Great Lakes Fishery Trust Inc

LANSING, MI EIN: 38-3331471 Website

PROVIDE FUNDING TO ENHANCE, PROTECT, AND REHABILITATE GREAT LAKES FISHERY RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL MANAGE ITS RESOURCES TO COMPENSATE FOR LOST USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN FISHERY RESULTING FROM OPERATION OF THE LUDINGTON PUMPED STORAGE PLANT.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$22.8M

+15.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.1M

Grant Count

11

Avg Grant Size

$286K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$5M$7M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$22,779,914$19,797,140$17,622,237
Revenue$4,216,119$5,258,751$2,056,621
Expenses$3,966,905$2,714,878$2,662,255
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$550,251$2,092,930$-2,173,628
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$786K$2M$2M$3M0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF N…$750KCARLETON UNIVERSITY$423KTHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION …$404KCONSERVATION RESOURCE AL…$315KMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSIT…$277KLITTLE TRAVERSE BAY BAND…$250KTROUT UNLIMITED INC$200KGREAT LAKES ST LAWRENCE …$183KCENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERS…$172KBAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY$125K

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K5$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAN BOCKTRUSTEE1
SCOTT HICKSTRUSTEE1
DOUG CRAVENTRUSTEE1
FRANK BEAVERTRUSTEE1
AMY TROTTERTRUSTEE1
BRIAN NAPONTTRUSTEE1
REBECCA MEUNINCKTRUSTEE1
SCOTT BOWENCHAIR (ENDED 8/12/24)1
RANDALL CLARAMUNTCHAIR (BEGAN 8/13/24)1
JONATHON BEARDTRUST MANAGER13

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ALPENAANN ARBORARLINGTON HEIGHTSBRIMLEYBROCKPORTHARBOR SPRINGSLANSINGMT PLEASANTROCKFORDTRAVERSE CITY

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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