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PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB

PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $410 to it, the largest being JEFF & ANNE WOOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION ($410). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$86k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$410
Net assets
$58k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 0%
01What it does

What Pasadena Casting Foundation Aka Pasadena Casting Club does

Mission

To educate both the membership and the general public in scientific methods of fly fishing and tournament casting. To promote conservation projects which will aid in the protection and propagation of game fish. To assist in the promotion, maintenance, and protection of fishing habitats. To encourage the use of sporting lures and equipment and to discourage the use of unduly destructive lures, baits, and fishing methods. To promote the doctrine of a restricted catch, preferably catch & release, and generally to maintain a high standard of conservation. To promote interest and competence in tournament or contest casting. To promote social relations among its members and to fraternize and cooperate with other clubs, associations, and organizations similar in their respective aims and purposes.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Program

  1. To promote conservation projects which will aid in the protection and propogation of game fishHeld 10 general membership monthly meetings, 10 with guest speakersPublisted monlthly newslettersConducted Introduction to Fly Fishing ClassesConducted Youth Fly Fishing ClinicsConducted Surf Fishing ClinicConducted Women's EventConducted Beginning Fly Casting and Mending ClassHosted/Lead 5 Fly Fishing OutingsHosted Bamboo Rod Builders WorkshopHosted Pancake Breakfast SocialHosted Fall Bite EventConducted Veterans Fly Fishing Clinic and OutingHeld Annual FundraiserHeld Annual Holiday Paraty and Awards GalaHeld Yard Sale of Fly Fishing Equipment

    $85,543 spent
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $85,543.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($60k) Expenses 100 ($57k) Net assets 100 ($54k)2018 Revenue 127 ($77k) Expenses 140 ($79k) Net assets 86 ($46k)2019 Revenue 143 ($86k) Expenses 140 ($79k) Net assets 99 ($53k)2020 Revenue 87 ($53k) Expenses 93 ($53k) Net assets 102 ($55k)2021 Revenue 96 ($58k) Expenses 101 ($57k) Net assets 104 ($56k)2022 Revenue 95 ($57k) Expenses 102 ($57k) Net assets 104 ($56k)2023 Revenue 133 ($80k) Expenses 176 ($99k) Net assets 69 ($37k)2024 Revenue 143 ($86k) Expenses 116 ($65k) Net assets 108 ($58k)
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Revenue (143)Expenses (116)Net assets (108)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $37k to $58k (+57%).

$54k
$46k
$53k
$55k
$56k
$56k
$37k
$58k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

14% of PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (39% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 15,075 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$4k
’17
−$2k
’18
$7k
’19
$178
’20
$919
’21
−$184
’22
−$19k
’23
$21k
’24
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2018 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $40.

Funder
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'21
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total
funders
1
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB’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.

Where its funders are

100% of PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB's grant income comes from California funders.

CA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 13,282 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.

Operating margin24% · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)5% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,282 recreation & sports nonprofits under $100k, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB?
PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $410 to it, the largest being JEFF & ANNE WOOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION ($410). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $410 in grants to PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB?
JEFF & ANNE WOOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $410 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like PASADENA CASTING FOUNDATION AKA PASADENA CASTING CLUB 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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