New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club
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What it says it does
THE NEW ORLEANS BIG GAME FISHING CLUB IS A PRIVATE CLUB WHOSE MEMBERS SHARE A PASSION FOR FISHING THE WATERS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IN SEARCH OF THE MANY SPECIES OF BILLFISH, TUNA, WAHOO, AND DOLPHIN.
- Income
- $293,952
- Spending
- $261,607
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- BANQUETS WERE HELD BY THE CLUB FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CREATING A SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT TO CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF THE FISHING SEASON AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL CONTACT.
- FOOD AND LODGING ARE OFFERED BY THE CLUB TO ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CREATING A CENTRAL IDENTIFIABLE MEETING PLACE AS A FOCAL POINT FOR ITS MEMBERS TO GATHER, COMMINGLE, AND SOCIALIZE.
- FISHING TOURNAMENTS ARE STAGED BY THE CLUB FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE AMATEUR SPORTFISHING IN LOUISIANA AND THE FELLOWSHIP AND COMMINGLING THIS ACTIVITY ENCOURAGES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(7) social or recreational club.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending October 2025.
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 June 1992.
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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