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Joint Costs
Trout Unlimited (National Office)'s rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.
| Program % | Cost to Raise $100 |
|---|---|
| 87% | $16 |
Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating.
Financial Documents
| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| Trout Unlimited | IRS Form 990 | 38-1612715 |
| Trout Unlimited | Audited Financial Statements | 38-1612715 |
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Entity: Trout Unlimited Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 38-1612715 |
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Entity: Trout Unlimited Document Type: Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: 38-1612715 |
Governance & Transparency
CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Wood | President/CEO | $384,033 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Maclin | Executive VP | $202,502 |
| 3 | Matt Renaud | CFO | $196,186 |
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1 Name: Christopher Wood Title: President/CEO Compensation: $384,033 |
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2 Name: Elizabeth Maclin Title: Executive VP Compensation: $202,502 |
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3 Name: Matt Renaud Title: CFO Compensation: $196,186 |
Analysts' Notes
CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.
| CharityWatch's rating of Trout Unlimited (TU) is for the National Office based in Arlington, VA (tax ID #38-1612715). The rating does not include the financial activities of the locally-based Trout Unlimited chapters and councils. TU has "approximately 150,000 members and supporters in over 400 chapters and councils nationwide," according the TU audit of September 30, 2017 (Note 1). |