Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations
“To preserve and improve the ocean and river resources upon which the commercial fishing industry depends.”
50 years on the ground, 2 comments to the agencies.
The origin
How they started
The Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations is the largest organization of commercial fishermen on the West Coast. It fights for the rivers, the flows, and the salmon that coastal fishing communities live or die by, and it is regularly in federal court over how the government manages water and protects fish. It is a reminder that defending public lands and waters is not just an environmental cause, it is an economic one for the people who work them.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “To provide services and support to aid and protect fisheries and the fishing industry.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The program, as they filed it
$146K, 90% of spendingThe organization services member fishermen’s associations along the Pacific Coast in matters relating to aid and to protect the fishing industry.
Read it as they filed it
The organization services member fishermen's associations along the Pacific Coast in matters relating to aid and to protect the fishing industry.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
0 cents of every dollar goes to the work
One year’s split is a snapshot, not a verdict. Splits swing hard with land deals, grants, and campaign timing.
$0 programs, $0 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at PCFFA? Claim this page.
The filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $92,584 |
| 2012 | $74,509 |
| 2013 | $76,289 |
| 2014 | $60,559 |
| 2015 | $35,597 |
| 2016 | $59,489 |
| 2017 | $74,534 |
| 2018 | $121,842 |
| 2019 | $107,997 |
| 2020 | $123,169 |
| 2021 | $89,960 |
| 2022 | $80,672 |
| 2023 | $106,670 |
| 2025 | $222,449 |
From $93K in 2011 to $222K in FY25, across 14 public filings (none on record for 2024). FY25 is the highest year on file.
The record
On the record with the agencies
2 comments on federal decisions since 2023, each filed under the group’s own name on regulations.gov, none yet on a decision we track. Read them on regulations.gov.
Year by year
The record, in order
- 1976Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations is formed.the return, formation year
- 20251 comment to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
- 20261 comment to NOAA, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
Hollow, a filing. Every row is a record we hold: 2 comments filed under its own name. Nothing here is written from memory.
Their ground
The places they defend
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Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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