2019-08-16T12:06:23-05:00 2018-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1400 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2018-01-01 200455541 ASSOCIATION OF GENUINE ALASKA POLLOCK PRODUCERS ASSO 2069133930 2200 ALASKAN WAY NO 420 SEATTLE WA 98121 CRAIG MORRIS CEO 2069133930 2019-08-15 1 MEGAN R RYAN P00737884 4254544919 2019-08-15 65.158.230.194 2019-08-15 13:58:04 PD P DE1D2BBAE0F1147E7A7EA18DABEA7E867F199504 3463C575C372BDBB729FAB34DFD8653806295C77 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z CRAIG MORRIS 2200 ALASKAN WAY NO 420 SEATTLE WA 98121 2113008 0 X WWW.ALASKAPOLLOCK.ORG X 2003 AK PROMOTE GENUINE ALASKA POLLOCK AND BENEFITS IN MAJOR MARKETS WORLDWIDE BY EDUCATING THE MARKET ON SAFETY, TRACEABILITY AND OTHER PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE RESOURCE. WORK WITH CUSTOMERS TO DIFFERENTIATE GENUINE ALASKA POLLOCK BY PROMOTING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES. 11 11 0 16 0 0 789619 0 0 2110483 2026 2525 0 0 791645 2113008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1213976 1015188 1213976 1015188 -422331 1097820 779987 1877807 0 0 779987 1877807 X TO BUILD DEMAND AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT WILD ALASKA POLLOCK IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS THROUGH MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT INNOVATION AND IDENTIFYING NEW CUSTOMERS AND CHANNELS FOR PRODUCT. 0 0 SPECIAL PROJECTS - ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND END-USER SUSTAINABILITY. GAPP COORDINATED MARKETING EFFORTS WITH THE ALASKA SEAFOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE, LED CAMPAIGNS TO PROTECT ALASKA POLLOCK FROM NEGATIVE PUBLICITY, AND COORDINATED MARKETING AND PUBLICITY EFFORTS WITH THE MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL. GAPP INVESTIGATED AND DEVELOPED OTHER ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKED ON END-USER SUSTAINABILITY. PUBLIC RELATIONS AND BRAND IDENTITY. PUBLIC RELATIONS: AS THE TRADE ORGANIZATION FOR THE ALASKA POLLOCK INDUSTRY, GAPP RESPONDED TO MEDIA INQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND OUR PRODUCTS, AND WORKED WITH MEDIA TO CREATE POSITIVE MESSAGES ABOUT ALASKA POLLOCK. WE CONTINUED TO GROW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCES ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND LINKEDIN. GAPP ALSO SPONSORED THE ANNUAL GO WILD ALASKA STYLE EVENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOSTON SEAFOOD SHOW WHICH FEATURED ALASKA SEAFOOD TO KEY BUYERS. SCHOOL NUTRITION. GAPP CONTINUED ITS PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SEAFOOD SERVED IN U.S. SCHOOLS AND TO EDUCATE SCHOOL FOODSERVICE DIRECTORS TO THE BENEFITS OF ALASKA POLLOCK. WE IMPLEMENTED A COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS, ATTENDED THREE NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION CONFERENCES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GAPP ALSO WORKED WITH THE USDA FOOD PROGRAM TO EDUCATE FEDERAL BUYERS AND ENCOURAGE PURCHASES OF WILD ALASKA POLLOCK. MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCT PROMOTION. DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE ASSOCIATION CONTINUED ITS WORK PROMOTING WILD ALASKA POLLOCK PRODUCTS IN MAJOR MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD. WE CONDUCTED A CONSUMER PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN IN GERMANY, OUR LARGEST EUROPEAN MARKET, CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS IN JAPAN, AND INITIATED A NEW NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATION IN THE PRODUCT CATEGORY. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: IN 2018, GAPP HELD PLANNING AND MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS TO RESTRUCTURE THE MEMBERSHIP, BOARD AND BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION. IT ALSO HIRED AN EXECUTIVE RECRUITER TO ASSIST IN THE HIRING OF AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X CRAIG MORRIS 7032548841 2200 ALASKAN WAY SUITE 420 SEATTLE WA 98121 X MARCUS WELLS PRESIDENT (THRU 05/2018) 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKEL DURHAM PRESIDENT 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUG CHRISTENSEN SECRETARY/TREASURER 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TORUNN HALHJEM VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 05/2018) 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB DESAUTEL DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN SULLIVAN DIRECTOR (THRU 05/2018) 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM CARROLL DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM DONAHUE DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE BUNDRANT DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KARL BRATVOLD DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK FRANKLIN DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK JOHAHNSON DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE BREIVIK DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL PEYTON DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RASMUS SOERENSON DIRECTOR (THRU 05/2018) 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MERLE KNAPP TREASURER (THRU 05/2018) 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAT SHANAHAN INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIR (BEG. 10/2018) 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE SHANAHAN GROUP INC PO BOX 19393 SEATTLE WA 98109 ASSN MANAGEMENT, MARKETING CONSULTING 397733 EDELMAN GMBH 60329 NIDDASTRASSE 91 FRANKFURT AM MAIN GM D-60329 PUBLIC RELATIONS 284031 KORN FERRY NW 5854 PO BOX 1450 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55485 EXECUTIVE RECRUITING 146675 3 MEMBERSHIP DUES 561499 2110483 2110483 2110483 2525 2525 2113008 2110483 0 2525 X 124566 7067 5500 202030 62418 40087 73 341012 SPECIAL PROJECTS 148868 MARKET DEVELOPMENT 75734 NORTH AMERICA DEV. 6873 EUROPE MARKET DEV. 960 1015188 779987 50907 0 1826900 779987 1877807 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 779987 1877807 779987 1877807 779987 1877807 1097820 0 X 0 0 0 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS 284031 0 0 0 0 0 0 284031 0 284031 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE SHANAHAN GROUP INC INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OWNS THE SHANAHAN GROUP, INC. 397733 THE SHANAHAN GROUP, INC. PROVIDES ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. PAT SHANAHAN, OWNER OF THE SHANAHAN GROUP, INC, WAS NAMED INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION IN OCTOBER OF 2018. 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 GAPP VOLUNTEERS IN 2018 WERE PRIMARILY BOARD MEMBERS. THERE WAS A SIX MEMBER BOARD FROM JANUARY TO MAY AND AN ELEVEN MEMBER BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. TWO MEMBERS SERVED ON BOTH GROUPS. WE ESTIMATED THE BOARD PRESIDENT AT 10 HOURS PER MONTH AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AT 4 HOURS PER MONTH. AS VOLUNTEERS THEY PROVIDED BOARD SERVICE AND MEETING ATTENDANCE TO GAPP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE SHANAHAN GROUP, INC PROVIDES ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, PAT SHANAHAN, OWNER OF THE SHANAHAN GROUP, INC WAS NAMED INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION IN NOVEMBER 2018. THE ORGANIZATION PAID THE SHANAHAN GROUP, INC $43,800 FOR INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2018. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION PAID TO PAT SHANAHAN BY THE SHANAHAN GROUP, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 GAPP WAS REORGANIZED IN 2018 TO ADD ADDITIONAL MEMBERS AND TO CHANGE ITS BOARD TO REPRESENT THE NEW MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION HAVE COMMON INTERESTS IN THE POLLOCK FISHERY. THESE MEMBERS ARE VOTING MEMBERS AND ARE PRIVILEGED TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A VOTING MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE MEMBERS, VOTING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO RAISE ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS AND APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES REGARDING THE ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND THE SIGNATURE OF THE PRESIDENT, AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO THE RETURN'S DUE DATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN ORDER TO ENSURE GAPP OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED THAT INCLUDE DETERMINING WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING; AND WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO GAPP'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GAPP MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO REQUEST THEM IN SOME WRITTEN FORM. DOCUMENTS ARE COPIED AND MAILED TO SUCH REQUESTING PERSONS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 202,030.