Nonprofit · EIN 57-1169538
SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES
Tax-exempt · SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,582,283 | $3,888,017 | -$1,305,734 | $2,386,991 | $1,083,849 | $1,303,142 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,856,957 | $3,268,648 | -$411,691 | $2,910,086 | $301,210 | $2,608,876 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,668,674 | $4,182,597 | $486,077 | $3,846,643 | $826,076 | $3,020,567 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,421,027
- Program service revenue
- $1,061,435
- Investment income
- $99,821
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $252,640
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,721,578
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,609,187
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,539
- Accounting fees
- $83,171
- Occupancy
- $42,027
- Travel
- $182,886
- Program services (functional)
- $3,298,173
- Management and general (functional)
- $552,790
- Fundraising (functional)
- $37,054
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,910,086
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,386,991
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,083,849
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,303,142
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,102,055
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $201,087
- Gross receipts
- $2,582,283
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER A BARKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $188,749 | $63,890 |
| KATHLEEN O'ROURKE | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,600 | $56,324 |
| KELLEY BELL | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,615 | $69,831 |
| ASHLEY GREENLEY | ADVANCEMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,084 | $33,315 |
| SARA LEWIS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,233 | $8,878 |
| LINDSAY CERON | GOVERNANCE REFORM PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,092 | $5,455 |
| RICHARD STAVIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOFIA BERTO VILLAS-BOAS | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN EICHENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS RATTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KIBRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SELINA HEPPELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA JONES | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDICE DICKENS-RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LASPROGATO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE CONDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK KAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS GIORDANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC BUESCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER A BARKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $186,855 | $58,719 |
| KATHLEEN O'ROURKE | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,740 | $52,362 |
| KELLEY BELL | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,766 | $62,644 |
| ASHLEY GREENLEY | ADVANCEMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,299 | $31,018 |
| SARA LEWIS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,120 | $9,532 |
| MICHELLE BERITZHOFF-LAW | SENIOR PROJECT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,635 | $16,331 |
| RICHARD STAVIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE LEONARD | CHAIR (THRU 02/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDICE DICKENS-RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KIBRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOFIA BERTO VILLAS-BOAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN EICHENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS RATTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SELINA HEPPELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER A BARKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $180,624 | $52,114 |
| KATHLEEN O'ROURKE | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,442 | $47,424 |
| KELLEY BELL | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,030 | $53,475 |
| ASHLEY GREENLEY | ADVANCEMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,624 | $29,064 |
| SARA LEWIS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,590 | $9,206 |
| ERIN TAYLOR | DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,991 | $13,782 |
| RICHARD STAVIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE LEONARD | CHAIR (THRU 11/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIDEON SHAANAN | TREASURER (THRU 2/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KIBRICK | AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOFIA BERTO VILLAS-BOAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN EICHENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS RATTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SELINA HEPPELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 233, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061-0233
- In care of
- % TOBIAS AGUIRRE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JENNIFER BARKER, PO BOX 233, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER BARKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (831) 460-6241
- Website
- WWW.FISHWISE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WINDES INC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 57-1169538 or by the name SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
FISHWISE IS A NON-PROFIT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CONSULTANCY WITH A MISSION TO SUSTAIN OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THEM BY TRANSFORMING SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. IN THE 20+ YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, FISHWISE HAS REDEFINED RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY, DRIVING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF SEAFOOD PRODUCTION. FISHWISE ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH A COMBINED APPROACH OF 1) LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEAFOOD COMPANIES 2) BY AMPLIFYING IMPACT VIA COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, AND 3) BY ADVOCATING FOR TRANSPARENT, TRACEABLE, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS.
Program accomplishments
- HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE (HRDD) IN NOW A GLOBAL EXPECTATION FOR COMPANIES, REFLECTED IN LAWS, TRADE REQUIREMENTS, AND INVESTOR STANDARDS. YET FOR MANY SEAFOOD BUSINESSES, THE PATH FROM PRINCIPLE TO PRACTICE REMAINS UNCLEAR. IN 2025, FISHWISE RELAUNCHED RISE, A FREE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PLATFORM THAT PROVIDED PRACTICAL GUIDANCE AND A ROADMAP FOR SEAFOOD COMPANIES TO COMBAT FORCED LABOR AND OPERATIONALIZE HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE (HRDD). THE RELAUNCH GENERATED OVER 25,000 VISITS FROM MORE THAN 130 COUNTRIES, WITH COMPANIES REPORTING THAT RISE HELPED TRANSLATE GLOBAL EXPECTATIONS FOR RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS CONDUCT INTO TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS FOR WORKERS ACROSS SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS.Expenses $1,090,372 · revenue $531,187
- FISHWISE'S BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS REACH MORE THAN 466 SUPPLIERS WORLDWIDE AND HAVE EXPANDED ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD ACROSS NEARLY 5,000 U.S. GROCERY STORES. IN 2024, FISHWISE INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSED OVER 115 MILLION TONS OF SEAFOOD TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS MADE BY ITS BUSINESS PARTNERS.FISHWISE ALSO CONTINUED TO RAISE THE BAR FOR ESTABLISHING INDUSTRY-LEADING SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PROGRAMS WITH COMPANIES, BRINGING TRANSPARENCY INTO SUPPLY CHAINS THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS LIKE OUR VESSEL RISK DASHBOARD, AND ELEVATING THE FIELD THROUGH VISIBLE LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY.Expenses $878,180 · revenue $318,995
- PROMOTING AND ADVANCING COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN THE AQUACULTURE SECTOR. FISHWISE IS WORKING TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IN AQUACULTURE BY FOSTERING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SUPPLY CHAIN ACTORS, GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. BY ALIGNING COMMUNITY-DEFINED PRIORITIES WITH MARKET INCENTIVES, FISHWISE IS DRIVING COORDINATED IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS, RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION PRACTICES, AND SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS.Expenses $750,856 · revenue $191,673
- TRACEABILITY AND COUNTER-IUU FISHING PROGRAM; ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING IS A GLOBAL THREAT THAT JEOPARDIZES THE HEALTH OF OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS, FUELS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, AND UNDERCUTS LAW-ABIDING SEAFOOD BUSINESSES. OVER THE PAST DECADE, FISHWISE HAS EMERGED AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN ADVANCING SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY- THE ABILITY TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND TRACK SEAFOOD FROM HARVEST TO MARKET- AS A POWERFUL MECHANISM TO COMBAT IUU FISHING AND FORCED LABOR IN SEAFOOD PRODUCTION. WITH GOVERNMENTS, NGOS, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS, FISHWISE IS DRIVING KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, POLICY REFORM, AND COLLECTIVE ACTION TOWARDS LEGAL, TRACEABLE, AND ETHICAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS.Expenses $578,765 · revenue $19,580
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
- 57-1169538
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,386,991
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,582,283
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,582,283 | $3,888,017 | $2,386,991 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,856,957 | $3,268,648 | $2,910,086 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,668,674 | $4,182,597 | $3,846,643 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,630,763 | $4,240,027 | $3,000,079 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 57-1169538).
Questions about SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES
- What is the EIN of SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES is 57-1169538.
- Is SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES 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 SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES 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 SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES 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 SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENNIFER BARKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,749 (JENNIFER A BARKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,582,283, expenses of $3,888,017 and total assets of $2,386,991 at year end.
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