North Muddy Fish and Game Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274015900
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Landisville, PA, USA
Phone
7174689455
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Amateur Sports

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$126,480
Expenses
$144,808
Assets
$1,507,115
Liabilities
$72,628

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVE BUTERBAUGH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STEVE BUTERBAUGH (PRESIDENT)
  • DOUG BROSSMAN (SECRETARY)
  • JAMES MAURER (TREASURER)

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

To own and operate land and facilities for the preservation and propagation of fish and game for the purpose of supplying its members with facilities for fishing with rod and line in waters and territory of the north muddy fish and game association, and hunting and kindred recreations on the land surrounding such waters as they may own or control, and such other waters and territory as they may hereafter acquire. It shall preserve the land it owns in its natural state and advocate conservation and preservation of the land and natural resources it controls as well as advocate these objectives to surrounding lands when possible in an effort to preserve the geographic area.

What it reported doing in 2025

The club, located in southern york county, is comprised of 217 acres of beautiful hilly wooded property and encompasses 2.5 miles of the north branch of muddy creek. There is an abundant variety of both wildlife and foliage. The stream has stream bred brown and occasional rainbow trout and will be stocked with brown, rainbow and brook trout. North branch of muddy creek has great pools, runs, riffles and some flat water and is classified by the state as a high value stream. Spring fed streams (rambo run and cold spring creek) enter the north branch of muddy creek.north muddy fish and game association is located in close proximity to many major metropolitan areas. It is 18 miles south of york, Pennsylvania and is between 45 minutes to 1 and 1/2 hours from the cities of baltimore, Maryland, harrisburg, Pennsylvania, lancaster, Pennsylvania, philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, dc. Total membership will consist of up to 45 members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 96% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.5%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.41; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.