Great Lakes Fishery Commission: $82.1M Revenue, $60.8M Expenses

Great Lakes Fishery Commission grades a B on the NonprofitTruth efficiency rubric. 79/100 on the composite — above the national median, with strong performance on some factors balanced by middling performance on others.

Great Lakes Fishery Commission reported $82.1M in 2023 revenue — a mid-sized nonprofit by U.S. standards. Organizations in this bracket typically operate with a small permanent staff, project-based program structures, and modest reserves. Financial health is a strength: Great Lakes Fishery Commission carries a healthy operating-reserve cushion against $60.8M in annual expenses, the kind of balance-sheet stability that helps an organization weather funding gaps without cutting programs.

Five-year revenue trajectory is strongly positive: Great Lakes Fishery Commission has grown materially in real terms, which usually signals successful fundraising and program expansion. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: Great Lakes Fishery Commission reports $272,290 in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $82.1M in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. Great Lakes Fishery Commission works in Environment & Animals — environmental, conservation, animal-welfare, and natural-resources programs. The sector spans large international conservation groups and small local land trusts; the financial profile varies accordingly.