Ocean Discovery Institute

San Diego, CA ·EIN 33-0862531 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$7.0M received 72 funders 190 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Ocean Discovery Institute?

Ocean Discovery Institute is funded by 72 grantmakers, led by Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation ($945K), Jw Sefton Foundation ($900K), Price Philanthropies Foundation ($710K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.0M in grants to Ocean Discovery Institute between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation$945,00052019–2023
Jw Sefton Foundation$900,00052020–2024
Price Philanthropies Foundation$710,17542020–2024
The Satterberg Foundation Inc$628,74362020–2024
Alumbra Innovations Foundation$432,10042022–2024
Builders Vision Foundation$355,00032021–2022
The Schmidt Family Foundation$275,00052020–2024
The Sidney E Frank Foundation$250,00052020–2024
David C Copley Foundation$235,00052020–2024
Community Foundation of$180,00062020–2024
The Conrad Prebys Foundation$150,00022021–2022
Rice Family Foundation$125,00082020–2024
Lily Lai Foundation$120,00052020–2024
New York Life Foundation$100,00022021–2022
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$100,00012020
The Keith Campbell Foundation$95,00062020–2024
Farrell Family Foundation$95,00052020–2024
The Hearst Foundation$75,00012021
The Chicago Community Trust$75,00012021
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$67,50032020–2024
Charities Aid Foundation America$57,57432021–2024
Life Science Cares Inc$55,84512021
San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc$55,00022020–2024
The Parker Foundation$50,00012024
Shafer-tuuk Family Foundation Inc$50,00052020–2024
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Resmed Foundation$50,00052020–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$50,00012022
Allison and Robert Price Family$50,00022022
The Schalon Foundation$40,00022021–2024
The JEM Project$40,00042021–2024
Mightycause Charitable Foundation$33,37432022–2024
Clif Family Foundation$32,00052020–2024
The Nordson Corporation Foundation$30,00042021–2024
Beverly J Gepfer and Kirk R Martens$30,00052020–2024
Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation$30,00012023
Change Happens Foundation$30,00022021–2023
Wrethinking the Foundation$30,00032021–2023
Sahm Family Foundation$30,00022021–2022
At&t Foundation$30,00012020
El Dorado Foundation$28,36662019–2024
The Thomas C Ackerman Foundation$28,10022020–2024
The Cushman Foundation$27,50032021–2023
Lee S Monroe Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Mufg Union Bank Foundation Ag$20,00022020–2021
Coastal Quest$18,62012021
nVent Foundation$15,00012024
General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation$15,00032021–2024
Peggy and Robert Matthews Foundation$15,00012021
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation$10,00012024
Mcdade Family Foundation$10,00012024
The Bravo Foundation$10,00012023
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$10,00012022
Masserini Maurice J Tua$10,00012021
Pratt Memorial Fund$8,14032021–2023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$7,75012022
Verizon Foundation$6,50052020–2023
Sempra Foundation$5,21142020–2023
Kuhn Foundation$5,00012025
Ellen G and Edward G Wong$5,00012022
Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit$5,00012021
Boys and Girls Aid Society$5,00012021
Gem Foundation$5,00022020
Charleys Kids Foundation$4,96312021
Subaru of America Foundation Inc$3,75012021
Teichert Foundation$3,00012023
The Bruce J Heim Foundation$2,00012023
The Vertex Foundation Inc$2,00012023
Still Waters 232 Foundation Inc$1,50012021
Maria Mandico and Benet Marquet Foundation$50012023
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$40022020–2021
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$10012023
Illumina Corporate Foundation$4312022

What grants has Ocean Discovery Institute received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Kuhn FoundationTO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
2024Jw Sefton FoundationCHALLENGE GRANT - ENDOWMENT FUND INITIATIVE$300,000
2024Alumbra Innovations Foundationto expand the Ocean Discovery Institute model to Hoover High School, integrate curriculum that supports the development of a math identity throughout programs, create workforce development support systems, and engage with the PBT&L international network$210,000
2024Price Philanthropies FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT; PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS$187,000
2024The Satterberg Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$125,000
2024The Sidney E Frank FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024The Schmidt Family FoundationOCEAN STEWARDSHIP AND RESEARCH$50,000
2024The Parker FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024Lily Lai FoundationProgram/General Support$50,000
2024Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoGENERAL$25,000
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$25,000
2024David C Copley FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Keith Campbell FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation IncTO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE$25,000
2024The Thomas C Ackerman FoundationEDUCATION$20,600
2024Farrell Family FoundationFUNDS FOR DISCRETIONARY USE$20,000
2024Rice Family FoundationOcean ScienceExplorers Program$20,000
2024The Schalon FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT$20,000
2024Rice Family FoundationOcean ScienceExplorers Program$20,000
2024Clif Family FoundationRevitalize the Environment$15,000
2024Community Foundation ofENVIRONMENT / NATURAL RESOURCES$15,000
2024Community Foundation ofENVIRONMENT / NATURAL RESOURCES$15,000
2024nVent FoundationSTEM Education Program Support$15,000
2024Mightycause Charitable FoundationUNRESTRICTED$11,432
2024The Nordson Corporation FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
2024The JEM Projectto support the Ocean Discovery institute to provide access to the science education by students.$10,000
2024Rancho Santa Fe FoundationANIMAL WELFARE$10,000
2024Mcdade Family FoundationGeneral Support$10,000
2024Lee S Monroe FoundationGeneral Assistance$10,000
2024Shafer-tuuk Family Foundation IncSCIENCE AND EDUCATION$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 190 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Ocean Discovery Institute?

Ocean Discovery Institute is funded by 72 grantmakers, led by Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation ($945K), Jw Sefton Foundation ($900K), Price Philanthropies Foundation ($710K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.0M in grants to Ocean Discovery Institute between 2019–2025.

Who is Ocean Discovery Institute's largest funder?

Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Ocean Discovery Institute, with $945K across 5 grants (2019–2023).

How much grant funding has Ocean Discovery Institute received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.0M in grants to Ocean Discovery Institute across 190 grants from 72 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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