Marine Stewardship Council
The organization's mission is to work for sustainable marine fisheries by promoting responsible, environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable fisheries practices while maintaining the biodiversity, productivity and ecological processes of the marine environment, for the benefit of the public and to advance public education in the principles and practices of conservation.
Marine Stewardship Council at a glance
In short: Marine Stewardship Council gave $5.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5.7M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,723,785
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,723,785
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,723,785
- Total assets
- $61,023,854
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Marine Stewardship Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marine Stewardship Council Ltd ($5.7M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Marine Stewardship Council gives
- Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.9M (2021) to $5.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Stewardship Council Ltd Tukwila, WA | — | $5,723,785 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $61,023,854 | $35,073,707 | $36,619,845 | $5,723,785 | 1 | $1,544,226 |
| 2024 | $60,140,913 | $33,429,859 | $31,416,572 | $5,229,100 | 1 | $976,728 |
| 2023 | $54,989,717 | $33,631,473 | $31,033,738 | $5,363,908 | 1 | $976,367 |
| 2022 | $56,489,007 | $31,920,678 | $30,004,647 | $4,420,119 | 1 | $975,158 |
| 2021 | $56,418,765 | $31,607,282 | $28,365,752 | $3,905,884 | 1 | $573,145 |
| 2020 | $42,906,139 | $31,459,945 | $28,697,896 | $4,666,646 | 1 | $617,514 |
| 2019 | $44,039,351 | $29,528,941 | $25,764,845 | $4,160,962 | 1 | $677,005 |
About Marine Stewardship Council
Based on IRS filings
Marine Stewardship Council is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $61.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5.7M. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Marine Stewardship Council is led by Rupert Howes, CEO on every filing since 2019; 21 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rupert Howes
CEO
On filings since 2019
27 hrs/week
$201K (2019) → $317K (2025)
Camiel Derichs
Program Development Director
Program Development Director → Europe Director, 2020
Europe Director → Program Development Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$116K (2019) → $144K (2025)
Giles Robert Bolton
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2019
26 hrs/week
$5K (2024) → $32K (2025)
Jeremy Anglin
Finance Director
On filings since 2019
24 hrs/week
$53K (2019) → $66K (2025)
Rohan Curry
Standards Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$124K (2019) → $212K (2025)
Erin Priddle
Northern Europe Director
North Europe Director → Northern Europe Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$101K (2021) → $144K (2025)
Kevin Stokes
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$10K (2024) → $49K (2025)
Edouard Le Bart
South Europe Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$119K (2022) → $135K (2025)
Sue Lockhart
Supply Chain Standards Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$151K (2022) → $175K (2025)
Adrian Augustine
Assurance Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$156K (2024) → $144K (2025)
Darian May McBain
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$9K (2025)
Ernesto Jardim
Fisheries Standards Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$164K (2024) → $286K (2025)
Birgit Cameron
Trustee & Director
New on the 2025 filing
36 hrs/week
$5K (2025)
Maria Damanaki
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Kristian Th Davidsson
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Edward Njoroge
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Mikel Arden Durham
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Sergio Espejo Yaksic
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Alene Wilton
COO
On filings since 2019
34 hrs/week
$148K (2019) → $202K (2025)
Gisli Gislason
Senior Program Manager
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$100K (2019) → $130K (2025)
Nicolas Guichoux
Globalcmmrcldir
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$117K (2019) → $159K (2025)
Ishbel Matheson
CCO
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$59K (2020) → $96K (2025)
Tanya van Niekerk
Company Secretary
On filings since 2020
24 hrs/week
$34K (2020) → $77K (2025)
Menno Bax
Scandinaviaprogdir
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$135K (2024) → $136K (2025)
Toby Middleton
Head Mkt Opportnts
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$113K (2024) → $120K (2025)
Antonio Abati
Head of Biu
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2025)
Former officers (23)
- Former: David Alexander Lock (2019–2024) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Paul Uys (2019–2024) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Werner Kiene (2019–2024) — Chairman
- Former: James Palmer Leape (2019–2023) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Paul Houseman (2019–2023) — Intl Fundrsng Director
- Former: Stefanie Lyn Moreland (2019–2023) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Amanda Nickson (2020–2023) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Christopher Zimmerman (2021–2023) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Stuart Green (2021–2023) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Eric Barratt (2019–2022) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Gamito Jardim (2022) — Fisheries Standard Director
- Former: Jo Miller (2022) — Head of Pr
- Former: Jean-Jacques Maguire (2019–2021) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Simon Jennings (2019–2021) — Trustee & Director
- Former: David Mureithi (2019–2020) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Felix Ratheb (2019–2020) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Lynne Hale (2019–2020) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Peter Trott (2019–2020) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Hans Nieuwenhuis (2020) — North Europe Director
- Former: Christine Penney (2019) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Karolina Walkowicz (2019) — Company Secretary
- Former: Mark Luckins (2019) — It Director
- Former: Mike Kaiser (2019) — Standards Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $317K, to Rupert Howes (CEO). 21 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Marine Stewardship Council
How much does Marine Stewardship Council give each year?
Marine Stewardship Council gave $5.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.2M across 1 grant.
How large is Marine Stewardship Council?
Marine Stewardship Council reported $61.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $35.1M.
What is Marine Stewardship Council?
Marine Stewardship Council is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals. It holds $61.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Marine Stewardship Council operate?
Marine Stewardship Council has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Marine Stewardship Council's EIN?
Marine Stewardship Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 98-0470539. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 26, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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