Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association

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To protect and preserve the health of the environment for Shellfish farming.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $194K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$721K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$702K
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$721K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$878K
FY2022$821K
FY2023$669K
FY2024$721K
Expenses
$702K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$493K
FY2021$331K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$611K
FY2024$702K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$711K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Lee Steele’s $118K as Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lee Steele$118,200———
Margaret Pilaro——$112,018$82,753
Kimberly Thompson—$26,385——

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

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Safeguards and preserves the environment for healthy shellfish farming.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Emergency plan to save oyster production on the west coast

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$721K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$703K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Money outPt IX
$702K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$703K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$743
Total revenueLn 12$721K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$306K
SavingsLn 2$880K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$936$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$156K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$545
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$242
Office expensesLn 13$35K
Information technologyLn 14$20K
OccupancyLn 16$13K
TravelLn 17$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$161K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$702K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $721K$702K$20K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $669K$611K$58K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $821K$426K$395K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $878K$331K$547K$711K 990 PDF
FY2020 $441K$493K−$52K$164K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $721,248 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,044$5,625
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $618,607$703,279
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,330$11,601
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,000$743
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $668,981$721,248
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $266,626$316,375
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $344,122$385,313
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $610,748$701,688
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58,233$19,560
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $721,248 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,625
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,625
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $703,279$703,279
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,601$11,601
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $743$743
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $743 · Unrelated business $703,279 · Excluded from tax $11,601$721,248
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $701,688 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$155,758
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$104,678
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$545
IX-9 Other employee benefits$33,380
IX-10 Payroll taxes$22,014
IX-11b Legal fees$47,775
IX-11c Accounting fees$6,466
IX-11d Lobbying fees$31,484
IX-11g Other fees for services$22,564
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$242
IX-13 Office expenses$34,655
IX-14 Information technology$20,342
IX-16 Occupancy$13,157
IX-17 Travel$14,912
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$161,263
IX-23 Insurance$2,759
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$29,694
IX-25 Total functional expenses$701,688
Part X · Balance sheet $1,186,879 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $140,927$306,400
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,024,816$880,479
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,165,743$1,186,879
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $936$2,512
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $936$2,512
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,164,807$1,184,367
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,165,743$1,186,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,184,367 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$721,248
XI-2 Total expenses$701,688
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,560
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,164,807
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,184,367

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

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