Wild Salmon Center

PORTLAND, OR EIN: 94-3166095 Website

THE MISSION OF WILD SALMON CENTER IS TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF WILD SALMON ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS THE PACIFIC RIM. WE IDENTIFY SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO SUSTAIN WILD SALMONIDS AND THE HUMAN COMMUNITIES AND LIVELIHOODS THAT DEPEND ON THEM.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.9M

+34.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.3M

+274.6% YoY

Grant Count

11

+10.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$206K

+240.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$9M$14M$19M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,864,802$8,842,719$10,510,605
Revenue$17,206,885$8,141,210$9,538,255
Expenses$15,890,931$9,391,272$8,621,451
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$322,423$145,186$99,417
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$567K$1M$2M$2M14 grants20209 grants202112 grants202210 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF S…$1.2MSIUSLAW SWCD$262KROGUE RIVER WATERSHED CO…$203KCOOS BAY WATERSHED ASSOC…$202KNEW VENTURE FUND CO SALM…$100KMIDCOAST WATERSHEDS COUN…$97KNEHALEM BAY WATERSHED CO…$91KQUILEUTE TRIBE$53KCOAST SALMON FOUNDATION$16KQUINAULT INDIAN NATION$12K

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K9$50–100K17$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

GUIDO R RAHR IIIPRESIDENT & CEO$342KKATHERINE HOLLERCFO, SECRETARY/TREASURER$211KMARK TRENHOLMVICE PRESIDENT$197KDAVID FINKELVICE PRESIDENT$196KOAKLEY BROOKSCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR$141KEMILY ANDERSONALASKA PROGRAM DIRECTOR$139KJESSICA HELSLEYWASHINGTON OP DIRECTOR$132KMATTHEW SLOATSCIENCE DIRECTOR$129KMICHELLE CRAMERHABITAT RESTORATION ENGINEER$123K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARY RUCKELSHAUSDIRECTOR1
DAVID KELLEYDIRECTOR1
JOHN CHILDSDIRECTOR1
JOEL STARLUNDDIRECTOR1
JON CALLAGHANDIRECTOR1
MITCH ZULKIEDIRECTOR1
RHEA SUHDIRECTOR1
RAY LANEDIRECTOR1
LORETTA KELLERDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL OVERCASTDIRECTOR1
NATE MANTUADIRECTOR1
RICK HALFORDDIRECTOR1
ED BOWLESDIRECTOR1
AMY ERRETTDIRECTOR1
STEVEN KOHLDIRECTOR1
ANDREA REIDDIRECTOR THROUGH 08/20241
GUIDO R RAHR IIIPRESIDENT & CEO40$341,741
DAVID FINKELVICE PRESIDENT20$196,033
KATHERINE HOLLERCFO, SECRETARY/TREASURER36$210,681
MARK TRENHOLMVICE PRESIDENT40$197,434
EMILY ANDERSONALASKA PROGRAM DIRECTOR40$138,696
OAKLEY BROOKSCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40$140,791
MATTHEW SLOATSCIENCE DIRECTOR40$129,367
JESSICA HELSLEYWASHINGTON OP DIRECTOR40$131,701
MICHELLE CRAMERHABITAT RESTORATION ENGINEER40$123,371

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AberdeenAnchorageBaltimoreBerkeleyCentral PointCoos BayFlorenceGold BeachJacksonvilleLa PushMapletonNehalemNewportOlympiaPortlandRestonSawyers BarSiletzSt HelensTaholah

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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