First Hunt Foundation Inc.

“FHF has a tradition of giving out free caps to all the new hunters that go out. Likewise, hats and shirts with the FHF logo are given out to mentors who are willing to be ambassadors for the First Hunt Foundation. FHF accomplished 5,782 total mentor days of which 3,828 were youth and 2,099 were adults. FHF granted part of the entry fee for the Beyond BOW hunters camp to help individuals who could not afford to pay.”

“FHF purchases General Liability Insurance for all of its mentors (volunteers) and a separate policy for its Leadership. FHF does not collect any funds from mentors or leaders to pay for this insurance.”

“FHF paid for a storage unit to house it supplies.”

“Other expenses include web services, office supplies, computer programs, phone costs, travel to outdoor shows, advertising, and insurance. Expenses to implement the mission of First Hunt Foundation. Covers the 3 areas of Mentoring, Recruiting Mentors, and Building a National Organization. FHF has no paid staff and is operated by a cadre of volunteer leaders and mentors. Major expenses are directed at finding and recruiting more volunteers who in turn donate their time to deliver the mission of FHF. Attending large outdoor shows involves booth fees and travel expenses for volunteers who staff the booth for 3-5 days at a time. Funds are also use to get equipment for the mentoring operation that occurs in 29 states. FHF gives hats & certificates to mentees to celebrate and remember their new hunting experience. Safety equipment and hunting supplies are often provided as most mentees have no personal equipment of their own. Mentors also get hats and shirts to promote professionalism and field identity of FHF volunteers.”

“First Hunt Foundation primary purpose is to keep the hunting heritage alive in America. This is done by mentoring new hunters, recruiting mentors to help new hunters and building a sustainable organization to keep the process going. FHF primarily works with youth wanting to learn hunting skills, but also works with some adults.”