Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery

What it reported doing in 2024

Protecting our salmon and ensuring their survival for future generations through education and outreach.fish education programs reach thousands of students and adults. In 2023, over 50,000 visitors benefited from educational offerings at the hatchery. The goal of fish's in-class presentations is to cultivate a sense of wonder about salmon and to provide expertise for students and teachers in king county who are learning about salmon. They are provided at cost to classes that have scheduled a field trip to the hatchery. Super salmon sleuths is designed for preschool groups. Program content customization is offered upon request. Fish educates visitors about the role of the hatchery in salmon recovery, the economy of issaquah creek and the importance of watershed stewardship. 70 trained volunteer guides provide tours of the hatchery to school children during the week and to adult and youth groups in the evenings and weekends. Fish is engaged in a community-wide awareness campaign to promote saving of the endangered lake sammamish kokanee population and the human impact on the environment that is causing its decline. The goal of fish's youth and adult education programs is to cultivate a sense of wonder about salmon and to provide expertise for students, teachers and other groups in king county who are learning about salmon, their impact on our environment and the importance to the health of puget sound in keeping the salmon coming home.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 45.3%; rating input score 45
• Program expense ratio: 83.6%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $39.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 49.6%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 29.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings