Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association
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What it says it does
TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS BY FOCUSING ON THE ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF BBRSDA MEMBERS, SUPPORTING A SUSTAINABLE BRISTOL BAY COMMERCIAL FISHERY, AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY WILD SALMON PRODUCTS.
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $172,857, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $653,257 spent. MARKETING: TO CONDUCT MARKETING AND PROMOTION. FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, BBRSDA SUPPORTED PROJECTS THAT PROMOTED CONSUMER AWARENESS OF BRISTOL BAY SOCKEYE SALMON IN THE MARKETPLACE AND SUPPORTED BRANDED MARKETING EFFORTS. DATA DEMONSTRATING THESE EFFORTS ARE: -BOARD FUNDED 13 MARKETING PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS FUNDED EFFORTS TO EXPAND BBSS BRAND REACH, PROMOTE BBSS IN THE DOMESTIC RETAIL & FOODSERVICE MARKETS AND STRATEGIZING EXPANDING OUR GLOBAL PRESENCE.-EXECUTED MARKETING PARTNERSHIPS WITH 44 RETAILERS. -ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED IN-STORE BBSS PROMOTIONS AT 13,597 RETAIL LOCATIONS THROUGH: DISTRIBUTION OF BBSS BRANDED ASSETS INCLUDING: RECIPE CARDS, POSTERS, APRONS, CASE CLINGS, ICE SPEARS, INFORMATIONAL CARDS, AND BRANDED APRONS; DEVELOPMENT OF CO-BRANDED PR ASSETS; AND SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT. -ATTENDED 3 TRADE SHOWS: SENA, PME, GSE -ATTENDED ASMI'S ANNUAL ALL-HANDS (INDUSTRY) MEETING, NFI GLOBAL SEAFOOD MARKET CONFERENCE -SPONSORED/PARTICIPATED IN 1 MARKETING EVENTS: ALASKA SYMPHONY OF SEAFOODS-HOSTED TWO SALMON WEEKS IN MAJOR CITIES CONNECTED TO THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERY (WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SEATTLE, WA), SPEARHEADING MEDIA EFFORTS THAT REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF 3.1M-ADDED DIGITAL ASSETS TO ONLINE MEDIA LIBRARY-SUPPORTED A CONSUMER AND CUSTOMER FACING WEBSITE, AS WELL AS A BBSS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TIK TOK PAGES -COMMISSIONED SOCKEYE MARKET REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS AT MEMBER MEETINGS -CREATION OF NEW VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY ASSETS HIGHLIGHTING THE FISHERY AND PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES OF BRISTOL BAY SOCKEYE SALMON. -THE MARKETING COMMITTEE MET 9 TIMES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARKETING PROGRAM. -OVER 380 CONTACTS ARE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS -THREE PRESS RELEASES HIT THE WIRE: NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENT, BRISTOL BAY SOCKEYE SALMON WEEK IN DC, AND BRISTOL BAY SALMON WEEK IN SEATTLE
- $373,879 spent. OUTREACH & ORGANIZATION: TO FOSTER INVOLVEMENT WITH OUR MEMBERS, MAINTAIN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, IMPROVE FISHERY SAFETY, AND SUPPORT OTHER PROGRAMS; THE BBRSDA UNDERTOOK THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31:-EXECUTED AN ELECTION FOR TWO OPEN BOARD SEATS. -SPONSORED THE "BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES REPORT" ON THE LOCAL RADIO STATION IN DILLINGHAM (KDLG).-HELD A PHOTO CONTEST FOR BRISTOL BAY FISHERMEN TO SUPPORT MARKETING EFFORTS AND GATHER MARKETING CONTENT. -SPONSORED THE TRAINING OF A FISHERMAN MEMBER TO BECOME CERTIFIED TO TEACH VESSEL SAFETY CLASSES TO OTHER FISHERMEN.-PROMOTED FISHERMEN'S SAFETY TRAININGS BEFORE THE 2024 FISHING SEASON.-HOSTED A WEBINAR ON SEAFOOD MARKET UPDATES FOR THE FLEET AND PUBLISHED MARKET INFORMATION TO THE BBRSDA WEBSITE. -PUBLISHED 11 ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS. -MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE AND UPDATED WEBSITE. -HOSTED THREE MEMBER MEETINGS, ONE IN NAKNEK, AK AND ONE IN DILLINGHAM, AK IN THE SPRING AND ONE IN SEATTLE, WA IN THE FALL. -CREATED THE 2023 ANNUAL REPORT AND DISTRIBUTED IT TO MEMBERS. -THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE MET 4 TIMES IN SUPPORT OF THE OUTREACH PROGRAM.-WORKED WITH A PROFESSIONAL GRANT WRITER TO FIND AND APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING.
- $179,626 spent. SUSTAINABILITY: TO HELP ENSURE THE BIOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BRISTOL BAY SALMON FISHERY, BBRSDA UNDERTOOK THE FOLLOWING SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31:-BBRSDA MEMBERS AND ITS BOARD CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PEBBLE MINE AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THE BRISTOL BAY SALMON FISHERY. THE ORGANIZATION FUNDED SEVERAL EFFORTS PERTAINING TO THE PEBBLE MINE FOCUSED ON EXPANDING INFORMATION ABOUT POTENTIAL PROJECT IMPACTS AND SEEKING MAXIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS FOR SALMON HABITAT IN BRISTOL BAY, INCLUDING A $18,000 GRANT TO COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN FOR BRISTOL BAY FOR DOING STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION.-THE BOARD COMMITTED $78,538 TO THE BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, A GROUP THAT CONDUCTS SALMON ASSESSMENT PROJECTS AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BRISTOL BAY DURING THE FISHING SEASON, INCLUDING ON-BOARD GENETICS ANALYSIS. THESE PROJECTS RESULTED IN BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SALMON RUN TIMING AND DESTINATION, AS WELL AS PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR FISHERY MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY. -THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MET 3 TIMES IN SUPPORT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.
- $51,321 spent. QUALITY: TO IMPROVE FISH QUALITY BY: BUILDING THE CAPACITY AND DESIRE IN THE FLEET TO CHILL FISH AT THE POINT OF HARVEST, SUPPORTING MAINTENANCE OF THE MACHINERY THAT ALLOWS THE FLEET TO DO SO, AND INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN ACCURATELY MEASURE FISH QUALITY SO FISHERMEN ARE PAID FOR THEIR EFFORTS, THE BBRSDA UNDERTOOK THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31:-THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED FUNDING FOR 3 QUALITY PROJECTS AND RELATED EXPENSES IN 2024, INCLUDING PROJECTS TO IMPROVE REFRIGERATED SEAWATER (RSW) SYSTEM SERVICE, INCREASE AWARENESS OF BEST HANDLING PRACTICES AT POINT OF HARVEST AND IMPROVE QUALITY AT POINT OF SALE TO CONSUMERS SUCH AS:--FISH QUALITY BEST PRACTICES INFORMATION SHARED WITH THE FLEET,--FUNDING FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OF RSW APPRENTICES IN BRISTOL BAY, --FUNDING FOR RSW TRAINING FOR MEMBERS,--IMPROVING THE PRESENTATION AND QUALITY OF BRISTOL BAY SOCKEYE SALMON AT RETAIL BY INCENTIVIZING THE USE OF SKIN-PACK PACKAGING.-THE QUALITY COMMITTEE MET 4 TIMES IN SUPPORT OF THE QUALITY PROGRAM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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