Down 2.4% from $19,594,410 in fiscal 2024.
Global Fishing Watch Inc
Washington, District of Columbia - EIN 81-5461345 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
Global Fishing Watch Inc reported $19,122,848 in revenue and $23,046,908 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a deficit of $3,924,060 for the year. Program services took $18,679,083 of expenses, or 81.0%. The organization closed the year with $62,660,793 in net assets - about 32.6 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
Revenue minus expenses: -$3,924,060 in fiscal 2025.
$18,679,083 of $23,046,908 went to program services.
Total assets $64,061,957 minus total liabilities $1,401,164.
Anthony Long, CEO, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
Plus 10 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.03 - $558,277 in fundraising expenses divided by $17,254,279 in total contributions.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $17,254,279 |
| Government Grants | $968,087 |
| All Other Contributions | $16,286,192 |
| Program Service Revenue | $200,227 |
| Investment Income | $1,396,110 |
| Other Revenue | $272,232 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $19,122,848 |
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
of reserves - $62,660,793 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $1,920,575 in fiscal 2025.
Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.
Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025
| Total Assets | $64,061,957 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,401,164 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 2.2% |
| Net Assets | $62,660,793 |
Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025
Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Long - CEO | $268,727 | 1.17% |
| Paul Woods - CIO | $263,030 | 1.14% |
| Marine Laurent - COO | $258,661 | 1.12% |
| Paolo Domondon - Chief Program Officer | $255,901 | 1.11% |
| Sarah Bladen Sr Director - Com. And Partnerships | $249,588 | 1.08% |
| Enrique Tuya - CTO | $208,568 | 0.90% |
| David Kroodsma - Chief Scientist | $206,552 | 0.90% |
| Abraham Fichman Dir - Accounting & Treasury | $193,137 | 0.84% |
| Charles Kilgour Dir - Analysis & Capacity Building | $182,254 | 0.79% |
| Timothy Hochberg - Head, Machine Learning | $180,858 | 0.78% |
| Anna Sanders - Dir. Of Product Development | $180,470 | 0.78% |
The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
10 voting members, 10 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Anthony Long | CEO |
| Paul Woods | CIO |
| Marine Laurent | COO |
| Paolo Domondon | Chief Program Officer |
| Sarah Bladen Sr Director | Com. And Partnerships |
| Enrique Tuya | CTO |
| David Kroodsma | Chief Scientist |
| Abraham Fichman Dir | Accounting & Treasury |
| Charles Kilgour Dir | Analysis & Capacity Building |
| Timothy Hochberg | Head, Machine Learning |
| Anna Sanders | Dir. Of Product Development |
| Brian Sullivan | Chair |
| Melissa Wright | Vice Chair |
| Heather Stevens | Secretary |
| Andrew Sharpless | Treasurer |
| Jennifer Allen | Director |
| John Amos | Director |
| Maria Damanaki | Director |
| Jennifer Raynor | Director |
| Enric Sala | Director |
| Jacqueline Savitz | Director |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.
Grants - Fiscal 2025
Grants Made - Fiscal 2025
This organization reported $1,459,253 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.
| Recipient, as Reported | Amount |
|---|---|
| Skytruth Inc TO ASSIST WITH OPEN OCEAN PROJECT | $663,464 |
| University Of California -Santa Barbara QUANTIFYING OCEAN-BASED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS | $263,698 |
| Nature Conservancy FISHERIES TRANSPARENCY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN | $77,560 |
| Key Marine Consulting LLC ASSIST WITH CROSS-POLLINATING GLOBAL FISHING WATCH AND INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT DEMERSAL FISHING LOCATION DATA TO UNDERSTAND FISHING BEHAVIOR AND FLEET SIZE IN SUPPORT OF CATCH LIMIT POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER POLICY CONSIDERATIONS | $10,000 |
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $19,594,410 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $19,122,848 | -2.4% |
This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
Filings on Record
| Tax Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed Jul 7, 2026 | Original Filing at the IRS |
If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.