Nonprofit · EIN 92-0057726
SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $12,259,698 | $13,120,924 | -$861,226 | $37,914,470 | $16,296,802 | $21,617,668 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $15,179,270 | $11,924,229 | $3,255,041 | $38,905,698 | $16,426,804 | $22,478,894 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $22,083,086 | $10,530,256 | $11,552,830 | $39,273,078 | $20,049,225 | $19,223,853 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,954,225
- of which government grants
- $1,896,274
- Program service revenue
- $4,779,834
- Investment income
- $846,273
- Royalties
- $4,624,276
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$67,213
- Tax-exempt bond proceeds
- $203,709
- Other revenue
- $4,679,366
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,328,004
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,415,680
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $274,983
- Travel
- $135,372
- Depreciation
- $1,098,576
- Program services (functional)
- $11,635,272
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,485,652
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $38,905,698
- Total assets, end of year
- $37,914,470
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,296,802
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,617,668
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,783,977
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,617,668
- Gross receipts
- $12,326,911
- Employees
- 85
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- AK
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Doherty | General Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,000 |
| Bret Hiatt | Finance Manager Key employee | 40 | $137,739 |
| Garret Vincentz | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,300 |
| Bob Martin | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,150 |
| Chris Guggenbickler | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $3,000 |
| Brian Warmuth | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $3,000 |
| Melissa Curran | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,000 |
| Tom Sims | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,850 |
| Kellan Patrick | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,700 |
| Ryan Reeves | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,700 |
| Eric Macias | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,700 |
| Russell Thomas | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,400 |
| Lynnette Logan | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,100 |
| Eric Bezenek | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,100 |
| Michelle O'Brien | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,100 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Slanaker | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,800 |
| Bob Dalrymple | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,800 |
| Sandy Souter | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,500 |
| Dennis Nickerson | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $600 |
| Nick Fama | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $600 |
| Kevin Castle | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $600 |
| Leif Dobszinsky | Board Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Peckham | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Doherty | General Manager Key employee | 40 | $143,646 |
| Chris Guggenbickler | Board Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $3,491 |
| Garret Vincentz | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,000 |
| Bob Martin | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,924 |
| Brian Warmuth | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,850 |
| Kellan Patrick | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,584 |
| John Peckham | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,500 |
| Russell Thomas | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,400 |
| Ryan Reeves | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,400 |
| Lynnette Logan | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,100 |
| Sandy Souter | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,880 |
| Clark Slanaker | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,800 |
| Melissa Curran | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,800 |
| Tom Sims | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,500 |
| Dennis Nickerson | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $900 |
| Leif Dobszinsky | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Bezenek | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mellissa O'Brian | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Fama | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Castle | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Dalrymple | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Macias | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Doherty | General Manager Key employee | 40 | $135,938 | $7,300 |
| Tom Fisher | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $2,500 | $0 |
| Garret Vincentz | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,800 | $0 |
| Bob Martin | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,500 | $0 |
| Brian Warmuth | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,400 | $0 |
| Clark Slanaker | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,400 | $0 |
| Jason Button | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,300 | $0 |
| Kellan Patrick | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,200 | $0 |
| Lynnette Logan | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $900 | $0 |
| Sandy Souter | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $700 | $0 |
| Chris Guggenbickler | Board Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 | $0 |
| Eric Bezenek | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $500 | $0 |
| Tom Sims | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $500 | $0 |
| Melissa Curran | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $400 | $0 |
| Russell Thomas | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $200 | $0 |
| Dennis Nickerson | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $200 | $0 |
| Ryan Reeves | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $200 | $0 |
| Leif Dobszinsky | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Ring | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Meiners | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Austin Otos | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mellissa O'Brian | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14 BORCH ST, KETCHIKAN, AK 99901-9046
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Tessa Frost, 14 Borch Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901
- Signed the 990
- Tessa Frost, General Manager
- Phone
- (907) 225-9605
- Website
- http://www.ssraa.org
- Return prepared by
- Jay M Johnson LLC
Mission
Enhance and rehabilitate the salmon resources in Southern Southeast Alaska to the optimum possible economic and social benefit of all resource users.
Program accomplishments
- Chum - SSRAA programs are established to enhance and rehabilitate salmon production in southern Southeast Alaska to the optimum social and economic benefit of salmon users. The expenditures related to producing returning adult salmon is accomplished through operation of seven hatcheries and six remote release sites. The Southeast Alaska commercial salmon fleets are the largest benefactors catching SSRAA salmon. In 2025 there were 278 SE seine permit holders, 475 SE drift gillnet permit holders, 866 State hand troll permit holders, and 953 State power troll permit holders. Each of these fishermen is an independent small business. In addition to the commercial fleets there are several hundred commercial sport charter businesses, non-guided resident sport fishermen, personal use fisherman, and subsistence fisherman benefiting from SSRAA salmon returns. The 2025 SSRAA chum fry release was 192,100,000 million.From the releases of SSRAA chum fry returning as adults the chum salmon program generated $9,686,487 in exvessel value to the commercial fleet in 2024. The wholesale value to regional communities is approximately twice that amount.Expenses $7,409,599 · revenue $3,165,910
- Chinook - SSRAA programs are established to enhance and rehabilitate salmon production in southern Southeast Alaska to the optimum social and economic benefit of salmon users. The expenditures related to producing returning adult salmon is accomplished through operation of seven hatcheries and six remote release sites. The Southeast Alaska commercial salmon fleets are the largest benefactors catching SSRAA salmon. In 2025 there were 278 SE seine permit holders, 475 SE drift gillnet permit holders, 866 State hand troll permit holders, and 953 State power troll permit holders. Each of these fishermen is an independent small business. In addition to the commercial fleets there are several hundred commercial sport charter businesses, non-guided resident sport fishermen, personal use fisherman, and subsistence fisherman benefiting from SSRAA salmon returns. The 2025 SSRAA chinook smolt release was 2,438,600 million.From the releases of SSRAA chinook smolts returning as adults the chinook salmon program generated $1,871,695 in exvessel value to the commercial fleet in 2024. The wholesale value to regional communities is approximately twice that amount. SSRAA chinook returns also have a strong positive impact on local sport, personal use, and subsistence opportunity.Expenses $902,758 · revenue $385,723
- Coho - SSRAA programs are established to enhance and rehabilitate salmon production in southern Southeast Alaska to the optimum social and economic benefit of salmon users. The expenditures related to producing returning adult salmon is accomplished through operation of seven hatcheries and six remote release sites. The Southeast Alaska commercial salmon fleets are the largest benefactors catching SSRAA salmon. In 2025 there were 278 SE seine permit holders, 475 SE drift gillnet permit holders, 866 State hand troll permit holders, and 953 State power troll permit holders. Each of these fishermen is an independent small business. In addition to the commercial fleets there are several hundred commercial sport charter businesses, non-guided resident sport fishermen, personal use fisherman, and subsistence fisherman benefiting from SSRAA salmon returns. The 2025 SSRAA coho smolt release was 8,988,600 million.From the releases of SSRAA coho smolts returning as adults the coho salmon program generated $1,971,416 in exvessel value to the commercial fleet in 2024. The wholesale value to regional communities is approximately twice that amount. SSRAA coho returns also have a strong positive impact on local sport, personal use, and subsistence opportunity.Expenses $3,322,915 · revenue $1,419,787
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 92-0057726
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $37,914,470
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,326,911
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $12,259,698 | $13,120,924 | $37,914,470 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $15,179,270 | $11,924,229 | $38,905,698 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $22,083,086 | $10,530,256 | $39,273,078 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,649,516 | $9,548,321 | $27,588,650 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 92-0057726).
Questions about SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION is 92-0057726.
- Is SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE 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 SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Tessa Frost.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 21 received compensation from the organization, the highest $170,000 (Susan Doherty, General Manager).
- How much revenue does SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,259,698, expenses of $13,120,924 and total assets of $37,914,470 at year end.
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