United States Orienteering Federation, Inc.

What United States Orienteering Federation, Inc. does

United States Orienteering Federation, Inc., operating as Orienteering USA (OUSA), is the recognized national governing body for the sport of orienteering in the United States. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, OUSA is a private non-profit corporation (501(c)(3) status referenced in affiliated organizations) that organizes, sanctions, and governs competitive orienteering across five disciplines — Foot-O, Ski-O, Trail-O, MTB-O, and Rogaining — and fields U.S. national teams for World Orienteering Championships, Junior World Championships, and World Trail Orienteering Championships. It serves a membership-based ecosystem of individual athletes, families, students, juniors, and 70+ chartered local clubs across the country, providing competitive pathways from beginner through elite tiers and youth development through programs such as the Youth Mapping Program and the Junior National Team.

OUSA's product portfolio centers on a tiered membership program (Junior $10, Student $20, Individual $35, Family $45, Lifetime $700/year-equivalent) bundled with benefits including a monthly e-newsletter, an annual Year in Review magazine, secondary medical insurance at events, IOF membership, SafeSport training, and access to the Basic-Orienteering Online curriculum. Operational technology is built on a conventional SaaS stack: Neon CRM powers the secure.orienteeringusa.org member portal, EventReg handles registration for National Ranking Events and championships (with a new version announced for 2026), and SportIdent (SI-card) provides electronic timing integration. Supporting digital channels include the website, monthly newsletter, Facebook, Twitter/X, and the monthly O-Forum webinar series. Mapping leverages open-source tools such as Open Orienteering Mapper alongside paid OCAD solutions.

The business model is subscription-based membership dues supplemented by donations and event-related income, distributed direct-to-consumer through the online portal with 70+ chartered clubs serving as the primary in-person channel for new member acquisition and event hosting. GTM is therefore hybrid: digital self-serve for membership and registration transactions, with a club-led grassroots layer for community engagement, youth development, and local event execution. No institutional investors, private equity, or parent company ownership is indicated; the organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Name

United States Orienteering Federation, Inc.

Legal name

United States Orienteering Federation, Inc.

Website

https://www.orienteeringusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

United States Orienteering Federation, Inc. (Orienteering USA) is the U.S. national governing body for orienteering, sanctioning competitions, fielding national teams, and supporting 70+ chartered clubs, youth development programs, and tiered memberships for individual athletes and families across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Spectator Sports (71121), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Athlete Development & Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) (HSADAEAE), Trail Running & Ultra-Endurance Events (Trail Races, Ultras) (MPAKAIAD), Anti-Doping & Integrity Bodies (WADA, match-fixing/integrity units) (MPAKAFAJ)

Keywords

• Orienteering sport governance
• National governing body
• Competitive orienteering events
• Youth development programs
• Membership sports federation

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees collected from individual, family, student, and junior members. Also includes lifetime membership option. Membership expires on the last day of the month joined each year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OUSA is the U.S. national governing body for orienteering, selling annual and lifetime memberships (Individual, Family, Student, Junior, Lifetime tiers), sanctioning National Ranking Events and national championships, running the EventReg registration platform, and administering five national team programs (Foot-O, Ski-O, Trail-O, MTB-O, Junior). It also delivers the Youth Mapping Program, Basic-Orienteering Online curriculum, SafeSport training, and a monthly O-Forum community education series.

Product overview

Orienteering USA is the national governing body for orienteering in the United States, offering a comprehensive portfolio centered on membership programs, competitive team representation, event management, and youth development. The core offerings include tiered membership (Individual, Family, Student, Junior, Lifetime), five national teams (Elite/Performance/Development Orienteering, Ski-O, Trail-O, MTB-O, and Junior), and the EventReg registration platform. Supporting programs include the Youth Mapping Program for schools, Basic-Orienteering Online curriculum, SafeSport training, National Ranking Events, and monthly O-Forums. The organization connects member clubs nationwide and supports athlete development from youth through elite competition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orienteering USA Membership
• EventReg

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Orienteering Federation (IOF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOUSA is affiliated with the IOF as the national governing body for orienteering in the United States. IOF membership is provided to all OUSA members as a benefit.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• USA Track & Field: USATF is the U.S. national governing body for athletics (track and field) and a clear structural peer — it administers national teams, rankings, youth development, member services, and event sanctioning under a similar membership-based non-profit model, but on a much larger scale.
• US Ski and Snowboard: U.S. Ski and Snowboard is the national governing body for skiing and snowboarding, with comparable responsibilities in elite team selection, club support, and member services. Particularly relevant as the U.S. counterpart to OUSA's Ski-O discipline under the IOF umbrella.
• USA Cycling: USA Cycling is the U.S. national governing body for cycling and operates a similar membership, club affiliation, national team, and event-sanctioning model. Directly comparable for OUSA's MTB-O discipline, which sits at the intersection of navigation and cycling.
• USA Triathlon: USA Triathlon is the NGB for triathlon in the U.S. and parallels OUSA in operating multi-discipline athlete development, youth pipelines, club affiliations, and a national ranking/event system under a non-profit structure.
• USA Archery: USA Archery is the U.S. NGB for archery, another outdoor/navigation-adjacent precision sport with similar youth development pathways, club affiliations, SafeSport compliance, and a member-supported non-profit funding model.

Regional players

• Orienteering Canada: Orienteering Canada is the Canadian national governing body for orienteering and OUSA's direct counterpart in the same sport. It runs a near-identical operating model (membership tiers, club affiliation, national team, IOF affiliation) and co-hosts the biennial North American Championships with OUSA.
• British Orienteering: British Orienteering is the UK national governing body for the sport and one of the most established orienteering federations globally. Operates a comparable membership, club, ranking, and national team model — a useful benchmark for OUSA's structural and digital maturity.

Emerging players

• Navigation Games: Navigation Games is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and OUSA member club founded by Barb Bryant (OUSA's VP of Youth Initiatives). It is the most direct downstream peer, focused specifically on bringing orienteering into schools and youth programs and feeding the OUSA junior pipeline.
• Rogaine Association of Australia: The Rogaine Association of Australia governs Rogaining (long-distance cross-country navigation events) and is comparable to OUSA on the specific Rogaining discipline. Smaller and discipline-focused, but uses an analogous membership, event sanctioning, and volunteer-club model.

Others

• International Orienteering Federation (IOF): The IOF is the global governing body for orienteering and OUSA's umbrella organization. While not a commercial peer, it sets the rules, anti-doping standards, and international competition framework under which OUSA's entire national team program operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OrienteeringUSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/OrienteeringUSA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orienteering-usa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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