Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$86,142

Total expenses

$120,350

Contributions and grants received

$25,779

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

$45,930

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

$708

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

$17,948

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

-$4,223

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$57,884

Total liabilities, end of year

$754

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$57,130

Program service expenses (Part III)

$83,456

Program services were 69.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH:IN 2024, EATING WITH THE ECOSYSTEM REACHED OVER 4,500 PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS, CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF NEW ENGLAND'S LOCAL SEAFOOD SYSTEMS. STAFF PRESENTED TO K12, UNIVERSITY, AND CULINARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING AT JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY, THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS, AND MULTIPLE SEA TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS. PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH ASFISHES AT THE FORT, THE UNITED TABLE SERIES, AND HOPE IN THE WATER SCREENINGS INTRODUCED CONSUMERS TO DIVERSE LOCAL SEAFOOD SPECIES AND THE ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL STORIES BEHIND THEM. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WERE SHARED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, NEWSLETTER, AND SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH TOGETHER REACHED MORE THAN 47,000 ANNUAL VISITORS.

  Expenses $41,728

• SEAFOOD INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING:EATING WITH THE ECOSYSTEM WORKED CLOSELY WITH FISHERMEN, SEAFOOD BUSINESSES, AND CHEFS TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS AND IMPROVE PRODUCT QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED A SERIES OF IKE JIME TRAININGS FOR FISHERMEN, SEAFOOD DEALERS, AND CHEFS, HELPING TO EXPAND AWARENESS OF HUMANE HARVESTING AND HANDLING PRACTICES. IT ALSO COLLABORATED WITH SEAFOOD BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRYGROUPS TO PROMOTE UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES AND CONNECT LOCAL CATCH TO REGIONAL MARKETS.

  Expenses $20,864

• RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, AND CAPACITY BUILDING:IN 2024, EATING WITH THE ECOSYSTEM COLLABORATED WITH PARTNERS INCLUDING THE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES CENTER OF RHODE ISLAND AND UMASS DARTMOUTH'S SCHOOL FOR MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON THE MARKETS TO MODELS PROJECT, ADVANCING SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH. STAFF ALSO PRESENTED FINDINGS FROM THE CLIMATE WINNERS STUDY AT THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL VENUES. THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENED ITS INTERNAL CAPACITY BY SUPPORTING STAFF DEVELOPMENT, EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS, AND SECURING GRANTS TO SUSTAIN AND GROW PROGRAMMING.

  Expenses $20,864

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2024

Filed

16 December 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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