Mission
Hometown Hero Outdoors’ mission is to provide military service members, veterans, and first responders, to include law enforcement, firefighters, and EMS (emergency medical services) with outdoor opportunities to assist in healing and building healthy relationships within the community.
Ruling year
2017
President
Mr Daniel Meyer
Vice President
Christopher Tetrault
Main address
1342 Macey Court
Stillwater, MN 55082 USA
EIN
82-3021911
NTEE code
Fishing and Hunting Clubs (N61)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Fishapalooza
A large group get together of law enforcement, military service members, and veterans ice fishing.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Military One Souce 2022
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Members that the origination serves in the military, veteran or first responder professions that have experienced our outdoor excursions.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Hometown Hero Outdoors’ (HHO) mission is to provide military service members, veterans, and first responders, to include law enforcement, firefighters, and EMS (emergency medical services) with outdoor opportunities to assist in healing and building healthy relationships within the community.
In the coming years, HHO plans to expand into all 50 states, grow our user base by double and double the amount of trips and events we host for our members. Within that, we intend to expand our story telling of those we serve through video format that may be within a television networks, streaming or documentary type platforms.
In further, we intend to grow our endowment to ensure longevity of the organization.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Annually, our board hosts 11 board meeting that consists of 2 to 3 hours per meeting. An additional "extended meeting," occurs each February for three (3) days to review our achievements and ensure we are meeting our milestones. The President and Vice President ensure board members are meeting their goals and communicate on a regular basis with volunteer leadership.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our capabilities grow through involvement, visibility and engagement. HHO has a robust social media presence and intends to gain additional exposure through significant outreach. Volunteers host community engagement activities on a regular basis to help generate support to help us serve our members. In a short 5 years, we have proven that we can capable of exceeding our goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The best way to explain our progress is through our information book which has been provided.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
-
Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Military service members, veterans of the military and law enforcement officer (current or retired).
-
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Suggestion box/email,
-
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
-
What significant change resulted from feedback?
We consistently react to after reaction reviews to make changes to ensure that we capturing all feedback.
-
With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
-
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
It hasn't taken away from those we serve. It has enhanced our relationships and partnerships.
-
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded,
-
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
Financials
Sign In or Create Account to view assets data
Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. Try our monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights?
Learn more
about GuideStar Pro.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
HOMETOWN HERO OUTDOORS
Board of directorsas of 12/05/2022
Mr Daniel Meyer
Mr Christopher Tetrault
Chris Urman
Andy Graff
Tony Thesing
Jeff Carl
Alan Larrimore
Board leadership practices
GuideStar worked with BoardSource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section.
-
Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? GuideStar partnered on this section with CHANGE Philanthropy and Equity in the Center.
Leadership
No data
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
No data
Race & ethnicity
No data
Gender identity
No data
No data
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data
Equity strategies
Last updated: 05/26/2022GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
Thanks for signing up!
An email has been sent to the address you provided. Click on the link in that email to get more GuideStar Nonprofit Profile data today!
(Don't see an email in your inbox? Click here to resend it.)
GuideStar Pro Reports
Report successfully added to your cart!
Want more data?
A GuideStar Pro report containing the following information is available for this organization:
Download it now for $125.
Need the ability to download nonprofit data and more advanced search options?Consider a Pro Search subscription.