2026-03-26T19:49:10-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 911990147 UNITED STATES DRAGON BOAT FEDERATION UNIT 5634512065 PO Box 477 Dubuque IA 520040477 John Miller Deputy Treasurer 5634512065 2026-03-26 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z John Miller PO Box 477 Dubuque IA 520040477 392537 0 X USDBF.org X 1999 PA Promote the growth of Dragon Boating in the US for fitness, recreation, and team building at all levels of competition by offering training, clinics, and certification for Dragon Boating Officials, coaches, paddlers and festival organizers. 12 0 0 200 0 0 18269 21829 69220 355629 17923 15079 0 0 105412 392537 0 1850 0 0 0 0 0 0 4216 25612 247534 25612 249384 79800 143153 525780 668933 0 0 525780 668933 Promote the growth of Dragon Boating in the US for fitness, recreation, and team building at all levels of competition by offering training, clinics and certification for dragon boating officials, coaches, paddlers and festival organizers. 0 0 18664 88620 The USDBF collects fees from individual paddlers, which allow the individual paddler certain program benefits. The benefit to the member is that they can participate in any paddling activity that the USDBF sanctions. Some of these activities include Team USA, being on a crew participating in various Championship Competitions such as Club Crew National Championships, Club Crew World Championships and the CanAm Club Crew Championships. 191908 264134 Hosting a National Championship Competition which brought Dragon Boat Clubs from all across the United States to one location to determine the best crews in the US. This was accomplished by "head to head" competition using the standard racing format as prescribed by the International Dragon Boat Federation. This event brought together more than 110 different crews in approximately 30 different divisions that competed over a three day period to determine who was the best crew in their division. The crews that finished in the top of their division not only earned the right to claim that they were the "Best in the US", but also earned a berth to compete in the IDBF World Club Crew Championships that will be held in Hualien, Chinese Taipei in late August of 2026. 28077 0 The USDBF is the governing body that selects coaches and tasks them with the responsibility to select paddlers that make up Team USA, across the multiple divisions and age groups for the competition. Team USA paddlers and coaches will represent the US at the IDBF World Championships to be held in every odd numbered year. 0 2875 The USDBF continues to offer clinics that help many different people in various aspects of the Dragon Boating sport. There are clinics for paddlers that are being held to help them improve on their paddling techniques, and become a better Dragon Boat paddler. There are clinics for people that have a desire to move into the coaching position for their local club. These clinics teach them the proper methods of passing on the paddling techniques to the participants. There are clinics for people that have a desire to become Officials at Dragon Boating events. These clinics are the first step in allowing them to earn their "USDBF Officials License". There are clinics that help people learn how to take control in order to command and steer a dragon boat during practice and competition. 0 0 2875 238649 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PA X John Miller 5634512065 PO Box 477 Dubuque IA 520040477 X Matthew Au PacDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Lesley Blyth PacDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Josh Hwung PacDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Linda Donner ADBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Barbara Michaels ADBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Ira Driscoll ADBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Ellen Law ERDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Chrissy Souder ERDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Karen Littlewood ERDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Beth Turconi SRDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Brett SRDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Dana Bauer SRDBA Director 1 X 0 0 0 Tommy Leonardi President 10 X 0 0 0 Chris Marquart 1st Vice President 5 X 0 0 0 Annely Thorstad 2nd Vice President 2 X 0 0 0 Patsy Zick Treasurer 5 X 0 0 0 Pamela Brinkmann Secretary 10 X 0 0 0 John Miller Deputy Treasurer 15 X 0 0 0 Paula Humphries Competition & Technical 5 X 0 0 0 Judy Lee Membership 10 X 0 0 0 Matthew Au Communication 5 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16000 0 0 0 5829 0 21829 Clinic / Training 611620 2875 2875 0 0 National Championship 711320 264134 264134 0 0 Membership Services 711211 88620 88620 0 0 0 0 0 0 355629 15079 15079 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 392537 370708 0 0 1850 1850 93 93 11817 8863 2954 10865 6519 4346 1968 197 590 1181 990 990 1000 1000 816 245 490 81 National and World Championships 191908 191908 0 0 Team USA 28077 28077 0 0 249384 238649 6519 4216 5427 113501 520353 555432 0 0 0 0 0 0 525780 668933 0 0 X 518214 664137 7566 4796 525780 668933 525780 668933 143153 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 90721 64598 94144 18269 21829 289561 199994 24976 285940 69220 355629 935759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 290715 89574 380084 87489 377458 1225320 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1225320 10 31 2802 17923 15079 35845 0 0 0 0 0 10 31 2802 17923 15079 35845 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 290725 89605 382886 105412 392537 1261165 0.97158 0.97676 0.02842 0.02324 X Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 and all of its schedules were reviewed by a sub-committee of the Governing Body of the USDBF that is responsible for the Financial Oversight of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The USDBF has its governing documents available for review on the organization's website. There is no conflict of interest policy currently written, so that is not available. The Financial Statements are available upon request.