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Nonprofit · EIN 84-0619411

AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · FREDERICKSBRG, VA 22401

Financials

$2.1M$2.1M2022$2.6M$2.3M2023$2.4M$2.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$2,437,905$2,283,839$154,066$3,659,766$222,985$3,436,781
September 30, 2024990$2,611,638$2,344,802$266,836$3,583,433$313,167$3,270,266
September 30, 2023990$2,140,154$2,111,652$28,502$3,195,138$217,142$2,977,996
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,005,342
of which government grants
$286,868
Program service revenue
$1,346,562
Investment income
$20,193
Royalties
$2,755
Net gain from sales of assets
$6,947
Net income from sales of inventory
-$5,595
Other revenue
$65,808

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$21,520
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$115,755
Other salaries and wages
$601,287
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$824,261
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$385
Accounting fees
$15,486
Occupancy
$33,317
Travel
$267,950
Depreciation
$5,379
Program services (functional)
$2,074,573
Management and general (functional)
$181,465
Fundraising (functional)
$27,801

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,583,433
Total assets, end of year
$3,659,766
Total liabilities, end of year
$222,985
Net assets, end of year
$3,436,781
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,902,126
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,165,795
Net assets with donor restrictions
$270,986
Gross receipts
$2,449,734
Employees
11
Volunteers
1,000
Year formed
1927
State of legal domicile
VA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BETH SPILMANEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$115,000$755
DAVID LUMIANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
BEVERLY COSSLETTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUZANNE BRITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROBERT KAUFFMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RISA SHIMODADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HUNTER BRANSTETTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNA LEVESQUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ZACH LOKKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JONAS ECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AARON SMALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRENDA JINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREA WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM CARUSODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BETH SPILMANEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$115,000$755
DAVID LUMIANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
BEVERLY COSSLETTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUZANNE BRITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROBERT KAUFFMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RISA SHIMODADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HUNTER BRANSTETTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNA LEVESQUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ZACH LOKKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOM CROCKETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACK WALLACEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KENNY KASPERBAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREA WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BETH SPILMANEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$115,000$250
DAVID LUMIANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
JERRY DUNNEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SUZANNE BRITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROBERT KAUFFMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PAM DILLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RISA SHIMODADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREA WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEV COSSLETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HUNTER BRANSTETTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KENNY KASPERBAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACK WALLACEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOM CROCKETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ZACH LOKKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNA LEVESQUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN HENDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1420 CENTRAL PARK BLVD STE 200, FREDERICKSBRG, VA 22401-4932
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BETH SPILMAN, 1420 CENTRAL PARK BOULEVARD STE 200, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22401
Signed the 990
BETH SPILMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(540) 907-4460
Return prepared by
MCMILLEN & COMPANY PLLC

Mission

A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROMOTING ALL ASPECTS OF PADDLING SAFETY, EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION, STEWARDSHIP, AND COMPETITION.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT: WE SUPPORT OUR 15,000 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND 300 AFFILIATED PADDLING ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE, ORGANIZING EVENTS AND RACES, AND SUPPORTING STEWARDING AND PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS ON ISSUES THAT PADDLERS CARE ABOUT.
    Expenses $683,392 · grants $21,000 · revenue $721,560
  • SAFETY EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION: ACA IS RECOGNIZED AROUND THE WORLD AS THE PREEMINENT SOURCE OF PADDLING EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION FOR THE FULL RANGE OF PADDLERS FROM RECREATIONAL THROUGH MASTERY LEVEL. OUR PROGRAMS HELP ADVANCE THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR A SAFE EXPERIENCE WHILE KAYACKING, CANOEING, STANDUP PADDLEBOARDING, RAFTING AND SURF KAYAKING. AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR SEI EFFORT IS THE ADMINISTRATION OF PADDLING SAFETY-RELATED GRANTS FROM THE US COAST GUARD.
    Expenses $281,801 · revenue $122,661
  • COMPETITION: IN 2017, ACA WAS GRANTED NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY STATUS BY THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE FOR THE DISCIPLINES OF CANOE SPRINT, SLALOM AND PARACANOE. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE DEVOTED FINANCIAL AND STAFF RESOURCES TO MANAGING TEAM SELECTIONS, ADMINISTERING TEAM PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTING TEAMS WHEN THEY COMPETE NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
    Expenses $1,109,380 · grants $520 · revenue $502,341

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
84-0619411
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1972
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,659,766
Income (IRS master file)
$2,449,734

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$2,437,905$2,283,839$3,659,766XML
990September 2024$2,611,638$2,344,802$3,583,433XML
990September 2023$2,140,154$2,111,652$3,195,138XML
990September 2022$2,067,292$1,876,408$3,147,891IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-0619411).

Questions about AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION is 84-0619411.
Is AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
Are donations to AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BETH SPILMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,000 (BETH SPILMAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,437,905, expenses of $2,283,839 and total assets of $3,659,766 at year end.

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