2025-10-06T12:37:43-05:00 2024-12-31 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2024-01-01 815461345 GLOBAL FISHING WATCH INC GLOB 2028002928 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARINE LAURENT COO 2028002928 2025-10-06 1 0 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2025-10-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANTHONY LONG 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 48621350 0 X HTTPS://GLOBALFISHINGWATCH.ORG/ X 2017 DE ADVANCING OCEAN GOVERNANCE VIA TRANSPARENCY OF DATA AND OCEAN MANAGEMENT TOOLS. 10 10 35 10 0 0 68669413 17888627 255422 227642 522282 1602854 31660 -124713 69478777 19594410 1135507 2114784 0 0 6015877 9253666 0 0 436220 6016478 8492315 13167862 19860765 56310915 -266355 68778087 69085365 1271407 1890603 67506680 67194762 X 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. 0 0 9019655 936175 37890 GLOBAL FISHING WATCH IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OCEAN, OUR GLOBAL COMMONS, SHOULD BE COMMON KNOWLEDGE. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE AND PUBLICLY SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HUMAN ACTIVITY AT SEA TO ENABLE SUSTAINABLE USE OF OUR OCEAN. WE CREATE KNOWLEDGE USING CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO TURN BIG DATA INTO ACTIONABLE INFORMATION. WE SHARE THAT INFORMATION PUBLICLY TO ACCELERATE SCIENCE AND DRIVE FAIRER, SMARTER POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT REWARD GOOD BEHAVIOR AND PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND LIVELIHOODS. AND WE PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND TRANSPARENCY AROUND OCEAN DATA TO ENABLE A NEW ERA OF OCEAN GOVERNANCE.BY 2030, ACROSS 30 COUNTRIES, WE AIM TO EMPOWER INSTITUTIONS AND PEOPLE TO: - REDUCE ILLEGAL, UNREGULATED AND UNREPORTED (IUU) FISHING AND DESTRUCTIVE FISHING PRACTICES- BETTER ENFORCE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF 1 MILLION SMALL-SCALE FISHERS- IMPROVE EFFECTIVE DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS) AND OTHER EFFECTIVE AREA-BASED CONSERVATION MEASURES (OECMS). 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. 3542332 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. 4089228 1178609 189752 RESEARCH: BY THE END OF 2024, OUR RESEARCH TEAM HELPED PUBLISH 12 MORE PAPERS,AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CITATIONS FOR GLOBAL FISHING WATCH RESEARCH TO 6129 ACROSS 67 RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS.MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GLOBAL FISHING WATCH'S ONGOING PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.GLOBALFISHIGNWATCH.ORG. 16651215 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X AVI FICHMAN 2028002928 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 BRIAN SULLIVAN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA WRIGHT VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER STEVENS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW SHARPLESS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN AMOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA DAMANAKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ENRIC SALA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE SAVITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY LONG CEO 40.00 X 226054 0 16342 MARINE LAURENT COO 40.00 X 232798 0 13348 PAUL WOODS CIO 40.00 X 162335 0 30850 ENRIQUE TUYA CTO 40.00 X 0 0 0 PAOLO DOMONDON CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 189762 0 8721 SARAH BLADEN SR.DIR, COM. AND PARTNERSH 40.00 X 195478 0 19647 DAVID KROODSMA CHIEF SCIENTIST 40.00 X 191391 0 6120 TIMOTHY HOCHBERG HEAD, MACHINE LEARNING 40.00 X 157679 0 23871 CHARLES KILGOUR DIRECTOR ANALYSIS AND CAPACITY BUILDING 40.00 X 157676 0 15768 KIMBERLY VOSBURGH DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATION 40.00 X 152763 0 23094 FERNANDO SERRANO PAOLO RS ML ENGINEER 40.00 X 151743 0 22996 1817679 0 180757 29 0 1 0 MOTOTECH INC 2905 MARBURY PL OAKTON VA 22124 ENGINEERING AND DATA ANALYSIS CONTRACTOR 1147173 SPIRE 8000 TOWERS CRESCENT DRIVE SUITE 1 VIENNA VA 22181 ENGINEERING AND DATA ANALYSIS CONTRACTOR 448783 SATELLITE STUDIO DIGITAL SL C/AVE MARIA 29 5 A MADRID SP 28012 ENGINEERING AND DATA ANALYSIS CONTRACTOR 284160 Q5 INC 110 E 25TH ST SUITE 315 NEW YORK NY 10010 DATA ANALYSIS CONSULTANT 246058 IDINSIGHT INC 44 TEHAMA STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING CONS 212588 13 1041124 16847503 17888627 FEE FOR SERVICE 900099 227642 227642 227642 1260166 1260166 29369628 29026940 342688 342688 342688 OTHER INCOME 900099 6587 6587 EXCHANGE LOSS/GAIN 900099 -131300 -131300 -124713 19594410 227642 0 1478141 X 1283802 1283802 830982 830982 1095335 563767 488542 43026 6447284 5319155 868008 260121 197268 164224 24826 8218 454498 360172 77445 16881 1059281 827501 188910 42870 208706 208706 13936 13936 48942 48942 5212514 4545937 622836 43741 258529 255027 3502 1230359 1088866 140331 1162 14980 11106 3822 52 1369084 1161464 187471 20149 6838 6838 69432 69432 STAFF DEVELOPMENT/TRAIN 56911 30506 26405 LOSS ON DISPOSAL 1806 1806 MEMBERSHIP DUES 278 278 19860765 16651215 2773330 436220 403940 511966 6789378 34231074 36616597 32972491 46695 24772 516419 733783 19905 19035 9514 870 24248101 348328 147443 262081 68778087 69085365 1165884 1181503 709100 100198 5325 0 1271407 1890603 X 25586993 30513132 41919687 36681630 67506680 67194762 68778087 69085365 -266355 -45563 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 15333258 8458560 8195321 68669413 17888627 118545179 15333258 8458560 8195321 68669413 17888627 118545179 38838093 79707086 21065 13421 44040 522282 1260166 1860974 120406153 1688789 0.66200 0.61640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 19905 19035 870 870 X 21170042 -45563 1621195 1575632 19594410 0 19594410 21481960 1621195 1621195 19860765 0 19860765 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 8 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, POLICY, REIMBURSEMENTS 105854 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 25 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, POLICY 394444 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 GRANTMAKING PROGRAM SERVICE DELIVERY 25000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 11 EMPLOYEES REIMBURSEMENTS 77959 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 0 62 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, POLICY 2581329 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 0 28 EMPLOYEES REIMBURSEMENTS 72048 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 0 4 GRANTMAKING PROGRAM SERVICE DELIVERY 805982 NORTH AMERICA (WHICH INCLUDES CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE U.S.) 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, POLICY 114466 NORTH AMERICA (WHICH INCLUDES CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE U.S.) 0 2 EMPLOYEES REIMBURSEMENTS 11272 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, POLICY 51619 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 13 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, POLICY 438506 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 3 EMPLOYEES REIMBURSEMENTS 5758 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, POLICY 79500 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 1 EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT 41 SOUTH AMERICA 0 1 EMPLOYEES REIMBURSEMENTS 2240 SOUTH AMERICA 0 8 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, POLICY 83152 0 143 0 31 0 174 4177082 672088 4849170 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) TO SUPPORT STOPPING ILLEGAL TRAWLING IN PROTECTED AREAS. 54211 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) TO SUPPORT STOPPING ILLEGAL TRAWLING IN PROTECTED AREAS. 139060 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) TO SUPPORT STOPPING ILLEGAL TRAWLING IN PROTECTED AREAS. 75000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) TO SUPPORT STOPPING ILLEGAL TRAWLING IN PROTECTED AREAS. 92666 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) TO SUPPORT STOPPING ILLEGAL TRAWLING IN PROTECTED AREAS. 18199 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC TO SUPPORT STOPPING ILLEGAL TRAWLING IN PROTECTED AREAS. 25000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PORT STATE CONTROLS AND REDUCE ILLEGALLY-CAUGHT FISH. 426846 WIRE TRANSFER 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH OUR PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE PERIODIC FINANCIALS REPORTS THAT ARE THEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY AGAINST ANTICIPATED BUDGET SPENDING TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS. PART I, LINE 3: GFW REPORTED THE EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED IN ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH IS ON ACCRUAL BASIS. 1 DUKE UNIVERSITY A328 LEVINE SCIENCE RES CNTR NICHOLAS SCHOOL OF THE ENVDUKE UNIV DURHAM NC 27708 561902501 114 218861 0 THIS PROJECT PLANS TO IDENTIFY TEN FISHING NATIONS ALONG WITH THEIR FISHING FLEET THAT WILL BE DECIDED BASED ON THEIR SIZE, THE IMPACTS OF THEIR FLEETS PRIMARY GEAR TYPE, IF THE FLAG STATE IS USED AS A CORPORATE SAFE HAVEN FOR OFFSHORE CORPORATIONS, THEIR RFMO MEMBER STATE STATUS, OR OTHER RESEARCH CRITERIA. INTERNATIONAL MONITORING CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE NETWORK FOR FISHERIES 411 W SEASIDE WAY SUITE 1005 LONG BEACH CA 90802 824614872 501(C)(3) 30433 0 ESTABLISH THE JOINT ANALYTICAL CELL AS A SCALABLE MODEL TO HELP COUNTRIES HARNESS DATA AND TECHNOLOGY TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL FISHERIES GOVERNANCE. NATURE CONSERVANCY 4245 FAIRFAX DR STE 100 ARLINGTON VA 22203 530242652 501(C)(3) 74760 0 TO ADOPT NEW TRANSPARENCY MEASURES AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL, THROUGH THE GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN (GFCM), AND TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING MEASURES. SKYTRUTH INC PO BOX 3283 SHEPHERDSTOWN WV 25443 542059475 501(C)(3) 692718 0 TO ADVANCE THE OPEN OCEAN PROJECT BY MAPPING AND MONITORING THE OCEAN AND CLIMATE IMPACTS OF OFFSHORE FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION, EXPANSION, AND TRANSPORT. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA -SANTA BARBARA OFFICE OF RESEARCH 3227 CHEADLE HALL SANTA BARBARA CA 93106 956006145 114 267030 0 QUANTIFYING OCEAN-BASED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 5 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH OUR PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE PERIODIC FINANCIALS REPORTS THAT ARE THEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY AGAINST ANTICIPATED BUDGET SPENDING TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARINE LAURENT COO 232798 0 0 0 0 0 11674 0 1674 0 246146 0 0 0 ANTHONY LONG CEO 226054 0 0 0 0 0 6032 0 10310 0 242396 0 0 0 SARAH BLADEN SR.DIR, COM. AND PARTNERSH 195478 0 0 0 0 0 6713 0 12934 0 215125 0 0 0 PAOLO DOMONDON CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 189762 0 0 0 0 0 8721 0 0 0 198483 0 0 0 DAVID KROODSMA CHIEF SCIENTIST 191391 0 0 0 0 0 4465 0 1655 0 197511 0 0 0 PAUL WOODS CIO 162335 0 0 0 0 0 8428 0 22422 0 193185 0 0 0 TIMOTHY HOCHBERG HEAD, MACHINE LEARNING 157679 0 0 0 0 0 23613 0 258 0 181550 0 0 0 KIMBERLY VOSBURGH DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATION 152763 0 0 0 0 0 22944 0 150 0 175857 0 0 0 FERNANDO SERRANO PAOLO RS ML ENGINEER 151743 0 0 0 0 0 15902 0 7094 0 174739 0 0 0 CHARLES KILGOUR DIRECTOR ANALYSIS AND CAPACITY BUILDING 157676 0 0 0 0 0 15768 0 0 0 173444 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 GLOBAL FISHING WATCH CONTRACTED MOTOTECH, INC. TO PROVIDE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER SERVICES, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL CONSULTING/OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. COMPENSATION FOR THIS SERVICES IS REPORTED ON LINES 11A AND 11G OF PART IX OF THE FORM 990. ADDITIONALLY, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVED AS CTO IS LISTED ON PART VII OF FORM 990 AS AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B COMMITTEES MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD BUT DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ANNUALLY AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW THOSE CONFLICTS AS THEY ARE KNOWN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIALS AND 990 FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://GLOBALFISHINGWATCH.ORG/FINANCIALS/ FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANT EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,515,399. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 392,802. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,198. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,929,399. HR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 68,446. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 130,249. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,788. TOTAL EXPENSES 213,483. REGISTRATION FILING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 105. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 105. CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,812,731. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 65,597. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,878,328. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 149,361. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 34,083. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,755. TOTAL EXPENSES 191,199. 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