2024-07-30T18:25:03-07:00 2023-09-30 990 2022-10-01 381539304 GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION GREA 7346623209 2200 Commonwealth Blvd Suite 100 Ann Arbor MI 481052957 Sean Martineau Financial Accounting Manager 7346623209 2024-07-30 1 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Great Lakes Fishery Commission 2200 Commonwealth Blvd Suite 100 Ann Arbor MI 48105 82051242 0 X www.glfc.org X International Treaty Organization 1955 MI 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. 9 9 28 0 0 0 59363605 71193103 0 0 142674 1654191 10251020 9203948 69757299 82051242 0 0 0 0 7535373 5354951 0 0 0 60321255 55442799 67856628 60797750 1900671 21253492 61148709 81629799 1413003 1399950 59735706 80229849 X The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is an international treaty organization established in 1955 by the Canadian/U.S. Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission coordinates fisheries research, controls the invasive sea lamprey, and facilitates cooperative fishery management among the state, provincial, tribal, and federal agencies. 0 0 20003103 0 0 Research Program - Research contracts, workshops, and task forces were elements of a coordinated program of the Great Lakes research designed to recommend to U.S. and Canadian federal governments the measure needed to permit maximum sustained productivity of fish stocks. 11078490 0 0 Sea Lamprey Management Program - Great Lakes Fishery Commission contracts annually with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to conduct a program that eradicates or minimizes sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes. This is a current and long-term goal. Lampricides are chemicals used as the major means of controlling sea lamprey in the commission's ongoing program of sea lamprey management in the Great Lakes. These chemicals are purchased annually. 7364769 0 0 Infrastructure - The Great Lakes Fishery Commission relies on physical infrastructure in its programs including 1) sea lamprey barriers, 2) sea lamprey traps, 3)biological stations, 4) workspace, and 5) researcher accommodations. Sea lamprey barriers are extremely cost-effective and provide an assumed 50-year life span. Barriers are used as a means of controlling sea lamprey by blocking streams/rivers in which they migrate to spawn. These are current and long-term projects. 18156360 0 0 Professional development, memberships, sponsorships, along with Lake Champlain and CARES Act II expenditures. Lake Champlain and CARES ActII is explained on Schedule O. All other functional expenses related to running programs. 18156360 0 0 56602722 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 146 0 28 1 0 1 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 MI X Sean Martineau Financial Acctg Mgr 7346623209 2200 Commonwealth Blvd Suite 100 Ann Arbor MI 481052957 Robert Lambe Executive Secretary 40 0 X 263754 0 27031 John Dettmers Fishery Management Program Director 40 0 X 193856 0 64255 Andrew Muir Science Program Director 40 0 X 194485 0 54137 Stephen Domeracki Director of Corporate Services 40 0 X 210652 0 29511 Marc Gaden Communications Program Director 40 0 X 200903 0 37409 Michael Siefkes Sea Lamprey Control Program Director 40 0 X 182647 0 25783 Dr William Taylor Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 James McKane Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 Ethan Baker Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 Earl Provost Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 Jean-Guy Forgeron Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Robert Hecky Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 Kendra Wecker Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 Karen Diver Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 Shannon Estenoz Commissioner 3 0 X 0 0 0 1246297 0 238126 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 71193103 0 0 71193103 0 0 0 0 0 1654191 1654191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9203948 0 0 9203948 9203948 82051242 1654191 0 9203948 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272290 0 272290 0 0 0 0 0 3781225 2049399 1731826 0 456037 239943 216094 0 622973 377965 245008 0 222426 124908 97518 0 0 0 0 0 134014 46120 87894 0 33706 1685 32021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365142 156890 208252 0 638422 386846 251576 0 261755 125174 136581 0 125765 27737 98028 0 0 0 0 0 486113 41056 445057 0 509390 305625 203765 0 0 0 0 0 331255 283191 48064 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55021 6717 48304 0 Prof Dev/Memberships/Sponsorships 120298 68993 51305 0 Research Program 20005216 20003103 2113 0 Sea Lamprey Management 11078490 11078490 0 0 Infrastructure 7364769 7364769 0 0 13933443 13914111 19332 0 60797750 56602722 4195028 0 30667999 50874388 0 0 0 0 447644 108432 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30033066 30646979 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61148709 81629799 1413003 1399950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1413003 1399950 X 43355010 61176724 16380696 19053125 59735706 80229849 61148709 81629799 X 21253492 0 0 0 0 -759349 X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 81291893 0 0 0 -759349 -759349 82051242 0 0 0 82051242 60797750 0 0 0 0 0 60797750 0 0 0 60797750 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Foreign exchange loss of $759,349 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Lambe Executive Secretary 249017 0 12451 0 2286 0 0 0 27031 0 290785 0 0 0 Stephen Domeracki Director of Corporate Services 183940 0 14142 0 12570 0 28722 0 789 0 240163 0 0 0 Marc Gaden Communications Program Director 183940 0 9142 0 7821 0 27997 0 9412 0 238312 0 0 0 Andrew Muir Science Program Director 181574 0 12642 0 270 0 28504 0 25632 0 248622 0 0 0 John Dettmers Fishery Management Program Director 183940 0 9142 0 774 0 27997 0 36258 0 258111 0 0 0 Michael Siefkes Sea Lamprey Control Program Director 162198 0 8179 0 12270 0 24995 0 789 0 208431 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d The commission has partnered with the regional, federal, state, and local officials who manage and improve Lake Champlain, including sea lamprey control. The commission receives government appropriations on behalf of Lake Champlain, which is overseen by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Vermont, the Lake Champlain Basin Program, and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, to protect and improve the wildlife habitat in Lake Champlain. $7,838,744 was spent. The commission was also chosen to facilitate the distribution of CARES ACT II relief funds to the Great Lakes states eligible commercial fisheries, charter fishing captains, and processors who suffered economic losses greater than 35%, as compared to the prior 5-year average revenue, caused by COVID-19. $14.985 million was designated for the Great Lakes states and were provided to the commission on a reimbursable basis through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. $6,094,699 was spent. This also includes all other program expenses not listed in the top 3. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Secretary and Director of Corporate Services before being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Commissioners reviews, discusses, and adjusts the Executive Secretary's compensation annually. The Executive Secretary is authorized to make Changes to the rest of the staff of the commission. The published federal guidelines that set the compensation levels for all federal employees are used as a guideline for the Executive Secretary, based on position levels as defined by the duties of each job in the federal compensation position grading system and approved by the Commissioners on a continuous basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The documents are not made available to the public. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e The commission has partnered with the regional, federal, state, and local officials who manage and improve Lake Champlain, including sea lamprey control. The commission receives government appropriations on behalf of Lake Champlain, which is overseen by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Vermont, the Lake Champlain Basin Program, and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, to protect and improve the wildlife habitat in Lake Champlain. $7,838,744 was spent. The commission was also chosen to facilitate the distribution of CARES ACT II relief funds to the Great Lakes states eligible commercial fisheries, charter fishing captains, and processors who suffered economic losses greater than 35%, as compared to the prior 5-year average revenue, caused by COVID-19. $14.985 million was designated for the Great Lakes states and were provided to the commission on a reimbursable basis through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. $6,094,699 was spent. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Foreign exchange loss of $759,349 Great Lakes Fishery Commission IRRV Trust Fund 2200 Commonwealth Blvd Suite 100 Ann Arbor MI 48108 383318334 Accepts donations MI 501(c)(3) Line 7 Great Lakes Fishery Commission 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The IRS approved our Form 8868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return. Our new due date is August 15,2024.