Both SeaShare and NFI promote seafood as a healthy, sustainable source of nutrition. NFI members work throughout the year to help SeaShare feed more seafood to more Americans. Many of the members donate locally, but they also want to be part of the National effort that SeaShare represents. We provide the structure and coordination to achieve maximum benefit from all donations – seafood, service, and financial support. NFI’s 2011 Donor of the Year is Mazzetta Company.


About SeaShare

SeaShare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (tax-exempt) organization, founded in 1994.

SeaShare’s mission is to engage the seafood industry in a collective effort to improve nutrition for the people served by food banks and feeding centers.

SeaShare is the only organization that focuses on seafood, and the seafood industry, as a source of nutrition for hunger-relief. We bring the resources of a Northwest industry - fishing - to help fight hunger right here in Western Washington. Our board of directors represents the breadth and diversity of the Northwest seafood industry. SeaShare's donation model leverages the help of fishermen, processors, service providers, and financial donors who want to give back in their communities. Many of our donors could not participate if SeaShare did not coordinate and combine donations into a single finished product. Together, we have provided over 150 million meals to Feeding America’s food bank network since 1994.

 

Our recent report card:

To date, SeaShare has provided over 25-million pounds of seafood to hungry men, women and children in America.

Awards:
  • 2011 Alaska Champion Award
  • 2011 Disaster Relief Campaign Partner with Feeding America
  • 2009 Outstanding Food Donor – Food Lifeline, Seattle, WA
  • 2009 Certificate of Appreciation – Food Bank of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
  • 2008 Evergreen Award for Groundbreaking Work in Partnerships and Collaboration from the Seattle-based Executive Alliance at the 14th Annual Washington State Non-profit Conference;
  • 2006 Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Award in the categories of Community Service, Media, and Public Education from NOAA -U.S. Dept. of Commerce;
  • Feeding America Hunger’s Hope Award (1995-2001);
  • 1999 Environmental Hero Award from NOAA, presented by Vice President Al Gore.
How We Work

Building Partnerships that Create Seafood Donations of the Highest Possible Value to Food Banks at the Lowest Possible Cost.

Our experience in the seafood industry allows us to tailor programs that efficiently leverage several donations - generating large volumes that benefit food banks across the country. We combine donated products, services, and funds to support long-term donations that no single entity could justify. These partnerships provide the following benefits:

  • The costs to donate are shared
  • Donations are more useful to food banks
  • The cost to food banks is kept as low as possible
  • Volume is greater
  • Visibility is higher
  • The partnership is self-sustaining

 

A Key Partnership with Feeding America 

All SeaShare products are distributed exclusively through Feeding America and their national network of food banks. No other organization has the capability to provide charitable food distribution on the national and local level that Feeding America does. They effectively handle frozen and canned seafood, track custody, maintain quality and assure timely and equitable distribution throughout the country. Feeding America turns to SeaShare for expertise in the area of seafood and SeaShare counts on Feeding America to get the products out to people who need them.

 

SeaShare's Board of Directors

2011 Board of Directors

John Garner
President
Vice Pres. & Dir. - Salmon Group
Trident Seafoods, Inc.

Richard Mullins
Principal
Alaska Marine Products

Wendy Visconty, CPA Treasurer
Former Audit Partner
McGladrey & Pullen

Jan Jacobs
Director of Government Affairs
American Seafoods Company

Terry Shaff
Vice President
President
Unisea

Greg Englin
Business Development Mgr.
Port of Seattle

Pat Shanahan
Secretary
President
Pat Shanahan Strategic Planning

Michael Lieberman
Corporate Account Advisor
Capital Risk Concepts Limited

Jim Gilmore
Dir. Of Public Affairs
At-Sea Processors

Tuck Donnelly
Prev Exec Director
SeaShare

Glenn Reed
President
Pacific Seafoods Processor Assoc.

Wendy Sancewich
Audit Director
McGladrey & Pullen