Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Restoration of Salmon Habitat
- Income
- $411,020
- Spending
- $405,448
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 97%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $67,455, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 82% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 54% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 2025, 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 (4)
- $290,647 spent. Restoration of Salmon Habitat Sites:Morganroth Springs -- As part of the Salmonid Screening Habitat Enhancement and Restoration (SSHEAR) program, a wooden water control structure was installed in Morganroth springs in 1991 with a fishway at the outlet of an existing shallow wetland. The control structure is 1.5 meters in height, and about 9 meters wide, with a central, stepped fishway. The structure was greatly deteriorated and failing on the left bank. The Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition (PCSC) and US Forest Service removed the deteriorated structure and restored the natural conditions and processes by installing three beaver dam analog structures, 50 individual logs, dug a side channel and expanded the wetland vegetation. This restoration work will provide fish passage for all species and life-stages, while also maintaining or improving rearing habitat for juvenile coho without the need for regular maintenance. We completed construction on the project in October 2025.Assessment and Survey Projects:Off Channel Habitat Assessment and Design:In 2022, three field crew members were recruited, hired, & trained; gear & monitoring equipment was purchased and acquired; online maps & data forms were developed; and assessment protocols were established. Field crew training included: project & salmonid screen, habitat enhancement & restoration (SSHEAR) site orientation; Map & data from development, utilization & troubleshooting training using ArcGIS only (AGO), field maps and Survey123; eDNA samples collection w/ the Northwest Fisheries Indian Commission (NWFIC) and Quileute Natural Resources. Assessment components & protocols were developed in collaboration with project sponsors and advisors from Wild Salmon Center, WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife, QNR, NWFIC. PCSC field crew members completed habitat characterization surveys at 22 sites. In addition to characterizing stream and riparian habitats during the habitat surveys, field crews mapped the stream and constructed structures. Additionally, stream and air temperature data loggers were installed in June at six priority sites, loggers were monitored and downloaded monthly, and removed in October. This data will be used to determine the seven-day average daily maximum temperature (7DADMT). During the last two weeks of October, field crews measured water height drops at controls and fishways. Field crews completed trainings and practiced skills related to topographic surveying, Civil3D designs, ArcGIS Pro, chainsaw safety and maintenance, and low-tech restoration techniques and planning. Office and administrative work included: map and data form development and maintenance, presentations at PCSC board meetings and the annual meeting, data management, photo organization, reporting, brochure development, and monitoring planning. This project was completed in June 2025.
- $3,336 spent. Education & Outreach:Salmon Camp - The Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition partnered with the Quillayute Valley School District to create a new summer school option for Forks Middle School students called Salmon Camp. Activities during the five-week session included fishing, hiking, habitat restoration and stewardship, crafting, storytelling, photography, and camping. Lessons incorporated core education standards and included natural history and ecology.
- Monitoring & Maintenance:PCSC monitors 55 WDFW sites annually and over 100 more sites that include past and current projects and fish passage sites.
- Nutrient Enhancement:The Organization received an average number of salmon carcasses from local WDFW hatcheries. Approximately 10-30 percent of which were food quality and were donated to local food banks. The rest went to nutrient enhancement in the local watersheds (WRIA 20 & 21).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 April 2016.
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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