Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Donations deductibleRevenue
$80.3m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$70m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$99.4m
$1.5m liabilities
Net assets
$97.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.4 years on average
Staff
34
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Great Lakes Fishery Commission's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Robert Hecky | Commissioner | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr William Taylor | Commissioner | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Earl Provost | Commissioner | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ethan Baker | Commissioner | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| James McKane | Commissioner | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jean-Guy Forgeron | Commissioner | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karen Diver | Commissioner | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kendra Wecker | Commissioner | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shannon Estenoz | Commissioner | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Muir | Science Program Director | since 2021 |
| Dale Burkett | Sea Lamprey Program Director | since 2021 |
| John Dettmers | Fishery Management Program Director | since 2021 |
| Marc Gaden | Communications Program Director | since 2021 |
| Michael Siefkes | Sea Lamprey Control Program Director | since 2023 |
| Robert Lambe | Executive Secretary | since 2021 |
| Stephen Domeracki | Director of Corporate Services | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Gaden | Communications Program Director | 40 | $252k | $48k | |
| Stephen Domeracki | Director of Corporate Services | 40 | $247k | $35k | |
| John Dettmers | Fishery Management Program Director | 40 | $218k | $63k | |
| Andrew Muir | Science Program Director | 40 | $214k | $55k | |
| Michael Siefkes | Sea Lamprey Control Program Director | 40 | $207k | $29k | |
| Jill Wingfield | Communications Program Director | 40 | $168k | $52k | |
| Robert Lambe | Executive Secretary | 40 | $151k | $420 | |
| Dr Robert Hecky | Commissioner | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ethan Baker | Commissioner | 3 | $0 | ||
| Earl Provost | Commissioner | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kendra Wecker | Commissioner | 3 | $0 | ||
| Karen Diver | Commissioner | 3 | $0 | ||
| Niall Cronin | Commissioner | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jane Graham | Commissioner | 3 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Estenoz | Commissioner | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Brousseau | Commissioner | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Great Lakes Fishery Commission
- EIN
- 381539304
- Address
- 2200 Commonwealth Blvd Ste 100, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105-2957
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D330 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1955
- Principal officer
- Marc Gaden (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1987
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsDr Robert Hecky
≥5years on the filingsDr William Taylor
≥5years on the filingsEthan Baker
≥5years on the filingsJames McKane
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $99.4m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $97.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $68.3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 34
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $75.6m | $67.6m | $8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.