NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASSOCIATION

What NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASSOCIATION does

The National Field Archery Association (NFAA), doing business as NAFAA Archery, is a US-based nonprofit organization founded in 1972 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It functions as the national governing body for field archery and bowhunting, providing standardized rules, event sanctioning, certification, and an endorsed general liability insurance program for members through a partnership with Sadler Sports Insurance. The organization distributes membership and competitive services through a network of affiliated state-level archery associations covering all 50 US states, supplemented by international affiliations with the International Field Archery Association (IFAA) and European affiliates.

The organization operates with a very small staff of approximately 5 employees and runs a WordPress-based website (nfaa-archery.org) that is intended to serve as the primary digital channel for field archery news and advice. The publicly visible website shows significant signs of operational neglect or compromise, including blog posts from 2017 and 2022 containing spam content (dating-site reviews, affiliate-marketing guides) unrelated to archery. No pricing for membership dues or event fees is publicly disclosed, no management team is identified, and the organization has no documented funding, no disclosed product portfolio beyond informational content and a state-association directory, and no mobile applications or API offerings.

From a commercial standpoint, NFAA's revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but are most likely driven by membership dues, event sanctioning fees, and pass-through insurance premiums via the Sadler Sports Insurance endorsement. The customer base consists of individual field archery enthusiasts and bowhunters, segmented horizontally and served through the affiliated state association network rather than through direct enterprise channels.

Name

NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASSOCIATION

Legal name

National Field Archery Association

Website

https://nfaa-archery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

National Field Archery Association (NFAA) is a US nonprofit founded in 1972 and headquartered in Chicago that serves as the national governing body for field archery and bowhunting, serving individual archery enthusiasts through affiliated state associations in all 50 US states plus international affiliates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Governing Body

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

Keywords

• Field archery association
• Archery membership services
• Competitive archery events
• Archery governing body
• Bowhunting community

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The National Field Archery Association (NFAA) is a nonprofit national governing body that organizes and promotes field archery and bowhunting in the United States. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the NFAA provides membership services, standardized rules and certifications for field archery, national and international event coordination, and insurance endorsement for its members through a network of affiliated state associations covering all 50 US states.

Product overview

NAFAA Archery operates a WordPress-based website that publishes field archery news and advice. The site contains a blog section and maintains a directory of NFAA-associated state archery organizations across the United States. The website does not appear to offer a distinct product or service portfolio beyond informational content and organizational directory listings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NFAA Membership
• Affiliated State Archery Associations
• NFAA-Endorsed Liability Insurance

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sadler Sports InsuranceendorsedOthersNFAA endorsed general liability insurance provider for archery activities. Provides insurance coverage services for NFAA members and affiliated associations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Ducks Unlimited: A large, established outdoor-conservation nonprofit with a state-chapter federation, membership dues, events, and insurance-style member benefits. Comparable as a benchmark for NFAA's federated nonprofit operating model at significantly greater scale.
• USA Shooting: The US national governing body for Olympic shooting sports. Comparable to NFAA as a national-level NGB for a niche shooting discipline, with similar governance, certification, and event-sanctioning functions.
• USA Track & Field: A US national governing body for a niche-but-organized sport with associations, certifications, and event sanctioning. Useful structural comparison for NFAA's NGB operating model, though at much larger scale.
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: A bowhunting-adjacent nonprofit conservation organization with membership dues, state chapters, and event programming. Comparable to NFAA in mission adjacency (bowhunting/outdoor recreation) and chapter-federation operating model.
• National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF): A larger nonprofit membership-based conservation and outdoor sports organization with state affiliates and a national event/tournament calendar. Useful comparison for NFAA's membership, federation, and event-revenue model at a larger scale.

Direct peers

• National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF): Provides bowhunter education and certification across the US. Comparable to NFAA in its certification authority, bowhunting focus, and nonprofit, membership-supported delivery model.
• USA Archery: The national governing body for Olympic archery in the United States. Directly comparable to NFAA as a competing archery NGB that sanctions events, certifies athletes, and recruits members, although it focuses on target rather than field archery.
• Archery Shooters Association (ASA): A US-based archery organization that promotes and sanctions competitive archery events, particularly 3D archery. Comparable to NFAA in its event-promotion, membership, and competitive-archery governance role.
• Pope and Young Club: A nonprofit bowhunting conservation and records organization. Comparable to NFAA in its bowhunting-oriented nonprofit membership structure, conservation mission, and reliance on state/local club affiliates.
• International Field Archery Association (IFAA): The international federation for field archery. NFAA is explicitly affiliated with IFAA, and the two organizations share rules, certifications, and event sanctioning structures—making IFAA the closest international counterpart.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-field-archery-association

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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