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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FISH WELFARE INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$685,238
Total expenses
$589,622
Contributions and grants received
$670,335
Grants paid
$117,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$8,061
Other revenue
$6,842
Total assets, end of year
$260,909
Total liabilities, end of year
$843
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$260,066
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$486,636
Management and general expenses
$97,988
Fundraising expenses
$4,998
Program service expenses (Part III)
$486,636

Program services were 82.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $670,335

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,061 · related or exempt $8,061 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Refunds

    total $6,842 · related or exempt $6,842 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,842

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $117,500 · program services $117,500

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $287 · management and general $287

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,543 · management and general $17,543

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $376,133 · program services $306,644 · management and general $64,491 · fundraising $4,998

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $635 · program services $423 · management and general $212

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,800 · program services $8,197 · management and general $3,603

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $477 · program services $477

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,052 · program services $612 · management and general $440

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,228 · program services $18,483 · management and general $5,745

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,063 · program services $11,246 · management and general $817

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,271 · program services $2,463 · management and general $1,808

  • 24a · Other expenses: In-field study expenses

    total $13,891 · program services $13,891 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $3,232 · program services $2,953 · management and general $279 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank fees

    total $1,359 · program services $0 · management and general $1,359 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Online subscriptions

    total $1,074 · program services $281 · management and general $793 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,077 · program services $3,466 · management and general $611

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $134,945 · end of year $234,017

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $31,339

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,204

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,795 · end of year $26,135

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,611 · end of year $757

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $901 · end of year $843

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $159,450 · end of year $260,066

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To improve and advance the welfare interests of fish and other aquatic life used by humans.

  • Our Research & Development Department conducted studies to improve fish welfare in India, including satellite monitoring of water quality, feed fortification for Indian major carps, and tolerance assessments for dissolved oxygen and ammonia. We also began developing a welfare assessment protocol for Indian major carps to improve monitoring tools. Results from these studies are available on our blog and research pages at www.fwi.fish/blog and www.fwi.fish/research.

    Expenses $157,200

  • We provided a grant to the Animal Law Center at NALSAR University to conduct research, and stakeholder outreach on fish factory farming in India.

    Expenses $117,500 · Grants $117,500

  • Through our on-ground staff in India, we supported 162 active farms in adopting higher welfare practices, which is 62 more than the previous year. These practices included lowering stocking densities to sustainable levels and improving water quality management. In 2024, we estimate that this program improved the lives of over 1.2 million fish.

    Expenses $90,425

  • Description: Advancing FWI's mission for aquatic life and animal welfare in India and China. Majority of these expenses were spent to support our farmer program and research work in India and other stakeholder partnerships and projects. We also spent a portion to pay for staff and support conferences to continue our field-building efforts for aquatic animal welfare in China.

    Expenses $121,511

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Haven King-Nobles

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $33,000
    From this org
    $33,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Thomas Billington

    Trustee, Special Projects Lead

    Total calculated
    $23,612
    From this org
    $23,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    33

  • Laura Gough

    Trustee, Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Andres Jimenez Zorilla

    Trustee, Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Nicholas Hollman

    Trustee, Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 March 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202510779349300416

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