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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FISH WELFARE INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$687,881
Total expenses
$705,135
Contributions and grants received
$687,861
Grants paid
$19,742
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$20
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$165,351
Total liabilities, end of year
$901
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$164,450
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$560,398
Management and general expenses
$138,605
Fundraising expenses
$6,132
Program service expenses (Part III)
$560,398

Program services were 79.5% 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

    $687,861

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20 · related or exempt $20 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · 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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $19,742 · program services $19,742

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $201 · program services $0 · management and general $201 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,801 · program services $0 · management and general $13,801 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $618,720 · program services $496,968 · management and general $116,253 · fundraising $5,499

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $851 · program services $35 · management and general $816 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $212 · program services $0 · management and general $210 · fundraising $2

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $365 · program services $43 · management and general $322 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,079 · program services $19,862 · management and general $3,217 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,255 · program services $896 · management and general $0 · fundraising $359

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $933 · program services $272 · management and general $661 · fundraising $0

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

    total $23,047 · program services $21,350 · management and general $1,697 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $645 · program services $277 · management and general $368 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank Fees

    total $408 · program services $0 · management and general $408 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Online subscriptions

    total $545 · program services $174 · management and general $371 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,331 · program services $779 · management and general $280 · fundraising $272

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $183,209 · end of year $134,945

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

    $22,243

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

    $448

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $21,795

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $8,611

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,505 · end of year $901

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $176,704 · end of year $159,450

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

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

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

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

  • In order to better understand the challenges associated with fish welfare in the high-priority context of aquaculture in India, we conducted three in-field studies on farming conditions there. Results of these studies may be found on our blog (www.fwi.fish/blog) and our research page (www.fwi.fish/research). We also made significant structural improvements to our research process, including partnering with a local university to construct model ponds that can be used for future research.

    Expenses $132,227

  • We conducted another in-country field visit, contributed to the Beijing Consensus conference to promote fish welfare, and identified priority species for whom to begin setting standards with our local Chinese partners (ICCAW). We built many positive relationships with key Chinese stakeholders that will be significant for advancing the field and idea of fish welfare in China over the years to come.

    Expenses $110,461 · Grants $19,742

  • Through our service contractor in India, we supported about 100 active farms in having higher welfare practices, which is 16 more than at the end of the previous year. We worked with these farmers to improve practices on the farm, particularly regarding lowering stocking densities to sustainable levels and improving water quality. This year, we estimate that this program improved the lives of 450,000 fish.

    Expenses $93,052

  • Animal welfare

    Expenses $224,658

As filed on the 2023 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
    $32,920
    From this org
    $32,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Thomas Billington

    Director of Impact and Evaluation

    Total calculated
    $24,399
    From this org
    $24,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andres Jimenez Zorilla

    Trustee, Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Laura Gough

    Trustee, Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Nick 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
2023
Filed
22 March 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202410799349300901

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