SeaShare

What SeaShare does

SeaShare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1994 and headquartered in Bainbridge Island, Washington, with a secondary office in Juneau, Alaska. It coordinates the donation of high-quality, nutrient-dense seafood (salmon, Alaska pollock, shrimp, rockfish, halibut, cod, and tilapia) from fishermen, processors, and seafood industry partners to food banks, pantries, and feeding centers nationwide. Distribution is handled exclusively through the Feeding America network, enabling reach to all 50 U.S. states; over 31 years SeaShare has delivered more than 275 million seafood servings. The organization operates with three staff members (Executive Director, Development Director, Seafood Industry Liaison) and is governed by a Board of Directors composed of seafood industry executives.

The business is a logistics-coordination platform rather than a technology platform. SeaShare leverages donated cold storage (Americold, Preferred Freezer Services), transportation (Alaska Marine Lines, Lynden, Coastal Transportation, Matson), and processing services to move perishable seafood inventory from ocean to food bank. Core programmatic offerings include the Seafood Donation Coordination program, the Financial Donation program (where $1 provides up to 6 servings), the Terry Shaff Freezer Project (supplying freezers to Alaska hunger-relief agencies), the Prohibited Species Donation Program (retaining bycatch under unique NMFS authorization), and the Alaska Seafood Processing Resiliency and Seafood Food Security Program (launched in 2024 to purchase surplus processor inventory for Alaska communities).

Revenue is generated entirely through philanthropic contributions: seafood donations (in-kind), in-kind services from processors and logistics providers (in-kind), and financial donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Unit economics are transparent at $1 = 6 servings, with tiered giving levels from $10 to $500. Customer segments are the Feeding America member food banks downstream and the families experiencing food insecurity they serve; the 2024 Alaska state partnership and 2024–2025 leadership additions indicate the organization is in a programmatic and geographic expansion phase.

Name

SeaShare

Legal name

SeaShare

Website

https://seashare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SeaShare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1994 that coordinates seafood donations from fishermen, processors, and industry partners, distributing nutrient-dense seafood exclusively through the Feeding America network to food banks across all 50 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Pork Wholesale (Primal/Subprimal, Boxed Pork) (AFAIADAB)

Keywords

• Seafood donation coordination
• Hunger relief nonprofit
• Food bank distribution
• Fisheries bycatch donation
• Cold chain logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bainbridge Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Seafood Donations: Seafood companies donate surplus or excess inventory including salmon, Alaska pollock, shrimp, rockfish, halibut, cod, and tilapia. These donations are coordinated through SeaShare's logistics network to food banks.
2. Financial Donations: Individual and corporate donors contribute funds to support shipping, storage, and preparation costs. Monthly giving programs and one-time donations help cover the operational costs not fully covered by seafood donations.
3. In-Kind Services: Processors, freight companies, cold storage facilities, and distributors donate their services including transportation, storage, processing, and packaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SeaShare coordinates the donation of high-quality, nutrient-dense seafood (salmon, Alaska pollock, shrimp, rockfish, halibut, cod, and tilapia) from fishermen, processors, and industry partners to food banks and feeding centers across the United States via the Feeding America network. The organization brokers in-kind donations of seafood, transportation, cold storage, processing, and packaging, and raises financial donations to cover shipping, storage, and family-size portion preparation.

Product overview

SeaShare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (founded in 1994) that does not offer technology products or software services. Instead, it operates charitable programs to bridge healthy seafood donations to food banks and feeding centers across the United States. Its core programmatic offerings include: (1) Seafood Donation Coordination — facilitating donations of fish and seafood from fishermen, processors, and industry partners to Feeding America food banks nationwide; (2) Financial Donation Processing — accepting monetary contributions to support logistics, shipping, storage, and preparation costs for converting seafood into family-size portions; (3) the Terry Shaff Freezer Project — supplying freezers to Alaska hunger-relief agencies so they can accept frozen seafood donations; and (4) the Prohibited Species Donation Program (PSDP) — retaining and donating bycatch fish (salmon and halibut) that would otherwise be discarded, distributed exclusively within Alaska since 2026. The organization also runs the Alaska Seafood Processing Resiliency and Seafood Food Security Program, purchasing surplus inventory from Alaska processors to serve Alaskan communities. SeaShare's work is grounded entirely in physical logistics coordination and partnerships with the seafood industry — it is not a software, SaaS, or technology platform company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seafood Donation Coordination Program Facilitates donations of high-quality seafood (salmon, Alaska pollock, shrimp, rockfish, halibut, cod, and tilapia) from fishermen, processors, and importers to Feeding America food banks and feeding centers nationwide.
• Financial Donation Program Accepts monetary contributions from individual and corporate donors to cover the logistics, shipping, storage, and preparation costs not fully covered by donated seafood and services.
• Terry Shaff Freezer Project Supplies freezers to Alaska hunger-relief agencies to enable them to accept and store frozen seafood donations.
• Prohibited Species Donation Program (PSDP) Retains and distributes salmon and halibut bycatch that would otherwise be discarded, after regulatory changes authorized SeaShare to use Prohibited Species Catch from BSAI and GOA fisheries exclusively for hunger relief.
• Alaska Seafood Processing Resiliency and Seafood Food Security Program State-funded program allowing SeaShare to purchase surplus inventory and ancillary seafood products from Alaska processors and distribute them to Alaska communities in need.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 275 million seafood servings delivered to food banks and feeding centers over 31 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024State program allowing SeaShare to work with Alaska seafood processors to purchase surplus inventory and ancillary seafood products. Funded through the Alaska Seafood Processing Resiliency and Seafood Food Security Program.
• Feeding AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994Long-standing collaboration with Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization. SeaShare distributes seafood exclusively through Feeding America's network of food banks, enabling nationwide donations across all 50 states.
• Trident SeafoodsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor seafood donor that has contributed 30 million meals. One of SeaShare's largest Heritage Hunger Heroes partners.
• Ocean Beauty Seafoods / OBIflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage Hunger Hero donor that has contributed 20 million servings of seafood to food banks.
• American SeafoodsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage donor and Board member company that has contributed 15 million meals. Board President Rasmus Soerensen is Chief Commercial Officer.
• UniseaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage Hunger Hero partner and Board member company. Tom Enlow, President of Unisea, serves on the Board of Directors.
• Coastal TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage Hunger Hero partner providing logistics and transportation services for seafood donations.
• Channel Fish ProcessingflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner2 Million+ Servings Donor in 2025. Tom Zaffiro, President of Channel Fish Processing, serves on the Board of Directors.
• Silver Bay SeafoodsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner200,000+ Servings Donor in 2026.
• High Liner FoodsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner200,000+ Servings Donor in 2026.
• GrobestmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner200,000+ Servings Donor in 2026.
• The Bumble Bee Seafood CompanymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner100,000+ Servings Donor in 2026.
• Circle SeafoodsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner100,000+ Servings Donor in 2026.
• Norwegian Cruise LinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner75,000+ Servings Donor in 2026.
• Alaska Seafood Marketing InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2026 Hunger Helper partner and former employer of Executive Director Hannah Lindoff.
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeaShare works closely with NMFS to manage permits for Prohibited Species Donation Program for both salmon and halibut. Required regulatory change to allow retention of bycatch solely for hunger-relief agencies.
• Alaska Marine LinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport service partner providing transportation logistics for seafood donations.
• AmericoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCold storage support service partner for seafood donations.
• Lynden Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogistics support partner including Alaska Marine Lines and Brown Line subsidiaries.
• Matson Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShipping and logistics partner for seafood transportation.
• Preferred Freezer ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCold storage partner for frozen seafood donations.
• Seafood ExchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting seafood donations and exchange programs.
• Fortune Fish CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeafood partner and Hunger Helper donor.
• Glacier Fish CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeafood partner and Hunger Helper donor. Board member company.
• Golden Alaska SeafoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeafood partner and Hunger Helper donor. Chris Barrows, Catcher Vessel Fleet Manager, serves on Board of Directors.
• Arctic Storm Management GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeafood partner and Board member company. Doug Christensen, President, serves on Board of Directors.
• Trident SeafoodsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeafood partner and 1 Million+ Servings Donor in 2025. Also contributes through Trident Seafoods Employees Adopt-A-Cause Program.
• Profish InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner2025 Hunger Helper seafood industry partner.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Capital Area Food Bank: DC-metro regional food bank that sources, warehouses, and distributes food to a network of partner pantries and feeding programs. Operates the same aggregated-donor-to-distribution-network model as SeaShare but at a regional rather than national scope.
• Philabundance: Philadelphia-area hunger-relief nonprofit that distributes food through a network of pantries, shelters, and feeding programs. Comparable to SeaShare as a food-banking intermediary between donors and end beneficiary agencies.
• Food Forward: Southern California-based 501(c)(3) that rescues surplus produce from growers and shippers and redistributes it to food banks and pantries. Operates the same donor-coordination/redistribution business model as SeaShare but focuses on produce rather than seafood.
• DC Central Kitchen: Washington DC hunger-relief nonprofit that recovers surplus food, prepares meals, and distributes to shelters and food programs. Operates the same model of rescuing and redirecting food that would otherwise be wasted into nutrition programs serving low-income populations.
• Good360: Nonprofit that builds donated-goods marketplaces connecting manufacturers' surplus inventory with nonprofits and schools. Has the same structural DNA as SeaShare: source surplus product from corporate donors, pay logistics costs, channel product to a beneficiary network.
• Foodshare: Connecticut regional food bank that distributes donated food through pantries and feeding programs. Closely parallels SeaShare's regional food-bank operation, although without the protein-specialist angle.
• Second Harvest Heartland: Upper Midwest regional food bank serving Minnesota and Wisconsin through a network of partner agencies. Comparable regional food-banking intermediary model and is also a Feeding America affiliate that could receive SeaShare-routed seafood.
• City Harvest: New York City food-rescue nonprofit that coordinates surplus food from restaurants, grocers, manufacturers, and farms and distributes it free to community food programs. Closely parallel structure to SeaShare: coordinates donated perishable product across a logistics network into a feeding-assistance channel.

Emerging players

• Food Recovery Network: Student-led nonprofit that recovers surplus food from college dining halls and redistributes it to community partners. Operates the same food-rescue model as SeaShare but at a smaller, campus-anchored scale and without the protein/specialty focus.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Largest US hunger-relief nonprofit and SeaShare's exclusive national distribution partner, feeding 200+ food banks across all 50 states. Comparably positioned as a food-rescue/redistribution nonprofit, but operates broadly across all food categories rather than specializing in seafood.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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