Bristol Bay Science & Research Institute
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 920168036
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2017–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023
- Location
- Dillingham, AK, USA
- Phone
- 9078424370
- Rating
- 74
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Marine Science and Oceanography
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,229,399
- Expenses
- $1,816,187
- Assets
- $2,458,275
- Liabilities
- $393,969
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- H ROBIN SAMUELSEN JR (PRESIDENT (THRU 03/2023))
- GERDA KOSBRUK (PRESIDENT (FROM 03/2023))
Highest reported compensation
- JORDAN HEAD (EXECUTIVE DIR. (FROM 03/2023)): $118,930 total reported compensation
- MICHAEL LINK (EXECUTIVE DIR. (THRU 03/2023)): $33,361 total reported compensation
- ROBERT HEYANO (TREASURER): $1,605 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Bristol bay science & research institute's mission is to undertake scientific research and management that will foster economic and social benefits to the residents and communities of bristol bay and ensure sustainability of the region's renewable natural resources with an emphasis on its fish stocks and fisheries.
What it reported doing in 2023
Port moller test fishery i - $196,159at-sea genetics - $35,620technical reviews - $49,699nuyakuk hydro project - $39,055kvichak smolt - $32,865water temperature network - $29,651dutch harbor genetics - $22,905nuyakuk counting tower - $200,611sport fish creel survey - $20,211gillnet species apportionment - $5,948portage electrofishing - $9,667nushagak chinook aerial surveys - $10,090scale imaging demonstration - $8,393
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 61
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 72
- Sustainability: 56
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 64.1%; rating input score 64
- Program expense ratio: 77.4%; rating input score 77
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 18.5%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 64.1% of revenue deployed · 77.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $119K · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2017 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.