Great Lakes Fishery Commission
2200 Commonwealth Blvd Ste 100, Ann Arbor, MI · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $80,320,800 | $69,955,382 | $97,888,604 |
| FY2024 | $75,557,900 | $67,569,451 | $88,284,806 |
| FY2023 | $82,051,242 | $60,797,750 | $80,229,849 |
| FY2022 | $69,757,299 | $67,856,628 | $59,735,706 |
| FY2021 | $63,473,145 | $55,868,723 | $58,186,306 |
| FY2020 | $76,500,472 | $71,725,802 | $49,699,898 |
| FY2019 | $52,544,804 | $55,453,220 | $45,026,887 |
| FY2018 | $3,198,382 | $31,963,896 | $48,075,811 |
| FY2017 | $35,551,960 | $37,280,063 | $26,145,037 |
| FY2016 | $35,127,928 | $34,254,770 | $26,147,680 |
| FY2015 | $36,405,976 | $31,400,685 | $30,526,299 |
| FY2014 | $39,398,309 | $36,755,047 | $29,308,831 |
| FY2013 | $30,395,503 | $38,271,150 | $27,158,117 |
| FY2012 | $36,398,521 | $30,308,720 | $35,093,596 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Great Lakes Fishery Commission (EIN 38-1539304), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $68,333,358 | 85% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $11,987,442 | 15% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $64,642,291 | 92% |
| Management & general | $5,313,091 | 8% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 85% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 92% of functional expenses, management & general 8%, and fundraising 0%.
- 92% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 93.8% of 241 Animal-Related organizations nationwide (too few in MI for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 16.8 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 57th percentile among 300 Animal-Related organizations in MI.
- Total revenue was the highest among 302 Animal-Related organizations in MI.
- Total revenue rose from $36,398,521 in FY2012 to $80,320,800 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 4 of 14 reported years (FY2013, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019).
- The highest revenue on record here is $82,051,242 in FY2023.
- Net assets grew from $35,093,596 to $97,888,604 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 96% of revenue in FY2012 and 85% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (supporting organization, type unspecified).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is an international treaty organization established to coordinate fisheries research, control invasive sea lampreys, and facilitate cooperative fishery management among the state, provincial, tribal, and federal agencies.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1987 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | D330 — Animal-Related |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (supporting organization, type unspecified). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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