tax ID: 01-0942491 
   
 

Anglers Of The Au Sable 

  PO Box 200
  Grayling, MI 49738
  Federal Tax ID: 38-2720596 
   
 

Antietam Fly Anglers 

  10800 Honeyfield Rd
  Williamsport, MD 21795-4045
  Federal Tax ID: 83-0361520 
   
 

Austin Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 10504
  Austin, TX 78766
  Federal Tax ID: 11-3726123 
   
 

Bainbridge Island Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 11424
  Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
  Federal Tax ID: 20-1179257 
   
 

Bamboo Bend Project Inc 

  3354 Tupelo Ct
  Oakland, MI 48363
  Federal Tax ID: 47-3373868 (said file own 990N) 
   
 

BC Flyfishers (Broome County NY) 

  712 Elm St
  Endicott, NY 13760
  Federal Tax ID: 46-5504713 
   
 

Bonneville Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 26114
  Salt Lake City, UT 84126
  Federal Tax ID: 42-1750872 
   
 

Cape Fear Flyfishers Inc 

  6225 Navigator Way
  Southport, NC 28461
  Federal Tax ID: 81-1267664 
   
 

Carolina Fly Fishing Club 

  3045 Cannon Blvd
  Kannapolis, NC 28083
  Federal Tax ID: 02-0782356 
   
 

Central Coast Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 1121
  Waldport, OR 97394-1121
  Federal Tax ID: 20-5323126 
   
 

Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild 

  69077 Chestnut Pl
  Sisters, OR 97759
  Federal Tax ID: 27-0240833 
   
 

Collin County Fly Fishing Club 

  3021 Leslie Drive
  Wylie, TX 75098
  Federal Tax ID: 83-3220131 
   
 

Contraband Fly Casters Inc. 

  4175 Bertie Ann Rd
  Lake Charles, LA 70611
  Federal Tax ID: 46-3420399 
   
 

Corpus Christi Fly Fishers Inc 

  2134 SARATOGA UNIT H
  Corpus Christi, TX 778417
  Federal Tax ID: 26-4373632 
   
 

Cowlitz Fly Anglers 

  105 Debbie St
  Longview, WA 98632
  Federal Tax ID: 46-3582295 
   
 

Delaware Valley Fly Fishers 

  2828 Michael Rd
  Philadelphia, PA 19152-1652
  Federal Tax ID:  
   
 

Falmouth Flats Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 8462
  Fredericksburg, VA 22404-8462
  Federal Tax ID: 54-1927426 
   
 

Firelands Fly Fishers 

  Box# 122 377 Space B Lear Road
  Avon Lake, OH 44012
  Federal Tax ID: 20-0558847 
   
 

Florida Big Bend Flyfishers, Inc. 

  362 Champion Oak Cir.
  Havana, FL 32333
  Federal Tax ID: 01-0868438 
   
 

Fly Fishing Veterans 

  216 Valley Ct
  Sutherlin, OR 97479-9586
  Federal Tax ID: Has own 501c3, not in FFI Group 
   
 

Flygirls Of Michigan 

  140 Higman Park Hl
  Benton Harbor, MI 49022-3559
  Federal Tax ID: 38-3277186 
   
 

Fort Worth Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 1133
  Fort Worth, TX 76101-1133
  Federal Tax ID: 75-2542650 
   
 

Frank Johnson Memorial Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 6568
  Sheridan, WY 82801
  Federal Tax ID: 92-1007001 
   
 

French Broad Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 1664
  Brevard, NC 28712
  Federal Tax ID: 56-2184410 
   
 

Friends of Lefty Kreh 

  PO Box 3001
  Frederick, MD 21705-3001
  Federal Tax ID: 87-3202487 
   
 

Georgia Women Fly Fishers 

  465 Memorial Dr. SE Unit 229
  Atlanta, GA 30312
  Federal Tax ID: 58-2369705 
   
 

Glacier Country Fly Fishers 

  234 Arbour Dr W
  Kalispell, MT 59901
  Federal Tax ID: 82-4913236 
   
 

Gold Coast Fly Fishers 

  716 SW 2nd Ln
  Pompano Beach, FL 33060
  Federal Tax ID: 81-3083658_Closed-Filed2024 
   
 

Grand Valley Fly Fishers 

  6484 Potters Wheel Dr
  Caledonia, MI 49316
  Federal Tax ID: 82-3846179 
   
 

Gulf Coast Fly Tyers 

  1917 Kansas Ave
  Kenner, LA 70062
  Federal Tax ID: 83-2327956 
   
 

Hi-Desert Flyfishers 

  13789 Cuyamaca Road
  Apple Valley, CA 92307-6006
  Federal Tax ID: 26-1862464 
   
 

High Plains Drifters 

  14068 W 58th Pl
  Arvada, CO 80004
  Federal Tax ID: 84-1355537 
   
 

Kekoa Outdoors 

  2216 Bennington Dr
  Melissa, TX 75454
  Federal Tax ID: 82-1322454_File Own 990N 
   
 

Keystone Fly Fishers Inc. 

  1021 Bredinsburg Rd
  Franklin, PA 16323
  Federal Tax ID: 03-0397420 
   
 

Lake Erie Chapter FFI 

  112 Westgate Blvd
  West Seneca, NY 14224
  Federal Tax ID: 83-0479067 
   
 

Lew Jewett Fly Fishers 

  201 Oak Grove Pl
  Saint Paul, MN 55105
  Federal Tax ID: 47-2164580 
   
 

Lubbock Fly Fishers Inc 

  PO Box 65757
  Lubbock, TX 79464
  Federal Tax ID: 81-1948255 
   
 

Mangrove Coast Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 3792
  Sarasota, FL 34230
  Federal Tax ID: 65-0720457 
   
 

Merced Fly Fishers 

  731 E Yosemite Ave Ste B
  Merced, CA 95340
  Federal Tax ID: 83-4119437 
   
 

Mid-Coast Flyfishers Inc 

  2319 Umbrella Tree Dr
  Edgewater, FL 32141
  Federal Tax ID: 46-5667812 
   
 

New Braunfels Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 310564
  New Braunfels, TX 78131
  Federal Tax ID: 46-2508451 
   
 

New Orleans Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 8021
  Metairie, LA 70011-8021
  Federal Tax ID: 45-3150508 
   
 

North Coast Fly Fishers 

  11241 Hygrove Dr
  Concord Twp, OH 44077
  Federal Tax ID: 34-1659694 
   
 

Patriots On the Fly 

  9401 Mentor Ave # 291
  Mentor, OH 44060
  Federal Tax ID: 99-1851099 
   
 

Pine to Prairie Fly Fishers 

  48056 110th St
  Menahga, MN 56464
  Federal Tax ID: 46-2584156 
   
 

Pueblo Tailwater Renegades 

  PO Box 2282
  Pueblo, CO 81005
  Federal Tax ID: 61-1726221 
   
 

Red Cedar Fly Fishers Inc 

  PO Box 129
  Okemos, MI 48805
  Federal Tax ID: 38-2853959 
   
 

Red River Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 1931
  Sherman, TX 75091-1931
  Federal Tax ID: 77-0626003_File Own 990N 
   
 

San Gabriel Fly Fishers Inc 

  PO Box 1366
  Georgetown, TX 78627-1366
  Federal Tax ID: 20-2830249 
   
 

Sanibel FlyFishers Inc 

  650 Tarpon Bay Rd, #595
  Sanibel, FL 33957
  Federal Tax ID: 01-0586820 
   
 

South Jersey Coastal Fly Anglers 

  521 Marita Ann Dr
  Northfield, NJ 08225
  Federal Tax ID: 27-2866883 
   
 

Stanislaus Fly Fishers 

  3833 Blue Bird Dr
  Modesto, CA 95356-0237
  Federal Tax ID: 75-3266373 
   
 

Streamborn Fly Fishing Club Inc 

  1914 Arcdale Ave
  Rowland Heights, CA 91748
  Federal Tax ID: 20-8594606 
   
 

Suncoast Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 40821
  Saint Petersburg, FL 33743-0821
  Federal Tax ID: 20-8640929 
   
 

Tarpon Coast Fly Fishers Inc 

  12008 Boynton Ln
  New Port Richey, FL 34654
  Federal Tax ID: 26-3225622 
   
 

Tennessee Valley Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 12841
  Huntsville, AL 35815
  Federal Tax ID: 83-1253516 
   
 

TEST 

  123 Test
  Livingston, MT 59047
  Federal Tax ID:  
   
 

Texas Hill Country Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 3002
  Fredericksburg, TX 78624
  Federal Tax ID: 26-2156811 
   
 

Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders 

  2000 Duke St Ste 300
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  Federal Tax ID: 27-2097951 
   
 

Tulsa Fly Fishers 

  PO Box 54108
  Tulsa, OK 74155
  Federal Tax ID: 82-3201748 
   
 

Twin Tiers Five Rivers 

  PO Box 4
  Big Flats, NY 14814
  Federal Tax ID: 16-1580809 
   
 

Umpqua Valley Fly Fishers 

  9048 Southbank Dr
  Roseburg, OR 97470-7993
  Federal Tax ID: 20-1810112 
   
 

Veterans Flyfishing Inc 

  10314 Big Canoe 1173 Petit Ridge Dr.
  Big Canoe, GA 30143
  Federal Tax ID: 46-4982000 
   
 

West Michigan Hacklers 

  1685 E Hawley Rd
  Custer, MI 49405
  Federal Tax ID: 38-3408649 
   
 

Wild Trout Flyrodders Inc 

  530 Prospect Hill Rd
  Cuddebackville, NY 12729
  Federal Tax ID: 27-5496742