New England Regional Fishery Management Council
Donations deductibleRevenue
$5.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.3m
$10k liabilities
Net assets
$1.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
24
6.2 years on average
Staff
22
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Richard J Bellavance
Left since last filing
2
8% of the board
New England Regional Fishery Management Council's network
24 people4 organisationsi24 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (24). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
24 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 24 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J Bellavance Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alan Tracy | Council Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bill Lucey | Council Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Cheri Patterson | Council Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel McKiernan | Council Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Daniel Salerno | Council Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Eric Hansen | Council Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Geoffrey Smith | Council Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jackie Odell | Council Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John Pappalardo | Council Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kristin Brawn | Council Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Matthew Gates | Council Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Megan Ware | Council Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Melanie Griffin | Council Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Pentony | Council Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Pierdinock | Council Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Moira Kelly | Council Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Patrick Keliher | Council Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peter Aarrestad | Council Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peter Whelen | Council Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Renee Zobel | Council Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Scott Olszewski | Council Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ted Platz | Council Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Terrence Gray | Council Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Applegate | Senior Fishery Analyst | since 2018 |
| Cate O'Keefe | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| Christopher Kellogg | Deputy Director | since 2018 |
| Deidre Boelke | Fishery Analyst | since 2018 |
| Emine Demet Haksever | Fishery Analyst | 2018 |
| Jamie Cournane | Fishery Analyst | since 2020 |
| Janice Plante | Public Affairs Officer | since 2021 |
| Louis Goodreau | Management Information Specialist and Enforcement | since 2018 |
| Margaret Bernier | Adminstrative Officer | since 2018 |
| Michelle Bachman | Fishery Analyst | since 2019 |
| Thomas Nies | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Bernier | Adminstrative Officer | 40 | $183k | $59k | |
| Cate O'Keefe | Executive Director | 40 | $182k | $67k | |
| Andrew Applegate | Senior Fishery Analyst | 40 | $166k | $66k | |
| Christopher Kellogg | Former Deputy Director | 40 | $148k | $42k | |
| Janice Plante | Public Affairs Officer | 40 | $137k | $35k | |
| Michelle Bachman | Fishery Analyst | 40 | $134k | $74k | |
| Jamie Cournane | Fishery Analyst | 40 | $134k | $61k | |
| Richard J Bellavance | Chairman | 10 | $48k | ||
| Eric Reid | Former Chairman | 10 | $43k | ||
| Daniel Salerno | Council Member | 10 | $36k | ||
| Michael Pierdinock | Council Member | 10 | $25k | ||
| John Pappalardo | Council Member | 10 | $22k | ||
| Eric Hansen | Council Member | 10 | $20k | ||
| Jackie Odell | Council Member | 10 | $19k | ||
| Alan Tracy | Council Member | 10 | $16k | ||
| Peter Whelen | Council Member | 10 | $16k | ||
| Ted Platz | Council Member | 10 | $15k | ||
| Bill Lucey | Council Member | 10 | $15k | ||
| Mark Alexander | Council Member | 10 | $14k | ||
| Kristin Brawn | Council Member | 10 | $11k | ||
| Geoffrey Smith | Council Member | 10 | $10k | ||
| Patrick Keliher | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Melanie Griffin | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Scott Olszewski | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Peter Aarrestad | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Cheri Patterson | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Michael Pentony | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Daniel McKiernan | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Gates | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Terrence Gray | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Megan Ware | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Moira Kelly | Council Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Renee Zobel | Council Member | 10 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- New England Regional Fishery Management Council
- EIN
- 042607425
- Address
- Tannery Mill 2 / 50 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- The Council is authorized to prepare, monitor and revise fishery management plans and data collection programs for domestic and foreign fishing within the 200-mile U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This is done with approval and implementation by the Secretary of Commerce. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D023 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1976
- Principal officer
- Cate O'Keefe (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRichard J Bellavance
≥8years on the filingsCheri Patterson
≥8years on the filingsJohn Pappalardo
≥8years on the filingsMatthew Gates
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.3m
- Total liabilities
- $10k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 22
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.3m | $5.1m | $188k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.