Marine Stewardship Council

A non-profit organization that encourages sustainable fishing practices.1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Website: www.msc.org
Location: United Kingdom, View on map
Tax ID: 98-0470539
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $61,023,854 Revenue: $35,073,707 Expenses: $36,619,845

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $61,023,854 $35,073,707 $36,619,845 View
2024 $60,140,913 $33,429,859 $31,416,572 View
2023 $54,989,717 $33,631,473 $31,033,738 View
2022 $56,489,007 $31,920,678 $30,004,647 View
2021 $56,418,765 $31,607,282 $28,365,752 View

Prior year filings: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Rupert HowesCEO$317,412
Rohan CurryStandards Dir$212,088
Alene WiltonCOO$202,160
Nicolas GuichouxGlobalCmmrclDir$158,604
Ishbel MathesonCCO$96,058
Tanya van NiekerkCompany Sec$76,937
Jeremy AnglinFinance Dir$66,378
Kevin StokesTrustee & Dir$48,501
Giles Robert BoltonTrustee & Dir$32,340
Darian May McBainTrustee & Dir$8,732
Birgit CameronTrustee & Dir$5,390

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $47,472,282
  • Number of Grants: 58
  • Number of Funders: 13

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$1,790,1202020 Walton Family FoundationBuilding the Pool of Certified Fisheries in Core Geographies; Adapting Standards to Data-poor Fisheries and Increasing Capacity; and Preparing for the Fishery Standard Review
$1,050,0002021 Walton Family FoundationTo capitalize a loan guarantee facility as part of the MSC's Ocean Sustainability Fund.
$500,0002020 The David and Lucile Packard FoundationFor general support
$338,7892021 Walton Family FoundationTo support fisheries in Chile, Mexico, Peru and Indonesia in moving through the MSC system.
$275,0002020 The David and Lucile Packard FoundationTo enhance collaboration on shared stocks within the East Asia Sea region and improve the sustainability of these fisheries for the long term
$200,0002022 Walton Family FoundationTo support priority fisheries in Mexico in improving management and achieving sustainability goals.
$130,0002023 Walton Family FoundationTo provide support to increase the requirements and rigor of social policy for MSC certificate holders.
$102,4002023 Walton Family FoundationTo support priority fisheries in Mexico in improving management and achieving sustainability goals.

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $55,916,508
  • Number of Grants: 18
  • Number of Recipients: 5

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$5,723,7852025 Marine Stewardship Council Limited
$5,363,9082023 Marine Stewardship Council Limited
$5,229,1002024 Marine Stewardship Council Limited
$4,666,6462020 Marine Stewardship Council Limited
$4,420,1192022 Marine Stewardship Council Limited
$3,905,8842021 Marine Stewardship Council Limited
$2,500,3402025 Multiple E ASIA/ PACIFIC RecipientsSee detail
$2,357,3012024 Multiple Asia & Pacific RecipientsSee detail
$2,083,4272023 Multiple E ASIA/ PACIFIC RecipientsSee detail
$1,965,0612021 Multiple Asia & Pacific RecipientsSee detail
$1,609,4762022 Multiple Asia & Pacific RecipientsSee detail

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References

1. “Home.” Marine Stewardship Council. Accessed June 16, 2022.https://www.msc.org/en-us