Nonprofit · EIN 91-0982918
PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97220
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,995,825 | $5,928,139 | $67,686 | $2,149,556 | $1,720,122 | $429,434 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,480,543 | $5,454,294 | $26,249 | $2,379,862 | $2,043,234 | $336,628 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,982,864
- of which government grants
- $5,982,864
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $12,961
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $722,896
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,721,383
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,125,573
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,600
- Occupancy
- $199,914
- Travel
- $1,048,222
- Depreciation
- $26,666
- Program services (functional)
- $5,355,253
- Management and general (functional)
- $572,886
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,379,862
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,149,556
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,720,122
- Net assets, end of year
- $429,434
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $85,923
- Publicly traded securities
- $545,125
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $429,434
- Gross receipts
- $5,995,825
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 93
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERRICK BURDEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $194,225 | $49,353 |
| KELLY AMES | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $188,124 | $33,551 |
| KERRY GRIFFIN | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,870 | $34,513 |
| CHRISTOPHER DAHL | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,416 | $29,468 |
| TODD PHILLIPS | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,782 | $41,858 |
| ROBIN EHLKE | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,193 | $28,544 |
| MARLENE BELLMAN | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,267 | $33,033 |
| BRAD PETTINGER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 7.1 | $36,271 | $0 |
| PETER HASSEMER | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 7.1 | $35,560 | $0 |
| MARC GORELNIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5.5 | $28,448 | $0 |
| CHRISTA SVENSSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.6 | $26,314 | $0 |
| COREY RIDINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.6 | $24,181 | $0 |
| PHIL ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER (JAN - AUG) Trustee or director | 2.3 | $22,047 | $0 |
| A BUTCH SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.6 | $20,625 | $0 |
| JOSEPH OATMAN | BOARD MEMBER (JAN - AUG) Trustee or director | 2.3 | $17,780 | $0 |
54 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DOOLEY | BOARD MEMBER (JAN - AUG) Trustee or director | 2.3 | $15,646 |
| AJA SZUMYLO | BOARD MEMBER (AUG - DEC) Trustee or director | 1.3 | $13,513 |
| REBECCA LENT | BOARD MEMBER (AUG - DEC) Trustee or director | 1.3 | $12,090 |
| DAVID SONES | BOARD MEMBER (AUG - DEC) Trustee or director | 1.3 | $4,978 |
| CHUCK BONHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARCI YAREMKO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIANA BRADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| CRAIG SHUMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN UGORETZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE MCKNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIM FREDERICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VIRGIL MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| SHARON KEIFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.9 | $0 |
| DOUG VINCENT-LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RACHEL BAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KARLA BUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BILL TEMPLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DANI EVENSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.2 | $0 |
| KELLY SUSEWIND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KYLE ADICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| HEATHER HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 |
| COREY NILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 |
| ROBIN THORSON | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-AUG) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HUGH MORRISON | BOARD MEMBER (AUG-DEC) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN CROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| KYLE HANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN NETTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROGER ROOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRIS OLIVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.9 | $0 |
| BARRY THOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID HOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| CURT MELCHER | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-APR) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE COLBERT | BOARD MEMBER (APR-DEC) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN NORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN AINSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| LYNN MATTES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| TROY BUELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER QUAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| RYAN WULFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 |
| MAGGIE SOMMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| FRANK LOCKHART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| SUSAN BISHOP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOSH LINDSAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LYLE ENRIQUEZ | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-MAY) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RACHAEL WADSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER (MAY-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| KEELEY KENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| CHARLES FOSSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRETT ETTINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CHRIS GERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| KARRIE JEFFRIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 |
| DEVON ZYCH | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-JUL) Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| SKYE-MARIE WILLIAMSZ | BOARD MEMBER (JUL-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 68 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERRICK BURDEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $184,375 | $46,444 |
| KELLY AMES | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $178,325 | $31,178 |
| SANDRA MONDAL | INFORMATION TECHONOLOGY MANAGER (JAN-DEC) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,076 | $63,720 |
| KERRY GRIFFIN | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,076 | $31,314 |
| CHRISTOPHER DAHL | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,386 | $27,671 |
| ROBIN EHLKE | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,211 | $26,657 |
| MARLENE BELLMAN | STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,446 | $31,034 |
| BRAD PETTINGER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 6.9 | $32,429 | $0 |
| PHIL ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.4 | $32,429 | $0 |
| PETER HASSEMER | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 6.9 | $29,726 | $0 |
| MARC GORELNIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5.3 | $29,726 | $0 |
| CHRISTA SVENSSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.4 | $29,021 | $0 |
| JOSEPH OATMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.4 | $25,235 | $0 |
| A BUTCH SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.4 | $23,646 | $0 |
| ROBERT DOOLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.3 | $22,970 | $0 |
| COREY RIDINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.4 | $22,295 | $0 |
| CHUCK BONHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI YAREMKO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANA BRADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG SHUMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN UGORETZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE MCKNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
| ED SCHREIVER | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-MAR) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FREDERICKS | BOARD MEMBER (MAR-DEC) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGIL MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON KEIFER | BOARD MEMBER (JUL-DEC) Trustee or director | 1.4 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG VINCENT-LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL BAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARLA BUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL TEMPLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANI EVENSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.7 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY SUSEWIND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE ADICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY NILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.8 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN THORSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN CROSS | BOARD MEMBER (FEB-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE HANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN NETTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER ROOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HANSON | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-MAY) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS OLIVER | BOARD MEMBER (JUN-DEC) Trustee or director | 2.1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY THOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT MELCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAREN BRABY | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-APR) Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN NORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA WATSON | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-MAR) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRINGTON | BOARD MEMBER (MAY-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN MATTES | BOARD MEMBER (MAR-DEC) Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY BUELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER QUAN | BOARD MEMBER (APR-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUMSEY | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-APR) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN WULFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE SOMMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK LOCKHART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BISHOP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH LINDSAY | BOARD MEMBER (JUN-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LYLE ENRIQUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEELEY KENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| MELVIN BOUBOULIS | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-AUG) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES FOSSE | BOARD MEMBER (AUG-DEC) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT ETTINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LELEA LINGO | BOARD MEMBER (JAN) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KARRIE JEFFRIES | BOARD MEMBER (AUG-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVON ZYCH | BOARD MEMBER (JAN-DEC) Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7700 NE AMBASSADOR PL STE 101, PORTLAND, OR 97220-1394
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MERRICK J BURDEN, 7700 NE AMBASSADOR PLACE 101, PORTLAND, OR 97220
- Signed the 990
- MERRICK J BURDEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (503) 820-2280
- Website
- WWW.PCOUNCIL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCDONALD JACOBS PC
Mission
THE PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WAS FOUNDED UNDER THE MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976, ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHER REGIONAL COUNCILS. THE PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL IS TO DEVELOP, MONITOR, AND REVISE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR OCEAN FISHERIES WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF AUTHORITY, INCLUDING THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND IDAHO.
Program accomplishments
- THE PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WAS FOUNDED UNDER THE MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976, ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHER REGIONAL COUNCILS. THE PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL IS TO DEVELOP, MONITOR, AND REVISE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR OCEAN FISHERIES WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF AUTHORITY, INCLUDING THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND IDAHO.Expenses $5,355,253
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
- 91-0982918
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C013)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,149,556
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,995,825
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,995,825 | $5,928,139 | $2,149,556 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,480,543 | $5,454,294 | $2,379,862 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,334,328 | $5,380,659 | $2,492,332 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 91-0982918).
Questions about PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL is 91-0982918.
- Is PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 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 PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 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 PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 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 PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MERRICK J BURDEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 69 people; 19 received compensation from the organization, the highest $194,225 (MERRICK BURDEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,995,825, expenses of $5,928,139 and total assets of $2,149,556 at year end.
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