Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

Analysis

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Odanah, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission reported income of $13.0m and spending of $11.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.3m to $13.0m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Usta Foundation Incorporated ($12.9m), Grassroot Soccer Inc ($13.1m) and Tangerine Sports Association Inc ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.2m. At year end it held assets of $22.4m against liabilities of $15.7m, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 142 employees.