Honda Marine Science Foundation
Honda Marine Science Foundation is a private foundation, based in Torrance, CA. IRS filing data is available for 2021. As of 2021, the organization holds $8.9M in total assets. In 2021, it awarded 6 grants totaling $485K. Net investment income was $313K.
Honda Marine Science Foundation at a glance
In short: Honda Marine Science Foundation gave $485K across 6 grants in 2021 (avg $81K), top state California. Source: 2021 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2021)
- $485,114
- Grants made (2021)
- 6
- Average grant
- $80,852
- Median grant
- $80,578
- Total assets
- $8,869,336
- Primary geography
- California (48% of itemized 2021 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2021 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2021; updated September 2026.
Who Honda Marine Science Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2021
The largest 2021 recipient was The Nature Conservatory ($100K). Together the top 6 received $485K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2021 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 6 grants totaling $485K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservatory Arlington, VA | The nature conservancy (TNC) has identified the establishment of a network of regenerative ocean kelp farms as a means of driving kelp reforestation and long-term recovery in California. TNC is launching a demonstration project to establish the first-of-its-kind regenerative ocean farm on the north coast of California. This project will restore 20 acres of kelp forests, validate the potential of regenerative ocean farming, and bring back the productivity and biodiversity of the ecosystem while providing economic opportunities for coastal communities. TNC's goal with this project is to establish a framework that can help restore bull kelp populations and the living shorelines they support along the California coastline. | $100,000 |
| California Ocean Science Trust Oakland, CA | California ocean science trust (ost, 501c3, ein: 6 5-1261006) is thrilled to propose a project focused on science informing solutions, as we seek to make coastal nature-based adaptation, specifically living shorelines, work more equitably for nature and people in California. Ost will convene an interdisciplinary working group of experts to develop evidence-based science guidance for achieving socially equitable outcomes of living shorelines. Working group members will represent experts in academic fields such as social vulnerability, coastal ecology, and design/engineering alongside environmental justice practitioners, equity-based nonprofits, and community-based advocacy organizations. Simultaneously, ost will leverage our unique connections to the state to convene an informal advisory committee of state agency policy-makers, as well as public and private funders to ensure that the final results are actionable within California policy and funding for restoration. | $92,257 |
| San Diego Audubon Society San Diego, CA | Reconnecting to kendall-frost marsh is a project that brings new and needed perspectives to coastal wetland restoration in san diego's mission bay. Bringing indigenous community knowledge and partnership to the forefront of habitat management and access discussions is needed along our shared shoreline throughout the state. We will conduct innovative research and community-driven discussions about the living history and future management and access at the university of California natural reserve system's kendall-frost marsh reserve and set a benchmark for collaborative research and management for other organizations and locations to follow. | $85,229 |
| Duke University Beaufort, NC | The central objective of our project is to fill key knowledge gaps in quantifying the interplay between coral reef restoration actions and hydrodynamic responses at the shoreline to inform the design of coral restoration for shoreline protection. We will use a systematic series of coupled 3d wave/circulation model simulations of idealized coral reefs, corresponding to different candidate coral restoration designs (e.g., varying coral height, spacing, position on reef, patchiness/clustering, antecedent bottom roughness) to understand the effects on wave attenuation, determine forces on restored corals at different positions on the reef, and breakage probabilities. These analyses will assist in identifying species, configurations, placement, and attachment methods for the highest potential for successful restoration. | $75,926 |
| Earthcorps Seattle, WA | The sweetgrass living shoreline restoration project integrates science, planning, design, and stakeholder participation to develop, fabricate, deploy, and monitor prototypical floating wetland coastal shoreline designs for key urban test sites in the lake washington cedar-sammamish watershed (water resource inventory area 8wria 8) and estuarine puget sound shoreline. | $75,702 |
| California Sea Grant Ucsd Berkeley, CA | To convene scientists, engineers, and communities who have been involved in implementing and monitoring California pilot dune restoration projects to compile a best practice guidebook with the goal of enhancing the pillar point west trail living shoreline project and informing other dune living shoreline projects currently in the early planning and design stages. | $56,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $8,869,336 | $312,794 | $460,274 | $485,114 | 6 | $312,794 | $407,034 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Honda Marine Science Foundation reported a distributable amount of $407K for 2021 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Honda Marine Science Foundation is led by David Hendley, President on the 2021 filing; none of the 9 officers listed in 2021 report compensation.
Officers on the 2021 filing
David Hendley
President
New on the 2021 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Center
Chairman
New on the 2021 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Yates
Director
New on the 2021 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hunter Lenihan
Director
New on the 2021 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Sloustcher
Director
New on the 2021 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nina Bryson
Director
New on the 2021 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Sikich
Director
New on the 2021 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessalyn Ishigo
Secretary
New on the 2021 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raminta Jautokas
Treasurer
New on the 2021 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Honda Marine Science Foundation
How much does Honda Marine Science Foundation give each year?
Honda Marine Science Foundation gave $485K across 6 grants in 2021, according to its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Honda Marine Science Foundation's typical grant size?
Honda Marine Science Foundation's median grant in 2021 was $80,578, and its average grant was $80,852, across 6 grants on its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Honda Marine Science Foundation give grants?
Honda Marine Science Foundation's top state is California, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Virginia (21%) and North Carolina (16%).
Does Honda Marine Science Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2021: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Honda Marine Science Foundation's 2021 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Honda Marine Science Foundation's largest grantees?
Honda Marine Science Foundation's largest 2021 grantees include The Nature Conservatory ($100,000), California Ocean Science Trust ($92,257) and San Diego Audubon Society ($85,229), according to its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2021 grant dollars.
How large is Honda Marine Science Foundation?
Honda Marine Science Foundation reported $8.9M in total assets on its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $313K.
How much is Honda Marine Science Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2021, Honda Marine Science Foundation reported a distributable amount of $407K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Honda Marine Science Foundation's EIN?
Honda Marine Science Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3059710. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal year 2021
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