Legacy Hunting & Fishing Retreat
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY THAT THOROUGHLY ENJOYS SHARING THE PASSION FOR GOD'S GREAT OUTDOORS WITH OTHERS; OUR MINISTRY HEART IS ROOTED IN THE LIVING WORD OF GOD; OUR DEEPEST DESIRE AND PRAYER IS THAT EACH FISHERMAN WILL DISCOVER THE TRUTH AND COME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR LORD, SAVIOR AND GUIDE FOR LIFE.
- Income
- $97,181
- Spending
- $135,759
- Reserves
- 3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
- Highest pay
- $62,000, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $106,203 spent. BY THE GRACE, DIRECTION, AND SUPPORT OF GOD, LEGACY WAS ABLE TO HOLD 18 FISHING RETREATS & EVENTS IN 2024: INCLUDING 2 FAMILY RETREATS, 1 TEENS FOR CHRIST RETREAT, 4 MNTC LAKESIDE ACADEMY FISHING RETREATS, 5 MNTC MEN FISHING RETREATS, 2 MNTC GRADUATE FATHER SON RETREATS, 3 MENS FISHING RETREATS, 3 FISHING CONTESTS FOR FIRST NATIONS INDIAN CHILDREN, A 480-500 PERSON MNTC MEN & THEIR FAMILIES PICNIC, AND A 220 PERSON LEGACY BANQUET. IN TOTAL, WE SHARED THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS WITH OVER 1300 PEOPLE IN 2024. 5 PEOPLE WERE BAPTIZED AT OUR FAMILY RETREATS THIS SUMMER, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE LED DEEPER INTO THEIR WALK WITH THE LORD JESUS. THE HOLY SPIRIT DEFINITELY ENRICHED THE LIVES OF OUR GUESTS, OUR GUIDES, AND OUR LEGACY RETREAT LEADERS. SMILES ABOUND ON LEGACY FISHING RETREATS. FUN IS HAD BY ALL. WE FISH A LOT, WE EAT WELL, WE SING JOYFULLY, HEAR MESSAGES OF TRUTH AND SHARE GREAT ADVENTURES, BUT BE SURE OF THIS: THAT GOD'S KINGDOM IS BEING EXPANDED BECAUSE OF YOUR FAITHFULNESS. MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE CHOOSING JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR, AND MEN ARE DEDICATING THEIR LIVES TO SERVE JESUS. BAPTISM HAS BECOME A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO OUR RETREATS. MANY, MANY ARE GETTING TO KNOW JESUS BETTER AND BETTER. THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD IS BEING PROCLAIMED, PEOPLE ARE LEARNING HOW TO PRAY AND SHARE THEIR FAITH. LEADERS ARE BEING BUILT, DISCIPLESHIP IS BEING PRACTICED, AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE BEING MENDED AND GROWING STRONGER. LEGACY FISHING RETREAT IS AN OUTDOOR MINISTRY DEDICATED TO SERVING JESUS. PAUL SAID "TO LIVE IS CHRIST." THIS JULY, LEGACY HOSTED ITS 7TH ANNUAL LEGACY FAMILY FISHING RETREAT CALLED "JESUS ON THE RIVER" IN CHAMBERLAIN, SD AND IN AUGUST WE HOSTED OUR 5TH ANNUAL LEGACY FAMILY FISHING RETREAT CALLED "JESUS ON THE LAKE" AT PIKE POINT RESORT, NEAR BEMIDJI, MN. "NOW TO HIM WHO IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY MORE THAN ALL WE CAN ASK OR IMAGINE, BY HIS POWER THAT WORKS IN US, TO HIM BE THE GLORY THRU JESUS CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH TO ALL GENERATIONS FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN." EPHESIANS 3:20-21
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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