Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
“To ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in wild public lands and waters.”
The work
What they do
The sportsmen’s voice for wild public lands, waters, and wildlife.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS SEEKS TO ENSURE NORTH AMERICA'S OUTDOOR HERITAGE OF HUNTING AND FISHING IN A NATURAL SETTING, THROUGH EDUCATION AND WORK ON BEHALF OF WILD PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Keeping the wild alive
$1.8MCONSERVATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACHTHE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE DEFINE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES AS THE PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE AND MANAGED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ENTRU...
Read it as they filed it
CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACHTHE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE DEFINE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES AS THE PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE AND MANAGED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ENTRUSTED WITH THEIR CARE. THIS MODEL IS THE FOUNDATION OF SCIENCE-BASED FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND OUR DUTY AS AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO HUNTERS AND ANGLERS IS TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT OUR WILD PUBLIC LANDS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE WHILE PROMOTING CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT BY OUR MEMBERS, CHAPTERS, AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Keeping the wild alive
$1.4MHABITAT RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIPBHA IS WORKING AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR WILD PUBLIC LANDS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Read it as they filed it
HABITAT RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIPBHA IS WORKING AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR WILD PUBLIC LANDS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. HEALTHY POPULATIONS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE HEALTH OF THEIR HABITATS. HUNTERS AND ANGLERS REMAIN COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH PRIVATE LAND OWNERS AND STATE AND FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AGENCIES TO FACILITATE CONSISTENT LAND-USE POLICIES, PROTECT WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, AND RESTORE DEGRADED HABITATS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Keeping the wild alive
$1.1MACCESS AND OPPORTUNITYBHA IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS TO SECURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO QUALITY FAIR CHASE HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES.
Including $45,000 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITYBHA IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS TO SECURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO QUALITY FAIR CHASE HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES. BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF OUR CHAPTERS TO INFLUENCE POLICIES THAT NOT ONLY ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL ISSUE OF ACCESS BUT ALSO PRIORITIZE CONSERVATION OF KEY LANDS AND WATERS, WE CAN PROTECT VALUABLE HABITAT AND IMPLEMENT RESPONSIBLE LAND MANAGEMENT POLICIES THAT SUPPORT ROBUST POPULATIONS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
88 cents of every dollar goes to the work
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is nowhere near one.
Backed on the record by Western Conservation Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund and Wilderness Society, latest filing FY24.
$4,294,566 programs, $355,211 management, $245,569 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Took the helm from Frankie Mcburney Olson, who drew $128,354 in the final year on file.
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. This one caught a changing of the guard in the act: the FY2025 officer table lists Frankie Mcburney Olson, the return itself is signed by Nadia Marji. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at BHA? Claim this page.
Those 700 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If BHA is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 701The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $353,575 |
| 2012 | $537,262 |
| 2013 | $731,402 |
| 2014 | $937,981 |
| 2015 | $1,339,595 |
| 2016 | $1,863,058 |
| 2017 | $4,684,595 |
| 2018 | $3,642,230 |
| 2019 | $4,269,861 |
| 2020 | $4,711,060 |
| 2021 | $5,445,985 |
| 2022 | $3,856,716 |
| 2023 | $4,861,110 |
| 2025 | $5,069,353 |
From $354K in 2011 to $5.1M in FY25, across 14 public filings.
The record
On the Hill
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers files its own federal lobbying reports: 29 filings from 2019 to 2026, naming 205 bills. The filings, at the Senate.
Most filed on budget/appropriations, natural resources and agriculture.
Their ground
The places they defend
Nevada chapter organized within the 15-group Sportsmen for the Rubies coalition against oil and gas leasing and backs permanent withdrawal through the Ruby Mountains Protection Act.
Who’s defending it In the fightBrowns Canyon National MonumentColorado Backcountry Hunters and Anglers joined the sportsmen’s coalition that pushed for the 2015 monument designation.
Who’s defending itSee every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
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Ways in
How to help
88 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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22 years on the ground, 700 volunteers, 88 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.