Public Charity

SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES

SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES, of SANTA CRUZ, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.6M in revenue, $3.9M in expenses, $2.4M in total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 571169538 SANTA CRUZ, CA Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025

Organization Summary

Grant Records 7

Filing History 2020–2025

Funding Total $1.5M

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Financial Snapshot · 2025

Total Revenue $2.6M

Total Expenses $3.9M

Total Assets $2.4M

Total Revenue$2.6M

Total Expenses$3.9M

Total Assets$2.4M

Grant Records7

Funding Total$1.5M

Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

FISHWISE IS A NON-PROFIT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CONSULTANCY WITH A MISSION TO SUSTAIN OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THEM BY TRANSFORMING SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. IN THE 20+ YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, FISHWISE HAS REDEFINED RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY, DRIVING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF SEAFOOD PRODUCTION. FISHWISE ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH A COMBINED APPROACH OF 1) LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEAFOOD COMPANIES 2) BY AMPLIFYING IMPACT VIA COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, AND 3) BY ADVOCATING FOR TRANSPARENT, TRACEABLE, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS.

Where $100 goes at Sustainable Fishery Advocates

How Sustainable Fishery Advocates divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself

$15 Management running the organization

$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $85 for programs

$28

Human rights due diligence (hrdd) in now a global expectation for companies, reflected in laws, trade requirements, and investor standards

33% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 25,000 visits

$23

Fishwise's business partnerships reach more than 466 suppliers worldwide and have expanded access to sustainable seafood across nearly 5,000 u.S

27% of program spending

$19

Promoting and advancing comprehensive sustainability within the aquaculture sector

23% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

2023

FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

$25,000

CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

2022

BUILDING CONSISTENCY AND INCREASING CREDIBILITY OF THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL

$28,750

MULTIPLIER

2022

SUPPORT SEA PACT'S SOCIAL RESPONSIBIITY WORKING GROUP AND DEVELOP PLAN TO ADDRESS HUMAN AND... LABOR RIGHTS.

$10,000

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC

2018

ENV. ADVOCACY

$102,063

MULTIPLIER

2018

ASSIST WITH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PILOT AND IMPLEMENTION OF A PLATFORM FOR SEAFOOD... BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE GREATER TRANSPARENCY OF COMPANIES WITH SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD COMMITMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN.

$12,000

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

ADVANCEMENT DIRECTOR Ashley Greenley

BOARD MEMBER Ben Eichenberg

BOARD MEMBER Candice Dickens-Russell

BOARD MEMBER Chris Giordano

BOARD MEMBER Chris Ratto

BOARD MEMBER David Kibrick

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation

$1,289,606 2 grants

General Support

$110,000 3 grants

Civil Rights & Social Justice

$102,063 1 grant

Unspecified

$28,750 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$2.6M	$3.9M	$2.4M
2024	$2.9M	$3.3M	$2.9M
2023	$4.7M	$4.2M	$3.8M
2022	$3.6M	$4.2M	$3.0M
2020	$3.5M	$3.4M	$2.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.5M to $2.6M (-25%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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