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Recreation Vehicle Industry Association

501(c)(6) organization Herndon, VA EIN: 38-1776441 Website

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Recreation Vehicle Industry Association at a glance

In short: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association gave $45K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $15K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$45,000
+28.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
+50.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$15,000
-14.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$56,974,462
+2.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Indiana (78% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Recreation Vehicle Industry Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

RV Women's Alliance: $25KRV Women's Alliance$25KG&G Media: $10KG&G Media$10KNational Association of State Park Directors: $10KNational Association of StatePark Directors$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was RV Women's Alliance ($25K). Together the top 3 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ElkhartMishawakaMerritt IslandOsceolaWashingtonWinston-Salem

How Recreation Vehicle Industry Association gives

  • Giving fell 89% 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

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2022) to $2.4M (2019). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
RV Women's Alliance Osceola, INEducation symposium sponsor - speaker sponsor $20k & advocate sponsor $5k$25,000
G&G Media Elkhart, INRV Industry 2024 Power Breakfast$10,000
National Association of State Park Directors Winston-Salem, NCIron Sponsorship - 2024 National Conference$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$56,974,462$14,088,803$13,304,610$45,0003$1,639,682
2023$55,680,171$9,529,485$12,997,801$35,0002$975,329
2022$65,359,347$13,019,608$12,585,526$25,0001$715,123
2021$74,296,220$17,630,703$11,816,564$424,2143$1,963,100
2020$54,137,849$14,493,204$10,267,216$125,0001$951,606
2019$54,439,344$19,665,966$18,370,540$2,423,5611$3,549,815

About Recreation Vehicle Industry Association

Based on IRS filings

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association is a public charity, based in Herndon, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $57.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $1.6M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association is led by Craig A. Kirby, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 29 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Craig A. Kirby

    President

    President → President & CEO, 2020

    President & CEO → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $627K (2019) → $1M (2024)

  • Kevin McArt

    Chair

    Second V Chair → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carroll Atkins

    Senior Director & Finance

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $130K (2019) → $226K (2024)

  • Richard Ochs

    Director of Affairs

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $181K (2023) → $194K (2024)

  • Christopher Bornemann

    Senior Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $201K (2024)

  • Curt Richardson

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $152K (2024)

  • Bob Martin

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • April Klein-Carroll

    Director

    Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffery Sather

    Director

    Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Carboneau

    Director

    Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trevor Kropf

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Coley Brady

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Cannon

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Rodino

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Lanciotti

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Missy Rogers

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis Hemmeler

    Senior Vice President Rvia

    Senior Vice President Rvia → Senior Vice President Rvia & Executive Director Rvti, 2023

    Senior Vice President Rvia & Executive Director Rvti → Senior Vice President Rvia, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $88K (2020) → $67K (2024)

  • James Ashurst

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $297K (2019) → $430K (2024)

  • Robert J. Schmitt

    Vice President & General Counsel

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $211K (2019) → $299K (2024)

  • William D. Baker

    Vice President

    Senior Director, Membership & Research → Senior Director, 2021

    Senior Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $179K (2020) → $240K (2024)

  • John Ritchie

    Vice President

    Senior Director & Standards → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $196K (2022) → $252K (2024)

  • Jason Rano

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $209K (2023) → $259K (2024)

  • Brett Randall

    Secretary

    Member → Director, 2021

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garry Enyart

    Past Chair

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2021

    Immediate Past Chair → Past Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Rutherford

    Immediate Past Chair

    First V Chair → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Parish

    Past Chair

    Past Chair → Executive Officio, 2022

    Executive Officio → Past Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Elias

    Treasurer

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Pouliot

    Vice Chair

    Member → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: Bill Rogers (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dick Grymonprez (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: James J. Landers (2019–2022) — Vice President & Government Affairs
  • Former: Toby O'Rourke (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeremy Greene (2021–2022) — Senior Director
  • Former: Elden Wood (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Happe (2019–2021) — First V Chair
  • Former: Mike Hesse (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Vikram Kaul (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dwight Perkins (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Standards
  • Former: Matt Buckman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Sailor (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bruce A. Hopkins (2019–2020) — Vice President & Standards
  • Former: Curt Yoder (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Michael Happe (2020) — Second V Chair
  • Former: Michael Rhodes (2020) — Member
  • Former: Stefan Brosick (2020) — Member
  • Former: Wiliam Rogers (2020) — Member
  • Former: Adam Dexter (2019) — Director
  • Former: Christina Fanning (2019) — Senior Vice President Finance & Operations
  • Former: Dave Schutz (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Crawford-Ongstad (2019) — Senior Vice President Trade Show & Events
  • Former: Ellen Kietzmann (2019) — Director
  • Former: Francis Hugelmeyer (2019) — President -
  • Former: Glenn Duckworth (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jack Cole (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jason Falk (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Sather (2019) — Director
  • Former: Joe Kicos (2019) — Director
  • Former: Matt Miller (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mike Rhodes (2019) — Director

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

Craig a Kirby — President: $1.0MCraig a KirbyPresident$1.0MJames Ashurst — Executive Vice President: $430KJames AshurstExecutive Vice President$430KRobert J Schmitt — VP & General Counsel: $299KRobert J SchmittVP & General Counsel$299KJason Rano — Vice President: $259KJason RanoVice President$259KJohn Ritchie — Vice President: $252KJohn RitchieVice President$252KWilliam D Baker — Vice President: $240KWilliam D BakerVice President$240KCarroll Atkins — Senior Director, Finance: $226KCarroll AtkinsSenior Director, Finance$226KChristopher Bornemann — Senior Director: $201KChristopher BornemannSenior Director$201KRichard Ochs — Director of Affairs: $194KRichard OchsDirector of Affairs$194KCurt Richardson — Director: $152KCurt RichardsonDirector$152KCurtis Hemmeler — Senior Vice President Rvia: $67KCurtis HemmelerSenior Vice President Rvia$67K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $1.0M, to Craig a Kirby (President). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Recreation Vehicle Industry Association

How much does Recreation Vehicle Industry Association give each year?

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association gave $45K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $35K across 2 grants.

What is Recreation Vehicle Industry Association's typical grant size?

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $15,000, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Recreation Vehicle Industry Association give grants?

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association gives mostly in Indiana: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (22%).

Does Recreation Vehicle Industry Association give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Recreation Vehicle Industry Association's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Recreation Vehicle Industry Association?

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association reported $57.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.1M.

What is Recreation Vehicle Industry Association's EIN?

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1776441. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 23, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 17, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 2, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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