Outdoor Industry Association
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is a national trade association whose mission is to ensure the growth and success of the outdoor industry. OIA provides trade services for over 4,000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives, and retailers in the outdoor industry. OIA programs include representation in government/legislative affairs, market and social research, business-to-business services, and educational publications and events. OIA is the title sponsor of the outdoor retailer tradeshows.
Outdoor Industry Association at a glance
In short: Outdoor Industry Association gave $403K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $403K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $403,112
- -19.9% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $403,112
- -19.9% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $403,112
- Total assets
- $5,287,694
- -19.9% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Outdoor Industry Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was The Outdoor Foundation ($403K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Outdoor Industry Association gives
- Giving grew 55% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2019) to $525K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $403K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Outdoor Foundation Boulder, CO | Donations | $403,112 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,287,694 | $3,828,734 | $5,074,080 | $403,112 | 1 | $217,796 |
| 2023 | $6,605,136 | $4,214,762 | $5,747,341 | $503,200 | 1 | $141,546 |
| 2022 | $8,290,704 | $8,589,383 | $5,871,511 | $525,000 | 1 | $65,062 |
| 2021 | $6,150,732 | $6,121,767 | $4,629,216 | $260,000 | 2 | $60,591 |
| 2020 | $4,349,001 | $4,029,799 | $5,300,197 | $250,000 | 1 | $56,994 |
| 2019 | $5,672,288 | $6,982,967 | $7,055,019 | $250,000 | 1 | $54,772 |
About Outdoor Industry Association
Based on IRS filings
Outdoor Industry Association is a public charity, based in Boulder, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $403K. Net investment income was $218K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Outdoor Industry Association is led by Kent Ebersole, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 5 of 23 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Kent Ebersole
President
Employee → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$181K (2023) → $231K (2024)
Julie Brown
Director of Sust
New on the 2024 filing
32 hrs/week
$140K (2024)
Kelly Davis
Director of
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$156K (2024)
Frazier Blair
Director
Board Treasurer → Vice President Strategic, 2023
Vice President Strategic → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phyllis Grove
Director
Board Chair → Senior Vice President Marketin, 2023
Senior Vice President Marketin → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Gorman
Director
Committee Ch → Executive Ch, 2023
Executive Ch → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Hill
Director
2nd Vice Cha → CEO, 2023
CEO → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jen McLaren
Director
Director → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Winkel
Director
Director → Founder, 2023
Founder → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janice Tennant
Director
Director → CMO, 2023
CMO → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Matt
Director
Director → CMO, 2023
CMO → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Reis
Director
Director → Founder & President, 2023
Founder & President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Viscon
Director
Director → Vice President Executive, 2023
Vice President Executive → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Damien Huang
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Seung
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jahmicah Dawes
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Parkin
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Tooze
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Chong
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Carrato
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Troy Sicotte
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Hadddox
Controller
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$114K (2020) → $127K (2024)
Arlene Charles
Former COO
Chief Op Officer → Former COO, 2024
On filings since 2021
32 hrs/week
$90K (2021) → $222K (2024)
Former officers (34)
- Former: Bruce Old (2019–2023) — Global Whole
- Former: Jonathan Cedar (2019–2023) — CEO
- Former: Todd Spaletto (2019–2023) — President Pu
- Former: Richard Harper (2020–2023) — Employee
- Former: Scott Buelter (2020–2023) — CEO
- Former: Jose Gonzalez (2022–2023) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Kellyann Davis (2022–2023) — Employee
- Former: Sara Ellis (2022–2023) — Global Produ
- Former: Joanne Stevenson (2023) — Employee
- Former: Elizabeth Aangeenbrug (2020–2022) — Former Executive Di
- Former: Stephanie Maez (2021–2022) — Foundation E
- Former: Amy Horton (2019–2021) — Senior Director Sust
- Former: Cam Brensinger (2019–2021) — Committee Ch
- Former: Layne Rigney (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Nora Stowell (2019–2021) — Board Past C
- Former: Ben Steele (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Marisa Nicholson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bob Holding (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dana Howe (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Eric Artz (2019–2020) — 2nd Vice Chair
- Former: Jennifer Pringle (2019–2020) — Vice President of Marketing & Communications
- Former: Jeremy Town (2019–2020) — Vice President of Finance & Operations
- Former: Mike Joyce (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Patricia Rojas-Ungar (2019–2020) — Vice President of Government Affairs
- Former: Rue Mapp (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Travis Campbell (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Barker (2020) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Trina Fornerette (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Roberts (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Brian Collins (2019) — Director of Technology
- Former: Darrell Denny (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Smith (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Matthew Kaplan (2019) — Vice President of Membership & Sales
- Former: Scott Butler (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $231K, to Kent Ebersole (President). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Outdoor Industry Association
How much does Outdoor Industry Association give each year?
Outdoor Industry Association gave $403K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $503K across 1 grant.
How large is Outdoor Industry Association?
Outdoor Industry Association reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.
Where does Outdoor Industry Association operate?
Outdoor Industry Association has awarded grants in Colorado, District of Columbia.
What is Outdoor Industry Association's EIN?
Outdoor Industry Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1143854. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 28, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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