Civic Intelligence

San Diego Sportfishing Council

EIN 95-3646809 • 501(c)6 • San Diego, CA

Profile

The San Diego Sportfishing Council is an association of business people in the San Diego Area who wish to promote recreational fishing for the benefit of the Sportfishing industry as a whole and to increase the income to the San Diego area through Sportfishing-related tourism.

2801 Emerson StreetSan Diego, CA 92106

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

78th percentile

18%

Higher net margin than 78% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

12th percentile

-65%

Faster asset growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

49%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$31,780

Down $57,810 (-65%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$31,780

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin78th percentile

Revenue

Up

$179,676

Up $58,826 (+49%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$147,698

Up $9,600 (+7.0%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$31,978

Up $49,226 (+285%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth12th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $1,016Net Assets 2010: $1,0162010Assets 2011: $7,558Net Assets 2011: $7,5582011Assets 2012: $8,626Net Assets 2012: $8,6262012Assets 2013: $901Net Assets 2013: $9012013Assets 2014: $4,335Net Assets 2014: $4,3352014Assets 2015: $10,691Net Assets 2015: $10,6912015Assets 2016: $21,979Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $1,091Net Assets 2017: $1,0912017Assets 2018: $2,148Net Assets 2018: $2,1482018Assets 2019: $1,252Net Assets 2019: $1,2522019Assets 2020: $8,227Net Assets 2020: $8,2272020Assets 2021: $12,248Net Assets 2021: $12,2482021Assets 2022: $8,525Net Assets 2022: $8,5252022Assets 2023: $17,050Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $89,590Liabilities 2024: $89,7882024Assets 2025: $31,780Net Assets 2025: $31,7802025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$31,780
Liabilities-
Net Assets$31,780
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth90th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $115,503Expenses 2010: $117,771Net Income 2010: -$2,2682010Revenue 2011: $105,218Expenses 2011: $98,676Net Income 2011: $6,5422011Revenue 2012: $105,555Expenses 2012: $104,487Net Income 2012: $1,0682012Revenue 2013: $57,424Expenses 2013: $65,149Net Income 2013: -$7,7252013Revenue 2014: $78,430Expenses 2014: $74,996Net Income 2014: $3,4342014Revenue 2015: $56,556Expenses 2015: $50,200Net Income 2015: $6,3562015Revenue 2016: $20,113Expenses 2016: $8,825Net Income 2016: $11,2882016Revenue 2017: $91,686Expenses 2017: $112,574Net Income 2017: -$20,8882017Revenue 2018: $59,978Expenses 2018: $58,921Net Income 2018: $1,0572018Revenue 2019: $112,867Expenses 2019: $113,763Net Income 2019: -$8962019Revenue 2020: $21,815Expenses 2020: $14,840Net Income 2020: $6,9752020Revenue 2021: $7,515Expenses 2021: $3,494Net Income 2021: $4,0212021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $3,723Net Income 2022: -$3,7232022Revenue 2023: $148,915Expenses 2023: $140,390Net Income 2023: $8,5252023Revenue 2024: $120,850Expenses 2024: $138,098Net Income 2024: -$17,2482024Revenue 2025: $179,676Expenses 2025: $147,698Net Income 2025: $31,9782025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$179,676
Expenses$147,698
Net Income$31,978
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$31,780
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$31,780
Revenue
$179,676
Expenses
$147,698
Net income
$31,978
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.32$1.80$1.48$0.32
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.90$0.90$1.21$1.38$0.17
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$1.49$1.40$0.09
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.09$0.00$0.04$0.04
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.12$0.08$0.03$0.04
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.08$0.08$0.22$0.15$0.07
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.01$0.01$1.13$1.14$0.01
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.02$0.02$0.60$0.59$0.01
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.01$0.01$0.92$1.13$0.21
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.20$0.09$0.11
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.11$0.57$0.50$0.06
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.78$0.75$0.03
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.01$0.57$0.65$0.08
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.09$0.09$1.06$1.04$0.01
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.08$0.08$1.05$0.99$0.07
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.01$1.16$1.18$0.02
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2025
Signed
Dec 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$179,676
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The San Diego Sportfishing Council is an association of business people in the San Diego Area who wish to promote recreational fishing for the benefit of the Sportfishing industry as a whole and to increase the income to the San Diego area through Sportfishing-related tourism.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The San Diego Sportfishing Council is an association of business people in the San Diego Area who wish to promote recreational fishing for the benefit of the Sportfishing industry as a whole and to increase the income to the San Diego Area through Sportfishing-related tourism.The council sponsors community cultural, recreation and promotional events designed to enhance the well being of the community. Catherine Miller and Associates was engaged to coordinate these activities. The event is called "Day at the Docksand was held this year on April 13, 2025 . This event opens up the sportfishing dock areas to the general public by way of free fishing seminars, boat rides, displays, and an open house on-board sportfishing boats. This year is it estimated that 7,500 people attended the DAY AT THE DOCKS program.These programs provide an increased awareness of recreational fishing facilities and encourage participation in and use of sportfishing facilities and services.The council obtains its funding from the special event and from grants from government agencies. It has not, and does not plan to sponsor fundraising or business activities.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Frank UrsittiPresident-$0--
Robert FalconeVice-President-$0--
Linda Palm - HalpainSec/Treasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
San Diego Sportfishing Council
EIN
95-3646809
Phone
6192243857
Address
2801 EMERSON STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92106

Signing Officer

Name
Linda Palm Halpain
Title
Secretary
Signed
2025-12-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Merchants Accounting & Tax Inc
Address
5145 MORENA PL, SAN DIEGO, CA 92110
Preparer
Margaret Baxter
Phone
6192766700
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $410”

Other Expenses.1

“Program Service-Day at Docks $146188”

Total Liabilities.1

“CMA Loan Payable - Beginning $89788 CMA Loan Payable - Ending $0”

Raw XML Appendix107 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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