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← GLOBAL FISHING WATCH INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GLOBAL FISHING WATCH INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,706,351
Total expenses
$11,621,612
Contributions and grants received
$8,195,321
Grants paid
$1,444,700
Program service revenue
$772,984
Investment income
$44,040
Other revenue
-$305,994
Total assets, end of year
$11,921,504
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,156,362
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,765,142
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,673,192
Management and general expenses
$1,701,798
Fundraising expenses
$246,622
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,673,192

Program services were 83.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $878,958

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,316,363

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE

    total $772,984 · related or exempt $772,984

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $44,040 · excluded $44,040

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $7,874 · excluded $7,874

  • 11b · Other revenue: EXCHANGE LOSS

    total -$313,868 · excluded -$313,868

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$305,994

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $145,803 · program services $145,803

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,298,897 · program services $1,298,897

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $598,891 · program services $192,105 · management and general $406,786

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,543,186 · program services $3,042,552 · management and general $313,234 · fundraising $187,400

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $142,022 · program services $123,336 · management and general $11,020 · fundraising $7,666

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $386,309 · program services $301,243 · management and general $67,865 · fundraising $17,201

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $343,176 · program services $269,276 · management and general $58,294 · fundraising $15,606

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $42,805 · program services $12,000 · management and general $30,805

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $78,789 · management and general $78,789

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,246,951 · program services $2,931,135 · management and general $309,888 · fundraising $5,928

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $219,889 · program services $219,331 · management and general $558

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,644 · program services $16,522 · management and general $16,940 · fundraising $182

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $94,095 · program services $46,209 · management and general $47,378 · fundraising $508

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,718 · program services $7,229 · management and general $7,410 · fundraising $79

  • 17 · Travel

    total $301,399 · program services $243,993 · management and general $55,885 · fundraising $1,521

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $606,363 · program services $354,795 · management and general $241,037 · fundraising $10,531

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,396 · management and general $15,396

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $40,513 · management and general $40,513

  • 24a · Other expenses: DATA LICENSES & SUPPORT

    total $468,766 · program services $468,766 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $303,322 · end of year $1,035,687

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,113,657 · end of year $6,629,158

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,182,312 · end of year $3,750,337

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $55,333 · end of year $22,156

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $38,719

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $232,648 · end of year $314,854

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $60,389

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $35,178

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $45,847 · end of year $25,211

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $75,023 · end of year $105,382

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $609,140 · end of year $598,395

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $659,316 · end of year $361,400

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $59,283 · end of year $196,567

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,926,443 · end of year $2,928,697

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,753,960 · end of year $7,836,445

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GLOBAL FISHING WATCH ADVANCES OCEAN GOVERNANCE THROUGH INCREASED TRANSPARENCY OF HUMAN ACTIVITY AT SEA. BY CREATING AND PUBLICLY SHARING MAP VISUALIZATIONS, DATA AND ANALYSIS TOOLS, WE ENABLE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DRIVE A TRANSFORMATION IN HOW WE MANAGE OUR OCEANS.

  • GLOBAL FISHING WATCH (GFW) HAS ENJOYED A VERY REWARDING YEAR, A YEAR WHERE THE WORLD BEGAN TO EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC. THE GLOBAL CONSERVATION COMMUNITY SOUGHT TO PUT THE HEALTH OF THE OCEAN AND THE RESOURCES IT PRODUCES BACK ON THE INTERNATIONAL AGENDA. TRANSPARENCY IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT; OUR TECHNOLOGY, TOOLS, AND COLLABORATIVE INSIGHTS ARE IN DEMAND.OUR TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY REMAIN AT THE CUTTING EDGE. INTEREST AND DEMAND FOR GFW'S MAP AND SERVICES ACCELERATED IN 2022, AND WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT DRIVE US TOWARD SUCCESS IN OUR MISSION.TRANSPARENCY AT SEA: WE MADE OUR DATA AND TECHNOLOGY MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE THROUGH OUR API PORTAL AND DELIVERED THE MARINE MANAGER PORTAL AT A GLOBAL SCALE, ENABLING ANY SITE, MANAGER OR NGO TO EXPLORE BIOLOGICAL, OCEANOGRAPHIC, AND HUMAN ACTIVITY DATA. BEYOND OUR TECHNOLOGY OFFERING, WE ALSO SECURED TRANSPARENCY PARTNERSHIPS WITH 4 NEW COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $4,860,901 · Grants $1,344,700 · Revenue $772,984

  • OCEAN MONITORING: WE REVEALED MORE HUMAN ACTIVITY AT SEA BY PUBLISHING DATA ON DARK VESSELS, IDENTIFYING THOSE THAT HAD INTENTIONALLY DISABLED THEIR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS), USING NEW DATA FROM THE SENTINEL-1 SATELLITE CONSTELLATION SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) AND THE VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGING RADIOMETER SUITE (VIIRS) SENSOR, AND IMPROVING VESSEL IDENTICATION.

    Expenses $2,858,335 · Grants $100,000

  • RESEARCH: OUR RESEARCH TEAM PUBLISHED 5 NEW RESEARCH PAPERS THIS YEAR, BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO 46 - WE ALSO PASSED THE 3,000 CITATIONS MARK FOR ALL OF OUR PAPERS. FINALLY WE CONTINUED TO GROW OUR FORMAL RESEARCH NETWORK, WITH 2 NEW INSTITUTIONS ADDED IN 2022.MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GLOBAL FISHING WATCH'S ON-GOING PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.GLOBALFISHIGNWATCH.ORG.

    Expenses $1,953,956

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • BRIAN SULLIVAN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • CHRISTOPHER COSTELLO

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • HEATHER STEVENS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ANDREW SHARPLESS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JENNIFER ALLEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN AMOS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARIA DAMANAKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ENRIC SALA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JACQUELINE SAVITZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ALEX WILSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MELISSA WRIGHT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANTHONY LONG

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $213,279
    From this org
    $196,274
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,005
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,274
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,198
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,807
    Filer's total
    $213,279
  • MARINE LAURENT

    COO

    Total calculated
    $193,508
    From this org
    $181,914
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,594
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,914
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,441
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,153
    Filer's total
    $193,508
  • PAUL WOODS

    CTO

    Total calculated
    $192,105
    From this org
    $165,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,979
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,126
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,723
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,256
    Filer's total
    $192,105
  • SARAH BLADEN

    SR.DIR, COM. AND PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $172,459
    From this org
    $155,816
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,643
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,816
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,208
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,435
    Filer's total
    $172,459
  • ADAM REYER

    DIRECTOR, GRANTS & BUSINESS AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $168,500
    From this org
    $134,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,179
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,321
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,876
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,303
    Filer's total
    $168,500
  • DAVID KROODSMA

    DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

    Total calculated
    $166,816
    From this org
    $161,930
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,886
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,930
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,678
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,208
    Filer's total
    $166,816
  • ANNA SANDERS

    DIRECTOR, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $160,435
    From this org
    $154,772
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,663
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,772
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,135
    Nontaxable benefits
    $528
    Filer's total
    $160,435
  • CHARLES KILGOUR

    DIR., ANALYSIS AND CAPACITY BUILDING

    Total calculated
    $148,165
    From this org
    $141,114
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,051
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
5 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342509349300624

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