Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Global Fishing Watch Inc
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.
- $2.1M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $218,861
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $692,718
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $69M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Global Fishing Watch Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $159k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $1.2M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $719k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $140k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $623k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $375k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $605k | 63% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $318k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skytruth | $1,315,342 | 4 | 16% |
| Oceana Inc | $600,000 | 3 | 1% |
| University of California Santa Barbara | $543,511 | 5 | n/a |
| Impact Philanthropy Group | $444,461 | 4 | 13% |
| Duke University Affiliated Physicians Inc | $377,913 | 2 | 0% |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | $220,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Regents of the University of California | $135,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Center for Advanced Defense Studies | $93,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Duke University | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skytruth | $1,315,342 | 4 | 16% |
| Oceana Inc | $600,000 | 3 | 1% |
| University of California Santa Barbara | $543,511 | 5 | n/a |
| Impact Philanthropy Group | $444,461 | 4 | 13% |
| Duke University Affiliated Physicians Inc | $377,913 | 2 | 0% |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | $220,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Regents of the University of California | $135,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Center for Advanced Defense Studies | $93,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Duke University | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Practical Solutions | $27,525 | 1 | n/a |
| The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Global Fishing Watch Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Global Fishing Watch Inc
- How much does Global Fishing Watch Inc give?
- Global Fishing Watch Inc reported 5 itemized grants totaling $1,283,802, out of $2,114,784 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Global Fishing Watch Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (61%), Public Benefit (12%), Health (9%).
- Who are Global Fishing Watch Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Skytruth ($1.3M), Oceana Inc ($600k), University of California Santa Barbara ($544k).
- Does Global Fishing Watch Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Global Fishing Watch Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Global Fishing Watch Inc based?
- Global Fishing Watch Inc is based in DC.
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