- GREAT LAKES PROTECTION FUND 1560 Sherman Avenue / Suite 880 / Evanston, IL 60201 / (847) 425-8150 Home Contact the Fund Annual Reports Grants Awarded Funding Guidelines The Great Lakes Protection Fund is a private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1989 by the Governors of the Great Lakes States. It is a permanent environmental endowment that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of ...glpf.org