Vermont · Nonprofit
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC (Vermont) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,168,328 to it, the largest being THE THREE T'S FOUNDATION ($547,950). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $549k
- Funders on record
- 37
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $2.4M
What The American Museum of Fly Fishing Inc does
Mission
The american museum of fly fishing is the steward of the history, traditions, and practices of the sport of fly fishing and promotes the conservation of its waters. The museum collects, preserves, exhibits, studies, and interprets the artifacts, art, and literature of the sport and uses these resources to engage, educate, and benefit all.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Maintenance of exhibits - the museum maintained and displayed exhibits to preserve historical fly fishing artifacts and memorabilia and to provide an opportunity for public education regarding the history of fly fishing.
$551,437 spent$10,479 earned by the program88% of program spendingJournal and publications - the publishing of fly fishing literature is an important means of educating the public about the history of fly fishing.
$54,236 spent$1,805 earned by the program9% of program spendingEvents, shows & community relations - the museum hosts community oriented events centered around fly fishing education.
$19,478 spent$9,410 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $625,151.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 2021 to 2022, from $3.0M to $2.7M (−12%).
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: 2020 27% · 2021 14% · 2023 10%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
87% of THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 6 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 3 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $36k → $102k.
7 of 37 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% 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 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 37 funders by total. 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
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 47% of grant income and the top three 64%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 50% · 2018 36% · 2019 94% · 2020 35% · 2021 29% · 2022 68% · 2023 41% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
40% of THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 51% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Vermont, across 14 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $164k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC's funding base is broadening — from 3 funders to 15 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $259 on record.
- Other Purchased Services$259
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC
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 Vermont
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
65% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
66%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC?
- THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC (Vermont) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,168,328 to it, the largest being THE THREE T'S FOUNDATION ($547,950). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC have?
- IRS filings report 37 organizations giving $1,168,328 in grants to THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC, 19 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC?
- THE THREE T'S FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $547,950 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLY FISHING INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Vermont. 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 2019–2024), and the filings of 37 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