From the Director
As I write this, there is encouraging news out of Puget Sound, our southern resident killer whales are pregnant, and Tahlequah, who lost her calf in 2018 and carried it for 17 days while the world watched, gave birth to a healthy calf in September. A win for whales is a win for salmon as each species’ health is an indicator of the others’.
Solutions for Survival
Lake Washington Ship Canal
Every salmon migrating to and from Lake Washington and its tributaries must pass through the Ship Canal twice in its life. Each summer, water temperatures can reach lethal levels for salmon. This can delay migration, increase disease risks and even kill fish directly. Addressing this problem is a crucial step to save imperiled salmon runs and bring tribal and recreational salmon fishing back to our urban Seattle corridor. LLTK has started working with local watershed managers and other partners to create a suite of science-based alternatives to address the ship canal water temperature problem. These alternatives will then be assessed, and a solution developed. This work is made possible by a grant from King County.
Hood Canal Bridge
The Hood Canal Bridge is a migration barrier and death trap where predators lurk for easy pickings. Up to 50% of the steelhead that make it to the bridge don’t make it past, and we expect the bridge is impacting other salmon. While over the long run we need to work towards a more fish-friendly bridge design, LLTK and our partners have assessed the bridge and secured funding to design temporary solutions to reduce fish mortality at the bridge. This includes an underwater guidance structure designed to encourage fish to swim to where there are no pontoons blocking their migration route. However, state- wide budget reductions may make it difficult to secure the $2-3 million necessary to get solutions in the water.
Puget Sound Chinook Diversity
Degraded habitat, past overharvest, production-oriented hatchery practices, and a changing ecosystem have all reduced diversity in our salmon and steelhead populations. With climate change bearing down, rebuilding this lost diversity is key to creating the resilience our fish need to survive.
We recognize it will take every tool available to keep salmon in our waters now, and in the future. LLTK and our partners are testing new hatchery strategies that foster diversity with the goal of returning more and larger fish, and we’re helping to restore habitat that promotes diversity, like estuaries that are critical to juvenile wild Chinook.
Financials
Revenue | Expenses
Revenue: $2,592,349 | Expenses: $2,343,685
Financial information from 2019 Federal 990 Report
Sources of Revenue
Government: $1,422,342*
Foundations: $520,269
Non-profit: $30,563
Private: $619,175
Expense Breakdown
Programs: $1,665,747
Management: $416,328
Fundraising: $261,610
*Includes: International Commissions, Federal, State, and Other
Learn More:
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Partners
Thank you to our 2019 project partners.
American Rivers
Anthony’s Restaurant
Beta Hatch
City of Bellingham
Cowichan Tribes
Enivronmental Protection Agency
Environmental Science Associates
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Friends of Moran State Park
Hamma Hamma Company
Hood Canal Coordinating Council
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
InnovaSea
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Jefferson County
King County
Kwiáht
Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed
Lilliwaup Falls Generating Company
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Lummi Nation
Mason County
Montana Banana
Moran State Park
Muckleshoot Tribe
Natural Systems Designs
Nisqually Tribe
NOAA Fisheries
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Northwest Marine Technology
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest Salmon Center
Pacific Salmon Foundation
Pacific Science Foundation
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Pike Place Fish Market
Point-No-Point Treaty Council
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Port Metro Vancouver
Port of Seattle
Puget Sound Partnership, including Salmon Recovery Council
Puyallup Tribe
Q13
Robbins Family
San Juan County
Seattle Aquarium
Seattle City Light
Seattle Police Department
Simon Fraser University
Skagit River System Cooperative
Skagit Watershed Council
Skokomish Tribal Nation
Smith-Root
Squaxin Island Tribe
Stillaguamish Tribe
Tacoma Power
Tacoma Public Utilities
The SeaDoc Society / UC Davis
Trout Unlimited
Tulalip Tribes
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
University of Washington
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Forest Service
US Geological Survey
US Navy
Vigor
Washington Department of Ecology
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Washington Department of Transportation
Washington Salmon Coalition
Washington Sea Grant
Washington State University
Western Washington University
Wild Fish Conservancy
YMCA Camp Orkila
Donors
Thank you to our 2019 Individual, Corporate, Foundation, and In-Kind donors.
Donors listed represent fully tax-deductible gifts made to LLTK, not included are purchases for merchandise, auction items, tickets, etc.
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
$20,000+
Gary & Victoria Reed
Bryce & Susan Rhodes
$10,000-$19,999
Doug & Nancy Boyden
Kathy Alvord Gerlich
Gaylord M. Kellogg
Jim Kraft & Dominique Posy
Doug & Nan Little
Larry & Betty Mellum
Marie Mentor
Steve & Barbara Spence
John Teutsch & Mary Foster
Michael Voegtlin & Pam Pearson
$5,000-$9,999
Tom Alberg & Judi Beck
Loren Cohen
David M. Dufenhorst
Ron & Debby Giard
Scott & Karin Grimm
Martha Kongsgaard
Pete Higgins & Leslie Magid
Pam & Bob McCabe
Steve & Gloria Pumphrey
Mike & Leslie Schroeder
Stephanie Solien & Frank Greer
Sheri Ward
$2,500-$4,999
Gerry E. Adams
Carl G. Behnke
Pat & Kristy Bickford
Brian & Lisa Bogen
Eric & Susan Carlson
Gary & Susan Collar
Bill Driscoll & Lisa Hoffman
Jeff & Linda Gould
Gerald & Lena Hirschler
Bo Janes & Andrew Nichols
Denny Miller
Colin & Martha Moseley
Brian & Annette Larson
Bruce & Jeannie Nordstrom
Larry Pecenka
Dale & Mark Prugar
Sean Tufts
$1,000-$2,499
Ross & Rosie Antill
Brian & Karen Banser
Alma Cardenas & Paul Murray
David Castor
Tom & Jane Cogan
Brian Jacobs M.D.
Marie & Michael DeBell
Norm & Suzanne Dicks
David Douglass
Brandon Elieff
Steve & Gloria Eppig
Hinds Family
Bill Bryant & Barbara Feasey
Ken Francis
Andrew J. Gerde
Richard & Kathleen Glassburn
Budd & Kathy Gould
Leah Hair
Lisa Ann Hamblin
Marc Andreas Haugen
Gary & Dianne Hayden
Jerry & Linda Hermanson
Diana Gale & Jerry Hillis
Herbert Milton Gould IV
Bob & Barbara Jirsa
Ilze Jones
Mark & Cynthia Konecny
Dave & Adele Kraft
Bob Krokower
Chloe Lathe
Jill Mackie
Darla Marchi
Stewart & Barbara Mehlman
Dave Moskovitz
Pete & Sherri Hanke
Jacques White & Beth Koutsky
Tim Copes & Amy Lee
Robert & Sara Poore
Rick & Elizabeth Post
John & Patty Rose
Erin Rothman
Tom & Deb Schadt
Michael Schmidt & Courtney Ward
Randy Scott
Anne & Dick Scroggs
Lisa & Jim Seeb
Gary & Karen Ekblad-Smith
Chad Spector
Alan Sprott
Phil & Maggie Stalcup
Jennifer & Phillip Steger
Kristin & Kyle Sugamele
Tim C. Thompson
Celia A. Walker
Ron Wallace
Preston Walls
Alec Williamson
Jeff & Kara Wiper
Gary Wong
Douglas Zellers
$500-$999
Molly Adolfson
Robert & Anna Lee Baglio
Butch & Laura Boad
Joan L. Carter
Barbie Snapp & Phillip Chapman
Margaret Clancy
James Deutsch
Michael Devany & Tracy Bishop
Roger & Shari Draper
Jeff & Judy Eagleson
Edward T. Engle
Lisa Foltz
Brian Folz
Rhonda Gardner & Chris Walford
James Brooks & Laura Graves
Morgan & Lindsey Hanley
Erin Miga & Timothy Harr
Don & Kathleen Heino
Linda Horioka
Carolyn Kelly
Steve Klein
Christina Koons & Jim McIntire
Samiha Korshed
Larry C. Lestelle
Brian Lundeen
Linda Maxson
Tom & Angela McBride
Dave & Debbie McEntee
Bill & Kristen McSherry
Chris & Heather Mefford
Derek & Jennifer Mills
Susan O’Neil & Dave Gorton
Bradley & Krista Harris
Jan & Nelson Davis
Sarah Hanke
Mark & Peggy Norman
John & Deanna Oppenheimer
Anne Proffitt
Greg & Megan Pursell
Lynn & Ed Raisl
Patrick Reburn
John & Zanne Rhyder
Arthur & Virginia Robbins
Elizabeth Rodland
Don & Karyn Schmidt
Alan & Sharon Shelton
Catherine & Kevin Shutty
Barbara Smith
Kate Snider
Mike Speece
John Stein
James Stremme
Diane & James Weaver
William Wurts
$250-$499
Alison Agness
Mark Johnsen & Lynne Alexander
Elizabeth Babcock
Lynne Barre
Michael Benanav
Lane Hoss & Verne Benedict
Jeffrey & Debbie Brennan
Judith & Julius Budos
David Troutt & Jean Carr
Ken & Mariann Carrasco
Jeanne & Bill Carroll
Randy Scheirman & LeeAnn Chastain
Mark & Sue Cochrun
Gary G. Coy
Minta Crafts & Danny Draper
Megan DeMory
Kevin Werner & Christian Dimaano
Richard Dunlap
Virginia Emery
Rick S. Endicott
Rob Endicott
Kate Engel
Darryl Felix
David & Judith Frame
Larry Franks & Kristin Pearson-Franks
Hilary Franz
Maureen S. Frisch
Ashley & Derek Hermsen
Abigail Hook
Will Stelle Jr.
Michael Karbowski
Paul Keating
Tamara Crafts & Jeff Lake
Gilbert Leggett
John Levesque
Jonathan & Tricia Loop
Jason Lundgren
Travis Mayfield & Curtis Man
Ryan Mello
Will Mentor
Shyla Miller
Roland Sauer & Madie Murray
Robert Montgomery
John & Lucy Davis
George Harris
Michael Hendrickson
Eddie Johnson
Jeff & Bridget Johnson
Joy Lee Waltermire
Roy Levin & Jan Thomson
Kenneth Warheit & Cheryl Niemi
Jack O’Connor
Peter & Laura Orser
Ann Peavey
Beverly Polis
Sally Reavis
Dana Rosenbach
Meegan Rucker
Erin Ryan
Paul Schlenger
David Schoettler
Brian & Lisa Seppi
Meredith Shank
Terry & Louise Small
Barbara J. Smith
Gary & Kerry Smith
Scott & Elissa Snetsinger
Vinton & Amelia Sommerville
Bill Erwert Sr.
Scott & Heather Staples
Stu & Patsy Stephens
Monika M. Sundbaum
Leah Turino
Jefferson Van Wagenen
John Wake
Doug Wells
Holly & Neal White
Norman & Margie Zimmerman
$100-$249
Gwen and Dan Alverts
Chuck Anderson
Theodore Anderson
Marcy and John Aschoff
Eva Marie Bair
Alan Barney
Lynn Beebe
Marian and Barry Berejikian
Steve Beringer
Barry Bernfeld
Andy Bethel
Philip Bloch
Kimberly Bonebrake
Christopher Brown
David Brown
Bill and Donna Van Buren
David Burger
Karlisa Callwood
Cynthia Campbell
Gilda Camuto
Lisa Case
Nick Castrow
Scott Chitwood
Andrew Christenson
Thomas Coleman
Diana Cooper
Katharine F. Wellman Ph.D.
Wendy Dame
Katherine Dean
Brandon Dilbeck
Craig and Jill Dorsey
Kenny Down
Oris Dunham
Christopher and Gina Eckley
Earl Ecklund
Bonnie Steussy and David Edfeldt
Rob Eleveld
Pam and Paul Elsner
Dale and Carol Ely
John B. Erickson
Barbara and David Evans
Jane Evanson
Carol and David Eves
Linda T. Finn
Angela and Jeremy Foster
Diego Gabrieli
Madhu Gadde
Sarah Gage
Eric J. Garcia
Emily Geballe
Molly Graham
Judith Griggs
Anne and Ron Gschwend
Gerry & Pam Hanson
Brandon Palmer and Mendy Harlow
Bernedette C. Haskins
Dorothy Hass
Jason Hennig
LouInda Heron
Nelson and Pauline Hester
Casey Hillyer
Steve Knudsen and Mardi Hopkins
Jarlath J. Hume
Vincent E. Bryan III
Nelson and Tiffany Jay
David Dicks and Antonia Jindrich
Terri Johnston
Silke Johnstone
Edward Jonson
Lance and Tamara Joyner
Janne Kaje
Perrin Kaplan
Roz Kephart
Diana and Randall King
Alan Kitchel
Amy Elizabeth Kneeland
Jack Hart and Dianne Kornberg
Catherine and William Krieger
Gregory Landis
Suzanne Langham
Jim Laugen and Peter Ngobe
Guy Lawrence
LP and Bobbi Leung
Kelly Lindmark
Joe and Georgia Loranger
Matthew Love
Chris and Drew Lucurell
Betsy Lyons
Kevin Malone
Jack Martin
Joanne McColl
Emily Tanner-McLean
Dennis McLerran
Jared Mitchell
Jed and Megan Moore
Karen Wiggen-Mooseker
Kiyomi Morris
Mark Muller
Jerry and Sharon Mulliken
Peter Murchie
Colleen Musgrave
Susan M. Mustard
Pamela G. Myers
Kim Nakamura
Terrill and Jennifer Hendrickson
Ellen J. Koutsky
Matthew Gorton
Adam Clark
Marissa and Doug Clark
Marielle Larson
Jeoff Burger and Rick Mackey
Maria Mackey
Bruce and Joanne Montgomery
Mark Thomson
Erik Neatherlin
Alexander Nessel
JoAnn O’Connor
Joy Okazaki
Don and Deb Olliff
Ron and Masami Olsen
Tim W. Ordwing
Ralph Palumbo
Sarah Patterson
Rosa Pazhouh
Chris and Christine Perkins
Sheryl Perryman
Dana and Diana Postelwait
Virginia Pratter
Dusty Preece
Rohn Ramon
Nathan Randall
Jim & Ingrid Rauch
Eric Redman
Jon Tipper and Don Reising
Mike Rian
Mary Ries
Chris Jones and Joanne Ringen
Jeanine Ollivier-Rollins
David Romanko
Mary Rondepierre
Alan Rosen
Byron Rot
Mary Jane Ryan
Kris Safranek
Tom and Kathleen Schafer
John Schoettler
Nekole Shapiro
Beth Shulkin
Aimee & Steve Simpson
Casey Smirniotopoulos
Steve and Victoria Smith
Cheryl Snow
Robert Thompson Sr.
Jim Stafford
Jane and Richard Staley
Judy Chovan and Bob Stavers
Jim Stewart
Shannon Stewart
Mick Story
Pei-Pei Sung
Paul Sutton
Nadine Thisselle
Ann Townsend
Julie Trout
Preston M. Troy
Steve Ulvi
Matthew Valgenti
Carel and Jack Volkel
Paul Waldon
Debra Walen
Shirlee Wandrocke
Molly and Mark Wangerin
William Waterston
Barbara D. Wells
Matthew Wells
Geoffrey and Nancy White
Michael White
Roz Williams
Eric Hall and Susan Wilson
Randall and Krys Wulff
Michael Yu
William and Erin Zackey
Les and Judi Zorb
Organizational Funders
$200,000+
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Washington Recreation & Conservation Office
$100,000-$199,999
Puget Sound Partnership
Tacoma Public Utilities
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
$25,000-$99,999
Anthony’s Restaurants
Laird Norton Family Foundation
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Nisqually Indian Tribe
Pacific Salmon Commission
Vincent J. Coates Foundation
Western Washington University
$10,000-$24,999
Burning Foundation
Horizons Foundation
King County
Lummi Indian Business Council
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Pacific Salmon Foundation
PCC Natural Markets
Suquamish Tribe
The Norcliffe Foundation
Vigor
$5,000-$9,999
American Rivers
Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
Friends of Moran State Park
Hugh & Jane Ferguson Foundation
Lucky Seven Foundation
MJF Foundation
Moccasin Lake Foundation
Orcas Island Community Foundation
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
San Juan County Lodge Tax Advisory Council
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
TOTE Maritime Alaska
Tulalip Tribes
$1,000-$4,999
Anchor QEA
Chinook Wines
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Environmental Science Associates
Facebook
Intel Corporation
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Microsoft Corporation
MiiR Holdings, LLC
Nordstrom, Inc.
Norman Archibald Foundation
Pacific Science Center
Pacific West Land
Pike Place Chowder
Pike Place Fish Market
Puget Sound Anglers – Bellingham
Puget Sound Express
Quinault Indian Nation
Ray’s Boathouse & Cafe
Roche Harbor Resort
Royal Bank of Canada
San Juan Island Outfitters
Seattle City Light
Skokomish Tribal Nation
Squaxin Island Tribe
Tango Card Inc.
The SeaDoc Society
University of Washington
Vulcan Inc.
Whitepages
Wild Fish Conservancy
$500-$999
Hancock Forest Management
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
King County Employee Giving Program
Pike Brewing Co.
Port Madison Enterprises
Puget Sound Anglers – North Kitsap
Reuben’s Brews
Seattle Poggie Club
Shoe Family Farm
Skagit Valley College
Skagit Valley Food Co-Op
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
In Kind Donors
A to Z Wineworks
Alaska Airlines
Alderbrook Resort & Spa
Angela Scott
Aslan Brewing Co.
Auclair Winery
Bakery Nouveau
Barre3 Seattle
Bass Pro Shops
Bike Works
Billy Duss
Bio-Oregon
Blackfish Spirits Distillery
Bob and Barbara Jirsa
Bottlehouse
Brian Carter Cellars
C.C. Filson Co.
Caffe Ladro
Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting Co.
Captain Lee Excursions
Clay by Bruce
Cole Sisson
Community Fitness
Dalton Art Studios
Dan Gordon
Deer Harbor Charters
Deer Harbor Inn
Diamond Knot Brewing Company
Doe Bay Wine Co
Doug Wells
Downtown Dog Lounge
Duke’s Chowder House
Dunham Cellars
El Gaucho Seattle
Emerald Water Anglers
Erin Riccolo
Eterna Studios
Ethan Stowell Restaurants
Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Far Bank Enterprises
Finnriver Farm & Cidery
Frankie & Jo’s
Frederick Wildman
Fremont Brewing
Gallery Frames
Georgetown Brewing Company
Gerry E. Adams
Girl Meets Dirt
Grand Central Baking Co.
Grateful Bread
Guardian Cellars
Hama Hama Company
Hand of God Wines
Harro and Linsie Scharbau
Headlands Coastal Lodge and Spa
Hello Robin
Hood Canal Adventures
Hoodsport Winery
Hotel Andra
Inn at Ship Bay
Island Hoppin’ Brewery
Island Market
Ivar’s Inc.
Jackson Family Wines
Jennifer Blades
Joel Stewart
Katherine L. Wright
Kenmore Air
Ladywell’s Vitality Spa & Sauna
Lange Estate Winery and Vineyards
Leah Hair
Macrina Bakery
Marie Mentor
Marlene A. O’Neil
Michelle Pugh
Mike Johnson
Minta Crafts and Danny Draper
Mountain Safety Research
Museum of Flight
Museum of History and Industry
Museum of Pop Culture
Nelson and Tiffany Jay
Norm and Suzanne Dicks
Northwest Marine Technology
Northwest Seaplanes
Novelty Hill Januik Winery
OL Reign
Optimism Brewing Company
Orcas Arts & Gifts
Orcas Athletics & CrossFit
Orcas Center
Orcas Island Winery
Orcas Outfitters
Orcas Veterinary Service
Outlook Inn and New Leaf Cafe
Palisade
Patrick’s Fly Shop
Pawki’s For Pets
Peddler Brewing Company
Penelope and the Beauty Bar
Pike Brewing Co.
Publisher’s Mailing Service
Puget Sound Express
Purple Haze Lavender
Pyramid Brewing Co.
Randall and Krys Wulff
Ray’s Boathouse & Cafe
Red Door Art Studio Glass Metal Fusion
Red Rabbit Farm
Redhook Brewery
Reuben’s Brews
Rick S. Endicott
Ridge Motorsports Park
Riverhouse on the Deschutes
RockCreek Seafood & Spirits
ROOT Sports NW
Rosario Resort
Salish Sea Tour Co
School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA)
Scott and Karin Grimm
Scott Sheaffer
Scuttlebutt Brewing
Seattle Aquarium
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Bouldering Project
Seattle Fire Department
Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Shakespeare Company
Seattle Sounders
Shearwater Adventures
Sheri Ward
Sleight of Hand Cellars
Staples Restaurant Group
Steinbrueck Native Gallery
Steve & Barbara Spence
Studio 45
Sugar Mountain
Swanson’s Nursery
TAD Accounting
Tamara Crafts and Jeff Lake
Taylor Shellfish Farms
The Beauty Bar
The Cookie Counter
The Essential Baking Company
The Nordic Museum
The Resort at Port Ludlow
The Seattle Mariners
The Summit at Snoqualmie
Theo Chocolate
Tinte Cellars
Tom Douglas Restaurants
Tove Koch
Trevor Laugen
Tutta Bella
Two Beers Brewing Company
Urban Float
Urban Surf
Vitality Pilates
Woodland Park Zoo
Looking Ahead
For decades we’ve worked to restore our salmon and steelhead populations so current and future generations can experience their majesty and the benefits they provide from mountain to sea. With our many partners, we have just completed pioneering studies on early marine survival of these keystone species. Because of your support, we are now putting what we learned to work in the water, engaging communities, growing support, and building on the progress made over the last 30+ years.
Here is some of what you’ll see from us in 2021:
- Implement findings from the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project to restore herring, reduce toxics in fish and their habitat, and address areas of intense predation.
- Work to increase the diversity and resilience of our hatchery Chinook in the face of climate change by testing new rearing methods.
- Secure funding to test solutions to address high steelhead mortality at the Hood Canal Bridge.
- Increase education of the public, stakeholders, and decision makers through Survive the Sound, field trips, and presentations.
Only your sustained support will push this critical work forward in a time when salmon are threatened more than ever. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to LLTK today.
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Our vision for a Northwest with a growing human population, a thriving economy, and strong salmon runs depends on you. Your sustained support drives this work onward – thank you for being part of the salmon recovery community.