NonprofitsGlobal Fishing Watch Inc

Environment

Global Fishing Watch Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$19.6M

Total expenses

$19.9M

Net assets

$67.2M

Grants received

$52.8M

61 grants

EIN

815461345

Tax year

2024

Mission

Advancing ocean governance via transparency of data and ocean management tools.

Programs

2 programs

Ocean monitoring: we continue to provide information on vessels transmitting ais and streamline the process of getting information on those vessels' movements and events in a simple web portal. Our platform now includes fixed infrastructure like wind and oil detected from sentinel-1 satellite constellation synthetic aperture radar (sar), allowing users to see vessel interactions. We have also included new biodiversity and environmental layers taken from google earth engine, copernicus and noaa to improve the understanding of interaction with fishing.

Expenses: $3.5M

Research: by the end of 2024, our research team helped publish 12 more papers,and the total number of citations for global fishing watch research to 6129 across 67 research publications.more information about global fishing watch's ongoing programs can be found at www.globalfishignwatch.org.

Expenses: $4.1MGrants: $1.2M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$17.9M
Program service revenue$228K
Investment income$1.6M
Other revenue
Total revenue$19.6M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.1M
Salaries & benefits$9.3M
Fundraising$436K
Other expenses$8.5M
Total expenses$19.9M
Total assets$69.1M
Net assets$67.2M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MARINE LAURENT

COO

Board

$233K

40 hrs/wk

ANTHONY LONG

CEO

Board

$226K

40 hrs/wk

SARAH BLADEN

SR.DIR, COM. AND PARTNERSH

Board

$195K

40 hrs/wk

PAOLO DOMONDON

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

Board

$190K

40 hrs/wk

PAUL WOODS

CIO

Board

$162K

40 hrs/wk

ALEX WILSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JACQUELINE SAVITZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ENRIC SALA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ENRIQUE TUYA

CTO

Board

40 hrs/wk

MARIA DAMANAKI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN AMOS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER ALLEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW SHARPLESS

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

HEATHER STEVENS

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

MELISSA WRIGHT

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRIAN SULLIVAN

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DAVID KROODSMA

CHIEF SCIENTIST

Staff

$191K

40 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY HOCHBERG

HEAD, MACHINE LEARNING

Staff

$158K

40 hrs/wk

CHARLES KILGOUR DIRECTOR

ANALYSIS AND CAPACITY BUILDING

Staff

$158K

40 hrs/wk

KIMBERLY VOSBURGH

DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATION

Staff

$153K

40 hrs/wk

FERNANDO SERRANO PAOLO

RS ML ENGINEER

Staff

$152K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

MOTOTECH INC

ENGINEERING AND DATA ANALYSIS CONTRACTOR

$1.1M

SPIRE

ENGINEERING AND DATA ANALYSIS CONTRACTOR

$449K

SATELLITE STUDIO DIGITAL SL

ENGINEERING AND DATA ANALYSIS CONTRACTOR

$284K

Q5 INC

DATA ANALYSIS CONSULTANT

$246K

IDINSIGHT INC

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING CONS

$213K

Grants received

Showing 61 of 61

FromAmountPurposeYear
$2M
OCEAN CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
2024
$1.4M
AGRICULTURE & FOOD
2024
$1.2M
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2024
$673K
ONLINE TRANSPARENCY-RELATED TOOLS
2024
$673K
ONLINE TRANSPARENCY-RELATED TOOLS
2024
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200K
TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE USE OF GFW'S VESSEL VIEWER TOOL TO KEEP ILLEGAL, UNREGULATED AND UNREPORTED FISHING (IUU) ASSOCIATED FISH FROM ENTERING COASTAL STATE MARKETS THAT ARE SIGNATORIES TO THE PORT STATE MEASURES AGREEMENT.
2024
$7.1M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$2.4M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$2M
OCEAN CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
2023
$800K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2023
$602K
FISHING VESSEL RAPID RISK ASSESSMENT
2023
$600K
TO EXPAND THE USE OF TRANSPARENCY TOOLS IN WEST AND EAST AFRICA, AS WELL AS LATIN AMERICA, THAT IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PORT STATE CONTROLS AND REDUCE ILLEGALLY-CAUGHT FISH FROM ENTERING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS.
2023
$600K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$300K
TO SUPPORT THE REFINEMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF AN AI MODEL CAPABLE OF DETECTING FORCED LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES ON THE OPEN OCEAN
2023
$300K
TO SUPPORT THE REFINEMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF AN AI MODEL CAPABLE OF DETECTING FORCED LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES ON THE OPEN OCEAN
2023
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$200K
OCEAN CONSERVATION
2023
$175K
Pristine Seas
2023
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
ENVIRONMENT/ANIMALS
2023
$100K
RESEARCH CONSERVATION
2023
$45K
Environment and Science
2023
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2023
$35K
TRACE PROJECT
2023
$3.2M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$1.2M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$1.1M
PEOPLE IN SUPPLY CHAINS
2022
$748K
TO EXPAND THE USE OF TRANSPARENCY TOOLS IN WEST AND EAST AFRICA, AS WELL AS LATIN AMERICA, THAT IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PORT STATE CONTROLS AND REDUCE ILLEGALLY-CAUGHT FISH FROM ENTERING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS.
2022
$307K
FISHING VESSEL RAPID RISK ASSESSMENT
2022
$307K
FISHING VESSEL RAPID RISK ASSESSMENT
2022
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
OCEAN CONSERVATION
2022
$125K
Pristine Seas
2022
$100K
ENVIRONMENT/ANIMALS
2022
$57K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2022
$50K
CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE
2022
$1.2M
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2021
$500K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2021
$100K
RESEARCH CONSERVATION
2021
$1.5M
TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND PROTECT CORAL REEFS
2020
$738K
NATURAL RESOURCES
2020
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$461K
To support the implementation of Port Control measures in East and West Africa, particularly the Advanced Request for Entry to Port, to help eradicate illegal, unreported and unregulated catch from global supply chains.
2020
$183K
TO SUPPORT THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THAILAND, THE PHILIPPINES AND TAIWAN TO PUBLISH VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM DATA ON THE INTERNET. THE RESULT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 INDUSTRIAL FISHING VESSELS THAT ARE PUBLICLY TRACKABLE. GLOBAL FISHING WATCH IS PROMOTING OCEAN SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH GREATER TRANSPARENCY. IT USES CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO VISUALISE, TRACK AND SHARE DATA ABOUT GLOBAL FISHING ACTIVITY IN NEAR REAL-TIME AND FOR FREE.
2020
$175K
FISHERIES
2020
$100K
RESEARCH CONSERVATION
2020
$80K
CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE
2020
$44K
Expanding the Global Picture of the Pattern of Fishing
2020
$6.0M
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2019
$100K
RESEARCH CONSERVATION
2019
$608K
TO OPERATE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE GLOBAL FISHING WATCH WEB PLATFORM.
2018

Funded by

$52.8M from 26 funders · 61 grants · 2018–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$14.3M · 3 grants · 2019–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$6.2M · 3 grants · 2021–2023

The Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation

$6M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

$4.6M · 5 grants · 2018–2024

Valhalla Foundation

$4M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Ocean Risk And Resilience Action

$2.6M · 5 grants · 2022–2024

Gordon E And Betty I Moore Foundation

$2.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$2M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Details

EIN815461345
NTEE codeC32
Subsection03
Ruling date2017-07
Formed2017
Employees35
Volunteers10
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