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

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.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

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.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$19,122,848

Down 2.4% from $19,594,410 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$23,046,908

Revenue minus expenses: -$3,924,060 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
81.0%

$18,679,083 of $23,046,908 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$62,660,793

Total assets $64,061,957 minus total liabilities $1,401,164.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$268,727

Anthony Long, CEO, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
45 Employees

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

Program Services$18,679,083 (81.0%)
Fundraising$558,277 (2.4%)
Management and General$3,809,548 (16.5%)

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

SourceFiscal 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

32.6 Months

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 Assets2.2%
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 ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Anthony Long - CEO$268,7271.17%
Paul Woods - CIO$263,0301.14%
Marine Laurent - COO$258,6611.12%
Paolo Domondon - Chief Program Officer$255,9011.11%
Sarah Bladen Sr Director - Com. And Partnerships$249,5881.08%
Enrique Tuya - CTO$208,5680.90%
David Kroodsma - Chief Scientist$206,5520.90%
Abraham Fichman Dir - Accounting & Treasury$193,1370.84%
Charles Kilgour Dir - Analysis & Capacity Building$182,2540.79%
Timothy Hochberg - Head, Machine Learning$180,8580.78%
Anna Sanders - Dir. Of Product Development$180,4700.78%

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 ReportedRole, as Reported
Anthony LongCEO
Paul WoodsCIO
Marine LaurentCOO
Paolo DomondonChief Program Officer
Sarah Bladen Sr DirectorCom. And Partnerships
Enrique TuyaCTO
David KroodsmaChief Scientist
Abraham Fichman DirAccounting & Treasury
Charles Kilgour DirAnalysis & Capacity Building
Timothy HochbergHead, Machine Learning
Anna SandersDir. Of Product Development
Brian SullivanChair
Melissa WrightVice Chair
Heather StevensSecretary
Andrew SharplessTreasurer
Jennifer AllenDirector
John AmosDirector
Maria DamanakiDirector
Jennifer RaynorDirector
Enric SalaDirector
Jacqueline SavitzDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence10 voting / 10 independent

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 ReportedAmount
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.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
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 PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Jul 7, 2026Original 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.

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