2024-05-03T12:54:39-04:00 2023-12-31 CRAIG A SEVERANCE CPA 3255 B 1/2 RD GRAND JUNCTION CO 815039465 990EZ 2023-01-01 275259631 ACTION PISTOL GROUP INC ACTI 9702615189 619 MAIN STREET GRAND JUNCTION CO 81501 JOHN GROVES TREASURER 9702615189 2024-04-26 true JOHN GROVES XXX-XX-XXXX true CRAIG A SEVERANCE CPA P00448613 9702607218 2024-05-03 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X WWW.ACTIONPISTOLGROUP.COM X X 122671 X 17 120338 2260 56 122671 1059 18092 247 71769 91167 31504 71120 102624 X 61485 93225 9635 9399 71120 102624 71120 102624 X PART IV: NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIVE OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSE ACTIVITES PAST, PRESENT, AND PLANNED ACTION PISTOL GROUP, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) WAS FORMED ON MARCH 01, 2011 TO CARRY ON THE FOLLOWING EXEMPT PURPOSES UNDER 501 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE: 1) EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING CLASSES (BASIC, ADVANCED, INSTRUCTOR, AND RANGE SAFETY OFFICER) COVERING FIREARMS LAW, SAFE OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF FIREARMS. TRAINING FAR EXCEEDS THE STATE OF COLORADO REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT, AND IS CARRIED ON WITH A MIX OF BOTH MALE AND FEMALE INSTRUCTORS, ALL OF WHOM ARE NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. THESE CLASSES HAVE BEEN CARRIED ON CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 2011. IN RECENT YEARS THE ORGANIZATION ADDED THE NRA "REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM" CLASS TO ITS OFFERINGS. 2) SPONSORSHIP OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITIONS THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO ACTED, SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2011, AS A SPONSOR OF NATIONAL AND I CLASSES IN FIREARMS SAFETY & HANDLING: THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS REGULAR CLASSES IN THE PROPER AND SAFE HANDLING OF FIREARMS AND ESPECIALLY THEIR PROPER USE IN FIREARMS PROFICIENCY COMPETITIVE EVENTS. 1756 THE ORGANIZATION IS A SPONSOR OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS MARKMANSHIP COMPETITIONS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE COLORADO DIVISION OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE, AND THE IDPA AND THE USPSA. 77870 OCCASIONAL SMALL GRANTS TO LOCAL FIREARMS TRAINING NONPROFIT ORGS LIKE 4H 2333 EXPS THAT APPLY ACROSS ALL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT ARE NOT "ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD" IN NATURE 7001 88960 SCOTT MARTIN PRESIDENT 000.00 0 RUSS HASSINGER VICE PRESIDE 000.00 0 JOHN GROVES TREASURER 000.00 0 VALERIE RICHARDSON SECRETARY 000.00 0 WALT PROULX DIRECTOR 000.00 0 JIM BRUNELL BOARD MEMBER 000.00 0 CHRISTOPHER OLIVER BOARD MEMBER 000.00 0 false false false false false false false false false JOHN GROVES 619 MAIN STREET GRAND JUNCTION CO 81501 9702615189 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 100 6483 17 6600 132983 64992 109372 74347 120394 502088 2260 2260 133083 64992 109372 80830 122671 510948 510948 133083 64992 109372 80830 122671 510948 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES WEBSITE EXPENSE 161 OFFICE SUPPLIES 24 SOFTWARE DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 340 MEETING EXPENSE 80 INSURANCE LIABITY AND D&O 934 BANK CHARGES 60 BUSINESS REGISTR FEES 10 TELEPHONE EXPS 360 PAYPAL/STRIPE FEES 27 CLASS SUPPLIES & MATLS 635 RSO CLASS EXPENSE 1,107 CLASS RANGE FEES/EXPS 14 RANGE SUPPLIES MATCHES 1,762 USPSA CLASSIFICATION FEES 2,432 RMR EXPS 42,606 IDPA & USPSA OTHER EXPS 262 3RD ROCK MATCH EXPS 2,810 F-CLASS CLASSIFIC. FEE 198 2024 IDPA STATE MATCH EXP 200 2023 ICORE MATCH EXP 12,108 SMALL GRANTS 2,333 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 3,306 TOTAL 71,769 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 22,390 25,460 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 12,755 16,061 TOTAL 9,635 9,399 FORM 990-EZ, PART III PART IV: NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIVE OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSE ACTIVITES PAST, PRESENT, AND PLANNED ACTION PISTOL GROUP, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) WAS FORMED ON MARCH 01, 2011 TO CARRY ON THE FOLLOWING EXEMPT PURPOSES UNDER 501 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE: 1) EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING CLASSES (BASIC, ADVANCED, INSTRUCTOR, AND RANGE SAFETY OFFICER) COVERING FIREARMS LAW, SAFE OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF FIREARMS. TRAINING FAR EXCEEDS THE STATE OF COLORADO REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT, AND IS CARRIED ON WITH A MIX OF BOTH MALE AND FEMALE INSTRUCTORS, ALL OF WHOM ARE NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. THESE CLASSES HAVE BEEN CARRIED ON CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 2011. IN RECENT YEARS THE ORGANIZATION ADDED THE NRA "REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM" CLASS TO ITS OFFERINGS. 2) SPONSORSHIP OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITIONS THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO ACTED, SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2011, AS A SPONSOR OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS MARKMANSHIP COMPETITIONS IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE, THROUGH THE STATE OF COLORADO'S CAMEO SHOOTING AND EDUCATION COMPLEX AND ALSO AT A RENTED SHOOTING RANGE NEAR WHITEWATER, COLORADO. BOTH THE CLASSES AND MARKMANSHIP COMPETITIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THE SAME CLASS AND ENTRY FEES CHARGED TO DUES PAYING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION, SEX, COLOR, OR MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION (THERE ARE NO DISCRIMINATORY PROVISIONS FOR ENTRY OTHER THAN LEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND OBSERVANCE OF SAFETY RULES). THE ABOVE DESCRIBES ALL PAST, CURRENT, AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES. CURRENT ACTIVITIES: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES PLANNED ARE AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIONS, WITH SCHEDULED CLASSES INCLUDING THREE BASIC, THREE ADVANCED, THREE RTBAV, AND RSO CLASSES SCHEDULED AS DEMAND DICTATES. SPONSORED COMPETITIONS CONSIST OF MONTHLY INDEPENDENT DEFENSIVE PISTOL ASSSOCIATION (IDPA) AND UNITED STATES PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION (USPCA)FORMAT COMPETITIONS AT THE CAMEO FACILITY, AND APPROXIMATELY 10 EVENING COMPETITIONS AT THE WHITEWATER RANGE. TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE FIREARMS PROFICIENCY AND SAFETY, PERSONS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ONE OF THE FIREARMS TRAINING CLASSES ARE ENTITLED TO PRACTICE THEIR SHOOTING SKILLS AND SAFETY OBSERVANCE ONCE EACH MONTH AT THE COLORADO DIVISION OF PARKS & WILDLIFE INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE FACILITY IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. FUTURE: ALL THE ACTIVITIES IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONTINUED IN COMING YEARS AS DEMAND DICTATES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS THE IDPA REGIONAL MATCH, THE USPCA BIGHORN MATCH, AND THE COLORADO STATE IDPA MATCH, ALL AT THE CAMEO RANGE. IN 2022 THE ORGANIZATION WILL HOST THE IDPA NATIONAL COMPETITION. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 EXPS THAT APPLY ACROSS ALL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT ARE NOT "ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD" IN NATURE