Nonprofit · EIN 20-8459653
SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98144
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,237,874 | $1,401,651 | -$163,777 | $2,001,675 | $205,398 | $1,796,277 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,501,188 | $1,543,622 | -$42,434 | $2,107,245 | $147,191 | $1,960,054 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,217,964
- Investment income
- $19,910
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $358,473
- Other salaries and wages
- $579,588
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,160,470
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,988
- Accounting fees
- $17,287
- Occupancy
- $92,460
- Travel
- $13,185
- Depreciation
- $42,357
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,107,245
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,001,675
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $205,398
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,796,277
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,783,544
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,796,277
- Gross unrelated business income
- $8,442
- Gross receipts
- $1,237,874
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUDIA G COLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $163,909 | $49,847 |
| SUBBARAO GURRAM | VP OF PROCESS AUTHORITY SE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,739 | $39,927 |
| LENNA SOUTHLAND | ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $104,045 | $40,673 |
| BRUCE C ODEGAARD | VP OF PRODUCT SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,905 | $32,277 |
| STEFANIE MORELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ALNOOR HIRJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FORBUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LE HEGGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY LAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN VIECHNICKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BACKLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUDIA G COLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $166,635 | $46,771 |
| SUBBARAO GURRAM | VP OF PROCESS AUTHORITY SE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,076 | $37,203 |
| LENNA SOUTHLAND | ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $107,044 | $42,493 |
| BRUCE C ODEGAARD | VP OF PRODUCT SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,557 | $30,605 |
| HART SCHWARZENBACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ALNOOR HIRJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FORBUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LE HEGGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY LAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN VIECHNICKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| NANDINI NATRAJAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BACKLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1600 S JACKSON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98144-2111
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LENNA SOUTHLAND, 1600 S JACKSON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98144
- Signed the 990
- LENNA SOUTHLAND, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 323-3540
- Website
- WWW.SPA-FOOD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO PROMOTE SOUND PUBLIC POLICY, CHAMPION INITIATIVES THAT INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWTH, AND HELP PROTECT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE FOOD SUPPLY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE.
Program accomplishments
- THE SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION (SPA) IS LOCATED IN SEATTLE, WA. SPA STAFF PROVIDE SEAFOOD PROCESSORS WITH TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY CONSULTATION AND ANALYTICAL TESTING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH FOOD SAFETY, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, AND QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT MEET OR EXCEED CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS IN BOTH DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL MARKETS. AS FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES, SPA PROVIDES TRAINING AND OTHER CONSULTATION FOR FOOD PROCESSORS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HAZARD ANALYSIS CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP) AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE OF MEMBER PRODUCTS. RECOGNIZED AS A PROCESS AUTHORITY BY STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATORS AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES, THE SPA PROVIDES TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE TO OUR MEMBER PROCESSORS IN THE AREAS OF THERMAL PROCESSING AND COMPLIANCE WITH LOW-ACID CANNED FOOD AND OTHER PROCESSED FOOD REGULATIONS.THE SPA ALSO ADMINISTERS THE UNIQUE COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN FDA AND SALMON PROCESSORS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING SAFETY AND WHOLESOMENESS OF CANNED SALMON: THE SALMON CONTROL PLAN. UNDER THE SALMON CONTROL PLAN, THE SPA PROVIDES ORGANOLEPTIC EXAMINATION OF SEAFOOD PRODUCTS AND ITS STAFF IS RECOGNIZED AROUND THE WORLD IN DETERMINING THE WHOLESOMENESS AND SAFETY OF SEAFOOD.OUR STAFF ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS IN SEAFOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES WHO HANDLE THE SAMPLES USED FOR TESTING AS WELL AS PROVIDING SEAFOOD EXAMINATION SERVICES FOR BOTH REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETING PURPOSES.SPA ADDRESSES TRAINING NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS BY UTILIZING STAFF AND OUTSIDE EXPERTS TO PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY FOR IMPROVING WORKFORCE KNOWLEDGE AND EFFECTIVENESS. WE BELIEVE WELL-TARGETED AND APPLICABLE TRAINING BENEFITS MEMBER COMPANIES, THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND MOST OF ALL, CUSTOMERS AND CONSUMERS OF MEMBER FOOD PRODUCTS.
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
- 20-8459653
- 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)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,001,675
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,237,874
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,237,874 | $1,401,651 | $2,001,675 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,501,188 | $1,543,622 | $2,107,245 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,573,947 | $1,564,913 | $2,155,764 | 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 20-8459653).
Questions about SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION is 20-8459653.
- Is SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2007.
- Are donations to SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION 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 SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION 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 SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION 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 SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LENNA SOUTHLAND.
- Who are the officers and directors of SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,909 (CLAUDIA G COLES, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does SEAFOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,237,874, expenses of $1,401,651 and total assets of $2,001,675 at year end.
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