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Union Sportsmen's Alliance
(a program
of Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation Partnership and its AFL-CIO trade union partners)
Nashville, TN 37211 (+4123)
http://www.unionsportsmen.org/
Email contact:
fmyers@trcp.org
(Fred Myers, TRCP Vice President and USA Executive Director)
TRCP EIN:
04-3706385
TRCP Founded: 2002
TRCP
Exempt since: 2003
USA launched January 15, 2007
 Self-description:
The Union Sportsmen's Alliance is a one-of-a-kind, hunting and
fishing association of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation
Partnership (TRCP) and its trade union partners, exclusively for
conservation-minded union members, retirees and their families that
hunt, fish and appreciate the outdoors.
Actual:
Operates substantial campaigns against oil and gas development.
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Jim Range |
NoDOG Connection: TRCP Chairman
James D. Range influenced
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the
House Natural Resources Committee, to hold a March 27, 2007 hearing
titled,
Access Denied:
The Growing Conflict Between Fishing, Hunting, and Energy
Development on Federal Lands.
The hall outside the Morris K. Udall Hearing Room was so
jammed with people wearing union jackets that an oil and gas
delegation couldn’t get in.
Three TRCP directors, Steven A. Williams, William
Hite, and Rollin Sparrowe, gave testimony against oil and gas
development.
History:
On January 15, 2007 at the SHOT Show in Orlando, Florida, Jim
Range’s
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership introduced its new
program, the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), comprised of 20
strongly Democrat labor unions. It came with a $1.2 million check to
TRCP from the unions. Many have seen the Alliance as merely a way to
draw members away from the National Rifle Association, which tends
to support Republican candidates for their staunch support of Second
Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. TRCP and USA claim to
support the Second Amendment, but only for hunting, and not for
self-defense with handguns, a subject on which they remain guiltily
silent.
Union Sportsmen's Alliance
Supporting Unions
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| APWU
American Postal Workers Union |
| Iron Workers
Intl.
Assoc. of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, & Reinforcing Iron
Workers |
| BCTGM
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers & Grain
Millers Intl. Union |
| BAC
International Union of Bricklayers & Allied
Craft workers |
| Boilermakers
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron
Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers |
| UMWA
United Mine Workers of America |
| UWUA
Utility Workers Union of America |
| OPCMIA Operative
Plasterers & Cement Masons International Association |
| IUEC
International Union of Elevator Constructors |
| Insulators International
Association of Heat, Frost Insulators, & Asbestos Workers |
| BRS
Brotherhood Of Railroad Signalmen |
*USA Supporting Unions-Unions not providing seed money for the
USA but welcoming promotions of the USA to their members |
Parent Organization Financials
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Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
financial condition 2007
|
Revenue |
|
Expenses |
|
Contributions |
$5,265,737 |
|
Government Grants |
$0 |
|
Program Services |
$0 |
|
Investments |
$74,829 |
|
Special Events |
$0 |
|
Sales |
$0 |
|
Other |
$0 |
|
|
|
Program Services |
$1,612,253 |
|
Administration |
$191,149 |
|
Other |
$149,266 |
|
Total Expenditures |
$4,168,580 |
|
|
Total Revenue |
$5,340,566 |
|
NET
GAIN/LOSS |
$1,171,986 |
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Parent Organization
Officers, Directors, and Key Employees
Union Sportsmen's Alliance shown in red
| Name |
Title |
Compensation |
| GEORGE
COOPER |
PRESIDENT |
$147,209 |
| MATT
CONNOLLY |
FORMER
PRESIDENT |
$60,987 |
| STEVEN
A. WILLIAMS |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| DAVID D.
PERKINS |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| CHARLES
GAUVIN |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| JAMES D.
RANGE |
CHAIRMAN |
$0 |
| JOHN M.
"MICK" SEIDL |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| HOWARD
VINCENT |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| MATT
HOGAN |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| BILL
HITE |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| JAMES T.
MARTIN |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| CHARLES
H. COLLINS |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| R.
THOMAS BUFFENBARGER |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| MARC A.
PIERCE |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
|
CHRISTOPHER MERRITT |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| ROLLIN
SPARROWE |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| CHARLES
S. POTTER, JR. |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| DONALD
L. ROLLINS |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| ALAN
WENTZ |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| J.
MICHAEL NUSSMAN |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
Five Highest Paid
Employees - 2007
| Name |
Title |
Compensation |
| FRED MEYERS
|
VP OF PARTNERS & AFFILIATES |
$113,780 |
| THOMAS ST. HILAIRE
|
VP CAMPAIGN MGMT |
$82,367 |
| THOMAS FRANKLIN
|
VP |
$80,668 |
| TERRY RILEY
|
VP OF POLICY |
$69,844 |
| MAUREEN BATES
|
VP ADMINISTRATION |
$64,443 |
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37 foundation grants to
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
|
Total Amount $3,254,625 |
37 grants |
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Donor
Foundation |
Grant |
Year
|
Grant
Description |
|
PERKINS
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Cleveland
Ohio |
$14,350 |
2007 |
|
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TURNER
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$450,000 |
2006 |
|
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NEW-LAND
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$15,000 |
2006 |
|
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PERKINS
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Cleveland
Ohio |
$7,775 |
2006 |
|
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BELDON FUND
New York
New York |
$100,000 |
2006 |
|
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JOYCE
FOUNDATION
Chicago
Illinois |
$150,000 |
2006 |
To work
with like-minded organizations and the agricultural community
to create, educate the public about, and advocate for
alternatives to direct commodity payments that comply with
trade regulations and provide greater benefits to u.s.
taxpayers |
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WYSS
FOUNDATION
West Chester
Pennsylvania |
$30,000 |
2006 |
|
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$75,000 |
2006 |
|
|
SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$10,000 |
2006 |
General
support for efforts to engage America's 40 million sportsmen
and sportswomen and make possible their active participation
in the national conservation policy arena |
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MCKNIGHT
FOUNDATION
Minneapolis
Minnesota |
$40,000 |
2006 |
For a
conservation program initiative to protect fish and wildlife
and their habitat throughout the Mississippi River Corridor |
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DAVID AND
LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION
Los Altos
California |
$85,000 |
2006 |
Strategic
opportunities in conservation and science |
|
GORDON AND
BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$600,000 |
2005 |
To change
the current course of energy development on public lands |
|
PUTNAM
FOUNDATION
Keene
New Hampshire |
$5,000 |
2005 |
To support
GMC Kodiak c7500 |
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MCKNIGHT
FOUNDATION
Minneapolis
Minnesota |
$40,000 |
2005 |
For a
conservation program initiative to protect fish and wildlife
and their habitat throughout the Mississippi River Corridor |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$10,000 |
2005 |
|
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NORCROSS
WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$5,200 |
2005 |
Purchase a
server |
|
DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
New York
New York |
$100,000 |
2005 |
Educating
the public about the state wildlife planning process |
|
THE
ANNENBERG FOUNDATION
Radnor
Pennsylvania |
$200,000 |
2005 |
Civic and
community |
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THE HENRY
FOUNDATION INC
Jacksonville
Illinois |
$10,000 |
2005 |
To support
outreach and education programs |
|
JOYCE
FOUNDATION
Chicago
Illinois |
$150,000 |
2005 |
|
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PLUM CREEK
FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
$10,000 |
2005 |
Campaign to
protect and promote Conservation Tax incentives |
|
ORVIS-PERKINS FOUNDATION
Cleveland
Ohio |
$15,000 |
2005 |
|
|
TURNER
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$450,000 |
2005 |
|
|
FRENCH
FOUNDATION
Boston
Massachusetts |
$7,000 |
2004 |
Operating
funds |
|
ORVIS-PERKINS FOUNDATION
Cleveland
Ohio |
$15,000 |
2004 |
Gift
purposes |
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THE HENRY
FOUNDATION INC
Jacksonville
Illinois |
$10,000 |
2004 |
To support
outreach and education programs |
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GOLDMAN
SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUND
New York
New York |
$10,000 |
2004 |
|
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NORCROSS
WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$5,300 |
2004 |
Computers
to help build grassroots list/wildlife conservation efforts |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$5,000 |
2004 |
Support for
an umbrella organization dedicated to motivating hunters and
fishermen to participate more actively in federal conservation
policy debates that have an impact on fish and wildlife |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$75,000 |
2004 |
Board
discretionary grant |
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OSHKOSH
AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Oshkosh
Wisconsin |
$5,000 |
2004 |
|
|
JCK
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$10,000 |
2004 |
|
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W E WALKER
FOUNDATION
Jackson
Mississippi |
$10,000 |
2004 |
To support
conservation of wildlife |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$60,000 |
2003 |
For an
umbrella organization dedicated to motivating hunters and
fishermen to participate more actively in federal conservation
policy debates that have an impact on fish and wildlife. |
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DEAN L. &
ROSEMARIE BUNTROCK FOUNDATION
Oakbrook Terrace
Illinois |
$10,000 |
2003 |
|
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TURNER
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$10,000 |
2003 |
For general
support of the organization |
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TURNER
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$250,000 |
2002 |
For general
support to engage hunters and anglers in activities that
protect fish and wildlife in the National forest system and on
other public lands through a communications campaign and a
centennial |
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