Marine Fish Conservation Network

Tax-deductible

Arlington, VA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 20-4254493

A coalition of commercial recreational fishing assocs., regional national conserv. groups, aquaria, marine science orgs. committed to sustaining fish populations, healthy marine ecosystems, fishing communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $177K a year · 24% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$376K
×458 vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$315K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$376K
FY2025▲ ×458
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$820
FY2025$376K
Expenses
$349K
FY2025▼ -27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$889K
FY2023$481K
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$315K
FY2025▼ -59%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$773K
FY2025$315K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $304K Management & general 10% · $33K Fundraising 3% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$127,600Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Vandermark’s $128K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2020
Robert Vandermark$127,600$139,200$139,200$120,005

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for healthy oceans and sustainable fishing for communities and ecosystems.

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1 program service account for $304K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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To unite fishermen, seafood purveyors, conservationists, scientists and citizens around a shared mission conserving and revitalizing wild ocean fisheries.

$304Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$376K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$376K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$304K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$315K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$340K
Total assetsLn 16$341K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$376K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Total revenueLn 12$376K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$340K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$341K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$315K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$325K$341K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$289K$315K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$108K$13K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$56K$7K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$449$224
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K$920
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$690$6K$345
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$122K$118K$4K$210
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$824$209$574$41
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$893$89$759$45
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80$80
InsuranceLn 23$1K$116$991$58
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$269$244$17$8
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$304K$33K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $376K$349K$26K$315K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $820$481K−$480K$773K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$889K$985K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $123K$270K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $375,577 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$375,536
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$375,536
VIII-3 Investment income$41
VIII-12 Total revenue$375,577
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $349,228 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,460 · Management $12,760 · Fundraising $6,380$127,600
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,650 · Management $6,547 · Fundraising $3,273$65,470
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,810 · Management $449 · Fundraising $224$4,483
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,642 · Management $1,840 · Fundraising $920$18,402
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $690 · Management $5,865 · Fundraising $345$6,900
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $118,218 · Management $3,577 · Fundraising $210$122,005
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,137$1,137
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $209 · Management $574 · Fundraising $41$824
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89 · Management $759 · Fundraising $45$893
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $80$80
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $116 · Management $991 · Fundraising $58$1,165
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $244 · Management $17 · Fundraising $8$269
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,265 · Management $33,459 · Fundraising $11,504$349,228
Part X · Balance sheet $340,852 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $324,030$339,652
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,280$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,310$340,852
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,385$6,480
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,780$18,878
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,165$25,358
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $289,145$300,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$15,494
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $289,145$315,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,310$340,852
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $315,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$375,577
XI-2 Total expenses$349,228
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,349
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$289,145
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$315,494

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