Nonprofit · EIN 26-3646127
INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,798,588 | $4,805,213 | -$6,625 | $1,912,143 | $704,824 | $1,207,319 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,471,174 | $4,472,806 | -$1,632 | $2,077,462 | $1,201,039 | $876,423 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,769,692 | $4,400,487 | $369,205 | $1,776,960 | $884,200 | $892,760 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $3,881,022 | $4,139,795 | -$258,773 | $1,520,835 | $853,930 | $666,905 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,684,428
- Membership dues
- $906,615
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $58,160
- Other revenue
- $56,000
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,532,700
- Other salaries and wages
- $453,662
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,321,929
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $252,758
- Accounting fees
- $13,628
- Occupancy
- $11,189
- Travel
- $47,593
- Depreciation
- $1,980
- Program services (functional)
- $3,634,915
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,170,298
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,077,462
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,912,143
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $704,824
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,207,319
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,932
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $970,647
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $236,672
- Gross receipts
- $4,798,588
- Employees
- 0
- 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 | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN JACKSON | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 | $533,137 | $64,785 |
| VICTOR RESTREPO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 30 | $0 | $330,821 | $36,951 |
| MARY SESTRIC | VP COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 30 | $0 | $252,678 | $45,375 |
| HOLLY KOEHLER | VP POLICY & OUTREACH Key employee | 30 | $0 | $256,494 | $12,825 |
| PATRICK MOODY | FORMER ASSISTANT TREASURER/VP FIN Officer | 30 | $0 | $154,200 | $0 |
| ERIKA SMITH | ASSISTANT TREASURER/VP FIN Officer | 30 | $0 | $80,000 | $4,000 |
| TONY LAZAZZARA | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY ROSENBERG | DIRECTOR/VICE CHR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROHAN CURREY | DIRECTOR/FORMER VICE CHR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GIBBONS-FLY | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY & TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER GARAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN GILMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ICHIRO NOMURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSU SANTIAGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA STERN-PIRLOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN JACKSON | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 | $517,609 | $60,198 |
| VICTOR RESTREPO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 30 | $0 | $344,127 | $35,883 |
| HOLLY KOEHLER | VP POLICY & OUTREACH Key employee | 30 | $0 | $311,280 | $15,564 |
| MARY SESTRIC | VP COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 30 | $0 | $245,319 | $42,041 |
| PATRICK MOODY | ASSISTANT TREASURER/VP FIN Officer | 30 | $0 | $271,487 | $11,974 |
| WILLIAM GIBBONS-FLY | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY & TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY LAZAZZARA | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROHAN CURREY | DIRECTOR/VICE CHR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER GARAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ICHIRO NOMURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN GILMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY ROSENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN JACKSON | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 | $500,663 | $56,940 |
| VICTOR RESTREPO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 30 | $0 | $334,104 | $34,204 |
| HOLLY KOEHLER | VP POLICY & OUTREACH Key employee | 30 | $0 | $302,213 | $15,111 |
| PATRICK MOODY | ASSISTANT TREASURER/VP FIN Officer | 30 | $0 | $259,179 | $17,676 |
| MARY SESTRIC | VP COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 30 | $0 | $228,465 | $39,508 |
| WILLIAM GIBBONS-FLY | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY LAZAZZARA | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROHAN CURREY | DIRECTOR/VICE CHR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRANSFORM AQORAU | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER GARAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ICHIRO NOMURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GIUSEPPE DI CARLO | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN TSAMENYI | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HOLDEN | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN GILMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY ROSENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN JACKSON | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 | $464,662 | $63,379 |
| VICTOR RESTREPO | DIRECTOR (JAN 1-APR 14) Key employee | 30 | $0 | $303,042 | $55,550 |
| HOLLY KOEHLER | VP POLICY & OUTREACH Key employee | 30 | $0 | $274,116 | $16,441 |
| PATRICK MOODY | ASSISTANT TREASURER/VP FIN Officer | 30 | $0 | $210,895 | $56,179 |
| MARY SESTRIC | VP COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 30 | $0 | $207,224 | $30,839 |
| WILLIAM GIBBONS-FLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER GARAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CONNELLY | DIRECTOR & SECRETARY/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ICHIRO NOMURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRANSFORM AQORAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BIXLER | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROHAN CURREY | DIRECTOR/VICE CHR (JAN 1 -APR 14) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GIUSEPPE DI CARLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN TSAMENYI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HOLDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCIANO PIROVANO | DIRECTOR (JAN 1-APR 14) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3706 BUTLER STREET 307, PITTSBURGH, PA 15201-1820
- In care of
- % SUSAN JACKSON
- 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-FOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LOUIS PLUNG & COMPANY LLP
Mission
THE INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION (ISSF)'S MISSION IS TO UNDERTAKE SCIENCE-BASED INITIATIVES FOR THE LONG-TERM CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF TUNA STOCK, REDUCING BY-CATCH AND PROMOTING ECOSYSTEM HEALTH.
Program accomplishments
- SCIENCE - ISSF IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL TUNA STOCKS BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING VERIFIABLE SCIENCE-BASED PRACTICES. THE MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS ARE TUNA CONSERVATION, BY-CATCH MITIGATION, ILLEGAL FISHING, AND CAPACITY MANAGEMENT. GUIDANCE FOR RESEARCH PRIORITIES AND PUBLISHED TECHNICAL PAPERS ARE PROVIDED BY ISSF'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE WORLD'S LEADING MARINE AND FISHERIES SCIENTISTS. THIS COMMITTEE PROVIDES REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CONSIDER PRIOR TO TAKING ACTION ON SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS.Expenses $1,755,091
- POLICY, OUTREACH & ADVOCACY - ISSF WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL NGO'S TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF SCIENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO TUNA STOCK SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. ISSF ALSO ADVOCATES TO REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (RFMO'S), WHICH ARE INTERNATIONAL BODIES COMPRISED OF COUNTRIES THAT HAVE INTERESTS IN MANAGING AND CONSERVING FISH STOCKS IN A PARTICULAR REGION, TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT SCIENCE-BASED MEASURES TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE TUNA STOCKS. IN ADDITION, ISSF WORKS WITH TUNA FISHING FLEETS TO BUILD A GREATER COMMITMENT AMONG FLEET OWNERS TO SCIENCE-BASED SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.Expenses $618,055
- COMMUNICATION/EDUCATION - ISSF COMMUNICATES THE MISSION, OBJECTIVES, AND APPROACH OF ISSF TO THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR ITS MISSION.Expenses $730,925
- GLOBAL TUNA FLEET TRANSPARENCY & COMPLIANCE - ISSF ADOPTS CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR TUNA PROCESSORS, TRADERS, IMPORTERS, TRANSPORTERS AND OTHERS IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY. ISSF ENGAGES IN VARIOUS EFFORTS SEEKS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONSERVATION MEASURES BY COMPANIES THAT AGREE TO ADHERE TO THEM, AND PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING THEIR COMPLIANCE, INCLUDING: (1) ENGAGING AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY AUDITOR TO ANNUALLY AUDIT PARTICIPATING COMPANIES' COMPLIANCE WITH ISSF CONSERVATION MEASURES, AND PUBLISHING THE AUDITOR'S REPORTS ON EACH COMPANY; (2) ISSUING AN ANNUAL CONSERVATION REPORT TRACKING PARTICIPATING COMPANIES' COMPLIANCE; (3) MAINTAINING THE PROACTIVE VESSEL REGISTER (PVR), FOR TUNA VESSEL OWNERS TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS PARTICIPATING IN SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS, AS VERIFIED BY ANNUAL THIRD PARTY AUDITS, TO PROVIDE THE CREDIBLE INFORMATION STAKEHOLDERS SEEK TO INFORM THEIR PROGRAM AND PROCUREMENT DECISIONS; AND (4) PROVIDING A MEANS TO REPORT ON A COMPANY'S COMPLIANCE WITH ISSF CONSERVATION MEASURES.Expenses $530,844
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
- 26-3646127
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,912,143
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,798,588
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,798,588 | $4,805,213 | $1,912,143 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,471,174 | $4,472,806 | $2,077,462 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,769,692 | $4,400,487 | $1,776,960 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,522,391 | $4,635,749 | $1,214,096 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $3,881,022 | $4,139,795 | $1,520,835 | 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 26-3646127).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION is 26-3646127.
- Is INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY 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 INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION 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 SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION 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 SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SUSAN S JACKSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,798,588, expenses of $4,805,213 and total assets of $1,912,143 at year end.
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