Public Charity

GLOBAL FISHING WATCH INC

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, GLOBAL FISHING WATCH INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $19.1M in revenue, $23.0M in expenses, $64.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 46 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $46.1M.

EIN: 815461345 WASHINGTON, DC Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management NTEE: C32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$19.1M
Total Expenses$23.0M
Total Assets$64.1M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$46.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

GLOBAL FISHING WATCH ADVANCES OCEAN GOVERNANCE THROUGH INCREASED TRANSPARENCY OF HUMAN ACTIVITY AT SEA. BY CREATING AND PUBLICLY SHARING MAP VISUALIZATIONS, DATA AND ANALYSIS TOOLS, WE ENABLE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DRIVE A TRANSFORMATION IN HOW WE MANAGE OUR OCEANS.

Where $100 goes at Global Fishing Watch Inc

How Global Fishing Watch Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$43
Global Fishing Watch is an international nonprofit organization founded on the belief that information about the ocean, our global commons, should be common knowledge
51% of program spending
$29
Engage national governments to use open data and adopt transparency: we are engaging selected countries to adopt transparency as a core principle and to share their vessel and…
34% of program spending
$13
Advance transparency in international policies and forums
15% of program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
ONLINE TRANSPARENCY-RELATED TOOLS
$336,322
2025
Ocean Conservation
$75,500
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$2,400,200
2024
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$2,237,515
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$2,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 46 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

ACCOUNTING & TREASURY Abraham Fichman Dir
TREASURER Andrew Sharpless
DIR. OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Anna Sanders
CEO Anthony Long
CHAIR Brian Sullivan
ANALYSIS & CAPACITY BUILDING Charles Kilgour Dir

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Animal Welfare
$20,205,229 11 grants
General Support
$15,499,226 14 grants
International Aid & Development
$3,648,707 2 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$1,431,433 1 grant
Research & Policy
$1,386,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $19.1M $23.0M $64.1M
2024 $19.6M $19.9M $69.1M
2023 $69.5M $13.2M $68.8M
2022 $8.7M $11.6M $11.9M
2020 $8.6M $6.4M $8.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.6M to $19.1M (+121%), with total assets most recently reported at $64.1M.

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