Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENGAGE AND CATALYZE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN REBUILDING DEPLETED FISH STOCKS AND REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FISHING AND FISH FARMING.
- Income
- $8.0 million
- Spending
- $9.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $355,290, assistant secretary, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (2)
- $7.3 million spent. SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP (SFP) IS WORKING TOWARD A WORLD WHERE ALL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE ARE IMPROVING AND EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO RESPONSIBLY SOURCED AND PRODUCED SEAFOOD. SFP WORKS ACROSS THE ENTIRE SEAFOOD VALUE CHAIN, FROM THE WORLD'S LARGEST RETAILERS TO ARTISANAL FISHERS, TO FIND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO DIFFICULT PROBLEMS. THROUGH STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY AND THE CATCH SECTOR, SFP LEVERAGES THE POWER OF RETAILERS, SEAFOOD BUYERS, AND THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS TO DRIVE CHANGE IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD. SFP FOCUSES ON DELIVERING IMPACT IN THREE MAIN AREAS: ENSURING ABUNDANT FISHERIES: WHILE GOVERNMENTS ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF FISH STOCKS, MANY LACK THE NECESSARY RESOURCES OR TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL CAPACITY TO MANAGE EVERY FISHERY EFFECTIVELY. TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT EFFORTS, SFP PROMOTES INNOVATIVE MODELS FOR MANAGING THESE COMMON RESOURCES. SFP BELIEVES THAT THE ROUTE TO LASTING CHANGE IS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT, INVOLVING THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FINANCING AND PARTICIPATING IN DATA COLLECTION AND SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AND DECISIONS, AND MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT. PROMOTING HEALTHY MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS: SFP BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN COMPANIES THAT WANT TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND NATURE AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING GOOD WORK ON THE GROUND AND IN THE WATER, HELPING THEM SCALE-UP THEIR ACTIVITIES FOR WIDER IMPACT. THIS WORK INCLUDES OUR PROTECTING OCEAN WILDLIFE PROGRAM, WHICH ADDRESSES BYCATCH (THE CAPTURE OF NON-TARGET SPECIES DURING FISHING) IN MARINE FISHERIES. IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, OUR PROMOTING ECOSYSTEM AQUACULTURE PROGRAM IS BUILT AROUND REDUCING THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AQUACULTURE FEED AND ITS INGREDIENTS, SUPPORTING SHRIMP FARMING'S ROLE IN RESTORING AND REGENERATING MANGROVE HABITATS, AND APPLYING LANDSCAPE APPROACHES TO AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. SUPPORTING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: SFP WORKS TO ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FISHING COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. CREATING RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS AND COMMUNITIES INVOLVES ENSURING THAT FISHERS HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO FISH AND THE CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEM, AS WELL AS ENHANCING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO RETAIN VALUE LOCALLY, FOSTERING THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE OF COASTAL AREAS. GLOBALLY, WE SUPPORT FISHERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES IN MAXIMIZING PRODUCT VALUE AND REDUCING COSTS, ENSURING THE OPTIMAL USE OF MARINE NATURAL RESOURCES. WE WORK WITH FISHERS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC INITIATIVES THAT BOTH SUSTAIN ECOSYSTEMS AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENSURING LEGAL RIGHTS FOR FISHERS, SUPPORTING FISHER ORGANIZATION AND PARTICIPATION, AND ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN DOMESTIC MARKETS IN ALL OF THESE IMPACT AREAS, SFP'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO BUILD INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP TO TAKE SUSTAINABILITY TO SCALE, AS LONG-TERM POSITIVE CHANGE IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF INDUSTRY IS ON BOARD. THIS INCLUDES THE ENTIRE SEAFOOD VALUE CHAIN, FROM FISHERS AND FARMERS TO SUPPLIERS AND RETAILERS. SFP MEETS INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS WHERE THEY ARE AND HELPS THEM MOVE FORWARD, DEMONSTRATING WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO LEAD. SEAFOOD BUYERS: THROUGH STANDARDS AND COMMITMENTS, RETAILERS, FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, BRANDS, AND OTHER MAJOR SEAFOOD BUYERS SET THE TONE FOR SUSTAINABILITY, AND HAVE THE REACH AND INFLUENCE TO MOBILIZE IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAINS. SFP'S INDUSTRY PARTNERS REPRESENT MORE THAN 30 MAJOR COMPANIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO ACTIVELY DRIVE CHANGE IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS TO IMPROVE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE. SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS: BY ENSURING THAT RESPONSIBLE STANDARDS AND PRACTICES ARE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE SEAFOOD PRODUCTION PROCESS, SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT LINK BETWEEN BUYERS AND PRODUCERS. SFP'S SUPPLY CHAIN ROUNDTABLES (SRS) SERVE AS A FORUM FOR PROCESSORS, IMPORTERS, AND OTHERS THAT BUY DIRECTLY FROM SPECIFIC FISHERY SECTORS TO WORK PRE-COMPETITIVELY TO SCALE-UP THEIR INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS AND MORE EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS. SEAFOOD PRODUCERS: AS THE FRONT LINE IN ENSURING SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY, SEAFOOD PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS CAN HELP DRIVE CHANGE BY IMPLEMENTING RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES AND WORKING TOGETHER ON IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. SFP ENCOURAGES PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS TO COOPERATE IN FISHERY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (FIPS) AND AQUACULTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (AIPS) AND SUPPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALLOW PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING AND ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED PRACTICES. SFP IS A DATA-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION. SFP EXPERTS ANALYZE AND INTERPRET FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE DATA FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PROVIDE OBJECTIVE AND CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO ALLOW THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO UNDERSTAND THE STATE OF GLOBAL FISHERIES AND WHERE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED. WE MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO SEAFOOD COMPANIES THROUGH A SUITE OF INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND SERVICES THAT CAN HELP BUSINESSES DRIVE CHANGE IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS AND ADVANCE THEIR OWN SUSTAINABILITY GOALS, ALL WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL SEAFOOD. FISHSOURCE: SFP'S UNIQUE ONLINE PUBLIC RESOURCE OFFERS MAJOR SEAFOOD BUYERS IMPARTIAL, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ON THOUSANDS OF FISHERIES AND DOZENS OF AQUACULTURE REGIONS, TRANSLATING SCIENCE INTO EASILY INTERPRETABLE SCORES TO EVALUATE THEIR SEAFOOD. ADVISORY SERVICES: THROUGH OUR SEAFOOD METRICS SYSTEM AND OTHER RESOURCES, SFP PROVIDES TAILORED SOLUTIONS TO HELP BUSINESSES UNDERSTAND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR SOURCES, IDENTIFY NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS, MONITOR AND REPORT PROGRESS, ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS, AND SHOWCASE IMPACT. OCEAN DISCLOSURE PROJECT: THE ODP FACILITATES TRANSPARENCY IN SOURCING BY ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO PUBLICLY DISCLOSE KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR SEAFOOD SOURCING PRACTICES AND THEIR CORPO
- PROTECTING OCEAN WILDLIFE: SFP HOSTED THE 3RD ANNUAL BYCATCH SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE AT SEAFOOD EXPO NORTH AMERICA 2024 IN BOSTON, HIGHLIGHTING PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN REDUCE BYCATCH OF NON-TARGET SPECIES IN WILD-CAPTURE FISHERIES. OUR BYCATCH SOLUTIONS HUB, AN ONLINE RESOURCE THAT RAISES AWARENESS WITHIN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY ABOUT BYCATCH-REDUCTION SOLUTIONS IN COMMERCIAL FISHERIES AND PROVIDES TANGIBLE SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THESE SOLUTIONS HAS HELPED FUND MORE THAN $700,000 IN BYCATCH-SOLUTIONS-BASED PROJECTS. WE ARE ALSO COLLABORATING WITH OTHER NGOS TO PROVIDE TAILORED RECOMMENDATIONS TO INDUSTRY ON TUNA SUSTAINABILITY AND BYCATCH. PROMOTING ECOSYSTEM AQUACULTURE: SFP'S FEED SOLUTIONS DIRECTORY FEATURES NEARLY 100 ORGANIZATIONS, TOOLS, CASE STUDIES, AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR COMPANIES ON HOW TO REDUCE THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AQUACULTURE FEED AND ITS INGREDIENTS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A DATABASE TO CONNECT SUPPLY CHAIN STAKEHOLDERS WITH ACTIVE MANGROVE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS. AND WE HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THE AQUACULTURE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL IN ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, TO DEVELOP AND PILOT A ROADMAP FOR HOW TO ADOPT A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER, HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LARGE-SCALE AQUACULTURE IMPROVEMENT. SUPPORTING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: SFP WORKS CLOSELY WITH SMALL-SCALE FISHING COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN INDONESIA TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND BUILD CAPACITY. WE HAVE SUPPORTED THE EXPANSION OF THE BLUE SWIMMING CRAB (BSC) FISHERS NETWORK IN INDONESIA, PROVIDING TARGETED COACHING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT. SFP FACILITATED THE ISSUANCE OF FISHER IDS AND VESSEL REGISTRATION IN THE FISHERY AND HELPED THE NETWORK ESTABLISH A BUSINESS COOPERATIVE TO OPERATE A MINIPLANT AND DEVELOP DOMESTIC MARKETS. SFP ALSO HELPED ORGANIZE AND SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL DEMERSAL FISHERS NETWORK TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED VOICE FOR FISHERS AND ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP: SFP HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE U.S. GULF SHRIMP FISHERY FOR 15 YEARS. IN 2024, AFTER YEARS OF COLLABORATION AND FISHERY IMPROVEMENT WORK AMONG THE SHRIMP INDUSTRY, MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, AND NGOS, THE FISHERY BECAME THE FIRST SHRIMP FISHERY IN THE WORLD TO BE CERTIFIED TO THE RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (RFM) STANDARD. THE MEMBER COMPANIES OF SFP'S MEXICAN SNAPPER AND GROUPER SUPPLY CHAIN ROUNDTABLE (SR) SIGNED ON TO A NEW SUSTAINABLE SOURCING POLICY. A NEW OCTOPUS FIP WAS LAUNCHED IN MAURITANIA, THE RESULT OF MANY YEARS OF COLLABORATION BY SFP'S GLOBAL OCTOPUS SR WITH THE MAURITANIAN GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL PRODUCERS AND EXPORTERS. TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY: SFP IS WORKING WITH THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP A SET OF UNIVERSAL FISHERY IDS THAT ASSIGN A UNIQUE CODE TO EVERY SOURCE FISHERY IN THE WORLD, ALLOWING INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND CERTAINTY AROUND SOURCING ASSESSMENTS. NEARLY 3,000 INDIVIDUAL TRACEABILITY UNITS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THE FISHSOURCE TEAM ALSO REVISED AND EXPANDED THEIR SOCIAL EVALUATIONS, ADDED NEW INFORMATION ON TUNA SUSTAINABILITY TO THE DATABASE, AND PUBLISHED A PAPER IN THE JOURNAL FISH AND FISHERIES OUTLINING A NEW METHOD FOR ASSESSING DATA-LIMITED FISHERIES. IN SEAFOOD METRICS, WE INTRODUCED A NEW UNIQUE PRODUCT CODE-BASED SYSTEM TO IMPROVE ACCURACY AND TRANSPARENCY. ADDITIONALLY, THREE NEW COMPANIES BEGAN DISCLOSING THEIR WILD-CAUGHT AND FARMED SOURCING THROUGH THE OCEAN DISCLOSURE PROJECT, BRINGING THE TOTAL OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE DISCLOSED TO 48. GLOBAL ALIGNMENT AND TARGETS: SFP AND THE HILBORN LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAUNCHED THE LATEST VERSION OF THE FISHERY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS DATABASE (FIP-DB), A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR RESEARCHERS, NGOS, GOVERNMENTS, AND THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WORKING IN FIPS AROUND THE WORLD AND CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT. SFP ALSO RELEASED THE 14TH EDITION OF OUR ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC FISH STOCKS USED FOR REDUCTION PURPOSES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON SFP AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SUSTAINABLEFISH.ORG TO VIEW OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 August 2010.
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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