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Nonprofit · EIN 91-1621700

UNITED CATCHER BOATS

Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98199

Financials

$1.6M$1.8M2023$942K$1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNITED CATCHER BOATS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$942,094$1,002,862-$60,768$282,019$8,743$273,276
December 31, 2023990$1,619,789$1,761,893-$142,104$369,938$8,477$361,461
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$928,152
Investment income
$13,942
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$25,651
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$459,250
Other salaries and wages
$69,412
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$574,584
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$265,447
Occupancy
$25,431
Travel
$35,759

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$369,938
Total assets, end of year
$282,019
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,743
Net assets, end of year
$273,276
Land, buildings and equipment
-$1
Gross receipts
$942,094
Employees
4
Year formed
1993
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Brent PaineExecutive Direc
Trustee or director, Officer
40$261,796$24,541
Susan ZagorskiIntercoop Manager40$130,000$9,860
Andrea KeikkalaExecutive Direc
Trustee or director, Officer
6.9$31,250$1,803
Hunter BernsPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
Fred YeckDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Nate StoneVP / Director
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
Caitlin YeagerDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Gunnar Ildhuso JrDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
James MizeDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Marcus AldenDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
George HallDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Christian AsayDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Elizabeth ReedTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
Jerry DowningDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Chris GarbrickDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Anne VanderhoevenSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0
Tim CusickAlternates Dire
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Erik PetersenAlternates Dire
Trustee or director
0.2$0
John HenderschedtDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Bob DesautelDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Brent PaineExecutive Direc
Trustee or director, Officer
40$250,450$30,942
Susan ZagorskiIntercoop Manager40$115,000$7,022
Ruth ChristiansenScientific Advisor26$89,124$11,796
John GruverIntercoop Manager10$51,758$9,372
Hunter BernsPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
Fred YeckDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Nate StoneVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
Caitlin YeagerDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Gunnar Ildhuso JrDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Robert DesautelDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
George HallDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Christian AsayDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Mark FranklinTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
Jerry DowningDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Chris GarbrickDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Anne VanderhoevenSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
John HenderschedtDirector
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4005 20TH AVE W STE 116, SEATTLE, WA 98199-1290
In care of
% BRENT PAINE
Signed the 990
Andrea Keikkala, Executive Direc
Phone
(206) 282-2599
Return prepared by
WGN PS

Mission

The organization's primary exempt function is to foster and promote the interest of owners and operators of commercial fishing vessels that harvest fish in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and off the Pacific Coast.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 1. We advocate fishery policy positions of the association. This includes presenting the association's positions before groups such as the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the Alaska Board of Fisheries, the Alaska State Legislature and the US Congress. This entails developing policy positions supported by the association, writing position papers and comments on government proposed actions affecting the management of fisheries important to United Catcher Boat members, including the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska groundfish and crab fisheries.2. We participate in a wide variety of industry/government meetings which affect the management of the fisheries in which United Catcher Boat members participate. This includes attending six to ten lengthy meetings per year. Usually the Executive Director and the Technical Advisor and a few active Board of Directors attend these public meetings. Most meetings occur within the State of Alaska. The association typically will present written and oral testimony during the public hearing portion of these meetings.3. We participate in the development of federal and state legislation that affects the management of the fisheries in which United Catcher Boat members participate. This includes working with key legislative members and staff, reviewing draft committee bills, presenting written comments and oral public testimony to various legislative committees. One key piece of legislation is the reauthorization of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, (occurs every three years), before the US Congress. This activity is conducted primarily by the association's Executive Director and a few more active Board of Directors. Association positions on legislation occurs at the monthly Board of Directors meetings and at the annual membership meeting.4. We provide association members with information on various fisheries throughout the year as the fisheries are conducted. This information originates from primarily the National Marine Fisheries Service. The association obtains fishery statistics from the government and distributes this information, as well as an analysis of this information, to its members. Generally, this information includes the amount of fish taken in a fishery, where the fishery occurs, and the rates of by catch (undesirable species) of various participants. This is public information and the association assists the government in presenting such information to the fleet. The medium for conveying this information includes weekly catch reports, newsletters, faxes and individual phone calls to members. This also includes forecasting fishery closures for members of the association.5. We provide government fisheries managers with information about the association members' vessels. Federal fisheries managers need information in-season to help determine closures of fisheries. This includes catching power, effort and number of vessels per fishery. The association works closely with fisheries managers to assist in the healthy management of the fisheries. This is primarily the work of the Executive Director.6. We assist in government research of fisheries of concern to the association members. This includes review of government research proposals, apprising association members of possible grants and charter opportunities, conducting research, writing and presenting papers at government sponsored workshops and symposiums.7. We provide oversight and support in the administration of annual cooperative fishing agreements our members enter into with each other and other Bering Sea pollock catcher vessel owners. With Congressional passage of the American Fisheries Act in 1998, owners of the 112 vessels that fish for pollock in the Bering Sea can enter into nine fishing cooperatives in order to rationally harvest annual pollock allocations. We assist in the management of the coops' harvest by monitoring each coops' harvest throughout the seasons, track transfers of coop members vessel's allocations among the catcher vessels, and assist in managing the coop's plans for management of bycatch harvests of salmon.8. In 2024 we continued our work to examine the feasibility of electronic monitoring systems for compliance on pollock mid-water trawl catcher vessels delivering to shoreside processing facilities in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. The project is evaluating electronic monitoring for improved data quality and consistency, detection and quantification of groundfish discard events, costs of collection and review of fisheries data. The work was funded with a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
91-1621700
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1996
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$282,019
Income (IRS master file)
$942,094

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$942,094$1,002,862$282,019XML
990December 2023$1,619,789$1,761,893$369,938XML
990December 2022$1,091,838$1,057,334$522,907IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 91-1621700).

Questions about UNITED CATCHER BOATS

What is the EIN of UNITED CATCHER BOATS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED CATCHER BOATS is 91-1621700.
Is UNITED CATCHER BOATS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1996.
Are donations to UNITED CATCHER BOATS tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does UNITED CATCHER BOATS 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 UNITED CATCHER BOATS 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 UNITED CATCHER BOATS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of UNITED CATCHER BOATS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $261,796 (Brent Paine, Executive Direc).
How much revenue does UNITED CATCHER BOATS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $942,094, expenses of $1,002,862 and total assets of $282,019 at year end.

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