Nonprofit · EIN 94-2401308
MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT
Tax-exempt · WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,159,367 | $2,070,467 | $88,900 | $488,377 | $0 | $488,377 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $729,811 | $910,784 | -$180,973 | $350,871 | $0 | $350,871 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,094,472 | $875,514 | $218,958 | $511,773 | $0 | $511,773 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,148,167
- of which government grants
- $2,094,009
- Membership dues
- $14,511
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $11,200
- Other revenue
- $11,200
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $14,032
- Other salaries and wages
- $221,481
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $367,245
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,925
- Occupancy
- $82,607
- Travel
- $211
- Program services (functional)
- $1,864,974
- Management and general (functional)
- $168,947
- Fundraising (functional)
- $36,546
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $350,871
- Total assets, end of year
- $488,377
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $488,377
- Gross receipts
- $2,159,367
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1977
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Wells | Facilities Manager Trustee or director | 5 | $9,417 |
| Chuck Backman | Facilities Manager Trustee or director | 6 | $4,615 |
| Jeremy Streig | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Mathers Rowley | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Mary Hermansky | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sam Bishop | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| Kevin Morrison | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| John Del Rosario | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Hughett | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mike Baxter | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Robert Wall | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Backman | Facilities Manager Trustee or director | 10 | $9,360 |
| John Wells | Facilities Manager Trustee or director | 10 | $4,370 |
| Jeremy Streig | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Mathers Rowley | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Hermansky | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Bishop | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Morrison | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Obert | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Del Rosario | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rich Hughett | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mike Baxter | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robert Wall | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Harris | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $85,000 | $6,000 |
| John Wells | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.75 | $14,168 | $0 |
| J Mathers Rowley | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Hermansky | Vice Chair/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Bishop | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Morrison | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Streig | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Obert | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| John del Rosario | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Baxter | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Rich Hughett | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Backman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 565 EMERALD CITY WAY, WATSONVILLE, CA 95076-8811
- In care of
- % DICK WEHNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Sam Bishop, 123 Old Clubhouse Rd, Soquel, CA 95073
- Signed the 990
- SAM BISHOP, TREASURER
- Phone
- (831) 531-2051
- Website
- https://mbstp.org
- Return prepared by
- PlanRight
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2401308 or by the name MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT.
- 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
To recover and restore the native salmon and steelhead populations of the Monterey Bay region and to develop and implement educational K-12 curricula regarding watershed science and conservation.
Program accomplishments
- Engaged in spawning adult Coho salmon broodstock to provide over 120,000 fertilized eggs to support regional recovery efforts for the species. Released over 80 adult Coho salmon to coastal watersheds of Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties to engage in natural spawning in conjunction with in-stream habitat restoration projects. Released over 20,000 juvenile Coho salmon to the Scott Creek watershed as a component of the Southern Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program. Objective: to prevent the extinction of Central Coast Coho salmon south of San Francisco Bay, and to promote and enhance regional efforts to recover the species.Expenses $1,212,233
- Continued provision of virtual field trips and additional digital curriculum content for local K-12 classrooms to continue watershed sciences programs in a virtual format. Worked with area nonprofits to re-engage in-person field activities for local students. Objective: to provide compelling and immersive hands-on curricula and field trips focused on watershed conservation and the lifecycle of salmon and steelhead.Expenses $372,995
- Assisted CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife with release of over 320,000 juvenile Chinook salmon directly to the waters of Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties in support of local sport and commercial fisheries. Objective: to increase community engagement and advocacy for salmon by enhancing local sport and commercial ocean salmon fisheries through coastal releases of hatchery-reared Chinook salmon.Expenses $186,497
- Engaged in steelhead sampling/monitoring at the City of Santa Cruzs Felton Diversion facility to monitor population trends and adult return numbers for the San Lorenzo River. Supported regional recovery goals by collecting and sharing biological data with agency partners and other nonprofits/ municipal entities. Engaged over 50 volunteers in citizen science/advocacy to support the conservation of locally-0
- threatened populations of steelhead. This included steelhead stranding rescues during summer months, and operation of antenna arrays in partnership with other local organizations/nonprofits.Expenses $93,249
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
- 94-2401308
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $488,377
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,159,367
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,159,367 | $2,070,467 | $488,377 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $729,811 | $910,784 | $350,871 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,094,472 | $875,514 | $511,773 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $329,793 | $781,083 | $292,815 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 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 94-2401308).
Questions about MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT
- What is the EIN of MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT is 94-2401308.
- Is MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT 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 MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT 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 MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT 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 MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Sam Bishop.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $9,417 (Johnny Wells, Facilities Manager).
- How much revenue does MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,159,367, expenses of $2,070,467 and total assets of $488,377 at year end.
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