Arlington Fairfax Chapter Inc of the Izaak Wallton League of Americ

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
546052591
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Centreville, VA, USA
Phone
7036314495
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$996,278
Expenses
$977,549
Assets
$2,275,663
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Pamela Meara (President)
  • Brian Hickerson (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Bob Brino (Director)
  • Chip Chicherster (Director)
  • Bill Clayton (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Education of members and the public about conservation of natural resources, clean air, clean water, archery and firearms safety and training, hunter safety, and wildlife conservation. Chapter property is used as a nature reserve for conservation projects, demonstration, recreation and training purposes by members and their families, as well as local schools and universities, scout troops, and other outdoor groups.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Chapter's air gun program is used by Chapter members, junior athletes, local high school teams, and area club teams to practice and compete in the sport of air rifle and air pistol. Coaching and equipment are provided for those interested in trying these shooting sports. This program teaches gun safety, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork. Over 200 local athletes participate in the local high school air rifle league, with seven of the local teams hosted by this air gun program. As a result, a significant number of youth athletes receive scholarships to compete on college shooting teams. The air gun program also hosts an air pistol team, conducts school programs for adaptive (handicapped) shooters, provides facilities for Wounded Warrior air rifle teams, and conducts multiple official matches throughout the year. One notable accomplishment of the air gun program was that two athletes participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics with one winning the first Gold Medal awarded at the Games.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 91% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.1%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 98.9%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 17%; rating input score 17; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.9%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.33; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.1% of revenue deployed · 98.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $967K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 42 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.