Public Charity

GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION

GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION is a Public Charity headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $80.3M revenue, $70.0M expenses, $99.4M total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 381539304 Ann Arbor, MI Fisheries Resources NTEE: D33 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$80.3M
Total Expenses$70.0M
Total Assets$99.4M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is an international treaty organization established in 1955 by the Canadian/U.S. Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission coordinates fisheries research, controls the invasive sea lamprey, and facilitates cooperative fishery management among the state, provincial, tribal, and federal agencies.

Where $100 goes at Great Lakes Fishery Commission

How Great Lakes Fishery Commission divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $93 for programs

$31
Sea Lamprey Management Program
34% of program spending
$26
Professional development, memberships, sponsorships, along with Lake Champlain and CARES Act II expenditures
27% of program spending
$23
Research Program
25% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Science Program Director Andrew Muir
Commissioner Dr Robert Hecky
Commissioner Earl Provost
Commissioner Ethan Baker
Commissioner Jane Graham
Communications Program Director Jill Wingfield

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$707,592 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$36,525 1 grant
Unspecified
$298,411 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $80.3M $70.0M $99.4M
2024 $75.6M $67.6M $89.6M
2023 $82.1M $60.8M $81.6M
2022 $69.8M $67.9M $61.1M
2021 $63.5M $55.9M $59.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $63.5M to $80.3M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $99.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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