California · Nonprofit
ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION
ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $122,600 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($70,800). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 68% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $186k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $123k
- Net assets
- $461k
What Almanor Fishing Association does
Mission
The Almanor Fishing Association AFA a nonprofit organization made up of fishermen and local citizens interested in maintaining the health and quality of the Lake Almanor fishery. AFA objectives to present a strong collective and unified voice in advocating the merits and interests of sport fishing in Lake Almanor and interfacing with local state and federal agencies and with various corporate and private entities to explore and develop solely or in cooperation with others plans programs and facilities for the perpetuation and enhancement of the Lake Almanor fishing resource.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
FISH REARING PROGRAM: The purpose of the fish rearing program is to raise fish in cages in Lake Almanor to be released into the lake and to promote and maintain the fishing in the lake. the program was established in 1985 in the Hamilton Branch area by two local fishermen Jim Pleau and Reuben Chavez with the assistance of Ron DeCoto a biologist with the Department of Fish & Game DFG. The program was started with two nylon net pens which were located at Lassen View Resort owned by Pleau and Chavez. The DFG provided the fish via hatcheries to rear during the winter months. The DFG also provided food to feed the fish acquired the necessary permit from PG&E to have the nets in the waters of Lake Almanor and took responsibility for maintenance of the cages. The cage program was very successful and has since developed into using 10 aluminum cages. AFA has taken over the program of maintaining the cages feeding the fish on a daily basis during the winter months and releasing the fish in the month of April.
$55,049 spent64% of program spendingVETERANS FISHING DAY: Each year AFA members take US Veterans from all areas of the United States fishing for a day. The day ends with a BBQ at no cost to the Veterans. The purpose is to honor Veterans and to give them an opportunity that they might have not otherwise had.
$9,735 spent$9,224 earned by the program11% of program spendingNEWSLETTER: The purpose of the AFA newsletter is to share AFAs mission of preserving Lake Almanor and promote fishing on the lake. The newsletter has been produced since approximately 2004.To date over 1,000 copies are produced and mailed out to AFA supporters and dispersed throughout Plumas County annually.
$8,365 spent10% of program spendingKIDS FISHING DAY: Each year AFA members & volunteers take 4th graders from the Plumas County school districts fishing for a day. Each child is given a fishing rod and provided with instruction from AFA members to learn to fish. The purpose of the program is to expose children to the sport of fishing and wildlife in hopes of developing an interest in this sport.
$4,501 spent5% of program spendingSCHOLARSHIPS: Each year AFA awards up to five scholarships to graduating seniors from Westwood Chester and Greenville high schools. The maximum scholarship per student is $1,000. Scholarships are awarded based upon academic achievement letters of recommendation and civic involvement.
$4,500 spent5% of program spendingHAMILTON BRANCH PUBLIC AREA MAINTENANCE: One of AFAs biggest projects of 2003 was the completion of the Hamilton Branch public fishing access area. This project began in 2002 and was completed in November 2003. This area of the Hamilton Branch is one of the most popular fishing areas for anglers and their families. This site is located at the intersection of Hwy 147 and County Road A-13 at the northeast corner of Lake Almanor. A rocked parking lot with picnic tables and restrooms which are ADA approved are available for fishermen and picnickers alike. An upgraded trail leading to the fishing area has also been provided. AFA shares in the responsibility of maintaining this area.
$1,495 spent2% of program spendingAlmanor food basin donation
$1,871 spent$1,399 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $85,516.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $374k to $461k (+23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2025 21%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
79% of ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $12k → $13k.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 68% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 98% · 2022 83% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
68% of ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $40k that is directly attributable, 81% of it comes from funders outside California, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $83k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
68%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION?
- ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $122,600 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($70,800). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 68% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $122,600 in grants to ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $70,800 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ALMANOR FISHING ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing