Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$26.0M
Foundation funders
66
Grants recorded
159
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences?
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is funded by 66 grantmakers, led by Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc ($8.4M), Harold Alfond Foundation ($7.9M), World Wildlife Fund Inc ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $26.0M in grants to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | T Rowe Price Program for Charitable | MULTIPLE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Horizon Foundation Inc | General Support | $10,000 |
| 2025 | John Sage Foundation | 2025 GRANT AWARD | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | General Operating Support | $5,500 |
| 2025 | RJM Stein Family Foundation | TO CONTINUE PROGRAMS & SERVICES | $200 |
| 2024 | Harold Alfond Foundation | BIGELOW INNOVATION AND EDUCATION WING | $3,869,390 |
| 2024 | Maine Community Foundation Inc | Marine Science & Oceanography | $519,560 |
| 2024 | World Wildlife Fund Inc | CONSERVATION | $300,000 |
| 2024 | The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation | FOR RECRUITMENT AND/OR RESEARCH PURPOSES | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Boston Foundation Inc | Operating Support/Annual Fund | $201,000 |
| 2024 | Jane's Trust Foundation | CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $162,000 |
| 2024 | Restore America's Estuaries | COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION | $102,556 |
| 2024 | Manton Foundation | FOR THE MARINE EDUCATOR ENDOWMENT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | DAF - Environment | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Palmer Walbridge Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Cornell University | Research-Biological & Biomedical Sciences | $79,293 |
| 2024 | John M Hopwood Irr | CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Tagliabue Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS | $25,250 |
| 2024 | Davis Conservation Foundation | Match Funding for Gulf of Maine Lobster Shell Disease Research | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute | SUBAWARD - RESEARCH PROJECT | $20,077 |
| 2024 | Cabbadetus Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Impactassetsinc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $19,000 |
| 2024 | Macelree Family Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Horizon Foundation Inc | General Support | $15,000 |
| 2024 | The Snider Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT | $11,624 |
| 2024 | T Rowe Price Program for Charitable | MULTIPLE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund | MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Ina & Lewis Heafitz | TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR PROGRAM | $10,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 159 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences?
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is funded by 66 grantmakers, led by Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc ($8.4M), Harold Alfond Foundation ($7.9M), World Wildlife Fund Inc ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $26.0M in grants to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences between 2020–2025.
Who is Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences's largest funder?
Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc is the largest recorded funder of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, with $8.4M across 5 grants (2020–2022).
How much grant funding has Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences received?
IRS 990 filings record $26.0M in grants to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences across 159 grants from 66 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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