Americas Gleaned Seafood

Tax-deductible

Lavallette, NJ501(c)(3)Since 2018Food & AgricultureEIN 83-1365801

Ags' mission is to reduce hunger by connecting the fishing industry to food banks so seafood left after the harvest can be gleaned to feed food insecure people. We coordinate the gleaning program with regulatory and non-governmental organizations involved in collecting, processing and distributing food resources. We want to educate the public on how seafood gleaning can reduce hunger andnutrition-related health issues amongst low-income families. Ags provides data to oversight agencies and organizations for improved fishery management.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 17% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $3K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$114K
+231% vs prior year
Spent
$88K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$32K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$114K
FY2025▲ +231%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2024$35K
FY2025$114K
Expenses
$88K
FY2025▲ +144%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2024$36K
FY2025$88K
Net assets
$32K
FY2025▲ +446%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2024$6K
FY2025$32K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $70K Management & general 21% · $18K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$20,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brick Wenzel’s $20K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Brick Wenzel$20,400$2,080
Robyn Griffith—$780

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

Connects fishing industry to food banks to feed hungry people with leftover seafood.

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1 program service account for $70K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Reduce hunger by connecting the fishing industry to food banks so seafood left after the harvest can be gleaned to feed food insecure people. In 2025, over 5412 hours were donated by volunteers to help reach this mission.

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$114K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$88K
Ln 25
Programscol B$70K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$32K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$114K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$32K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 670
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$5K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$6K$32K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K$13K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$980$980
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$7K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$88K$70K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $114K$88K$26K$32K 990 PDF
FY2024 $35K$36K−$1K$6K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $12K$5K 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 $114,255 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$30,812
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,004
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,816
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $68,146$68,146
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,293$2,293
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,439 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$114,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $87,868 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,260 · Management $7,140$20,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,596$2,596
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,300$3,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $980$980
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,807$1,807
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,565$2,565
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,600$6,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,943$7,943
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,649$3,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,486$29,486
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,932 · Management $1,610$8,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $69,677 · Management $18,191 · Fundraising $0$87,868
Part X · Balance sheet $32,303 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,849$6,134
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $247$19,399
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,230
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$4,540
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,113$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,209$32,303
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,293$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,293$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,916$32,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,916$32,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,209$32,303
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$114,255
XI-2 Total expenses$87,868
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,387
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,916
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,303

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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