Much has been posted about the demise of the association and its financial woes. I would like the association treasurer to post a complete financial report so that some idea of the hole we are in large or small can be determined.
I also wonder if the Beeson range is open to the general public on a fee basis when the association is not conducting matches? Or does it sit fallow?

Has the financial report ever been published in the Journal?

BP yes they are public documents.No I have never seen one published in the forty years I have been a member.  Do 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporations Have to Make their Financial Statements Available to the Public?

Yes. Nonprofit corporations must submit their financial statements, which include the salaries of directors, officers and key employees to the IRS on Form 990 as mentioned above. Both the IRS and the nonprofit corporation are required to disclose the information they provide on Form 990 to the public. This means that nonprofits must make their records available for public inspection during regular business hours at their principal office.

In addition, a number of websites make these financial statements available including GuideStar and the Foundation Center. Finally, you can request a Form 990 from a specific nonprofit corporation by writing to the IRS, including the name of the organization and the tax year you wish to review:

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Slumlord44, ASSRA has become 501c3.

There some confusion or out of date information here:    First the ASSRA no longer owns the surrounding land it once did. We do still own a small portion of land that is adjacent to the range which was part of the original Beeson range/land purchase.
  The house and some associated acreage it purchased was not the Beeson house, but a house directly across the street owned by Dale (?) Kassner, an ASSRA member & good friend ( and maybe brother-in-law??) of Jim Beeson. Beeson's home and its associated land which is not adjacent to the range was sold by his estate some time ago. 
They were purchased in order to safeguard the range from probable residential development and potential nuisance anti-shooting lawsuits.  Subsequently Indiana enacted laws protecting "grandfathered" properties/businesses etc. from that kind of harassment. it was then determined that they were no longer needed, and they were sold. 
  This all took place before I came onto the BOD so I cannot speak to the particulars of the BD discussions involved in the purchase or sale.  It all took place under the leadership of several "administrations" back from the current one.

  The ASSRA was established under Illinois law as founded, under some sort of Illinois non-profit educational provision.   The ASSRA is in the process of acquiring Federal 501-c-3 non-profit status.   The membership will be notified as soon as the designation is granted.  I assume it will also be posted here.

The ASSRA is a private membership organization.   I know that the various annual reports and statements are made available to all concerned members who choose to attend the annual business meeting of the membership. 
  I do not know if that information is made available to non-members.  I personally don't see why it should be since it IS a private membership organization.

I am fully cognizant that there are grudges if not animosity resulting from that promotional increase in ASSRA membership to a much wider geographically distributed group.  There is a long unpleasant history involving that attempt and compounding rumors and speculation about it are rife.  Since most of the parties involved are dead and gone and even the remaining official documentation is incomplete. it is even difficult for the current BOD to figure out what was all involved. I feel we need to move on and not dwell on past errors and mistakes and grudges.

40_Rod wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 8:54am:

Yes, but that does not really indicate how much the short fall in revenue is.  How much more needs to be made to stop depleting reserves?

That would definitely do it, but it still does not indicate the level of increased support required nor does it indicate the pragmatic realities of achieving the goal. Sort of like the National Schuetzenfest threads, is it a reasonable expectation?

How about a direct question and a direct answer? 

How much money does the ASSRA have under it's control?

I think accurate answers and accurate numbers to these type questions would entice new members also.

Especially since there has been mismanagement in the past. It would show that the current managers are striving to make sure that never happens again.

Thank you,

Frank