MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1977

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Sam Bishop

Phone

8315312051

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT, founded in 1977, is a community nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $2.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue surged 196% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $2.1M left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

To recover and restore the native salmon and steelhead populations of the Monterey Bay region and to develop and implement educational K-12 curricula regarding watershed science and conservation.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,212,233 Revenue: $0

Engaged in spawning adult Coho salmon broodstock to provide over 120,000 fertilized eggs to support regional recovery efforts for the species. Released over 80 adult Coho salmon to coastal watersheds of Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties to engage in natural spawning in conjunction with in-stream habitat restoration projects. Released over 20,000 juvenile Coho salmon to the Scott Creek watershed as a component of the Southern Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program. Objective: to prevent the extinction of Central Coast Coho salmon south of San Francisco Bay, and to promote and enhance regional efforts to recover the species.

Program 2

Expenses: $372,995 Revenue: $0

Continued provision of virtual field trips and additional digital curriculum content for local K-12 classrooms to continue watershed sciences programs in a virtual format. Worked with area nonprofits to re-engage in-person field activities for local students. Objective: to provide compelling and immersive hands-on curricula and field trips focused on watershed conservation and the lifecycle of salmon and steelhead.

Program 3

Expenses: $186,497 Revenue: $0

Assisted CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife with release of over 320,000 juvenile Chinook salmon directly to the waters of Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties in support of local sport and...

Assisted CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife with release of over 320,000 juvenile Chinook salmon directly to the waters of Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties in support of local sport and commercial fisheries. Objective: to increase community engagement and advocacy for salmon by enhancing local sport and commercial ocean salmon fisheries through coastal releases of hatchery-reared Chinook salmon.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,148,167

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $11,200

TOTAL REVENUE $2,159,367

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $367,245

Fundraising Expenses $36,546

Program Expenses $1,864,974

Other Expenses $1,703,222

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,070,467

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$2,159,367	$729,811	+2.0%
Expenses	$2,070,467	$910,784	+1.3%
Net Income	$88,900	$-180,973	-1.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

$14,032

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Jeremy Streig	Chair	8.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mathers Rowley	Vice Chair	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Hermansky	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Sam Bishop	Treasurer	0.40	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Chuck Backman	Facilities Manager	6.00	Director	$4,615	$0	$4,615
Johnny Wells	Facilities Manager	5.00	Director	$9,417	$0	$9,417
Kevin Morrison	Board Member	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Del Rosario	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rich Hughett	Board Member	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mike Baxter	Board Member	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert Wall	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$2,159,367	$2,070,467	$488,377	$88,900
2024	$729,811	$910,784	$350,871	$-180,973
2023	$1,094,472	$875,514	$511,773	$218,958
2022	$329,793	$781,083	$292,815	$-451,290
2021	$540,816	$499,935	$746,189	$40,881
2020	$602,474	$454,881	$705,308	$147,593
2019	$511,367	$480,378	$559,825	$30,989
2018	$492,803	$466,395	$510,457	$26,408