The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation's 2024 fundraising raffle is a chance to win some great prizes, but even more importantly, each ticket you purchase in this raffle directly contributes to our efforts to expand public backcountry aviation access for current and future generations of aviators.
We do this primarily by acquiring private property in remote areas, developing the necessary aviation infrastructure, and then opening those properties to the public for recreation and enjoyment. It is also our mission to educate the general public on the importance of backcountry aviation, while at the same time, we teach pilots the best practices for flying in the backcountry. We work to document and preserve the history of properties that we acquire and we help other backcountry stakeholders use aviation to accomplish their missions in remote areas too. We invite you to visit our website at jrbaf.org to learn more.
This year's inaugural raffle includes a famous historic backcountry aircraft, Carbon Cub Serial Number 1. Conceived of by backcountry aviation pioneer Jim Richmond, its revolutionary design set world records for STOL performance and inspired an entirely new generation of more capable and safer backcountry aircraft. It is still a great flying aircraft, and it is the very aircraft that inspired much of what we know of today as modern backcountry recreational aviation.
Other great prizes include a week for you and your friends at the historic 45 Ranch in Idaho, a ride in a P-51 Mustang WWII fighter, a pair of tickets on Alaska Airlines, a set of Alaska Bushwheels, a set of ACME black ops aircraft suspension, a tailwheel endorsement from Tac Aero, and new Bose A-30 headsets.
Please read our official rules below, and thank you for your support. Every contribution, big or small, makes a significant difference!
Brad Damm / Executive Director
Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation
JRBAF RAFFLE - 2024 OFFICIAL RULES
The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation, Inc. (JRBAF) Airplane Raffle (the “Raffle”) is a fundraising raffle to support the organization’s charitable efforts to expand public backcountry aviation access with 100% of the money raised through the Raffle going to support these efforts. You can learn more about our mission and program by visiting our website: jrbaf.org
The Raffle is being conducted in the State of Idaho, where JRBAF has applied for and received a valid state-issued charitable gaming license. You may request a copy of our charitable gaming license by emailing us at: jimrichmondfoundation@gmail.com
The Raffle is only open to participants who are at least 18 years of age and are residents of locations where online charitable raffle participation is allowed by law. JRBAF employees, board members, volunteers, and members of their immediate family are not eligible to participate. The Raffle is being conducted and governed pursuant to Idaho law.
1. Tickets can only be purchased in the State of Idaho (via the internet), and all tickets in this Raffle are considered as sold in the State of Idaho when purchased. By purchasing a ticket, each participant agrees to be bound by and adhere to the terms and conditions contained in these rules.
2. You may participate by purchasing as many Raffle tickets as you wish. However, only 25,000 tickets will be issued. Every ticket will be issued with a discrete number, and that number is not repeated. If you buy more than one ticket, each will have a different number on it. The ticket numbers will be emailed to the email address you provide. JRBAF is not responsible for any lost or misdirected email. If you do not receive your Raffle ticket numbers via email within 24 hours after purchase, please contact us at: jimrichmondfoundation@gmail.com
3. The deadline to be eligible for the drawing is to purchase a ticket or tickets before 25,000 tickets have been distributed, or by 11:59 PM MDT on June 6th, 2025, unless extended, whichever comes first. A ticket is considered “sold” for the purpose of calculating the number of tickets distributed when full payment has been received for that ticket, however, JRBAF also reserves the right to give away up to 500 tickets for promotional purposes during the Raffle. Anyone attempting to buy a ticket after all 25,000 tickets have been distributed will have their purchase fully refunded. Except for refunding the purchase price, we are not responsible if your purchase cannot be processed because we have already distributed all 25,000 tickets or if your payment arrives after the deadline for purchase.
4. The winner(s) are determined by a random drawing to take place at the 45 Ranch located at: 4904 45 Ranch Road, Owyhee County, ID 83604, on or before June 7, 2025. JRBAF reserves the right to change the location, and/or draw the Raffle winner(s) early if all tickets are sold before the deadline. The final location, date, and time of the drawing will be posted on our website (jrbaf.org/raffle) at least 2 weeks before the drawing is held. You are welcome to come and observe the drawing in person, flying and driving directions to the 45 Ranch will be on our website. Winners do not have to be physically present at the drawing to win.
5. The grand prize is an Experimental Amateur Built (EAB) Carbon Cub, Serial Number 001 (N9696C). This historic aircraft is the very first Carbon Cub ever built. It was the brainchild of legendary backcountry aircraft entrepreneur Jim Richmond, and it is the very aircraft that created much of what we now know as modern backcountry recreational aviation. Over the years, it set world records in STOL competitions and its performance redefined pilot expectations for what a backcountry aircraft should be capable of.
Ultimately, a whole new class of safer and more capable backcountry aircraft were developed because of what this very aircraft demonstrated was possible. Now, the mission for this aircraft has changed, it is being used to help financially support expanded public backcountry aviation access through the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation by means of this Raffle.
Keeping its original look, the aircraft has been updated by the experts at CubCrafters with new wings, a new fuel system, and other updates. It will be updated with a fresh annual inspection prior to being awarded. The winner of this aircraft will own an amazingly capable STOL aircraft with a very rich backcountry aviation history!
The airplane is valued at $161,071.11 and (if won) must be formally accepted in writing by July 1, 2025. Documentation to be provided with the airplane includes the FAA Certificate of Airworthiness, all logbooks, FAA bill of sale, and applicable IRS forms. In the event of damage or loss of the grand prize aircraft (due to accident, theft, fire, act of god, etc.), JRBAF reserves the right to substitute different aircraft of similar make, model, and value.
6. JRBAF reserves the right to add other prizes during the course of the Raffle. A full list of prizes will be posted on our website at jrbaf.org and updated as new prizes are added.
7. The Raffle winner(s) will be notified by phone and/or by email and/or mail, and all participants will be notified of the winners on our website: jrbaf.org. A winner will be disqualified if the winner cannot be reached after a reasonable effort has been extended, is determined to be ineligible, or cannot or does not comply with our Official Rules. JRBAF will have made a reasonable effort to reach a winner if it has made at least two attempts to contact the winner via phone or by the email address provided when purchasing his/her ticket and/or within four weeks of the official drawing. If a winner cannot be located, is disqualified, or declines acceptance of the prize, the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation will redraw to identify another winner for that prize. All winners agree and consent to the disclosure of their identity and the use of photographs or images of them with their prizes for promotional use.
8. JRBAF, as part of the grand prize, will pay Federal withholding taxes on behalf of the winner in the amount of 33.33% of the fair market value of the grand prize as per IRS Notice 1340. Based on the fair market value of the aircraft ($161,071), minus the ticket cost ($50.00), plus the taxes paid on behalf of the winner ($53,685), the grossed-up amount of the grand prize is $214,756.
The grand prize winner is solely responsible for any state or local taxes, as well as registration, insurance, and other expenses incurred with claiming the prize. In order to award the grand prize, the winner must complete all documents including FAA Aircraft Registration Application, IRS Form W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identified Number and Certification, IRS Form 5754, if applicable, Affidavit and Release, and any other documents required to take possession of the prize.
All Raffle prize winners will receive IRS Form W-2G from the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation for the calendar year the prize was awarded, and for the total value of their prize as determined by the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation. The IRS requires withholding for non-cash prizes with a value exceeding $5,000 after deducting the cost of the winner’s ticket. Other than for the grand prize, the winner of any non-cash prize with a value exceeding $5,000 must pay the withholding tax to the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation at the rate of 25% of the prize value to take possession of the prize.
8. All prizes awarded must be claimed and accepted in Idaho, however, winners do not need to be physically present to claim or accept prizes. Once a prize is accepted, including completion of all required documentation, JRBAF may, at its sole discretion, assist in arranging for the transport of the prize, to the winner’s location. If a winner chooses to forfeit his/her prize, he/she must do so before taking possession of the prize.
9. The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation, Inc. makes no warranties or representations regarding the airplane being raffled other than those made herein. The winner of the grand prize has the right, at their own expense, to inspect the airplane to determine its suitability and airworthiness prior to accepting the prize.
10. By entering this Raffle, each entrant releases the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation, Inc. (JRBAF), its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, and agents from any and all liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees) resulting from or caused by participating in the Raffle or by winning any prize or resulting from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, and each winner agrees to indemnify and hold JRBAF harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind resulting from or arising from, in connection with participating in the Raffle or the winner’s acceptance or use of any prize. In no event shall the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation, Inc., its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, and agents be liable for any loss or damages of any kind, including injury or death relating to or from participation in the Raffle or the use of any prize even if such loss or damages results from or is caused or contributed to by the fault or negligence of the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation, Inc., its directors, officers, employees, volunteers and agents.
11. A Raffle entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy for any claim against JRBAF arising out of the sale of tickets or the conduct of the Raffle shall be limited to the return of the purchase price paid for his or her ticket(s). There are no exceptions to this rule.