U.S. Sailing
US Sailing is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in the United States. The program offers a wide variety of programs and events around the nation in support of the organization and its mission particularly for Olympic sailing, youth development, and desired growth of the sport.
Headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island, US Sailing has recently restructured the fundraising operation to better deliver its services to those who are passion about or interested in the sport of sailing, regardless of income or any other demographic issue.
2018 Contributions Received
$4,572,849
2018 Program Income
$4,993,456
2018 Net Assets
$4,715,364
The foundation and association are working to develop innovative and dynamic programs for how people want to sail, how they master the technologically advanced nature of the equipment required to sail safely, and to better align the way all sides of the sport communicate with each other and share important information.
2018 Salaries
$4,586,122 for 68 employees
(approximately 46% of funds raised or generated annually)
2018 Non-Salary, Non-Grant Expenses
$6,641,605
(approximately 67% of funds raised annually)
Tax-exempt since 1941, fundraising by the US Sailing Association is intended to improve relatively over the next few years providing greater accessibility to the sport. Grants to its programs in 2018 was more than $224,172.
Current Board & Volunteers
13 Board Members – All Independent of the Organization
400 Volunteers
President
Bruce Burton (since 2015)
The obvious immediate challenge for the Foundation:
Grow the fundraising prowess of the Association to meet the rapidly evolving character of the sport and its resolve its currently fragmented nature so that solutions are common across a much broader spectrum of enthusiast.
Generosity Assessment: The US Sailing Association will need to deepen its pool of prospective donors in a short period of time and will also need to improve its assets on hand in order to weather future market challenges that will impact any sport in America. We believe US Sailing can do that given its long and treasured track record in the sport. The Foundation is a great candidate for support from:
Principal & Major Gifts
Planned Gifts and Annual Funds
Program Related Investments
Social Impact Funds
Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships
Corporate Grants and Sponsorships
Special, Special Events and Annual Fund
For more information on the United States Sailing Association and its foundation or to make a donation, please visit their web site at: