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Long Live the Kings

EIN 91-1353982 · Seattle, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO RESTORE WILD SALMON AND STEELHEAD & SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

Income
$5.5 million
Spending
$5.6 million
Spent on programs
74%
Reserves
3.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 74%
Employees
21
Volunteers
25
Highest pay
$205,374, 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

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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 25

    17 of 17 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (5)
  1. $2.5 million spent. HOOD CANAL BRIDGE: THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE ECOSYSTEM IMPACT ASSESSMENT ADDRESSES SALMON AND STEELHEAD MORTALITY AT THE LARGEST SALT WATER FLOATING BRIDGE IN THE WORLD. UP TO 50% OF JUVENILE STEELHEAD THAT MAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE DO NOT SURVIVE PAST IT. LLTK FACILITATES A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO ASSESS THE CAUSES OF HIGH FISH MORTALITY AT THE BRIDGE AND TEST SOLUTIONS THAT DO NOT COMPROMISE THE BRIDGE'S TRANSPORTATION FUNCTION.
  2. $332,810 spent. GLENWOOD: OUR GLENWOOD SPRINGS FACILITY ON ORCAS ISLAND IS FOCUSED ON SUPPLEMENTING CHINOOK SALMON IN THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS AND THE STRAIT OF GEORGIA FOR HARVEST BY HUMANS AND ORCA WHALES. HERE, WE ARE CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HATCHERY PRODUCTION, WITH A GOAL OF HIGHER SURVIVAL RATES AT SEA AND LARGER RETURNING FISH. WE ALSO SUPPORT A KOKANEE FISHERY IN CASCADE LAKE AND REAR KOKANEE FROM LAKE SAMMAMISH FOR A WILD POPULATION RECOVERY PROGRAM.
  3. $289,708 spent. SSMSP: THE SALISH SEA MARINE SURVIVAL PROJECT LEVERAGES HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROM THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA TO DETERMINE AND ADDRESS THE PRIMARY FACTORS AFFECTING THE SURVIVAL OF JUVENILE SALMON AND STEELHEAD IN THE SALISH SEA. AT ITS PEAK, IT WAS THE LARGEST RESEARCH PROJECT OF ITS KIND IN THE SHARED WATERS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND WASHINGTON STATE WITH OVER 60 PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING A KEY UNCERTAINTY IMPEDING SALMON RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES. THE FINDINGS FROM THIS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL FACTORS IMPACTING SALMON SURVIVAL, ARE APPLIED TO IMPROVE OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF SALMON IN SALTWATER, FACILITATING SMARTER MANAGEMENT AND STRONGER RETURNS.
  4. $252,327 spent. LILLIWAUP: LILLIWAUP PROGRAMS INCLUDE CONSERVATION HATCHERY EFFORTS TO REBUILD HOOD CANAL SALMON AND STEELHEAD POPULATIONS, STATUSAND TRENDS MONITORING, AND REARING EXPERIMENTS TO IMPROVE HATCHERY METHODS. THE FACILITY JUST CONCLUDED A KEY PROJECT - THE HOODCANAL STEELHEAD PROJECT, A MULTI-AGENCY PARTNERSHIP BEGUN BY NOAA FISHERIES AND LLTK TO TEST A BASIN-WIDE APPROACH TO REBUILDINGDEPLETED WILD STEELHEAD RUNS.
  5. $772,274 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS: LONG LIVE THE KINGS IS ALSO ADVANCING SALMON RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABLE FISHING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY BUILDING A CONSTITUENCY FOR SALMON RECOVERY THROUGH THE SURVIVE THE SOUND CAMPAIGN, ADVANCING ESTUARY RESTORATION IN THE DUWAMISH AND NISQUALLY RIVERS, PILOTING STORMWATER BIOFILTRATION TECHNOLOGY, ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIANCY LOCALLY IN SEATTLE WATERWAYS AND ALONG THE WEST COAST, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING VARIOUS SALMON RESEARCH EFFORTS IN PUGET SOUND.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1991.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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