Grants paid by Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association
EIN 26-0711287 · Ann Arbor, MI · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE U21
Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association of Ann Arbor, MI (EIN 26-0711287) reported 101 grants paid totaling $10,460,139 to 29 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$10,460,139
101 grants
Recipients
29
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | $1,465,512 | — |
| 2021 | 15 | $1,418,158 | — |
| 2022 | 23 | $2,849,077 | — |
| 2023 | 11 | $1,049,607 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | $1,713,467 | — |
| 2025 | 17 | $1,964,318 | — |
Top recipients
The 29 recipients receiving the most from Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association, by grants paid, out of 29 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioos Association 27-4702525 | A | Harpswell, ME | 7 | $2,343,534 | 2025 |
| Michigan Tech 38-6005955 | A | Houghton, MI | 29 | $1,944,707 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 39-1805963 | A | Milwaukee, WI | 8 | $1,305,621 | 2025 |
| Rps Group Plc 76-0539898 | A | South Kingstown, RI | 4 | $1,207,096 | 2022 |
| Spindance | U | Holland, MI | 1 | $615,230 | 2022 |
| Regents of University of Michigan 38-5600063 | A | Ann Arbor, MI | 7 | $535,444 | 2025 |
| Colorado School of Mines 84-6000551 | A | Golden, CO | 3 | $431,647 | 2025 |
| Regents of University of Minnesota 41-6007513 | A | Minneapolis, MN | 7 | $297,124 | 2025 |
| Upstate Freshwater Institute 22-2467379 | A | Syracuse, NY | 4 | $281,826 | 2025 |
| Florida Atlantic University 65-0385507 | A | Atlanta, GA | 4 | $226,421 | 2025 |
| State University of New York Esf 15-0532081 | A | Syracuse, NY | 3 | $203,560 | 2021 |
| Digital Industry Group LLC (dig) 83-2492076 | A | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $203,055 | 2022 |
| The Cleveland Water Alliance 46-1251734 | A | Cleveland, OH | 3 | $97,660 | 2021 |
| City of Defiance | U | Defiance, OH | 1 | $90,434 | 2022 |
| Ltbb of Odawa Indians 38-3578330 | A | Harbor Springs, MI | 1 | $84,076 | 2022 |
| Wayne State University 38-6028429 | A | Detroit, MI | 2 | $80,951 | 2022 |
| Ohio State University 31-6025986 | A | Columbus, OH | 2 | $72,438 | 2020 |
| Heidelberg University 34-4428219 | A | Tiffin, OH | 1 | $70,000 | 2022 |
| Lake County Department of Utilities | U | Painesville, OH | 1 | $62,266 | 2022 |
| Clarkson University 15-0543659 | A | Potsdam, NY | 1 | $49,423 | 2022 |
| Northwestern Michigan College 38-2376475 | A | Traverse City, MI | 1 | $48,805 | 2022 |
| Digital Industry Group LLC (dig) | U | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $37,670 | 2021 |
| Research Foundation for State University of New York 14-1368361 | A | Albany, NY | 3 | $33,657 | 2025 |
| New Water | U | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $32,940 | 2022 |
| Salmon Unlimited 39-1280503 | A | Racine, WI | 1 | $28,391 | 2021 |
| Superior Watershed Partnership 38-3492677 | A | Marquette, MI | 1 | $25,903 | 2022 |
| University Prep Science & Math | U | Detroit, MI | 1 | $23,460 | 2022 |
| Fugro USA Marine Inc 74-2155798 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $16,800 | 2021 |
| Regional Science Consortium 03-0455278 | A | Erie, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 101 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ioos Association Harpswell, ME | A | $468,867 | paid | Supports regional associations of the US IOOS program | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $373,670 | paid | BITWISE Benthic Investigation Technology for Waters in the Great Lakes with Improved Survey Efficiency | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | A | $294,308 | paid | National Water Initiative Coastal Model Evaluation | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | A | $165,009 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Michigan | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Regents of University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $126,415 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Erie and climate data products | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $119,672 | paid | Building Capacity to Measure and Asses Offshore, Full-frequency Water Level Fluctuations to Support Coastal Hazard Observation and Prediction | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $95,499 | paid | MTU Observing Systems Operations Maintenance 2024-2025 | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Upstate Freshwater Institute Syracuse, NY | A | $91,480 | paid | Year-round Real-time Monitoring of the Lake Ontario Nearshore | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $44,111 | paid | GLYON Great Lakes Year-Round Observation Network | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI | A | $40,952 | paid | Monitoring algal blooms and dissolved oxygen concentrations around commercial fishing operations | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic University Atlanta, GA | A | $40,000 | paid | An Autonomous Digital Holographic Imaging System for Detecting Cyanobacterial Composition abundance in Lake Erie | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $32,474 | paid | Operation and Maintenance High Frequency Radar in the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $30,661 | paid | Sensor-Centric Coastal Process Evaluation SCoPE | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $16,577 | paid | Operation and Maintenance High Frequency Radar in the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan - Year VI | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Regents of University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $16,079 | paid | Monitoring stations around the St. Louis Estuary and into Lake Superior | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Research Foundation for State University of New York Albany, NY | A | $7,653 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Ontario | 202601249349301030 |
| 2025 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $891 | paid | Offshore Winter Observing System | 202601249349301030 |
| 2024 | Ioos Association Harpswell, ME | A | $434,419 | paid | Supports regional associations of the US IOOS program | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | A | $337,115 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Michigan | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $187,257 | paid | BITWISE | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Regents of University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $132,377 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Erie and climate data products | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Upstate Freshwater Institute Syracuse, NY | A | $115,201 | paid | Year-round Real-time Monitoring of the Lake Ontario Nearshore | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $107,475 | paid | MTU Observing Systems Operations Maintenance | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic University Atlanta, GA | A | $103,646 | paid | An Autonomous Digital Holographic Imaging System for Detecting Cyanobacterial Composition abundance in Lake Erie | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $78,277 | paid | NOAA NCCOS Ground Truthing 2023 | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $76,615 | paid | MTU Observing Systems Refurbishment Enhancement 2023 | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | A | $44,862 | paid | National Water Initiative Coastal Model Evaluation | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $37,526 | paid | Operation and Maintenance High Frequency Radar in the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $19,337 | paid | Offshore Winter Observing System | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Regents of University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $16,698 | paid | Monitoring stations around the St. Louis Estuary and into Lake Superior | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Research Foundation for State University of New York Albany, NY | A | $11,958 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Ontario | 202510839349300436 |
| 2024 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $10,704 | paid | Vital year-round measurements on the worlds largest lake via cabled under-ice observatories | 202510839349300436 |
| 2023 | Ioos Association Harpswell, ME | A | $432,815 | paid | Supports regional associations of the US IOOS program | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | A | $219,121 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Michigan | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | A | $92,477 | paid | National Water Initiative Coastal Model Evaluation | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $77,696 | paid | Monitoring programs in the Straits of Mackinac | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic University Atlanta, GA | A | $64,428 | paid | An Autonomous Digital Holographic Imaging System for Detecting Cyanobacterial Composition abundance in Lake Erie | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $41,894 | paid | An Expanded Spotter buoy network on the upper Great Lakes in support of recreational boating | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Regents of University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $38,893 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Erie and climate data products | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $32,588 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Superior and remote sensing data products | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Regents of University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $18,903 | paid | Monitoring stations around the St. Louis Estuary and into Lake Superior | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $16,746 | paid | NOAA NCCOS Ground Truthing 2023 | 202420899349301467 |
| 2023 | Research Foundation for State University of New York Albany, NY | A | $14,046 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Ontario | 202420899349301467 |
| 2022 | Spindance Holland, MI | U | $615,230 | paid | Seagull Launch Sequence | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Rps Group Plc South Kingstown, RI | A | $372,526 | paid | Data aggregation and management for access into GLOS and IOOS web portals | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Ioos Association Harpswell, ME | A | $338,826 | paid | Supports regional associations of the US IOOS program | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | A | $314,128 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Michigan | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Digital Industry Group LLC (dig) Grand Rapids, MI | A | $203,055 | paid | Initial designs of the frontend of GLOS new IT platform. | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $107,472 | paid | Monitoring programs in the Straits of Mackinac | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | City of Defiance Defiance, OH | U | $90,434 | paid | Upper Maumee Smart Watershed Pilot | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Ltbb of Odawa Indians Harbor Springs, MI | A | $84,076 | paid | Expanding nearshore monitoring capabilities in northern Lake MI in the context of water quality, wave action, nutrients, and Lake Whitefish/zooplankton dynamics | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Regents of University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $84,020 | paid | Monitoring stations around the St. Louis Estuary and into Lake Superior | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Regents of University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $83,625 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Erie and climate data products | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI | A | $70,851 | paid | Data Platform Expansion and Transition Huron to Erie Corridor and Watershed | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH | A | $70,000 | paid | Enhancing the accessibility of the Heidelberg Tributary Loading program through real-time water quality data and integration into GLOS | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $68,097 | paid | An Expanded Spotter buoy network on the upper Great Lakes in support of recreational boating | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Lake County Department of Utilities Painesville, OH | U | $62,266 | paid | Lake County Ohio Water Quality | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Upstate Freshwater Institute Syracuse, NY | A | $54,327 | paid | Year-round Real-time Monitoring of the Lake Ontario Nearshore | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | A | $49,423 | paid | The REASON River Environment and Sensor Observation Network Project Understanding Ecosystem Change on the St. Lawrence River-Kaniatarowanenneh to support Community Strategies for Well-Being | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | A | $48,805 | paid | An Expanded Spotter Buoy Network on the Upper Great Lakes in support of Recreational Boating, Shipping and Ferry Line Operations. | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | New Water Green Bay, WI | U | $32,940 | paid | Real-time phosphate monitoring at the mouth of the Fox River, Green Bay | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Superior Watershed Partnership Marquette, MI | A | $25,903 | paid | Lake Superior, Improving Solar/Wind Reliability for International Climate Research and Upgrading Coastal Community Buoy Program | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | University Prep Science & Math Detroit, MI | U | $23,460 | paid | Citizen Science in the Heart of Detroit | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $21,266 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Superior and remote sensing data products | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic University Atlanta, GA | A | $18,347 | paid | An Autonomous Digital Holographic Imaging System for Detecting Cyanobacterial Composition abundance in Lake Erie | 202320959349301212 |
| 2022 | Regional Science Consortium Erie, PA | A | $10,000 | paid | Support two Walnut Creek Buoy and Nearshore Buoy of the four buoys operated and maintained by RSC | 202320959349301212 |
| 2021 | Rps Group Plc South Kingstown, RI | A | $565,938 | paid | Data aggregation and management for access into GLOS and IOOS web portals | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Ioos Association Harpswell, ME | A | $304,891 | paid | Supports regional associations of the US IOOS program | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | A | $112,164 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Michigan | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $82,605 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Superior and remote sensing data products | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Regents of University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $78,836 | paid | Monitoring stations around the St. Louis Estuary and into Lake Superior | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | State University of New York Esf Syracuse, NY | A | $63,388 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Ontario | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Digital Industry Group LLC (dig) Grand Rapids, MI | U | $37,670 | paid | Initial designs of the frontend of GLOS new IT platform. | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $34,826 | paid | Monitoring programs in the Straits of Mackinac | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $33,735 | paid | An Expanded Spotter buoy network on the upper Great Lakes in support of recreational boating | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Salmon Unlimited Racine, WI | A | $28,391 | paid | Purchase maintain a data buoy in Lake Michigan near Racine, Wisconsin | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Upstate Freshwater Institute Syracuse, NY | A | $20,818 | paid | Year-round Real-time Monitoring of the Lake Ontario Nearshore | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Fugro USA Marine Inc Houston, TX | A | $16,800 | paid | Feasibility study to collect and integrate Great Lakes-wide bathymetry data | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | The Cleveland Water Alliance Cleveland, OH | A | $16,686 | paid | Stakeholder input for development of a Early Warning System for harmful algae blooms | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Regents of University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $11,310 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Erie and climate data products | 202230459349300323 |
| 2021 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI | A | $10,100 | paid | Data Platform Expansion and Transition Huron to Erie Corridor and Watershed | 202230459349300323 |
| 2020 | Ioos Association Harpswell, ME | A | $181,858 | paid | Supports regional associations of the US IOOS program | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Ioos Association Harpswell, ME | A | $181,858 | paid | Supports regional associations of the US IOOS program | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Rps Group Plc South Kingstown, RI | A | $134,316 | paid | Data aggregation and management for access into GLOS and IOOS web portals | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Rps Group Plc South Kingstown, RI | A | $134,316 | paid | Data aggregation and management for access into GLOS and IOOS web portals | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $77,963 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Superior and remote sensing data products | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $77,963 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Superior and remote sensing data products | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Regents of University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $71,412 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Erie and climate data products | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Regents of University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $71,412 | paid | Monitoring in Lake Erie and climate data products | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | State University of New York Esf Syracuse, NY | A | $70,086 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Ontario | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | State University of New York Esf Syracuse, NY | A | $70,086 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Ontario | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | A | $58,566 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Michigan | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | A | $58,566 | paid | Monitoring programs in Lake Michigan | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Regents of University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $41,294 | paid | Monitoring stations around the St. Louis Estuary and into Lake Superior | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Regents of University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $41,294 | paid | Monitoring stations around the St. Louis Estuary and into Lake Superior | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | The Cleveland Water Alliance Cleveland, OH | A | $40,487 | paid | Stakeholder input for development of a Early Warning System for harmful algae blooms | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | The Cleveland Water Alliance Cleveland, OH | A | $40,487 | paid | Stakeholder input for development of a Early Warning System for harmful algae blooms | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Ohio State University Columbus, OH | A | $36,219 | paid | Execute a stakeholder survey regarding the use of an Lake Erie HABs Early Warning System | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Ohio State University Columbus, OH | A | $36,219 | paid | Execute a stakeholder survey regarding the use of an Lake Erie HABs Early Warning System | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $20,555 | paid | Monitoring programs in the Straits of Mackinac | 202003509349300310 |
| 2020 | Michigan Tech Houghton, MI | A | $20,555 | paid | Monitoring programs in the Straits of Mackinac | 202003509349300310 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202601249349301030 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202510839349300436 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202420899349301467 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202320959349301212 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202230459349300323 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202003509349300310 |
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