Congressional Sportsmens Foundation

CSF'S MISSION IS TO WORK WITH CONGRESS, GOVERNORS, AND STATE LEGISLATURES TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE HUNTING, ANGLING, RECREATIONAL SHOOTING AND TRAPPING.

EVENTS: ORGANIZED AS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, CSF DOES NOT TAKE ANY PUBLIC FUNDS, BUT RAISES FUNDS ANNUALLY TO COVER EXPENSES. TRADITIONAL DONOR-CENTERED SUPPORT AND EVENT-RELATED INCOME ARE THE ANNUAL SOURCES OF REVENUE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, CSF'S REVENUES COME FROM MISSION PARTNER SUPPORT AT VARYING LEVELS, INDIVIDUAL GIVING, SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS, EVENT TICKET SALES, AND EVENT INCOME FROM RAFFLES AND AUCTIONS. IT ALSO INCLUDES ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES ON RESEARCH PRODUCTS, PRODUCT PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS, PRIVATE GRANT FUNDING AND FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC ISSUE-BASED CAMPAIGNS.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SPORTMEN'S CAUCUSES (NASC) PROVIDES A HOST OF SERVICES INCLUDING: PROVIDING DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPORTMEN'S ISSUES, WRITING CAUCUS PRESS RELEASES, ORGANIZING AN ANNUAL MEETING AND COORDINATING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND INTERACTION BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL STATE CAUCUSES. THROUGH ITS COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND BY FOSTERING INTERACTION BETWEEN AND AMONG LEGISLATORS, SPORTMEN'S GROUPS, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES AND THE MEDIA, NASC PROVIDES THE SYNERGY TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE HUNTING, RECREATIONAL ANGLING AND SHOOTING, TRAPPING AND PROFESSIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN STATE CAPITOLS. NASC ACTS AS A FRAMEWORK OF SUPPORT AMONG STATE CAUCUSES WHICH IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL ADVANCEMENT OF PRO-SPORTSMEN POLICIES ACROSS THE NATION.

POLICY: CSF PROVIDES ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE SPORTMEN'S COMMUNITY TO THE CONGRESSIONAL SPORTMEN'S CAUCUS (CSC) - CORE LIKE-MINDED LEGISLATORS, REPRESENTING NEARLY 300 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES FROM NEARLY EVERY STATE. ADDITIONALLY, CSF WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES BOTH FORMALLY THROUGH REPRESENTATION ON FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND INFORMALLY AS THE WASHINGTON-BASED POLICY LIAISON TO THE SPORTMEN'S COMMUNITY.

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS: THE CSF COMMUNICATIONS EFFORT IS FOCUSED ON BRANDING CSF BY DISSEMINATING TIMELY, NEWSWORTHY AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ON LEGISLATION AND POLICY ISSUES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS. UTILIZING A NUMBER OF COMMUNICATION TOOLS, OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS LARGELY MADE UP OF OUR VARIOUS CAUSCES MEMBERS, MISSION PARTNER MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTORS, CONSERVATION NGO GROUPS AND THE OUTDOOR MEDIA. EXPENSES 493,768 INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0 STATE RESOURCES: THE FOUNDATION CONTROLS ASSETS CONTRIBUTED TO STATE RESOURCE FUNDS. THESE FUNDS ARE QUASI-ORGANIZATIONS THAT SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PROGRAMS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES. THE SRF ARE NOT SEPARATE ENTITIES OF THE FOUNDATION. VOLUNTEERS FROM EACH STATE ORGANIZE PROJECTS AND SOLICIT DONORS THAT FUND THEIR STATE'S PROJECTS. PER FOUNDATION POLICY, 12% OF CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED FOR GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, WITH THE REMAINDER RESTRICTED FOR THE INTENDED PROGRAM. EXPENSES 43,240 INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 88,797 GOVERNER'S CAUCUS: A BIPARTISAN CAUSCUS OF GOVERNORS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF AMERICA'S SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN, AND ADVANCE PROFESSIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT POLICY. GSC FACILITATES COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN PARTICIPATING OFFICES IN SUPPORT OF POLICIES AND REGULATIONS THAT PROMOTE AND ADVANCE HUNTING, ANGLING, RECREATIONAL SHOOTING, AND TRAPPING. GUIDED BY A BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP TEAM OF GOVERNORS AND STAFFED THROUGH CSF, THE GSC COMPLEMENTS AND ENHANCES THE CONGRESSIONAL SPORTMEN'S CAUCUS AND THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SPORTMEN'S CAUCUSES. PRESENTLY, THE BIPARTISAN GSC CONSISTS OF 30 MEMBERS REPRESENTING DIVERSE REGIONS OF THE NATION. EXPENSES 0 INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0