Fort Bragg Groundfish Conservation Trust

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Fort Bragg, CA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 47-3416509Revenue $56K in FY2024

On file with the IRS840 Myrtle St Apt 3, 95437-5570 · Fort Bragg, CATax-exempt since May 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$30K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 46% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 82% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 82% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
95 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 94.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$56K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$37K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$56K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$56K
Expenses
$37K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$31K
FY2024$37K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2015.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $37K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tanisha Norvell’s $30K as CFO is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 84 <$100K animals 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2020
Tanisha Norvell$30,000—
Michelle Norvell—$24,000

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

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Established additional business relations with new fishing operations and leased quota pounds to extend their season

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$56K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Money outPt IX
$37K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$288K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Total revenueLn 12$56K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$288K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$288K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K$288K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
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$29K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$913$913
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$85$85
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$561$561
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$37K$0$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $56K$37K$19K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $78K$31K$46K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $73K$32K$41K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $36K$27K$9K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $51K$33K$18K$1.3M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $55,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,672$55,638
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $77,672$55,638
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,194$33,862
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,031$2,659
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $31,225$36,521
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,447$19,117
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $55,638 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,638$55,638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,638$55,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $36,521 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 staffManagement $28,580$28,580
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,282$5,282
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,100$1,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $913$913
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $85$85
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
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 amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $561$561
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $36,521 · Fundraising $0$36,521
Part X · Balance sheet $1,463,971 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $268,736$287,853
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,176,118$1,176,118
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,444,854$1,463,971
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,444,854$1,463,971
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,444,854$1,463,971
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,463,971 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,638
XI-2 Total expenses$36,521
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,117
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,444,854
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,463,971

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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