San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate Salmon Association Inc. (doing business as Golden State Salmon Association)

EIN 27-4187163

Environment & Animal Welfare Wildlife & Habitat Conservation

Mission

To restore California salmon for their economic, recreational, commercial, environmental, cultural, and health values.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Golden Gate Salmon Association Inc. (doing business as Golden State Salmon Association)

Golden Gate Salmon Association Inc. (doing business as the Golden State Salmon Association, GSSA) is a member-powered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advocates for science-based water policy, hatchery improvements, habitat restoration, and experiential education to recover California’s Central Valley and coastal salmon runs. The organization operates statewide from its Bay Area base and combines policy advocacy, project-level intervention, and on-the-water education to support both wild salmon and the communities that depend on them. The organization’s tax identification number is 27-4187163 and its filings and public-facing website identify the same organization that began as Golden Gate Salmon Association and later adopted the Golden State Salmon Association name to reflect broader geographic scope.

Notable achievements

$20 million steered to restoration

Successfully influenced allocation and oversight of roughly $20 million in federal salmon restoration funds to prioritize higher-impact projects and improved outcomes for salmon and river habitats.

Hatchery production and monitoring boost

Helped secure operational changes that resulted in the release of an estimated 2 million additional Coleman hatchery fry and supported the start of a DNA-tagging program to improve monitoring and survival tracking.

Large-scale habitat restoration wins

Contributed to permitting and project outcomes that advanced restoration of over 1,000 acres of floodplain and side-channel habitat critical for spawning and juvenile rearing.

At a glance

Total assets: $496K
Annual revenue: $677K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 27-4187163
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: goldenstatesalmon.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated by Charity Navigator (two-star / 69% score) as an accountability-and-finance-reviewed 501(c)(3) organization.

Listed in national nonprofit databases and tax-filing archives as tax-exempt since 2011 (EIN 27-4187163), with publicly available Form 990 filings and financial summaries.

Cited in regional and national media and participates in high-profile advocacy and litigation around salmon policy and genetically engineered salmon, reflecting influence in regulatory and restoration outcomes.

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