Nonprofit · EIN 20-1055264
BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BOTHELL, WA 98021
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,800,636 | $2,984,903 | -$184,267 | $1,054,423 | $248,003 | $806,420 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $890,909 | $1,304,847 | -$413,938 | $1,018,138 | $27,451 | $990,687 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,785,550
- of which government grants
- $2,562,844
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $15,086
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $14,822
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,897
- Accounting fees
- $92,366
- Travel
- $83,590
- Depreciation
- $1,349
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,018,138
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,054,423
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $248,003
- Net assets, end of year
- $806,420
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,759
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $806,420
- Gross receipts
- $2,800,636
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG WELLS | PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| EDWARD POULSEN | VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK KELTY | VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LENNY HERZOG | SECRETARY, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GARRY LONCON | TREASURER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK CASTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUIE LOWENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY PAINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCCARTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WES JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OWEN KVINGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SINCLAIR WILT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT GOODMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG WELLS | PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| EDWARD POULSEN | VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK KELTY | VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LENNY HERZOG | SECRETARY, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GARRY LONCON | TREASURER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK CASTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUIE LOWENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY PAINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCCARTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HENSEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OWEN KVINGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SINCLAIR WILT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT GOODMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 8 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 23929 22ND DR SE, BOTHELL, WA 98021-9626
- In care of
- % DAVID MATHERLY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DOUGLAS B WELLS, 2401 EYRES PL W, SEATTLE, WA 98199
- Signed the 990
- DOUGLAS B WELLS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (425) 486-8173
- Website
- WWW.BSFRF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- David R Matherly CPA
Mission
TO AID, ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE, AND SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION REGARDING THE SHELLFISH AND ANCILLARY FISHERIES OF THE NORTH PACIFIC
Program accomplishments
- BRISTOL BAY RED KING CRAB RESEARCH: DURING 2024, BSFRF ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SEVERAL PROJECTS FOR BRISTOL BAY RED KING CRAB (BBRKC). A WINTER/SPRING DISTRIBUTION POT AND TRAWL SURVEY (CPS2) WAS CONDUCTED IN MARCH AND APRIL 2024 IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) AND THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME (ADF&G). THE FOUNDATION CHARTERED THREE FISHING VESSELS (THE FV VESTERAALEN, THE FV ARCTIC LADY, AND THE FV SEABROOKE) TO COMPLETE A WINTER/SPRING BBRKC SURVEY IN BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA. THIS WAS THE SECOND IN A SEQUENCE OF COLLABORATIVE POT SAMPLING (CPS) PROJECTS FOCUSING ON SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF BBRKC AND ADDED A SECOND GEAR TYPE TO SAMPLE WITH THE BSFRF NEPHROPS SURVEY TRAWL. THE PROJECT PLACED SUBCONTRACTORS FROM BSFRF ALONG WITH PERSONNEL FROM NMFS AND ADF&G ONBOARD THE CHARTERS AS SCIENTIFIC PARTIES TO COMPLETE THE RESEARCH. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSED A PRIMARY RESEARCH PRIORITY OF COLLECTING MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINTER/SPRING DISTRIBUTION OF BBRKC TO REVIEW THE EFFICACY OF CURRENT SPATIAL CONSERVATION MEASURES. THE COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT OF SATELLITE TAGS FOR BBRKC WAS A HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH ITEM AND PART OF ONGOING RESEARCH TO ADDRESS BBRKC MOVEMENT AND SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION IN BRISTOL BAY. THE FOUNDATION PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY $242,000 OF SMART-TECHNOLOGY TAGS TO BE SHARED WITH NMFS SCIENTISTS FOR PLACEMENT ON BBRKC DURING THE BERING SEA NOAA SUMMER SURVEY. TAGS WERE PURCHASED FROM WILDLIFE COMPUTERS BY BSFRF AND SHIPPED TO NMFS KODIAK SCIENTISTS FOR DEPLOYMENT DURING THE SURVEY.
- BERING SEA SNOW CRAB AND OPILIO RESEARCH: A HIGH-PRIORITY PILOT FIELD PROJECT WAS COMPLETED ON BERING SEA OPILIO (SNOW CRAB) IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2024 BY BSFRF IN COLLABORATION WITH NMFS AND ADF&G. TWO INDUSTRY VESSELS (THE FV VESTERAALEN AND THE FV CONFIDENCE) WERE CHARTERED TO COMPLETE SAMPLING AT SPECIFIED STATIONS ACROSS THE BERING SEA SHELF OPILIO GROUNDS. PORTIONS OF THIS SAMPLING WERE CONDUCTED IN COORDINATION WITH THE NMFS SURVEY OPERATING IN THE SAME TIME AND AREA. THE TWO CHARTERS USED POT AND TRAWL SAMPLING GEAR FOR COMPARATIVE CATCHES TO INFORM FURTHER FULL-SCALE OPILIO RESEARCH OF SIMILAR NATURE. IN EARLY MAY 2024, THE BSFRF CO-HOSTED A SNOW CRAB WORKSHOP IN ST. JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS (DFO), CANADA. SEVERAL BERING SEA CRAB RESOURCE STAKEHOLDERS (BSFRF, ADF&G, AND NMFS) TRAVELED TO ST. JOHNS FOR A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP HOSTED IN-PERSON BY CANADIAN SNOW CRAB RESEARCHERS. THE WORKSHOP WAS INTENDED TO HEAR FROM ALASKA, CANADA, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS FOR ADVICE ON SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF GLOBAL SNOW CRAB FISHERIES DURING PERIODS OF ECOSYSTEM CHANGE AND VARIABLE STOCK DYNAMICS. FINDINGS FROM THE WORKSHOP ARE IN PRESS WITH A PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION.
- HABITAT ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT: THE BSFRF COLLABORATED ON A NEW LARGE-SCALE PROJECT IN 2024 TO UTILIZE AN UNDERWATER TOWED CAMERA ARRAY (CAMSLED) OWNED BY ADF&G TO ASSESS PRESENCE OF BBRKC AND SUITABLE JUVENILE AND LARVAL HABITAT IN BRISTOL BAY. THE CHARTER FOR THE PROJECT (CHARTERING THE FV EARLY DAWN) WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH ADF&G AND FUNDED BY COMBINED SUPPORT FROM ADF&G AND THE NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD (NPRB) THROUGH BSFRF. A SECONDARY COMPONENT OF THIS RESEARCH PLACED MODIFIED BBRKC POTS AFFIXED WITH NEW LARVAL COLLECTORS TO REMAIN IN BRISTOL BAY OVER THE SUMMER PERIOD FOR RETRIEVAL IN THE FALL.
- SCIENCE COORDINATION AND ADVISORY PARTICIPATION: THE BSFRF SCIENCE ADVISORY TEAMS OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING 2024 INCLUDED THE CRAB PLAN TEAM MEETINGS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, THE ALASKA MARINE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM, AND THE BERING SEA CRAB SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHERED THE FOUNDATIONS GOAL OF SUPPORTING COLLABORATION AMONG INDUSTRY, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT OF BERING SEA CRAB RESOURCES.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1055264
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,054,423
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,800,636
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,800,636 | $2,984,903 | $1,054,423 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $890,909 | $1,304,847 | $1,018,138 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $207,261 | $495,859 | $1,426,912 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1055264).
Questions about BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION is 20-1055264.
- Is BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2007.
- Are donations to BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DOUGLAS B WELLS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BERING SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,800,636, expenses of $2,984,903 and total assets of $1,054,423 at year end.
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