Rock the Ocean Foundation

NASHVILLE, TN EIN: 46-1317742 Website

INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE ISSUES IMPACTING THE WORLD'S OCEAN AND TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OCEAN CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THROUGH BENEFIT CONCERTS AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY EVENTS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$431K

-25.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$263K

-13.9% YoY

Grant Count

21

-4.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-9.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$233K$465K$698K$930K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$431,397$580,087$441,161
Revenue$507,888$845,785$796,243
Expenses$656,607$707,168$638,830
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$26,091$9,289
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$96K$192K$288K$384K0 grants20200 grants202115 grants202222 grants202321 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVER…$48KSHARKS4KIDS INC$23KBIMINI BIOLOGICAL FIELD …$15KLOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CE…$15KOCEARCH$15KUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$14KGUY HARVEY OCEAN FUND INC$13KRIC O'BARRY'S DOLPHIN PR…$13KSOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE C…$13KREEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCA…$11K

Grant Size Distribution

58 grants across all recorded years

57<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$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
TARA WILSONVICE PRESIDENT40
CHRIS STACEYPRESIDENT20
KRIS WIATRTREASURER2
ROSEMARY MANNSECRETARY1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

BIG PINE KEYCORAL GABLESDANIA BEACHFORT LAUDERDALEFRIDAY HARBORGAINESVILLEHOLLYWOODJUNO BEACHKEY LARGOLARGOMIAMIORLANDOPARK CITYPONTE VEDRA BEACHRENOSANTA MONICATAVERNIERWEST ORANGEWEST PALM BEACH

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

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