Public Charity

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SAUNDERSTOWN, RI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.9M revenue, $4.0M expenses, $1.7M total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $133K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 861116341 SAUNDERSTOWN, RI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$133K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT AND CONDUCT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THAT ASSISTS IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES THROUGH THE GENERATION OF BETTER INFORMATION AND EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BENEFIT

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Chris Lee
BOARD MEMBER Chris Roebuck
BOARD MEMBER Donald Fox
PRESIDENT Fred Mattera
BOARD MEMBER Jeff Grant
VICE-PRESIDENT John Kennedy

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Top Grant Purposes

FISHERIES INNOVATION
$55,862 2 grants
TESTING BUOYLESS GEAR APPS TO PROTECT WHALES
$22,623 1 grant
REGRANT 7/31/2017
$18,255 1 grant
COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION
$16,779 1 grant
Sustainable Fisheries
$11,761 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.9M $4.0M $1.7M
2024 $4.9M $4.5M $1.8M
2023 $2.9M $2.1M $1.5M
2022 $1.8M $2.0M $608K
2021 $1.6M $1.4M $721K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $3.9M (+146%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

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