Nonprofit · EIN 47-3370136
SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA 98284
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,542,398 | $1,510,504 | $31,894 | $318,247 | $18,060 | $300,187 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $933,196 | $779,260 | $153,936 | $287,423 | $19,130 | $268,293 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $815,347
- Program service revenue
- $727,032
- Investment income
- $19
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,575
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $172,446
- Other salaries and wages
- $132,978
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $338,982
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,050
- Accounting fees
- $4,049
- Occupancy
- $28,013
- Travel
- $48,501
- Depreciation
- $40,694
- Program services (functional)
- $1,300,277
- Management and general (functional)
- $210,227
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $287,423
- Total assets, end of year
- $318,247
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,060
- Net assets, end of year
- $300,187
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $271,022
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $300,187
- Gross receipts
- $1,542,398
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 1
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANN MARIE RIELS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NORMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CINDY ELLISER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RICHARD RIELS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD RIELS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $61,063 |
| ANN MARIE RIELS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $32,384 |
| STEPHANIE NORMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CINDY ELLISER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1003 IOWA HEIGHTS RD, SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA 98284-9574
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 1003 Iowa Heights RD, Sedro Woolley WA 98284
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANN MARIE RIELS, 1003 IOWA HEIGHTS ROAD, SEDRO WOOLEY, WA 98284
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- Ann Marie Riels, 1003 Iowa Heights rd, Sedro Woolley WA 98284
- Signed the 990
- ANN MARIE RIELS, PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
- Phone
- (360) 303-9338
- Website
- smelts.org
- Return prepared by
- LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC
Mission
SMELTS EDUCATES COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO BE STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY FOCUSING ON THE OCEAN AND ITS GLOBAL IMPORTANCE TO LIFE ON EARTH.
Program accomplishments
- MARINE SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT THE LINE AND BUOY SYSTEM IN POT/TRAP FISHERIES HAS CAUSED INJURY AND DEATH TO WHALES, ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES AND OTHER MARINE LIFE. SUBLETHAL INJURIES WHICH HAS REDUCED REPRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY IN MARINE MAMMALS DUE TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECT FROM ENTANGLEMENT. THERE ARE MANY MARINE ANIMALS THAT ARE LISTED UNDER THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT (MMPA) AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA) THAT SMELTS HAVE PRIORITY TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION TO PROTECT SUCH CREATURES FROM INJURY. SMELTS LINE LESS LIFT BAG TECHNOLOGY REMOVES THE NEED FOR VERTICAL LINES AND BUOYS NEEDED TO HAUL BOTTOM SET TRAP/POT FISHERIES WHICH IS THE CURRENT SYSTEM FOR BOTTOM SET FISHING. LARGE CETACEAN ENTANGLEMENTS HAVE THREATENED CLOSURES FOR COMMERCIAL BOTTOM SET FISHING. SMELTS HAS HAD GREAT INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR ITS LINE LESS LIFT BAG TECHNOLOGY FROM THE ISLAND FOUNDATION, SR 3, NOAA, PEW CHARITABLE TRUST, NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION, DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES MASSACHUSETTS, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, PACIFIC MAMMAL RESEARCH, MARINE-MED, BLUE PLANET STRATEGIES, STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, AND NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER. SMELTS HAS 2 VOLUNTEERS ON ITS BOARD CINDY ELLISER PHD. OF PACIFIC MAMMAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AND STEPHANIE NORMAN DVM, MS, PHD OF MARINE MED ORGANIZATION. SMELTS UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF "ALL HANDSON DECK" TO WORK ON A SOLUTION FOR THE ISSUE OF MARINE MAMMAL ENTANGLEMENT AND THE FUTURE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL BOTTOM SET FISHING. SMELTS HAS PARTNERED WITH US VENDORS TO PROVIDE AMERICAN COMMERCE AND AN EASY ACCESS TO PARTS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE LINE LESS LIFT BAG FISHING SYSTEMS. SMELTS HAS SET UP FORMAL PURCHASING ACCOUNTS WITH THESE VENDORS AND HAS HAD SUCCESS IN FINDING ALL PARTS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO MAKE ITS SYSTEMS. IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING SMELTS HAS FOUND THAT ITS LINE LESS TECHNOLOGY HAS CAPABILITY FOR MANY APPLICATIONS IN SHALLOW TO DEEP WATERS BY SIMPLE ADJUSTMENTS OF ITS COMPONENT CONFIGURATIONS.THIS YEAR (2024), SMELTS CONTINUED WORK WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN ON THE DESIGN NEEDS FOR THEIR INDUSTRY, USING THIS INFORMATION SMELTS HAS BUILT SEVERAL SETS OF SUCCESSFULLY TESTED WORKING LIFT BAG FISHING TECHNOLOGY, SMELTS HAS CONTINUED TO BUILD COLLABORATIONS WITH SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, FISHERMAN, VENDORS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND OTHER NGO'S. SMELTS TO DATE HAS DEVELOPED AND TESTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS CUSTOMIZED FOR DIFFERENT FISHING INDUSTRY NEEDS. SMELTS USES VIDEO, PICTURES AND WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION TO CAPTURE DATA ON ALL TESTS. BENCH AND OCEAN TESTING ARE DOCUMENTED FROM OUR LAB, RESEARCH VESSEL AND WITH OUR COMMERCIAL FISHING PARTNERS VESSELS. ALL FISHING TRIALS FOLLOW A STRICT SET OF PROTOCOLS DEVELOPED BY (NEFSC). SMELTS TECHNOLOGY HAS ALSO BEEN TESTED TO RETRIEVE ABANDONED, LOST, DERELICT FISHING GEAR WITH SUCCESS. AS PART OF SMELTS' EDUCATION PROGRAM SMELTS CONTINUES PRESENTING OUR WORK AND FINDINGS AT MANY PUBLIC FORUMS AND MEETINGS AND EDUCATING ON THESE ISSUES. SMELTS SHARES DEVELOPMENT AND FINDINGS OF ITS WORK AND ITS EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ON ITS WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AT SMELTS.ORG. SMELTS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP, TEST AND TRIAL ITS INNOVATIVE LIFT BAG FISHING SYSTEMS WITH MANY MORE EXCITING PLANS. SMELTS CONTINUES TO FORGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN TO GIVE A NEW FISHING TOOL FOR ACCESS INTO CLOSED AREAS DUE TO NEGATIVE INTERACTION WITH MARINE LIFE IN VERTICAL LINES.Expenses $1,300,277 · grants $3,575 · revenue $727,032
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-3370136
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $318,247
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,542,398
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,542,398 | $1,510,504 | $318,247 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $933,196 | $779,260 | $287,423 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $534,849 | $562,556 | $111,671 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Ann Marie Riels | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-3370136).
Questions about SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY is 47-3370136.
- Is SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANN MARIE RIELS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TRAINING SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,542,398, expenses of $1,510,504 and total assets of $318,247 at year end.
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