Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Also known as Glifwc
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission reported $12.9 million in revenue and $12.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $73.56 went to program services, $26.44 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.3% of the total. Government grants made up 90.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $103,782 (DIRECTOR OF). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 25% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 26.4% | 10.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 91.3% | 25.2% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 90.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 61.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $103,782 | $365,322 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.85% | 2.14% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.4 | 14.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 1 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFunctional category: law enforcement / tribal courts activities include: (1) affirming & implementing treaty rights, (2) enforcement, and (3) fisheries. (1) affirming & implementing treaty rights: protect ceded territory rights reserved by the tribes for themselves in treaties signed in 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854. (2) enforcement: protect the fish and game within the ceded territories through both education and patrol. Glifwc wardens routinely patrol and monitor treaty harvest activities in the ceded territories of michigan, wisconsin, and minnesota, checking for infractions of tribal codes…
Functional category: biology activities include: (1) climate change, (2) environmental section, and (3) forest pests. (1) climate change: glifwc's climate change program is working to define the extent and severity of these changes in the ceded territories in order to assist its member tribes in co-managing treaty resources. (2) environmental section: support tribal exercise of treaty rights through a wide number of interdisciplinary projects in order to investigate threats to resources from many different sources. (3) forest pests: protect against invasive insects and diseases threatening…
Functional category: public information activities include: (1) dissemination of information to the public (1) dissemination of information to the public: information and resources made available to the public on glifwc's website include harvest regulations, camping, registration, treaty rights, maps, educational materials, and various reports. Glifwc also makes information available through pamphlets and guides
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR OF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,782 | $0 | $0 | $103,782 |
| DIRECTOR OF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,344 | $0 | $0 | $100,344 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 1 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5133
- Volunteers Part I, line 61
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission totaling $145K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission spent in 2024, $73.56 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission reported that 73.6% of its $12.2 million in expenses went to program services, 26.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $103,782, for the role of DIRECTOR OF (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission get its money?
Of $12.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 91.3% came from contributions and grants (including 90.4% from government grants) and 0.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 39-1468447 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513219349316716 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413209349325756 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349328181 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349306371 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123149349301232 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033219349313623 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 39-1468447: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.