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Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference

Public charity · Grantmaker Richmond, VA EIN: 52-1656630 Website

To foster and promote shellfish sanitation through the cooperation of state and federal control agencies, the shellfish industry and the academic community.

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference at a glance

Total assets
$811,764
+15.0% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$480,764
-31.0% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$10
+42.9% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$483,418
-5.8% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

RichmondAuburnBaton RougeChapel HillDurhamEast BoothbayWilliamsburg

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K6 grants2020 2 grants2021 Total only2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $196K (2020). In 2022 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Virginia Department of Health Richmond, VAShellfish Biotoxin$19,344
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NCVibrio Research$17,712
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$811,764$480,764$483,418——$10
2023$706,061$696,742$513,420——$7
2022$548,840$678,427$350,921$1,243Total only$1
2021$282,830$367,848$396,581$37,0562$157
2020$152,619$519,945$650,386$196,3996$155

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference

Based on IRS filings

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Richmond, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $812K in total assets. Net investment income was $10.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference is led by Michael Bott, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 21 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Michael Bott

    Chair

    Region3 Regu → Region Reg, 2021

    Region Reg → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Skiles

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $90K (2020) → $122K (2024)

  • Barry Hurt

    Region Individual

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Kramer

    Epa Representative

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Flippins

    Non-Producin

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Hickey

    Region Reg

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Broussard

    Region Reg

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Gerhardt

    Non- Produci

    Non-Producin → Non- Produci, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Howell

    Region Individual

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Jenkins

    Vice Chair

    Region Reg → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Fleetwood

    Region Individual

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Hill

    Region Individual

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miranda Ries

    Region Individual

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blake Millett

    Non-Producin

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Schools

    Region Reg

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Barnes

    Region Reg

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Portia Sapp

    Region Reg

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Pollack

    Region Individual

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Phillips

    Region Reg

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Jones

    Us Food

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Bell

    Noaa

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Melissa Abbott (2020–2023) — Us Food
  • Former: Steven Wilson (2020–2023) — Noaa
  • Former: J. Kohl Kanwit (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: John Tesvich (2020–2022) — Region Individual
  • Former: Kimberly Styker (2020–2022) — Region Reg
  • Former: Robert Schuster (2020–2022) — Vice Chair & Region Reg
  • Former: David Fyfe (2020–2021) — Nw Indian Fi
  • Former: Diani Taylor (2020–2021) — Region Individual
  • Former: John Strauss (2020–2021) — Non-Producin
  • Former: Keith Jackson (2020–2021) — Retail Advisor
  • Former: Laurie Farmer (2020–2021) — Fda & Ora Advisor
  • Former: Bruce Gutelius (2021) — Cdc Liaison
  • Former: A. J. Erskine (2020) — Vibrio Mgt C
  • Former: Erin Stokes (2020) — Cdc Liaison
  • Former: Ken Moore (2020) — Executive Di
  • Former: Pete Jensen (2020) — Region Individual

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Keith Skiles — Executive Di: $122KKeith SkilesExecutive Di$122K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $122K, to Keith Skiles (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference

How large is Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference?

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference reported $812K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $481K.

What is Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference?

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Richmond, VA. It holds $812K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference operate?

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference has awarded grants in Alabama, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia.

What is Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference's EIN?

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1656630. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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