EIN 81-5461345

Global Fishing Watch

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
33
Year formed
2017
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Global Fishing Watch advances ocean governance by creating and publicly sharing map visualizations, data and analysis tools to increase transparency of human activity at sea. Anthony Long runs the organization, which enables scientific research and drives a transformation in how we manage the ocean.
Also known as...
Adam River
Total revenues
$69,478,777
2023
Total expenses
$13,167,862
2023
Total assets
$68,778,087
2023
Num. employees
33
2023

Program areas at Global Fishing Watch

Global Fishing Watch (gfw) continues to play a strategic role in the Global conservation community, seeking to keep the health of the ocean and the resources it produces on the international agenda. Transparency is in the spotlight, and our technology, tools, and collaborative insights are in demand.our tools and technology remain at the cutting edge, as evidenced by our securing us $60m from the audacious project, along with other significant new funding, to continue revolutionizing ocean management and power our ambitious goal of revealing all human activity at sea.transparency at sea: we made our data and technology more accessible to everyone through our api portal and delivered the marine manager portal globally, enabling any site, manager, or ngo to explore biological, oceanographic, and human activity data.
Research: by the end of 2023, our research team helped publish 7 more papers, bringing the total to 55 and the total number of citations for Global Fishing Watch research to 4571.more information about Global Fishing Watch's ongoing programs can be found at www.globalfishignwatch.org.
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.

Grants made by Global Fishing Watch

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
SkyTruthTo Advance the Open Ocean Project By Mapping and Monitoring the Ocean and Climate Impacts of Offshore Fossil Fuel Production, Expansion, and Transport.$497,624
Duke Primary CareResearch To Secure A Safe Place for Small Scale Fisheries in An Increasingly Crowded Ocean.$159,052
Impact Philanthropy GroupSmall Port Inspection Strengthening$62,028

Who funds Global Fishing Watch

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Schwab Charitable FundEnvironmental and Animals$3,225,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$1,201,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA)General$1,104,255
...and 12 more grants received

Personnel at Global Fishing Watch

NameTitleCompensation
Tony LongChief Executive Officer
Marine LaurentChief Operations Officer$181,914
Paul WoodsChief Innovation Officer$165,126
Paolo Roberto DomondonChief Program Officer
Avi FichmanDirector , Finance
...and 30 more key personnel

Financials for Global Fishing Watch

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$68,669,413
Program services$255,422
Investment income and dividends$522,282
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$31,660
Total revenues$69,478,777

Form 990s for Global Fishing Watch

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-10-04990View PDF
2022-122023-09-07990View PDF
2021-122022-11-02990View PDF
2020-122021-11-10990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
...and 2 more Form 990s

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Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC$48,602,165
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Buffalo Bayou PartnershipHouston, TX$40,223,456
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Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD$32,201,003
Hill Country ConservancyAustin, TX$28,440,770
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)Alexandria, VA$40,930,000
The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL$18,034,660
Water FoundationSacramento, CA$25,984,608
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)United Kingdom, $33,631,473
Data update history
October 23, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from American Endowment Foundation
October 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 20 new personnel
July 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $1,000,000 from The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew)
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $1,060,000 from Wal-Mart Foundation
November 9, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Operates internationallyReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1025 Connecticut Ave NW 200
Washington, DC 20036
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
globalfishingwatch.org/ 
Phone
(202) 800-2928
IRS details
EIN
81-5461345
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2017
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C32: Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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