Nonprofit · EIN 62-1178369
CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB
Tax-exempt · KINGSPORT, TN 37662
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $226,114 | $206,974 | $19,140 | $496,128 | $33,328 | $462,800 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $197,589 | $194,586 | $3,003 | $520,112 | $76,452 | $443,660 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $151,790 | $171,962 | -$20,172 | $576,411 | $135,754 | $440,657 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $226,110
- Membership dues
- $147,369
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $27,266
- Depreciation
- $35,497
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $520,112
- Total assets, end of year
- $496,128
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,328
- Net assets, end of year
- $462,800
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $442,973
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $462,800
- Gross receipts
- $226,114
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1953
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Trujillo | President Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Wayne Fish | Vice President Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Goldie Cross | Secretary Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Kay Key | Assistant Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Rodney Meade | A/R Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| George Thorpe | Asst A/R Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Chandler | Accts Payable Treasurer Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Paul Key | Asst Accts Payable Treasurer Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Terry Fletcher | Director at Large Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Linda Thorpe | NRA Officer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tim Dean | Membership Officer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Tommy Snapp | Chaplain Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Jim Watson | Sergeant at Arms Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Bob Camponovo | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Ramona Fletcher | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kregg Klingman | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Larry Dark | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Paul Harper | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| George Reese Jr | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Jon Timbs | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Jeff Molar | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Jim Winn | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Trujillo | President Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Wayne Fish | Vice President Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Goldie Cross | Secretary Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Robert Hensley | Assistant Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Rodney Meade | A/R Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| George Thorpe | Asst A/R Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Chandler | Accts Payable Treasurer Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Stacy DeBord | Asst Accts Payable Treasurer Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Terry Fletcher | Director at Large Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Linda Thorpe | NRA Executive Director Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tim Dean | Membership Officer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Paul Key | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Brian Sims | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Bob Camponovo | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Ramona Fletcher | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Kregg Klingman | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Larry Dark | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Paul Harper | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| George Reese Jr | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOE TRUJILLO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| WAYNE FISH | 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGE THORPE | ASSISTANT A/R TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GOLDIE CROSS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| RODNEY MEADE | A/R TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN CHANDLER | ACCTS PAYABLE TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| AMI WILLIAMS | MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE SHARP | STORES OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM WATSON | SERGEANT AT ARMS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TERRY L FLETCHER | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| LINDA THORPE | N.R.A. EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LARRY DARK | ONE-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| PAUL HARPER | ONE-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| DEREK SILVIS | ONE-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| BRIAN SIMS | ONE-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| STACY DEBORD | ASSISTANT A/P TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| ALLEN FISH | TWO-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| WAYNE STARNES | THREE-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| RAMONA FLETCHER | THREE-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| KREGG KLINGMAN | THREE-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| PAUL KEY | TWO-YEAR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 954, KINGSPORT, TN 37662-0954
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Brian Chandler, PO Box 954, Kingsport, TN 37662
- Signed the 990
- Brian Chandler, Treasurer
- Phone
- (423) 348-8004
- Return prepared by
- Gray Station CPAs PC
Mission
The Club has the exempt purpose of conserving, restoring and managing the game, fish and other wildlife and its habitat in Kingsport and its environs; seeking to procure better fishing and hunting for sportsmen; cooperating in obtaining proper respect for and observation of the fish-and-game laws.
Program accomplishments
- The Club conducted shooting in trap, skeet, silhouette, black powder and vintage military rifle and pistol. Annual hunter safety courses were taught to area youth, ages 10 and older. Boys and girls in the civilian marksmanship program were taught how to shoot a .22 caliber rifle. Support was given to the Eagle International Rifle Team. Support was given to the Scholastic Clay Shooting Team. Archery classes were provided to youth and ladies. The annual Women on Target Instructional Clinic was provided for safe firearm instruction.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-1178369
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $496,128
- Income (IRS master file)
- $226,114
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $226,114 | $206,974 | $496,128 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $197,589 | $194,586 | $520,112 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $151,790 | $171,962 | $576,411 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $159,123 | $98,393 | $528,415 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 62-1178369).
Questions about CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB
- What is the EIN of CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB is 62-1178369.
- Is CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(7) since 1991.
- Are donations to CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Brian Chandler.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CHEROKEE ROD AND GUN CLUB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $226,114, expenses of $206,974 and total assets of $496,128 at year end.
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