Nonprofit · EIN 26-3645975
INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,551,925 | $3,636,168 | -$84,243 | $417,303 | $761,730 | -$344,427 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,439,167 | $3,378,848 | $60,319 | $221,711 | $481,895 | -$260,184 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,423,808 | $3,599,451 | -$175,643 | $223,717 | $544,220 | -$320,503 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $3,297,821 | $3,295,322 | $2,499 | $306,623 | $457,857 | -$151,234 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,548,971
- Membership dues
- $3,548,971
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,954
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,695,382
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $275,618
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $337,776
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $84,641
- Accounting fees
- $12,543
- Occupancy
- $3,525
- Travel
- $34,210
- Depreciation
- $1,048
- Program services (functional)
- $3,298,816
- Management and general (functional)
- $337,352
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $221,711
- Total assets, end of year
- $417,303
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $761,730
- Net assets, end of year
- -$344,427
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $346
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$344,427
- Gross receipts
- $3,551,925
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN JACKSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $533,137 | $64,785 |
| VICTOR RESTREPO | VP SCIENCE Key employee | 10 | $330,821 | $36,951 |
| MARY SESTRIC | VP COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 10 | $252,678 | $45,375 |
| HOLLY KOEHLER | VP POLICY & OUTREACH Key employee | 10 | $256,494 | $12,825 |
| PATRICK MOODY | FORMER VP FINANCE/ASST TREASURER Officer | 10 | $154,200 | $0 |
| ERIKA SMITH | VP FINANCE/ASST TREASURER Officer | 10 | $80,000 | $4,000 |
| WILLIAM GIBBONS-FLY | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY LAZAZZARA | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELES CLARO GOMEZ | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIANLUCA AGOSTINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE ALLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BORJA ALONSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TEDDY KHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAMRONG KONANTAKIET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRACI LINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MCDIARMID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NARIN NIRUTTINANON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCIANO PIROVANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN JACKSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $517,609 | $60,198 |
| VICTOR RESTREPO | VP SCIENCE Key employee | 10 | $344,127 | $35,883 |
| HOLLY KOEHLER | VP POLICY & OUTREACH Key employee | 10 | $311,280 | $15,564 |
| MARY SESTRIC | VP COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 10 | $245,319 | $42,041 |
| PATRICK MOODY | VP FINANCE/ASST TREASURER Officer | 10 | $271,487 | $11,974 |
| WILLIAM GIBBONS-FLY | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY LAZAZZARA | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELES CLARO GOMEZ | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE ALLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BORJA ALONSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TEDDY KHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAMRONG KONANTAKIET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACI LINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MCDIARMID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NARIN NIRUTTINANON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCIANO PIROVANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIANLUCA AGOSTINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN JACKSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $500,663 | $56,940 |
| VICTOR RESTREPO | VP SCIENCE Key employee | 10 | $334,104 | $34,204 |
| HOLLY KOEHLER | VP POLICY & OUTREACH Key employee | 10 | $302,213 | $15,111 |
| PATRICK MOODY | VP FINANCE/ASST TREASURER Officer | 10 | $259,179 | $17,676 |
| MARY SESTRIC | VP COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 10 | $228,465 | $39,508 |
| WILLIAM GIBBONS-FLY | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY LAZAZZARA | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELES CLARO GOMEZ | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCA ALEMANNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE ALLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BORJA ALONSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN CORRALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TEDDY KHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAMRONG KONANTAKIET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACI LINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MCDIARMID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NARIN NIRUTTINANON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCIANO PIROVANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTO AGUIRRE | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY CLARK | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN JACKSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $464,662 | $63,379 |
| VICTOR RESTREPO | VP SCIENCE Key employee | 10 | $303,042 | $55,550 |
| HOLLY KOEHLER | VP POLICY & OUTREACH Key employee | 10 | $274,116 | $16,441 |
| PATRICK MOODY | OFFICER/ASSISTANT TREASURE Officer | 10 | $210,895 | $56,179 |
| MARY SESTRIC | VP COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 10 | $207,224 | $30,839 |
| ROBERTO AGUIRRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORKA ASPURU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW CHOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCIANO PIROVANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BIXLER | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TEDDY KHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAMRONG KONANTAKLET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN CORRALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE ALLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL BOHANNON | DIRECTOR/V. CHR (JAN 1 - APR 13) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY LAZAZZARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELES CLARO GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KRAFT | DIRECTOR (JAN 1 - MAR 10) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIUSEPPE MORICI | DIRECTOR (JAN 1 - APR 12) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCA ALEMANNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE HUSHKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN LUIS ALONSO ESCURIS | DIRECTOR (JAN 1 - APR 12) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CONNELLY | SECRETARY/TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3706 BUTLER STREET 307, PITTSBURGH, PA 15201-1820
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SUSAN S JACKSON, 3706 BUTLER STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 152011820
- Signed the 990
- SUSAN S JACKSON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (703) 226-8101
- Website
- WWW.ISS-ASSOCIATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LOUIS PLUNG & COMPANY LLP
Mission
INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY TRADE ASSOCIATION (ISSTA) IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. ITS MAIN PURPOSES ARE TO INFORM AND EDUCATE ITS MEMBERS ON EMERGING POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO BENEFIT MARINE ECOSYSTEMS ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS AND TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND FISHERIES, BOTH WILD AND FARMED, THROUGH A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DISSEMINATION TO THE INDUSTRY OF THE RESULTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BY WORLDWIDE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION (ISSF), ENCOURAGE ADHERENCE TO SUCH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, AND CONDUCT A BROAD RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS TO THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY, BEGINNING WITH THE TUNA INDUSTRY, OF DEVELOPING INDUSTRY ADHERENCE TO SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA.
Program accomplishments
- TRANSPARENCY & COMPLIANCE - THE INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSOCIATION (ISSA) IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT PROMOTES THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS BY FACILITATING THE CONSERVATION OF GLOBAL TUNA STOCKS AND THEIR ECOSYSTEM. ISSA'S MEMBERS ARE TUNA PROCESSORS AND MARKETERS THAT, BY VIRTUE OF THEIR ISSA MEMBERSHIP, AGREE TO FOLLOW THE CONSERVATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION (ISSF). ISSF IS AN AFFILIATED SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. ISSF PARTICIPATING COMPANIES ARE AUDITED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO ASSESS THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL ISSF CONSERVATION MEASURES, INCLUDING THOSE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO COMBATING IUU (ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED) FISHING.Expenses $220,880
- MARKET OUTREACH - ISSA PROMOTED INTERACTION AND ENGAGED IN EDUCATION OF KEY RETAILERS IN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, UK AND AFRICA TO PROMOTE FISHING BEST PRACTICES BY ELEVATING THE VOICE OF THE MARKET THROUGH PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS AND TO HAVE KEY RETAILERS INCORPORATE ISSF CONSERVATION MEASURES INTO THEIR SOURCING CONSIDERATIONS.Expenses $82,881
- COMMUNICATION/EDUCATION - ISSA SUPPORTED AND COMMUNICATED THE MISSION, OBJECTIVES, AND APPROACH OF ISSF TO THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.Expenses $239,729
- UNALLOCATED PAYMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABITY FOUNDATION: ISSA SUPPORTS THE PROGRAMS OF ISSF AS IT RELATES TO SCIENCE; POLICY, OUTREACH, AND ADVOCACY; GLOBAL TUNA FLEET TRANSPARENCY & COMPLIANCE; AND COMMUNICATION/EDUCATION.Expenses $2,755,326 · grants $2,695,382
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 | 990 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
- 26-3645975
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $417,303
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,551,925
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,551,925 | $3,636,168 | $417,303 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,439,167 | $3,378,848 | $221,711 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,423,808 | $3,599,451 | $223,717 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,285,852 | $3,279,478 | $47,723 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $3,297,821 | $3,295,322 | $306,623 | XML |
| 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 26-3645975).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC is 26-3645975.
- Is INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2009.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC 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 INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SUSAN S JACKSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $533,137 (SUSAN JACKSON, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILIT ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,551,925, expenses of $3,636,168 and total assets of $417,303 at year end.
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