The Ocean Foundation

Washington, DC ·EIN 71-0863908 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$15.7M received 84 funders 186 grants · 2019–2024

Who funds The Ocean Foundation?

The Ocean Foundation is funded by 84 grantmakers, led by The Pew Charitable Trusts ($8.4M), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($1.6M), Conservation International Foundation ($673K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.7M in grants to The Ocean Foundation between 2019–2024.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Pew Charitable Trusts$8,380,955212020–2024
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$1,603,92052020–2024
Conservation International Foundation$673,16752020–2024
Trust for Mutual Understanding$401,81782023–2024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$361,00012020
The New York Community Trust$350,00032023–2024
Wildlife Conservation Society$349,74642020–2023
Ann Theodore Foundation$300,00022020–2022
The Volgenau Foundation$240,00052020–2024
The Oak Hill Fund$175,00022021–2022
The Sargasso Sea Project Inc$144,50032020–2022
Impactassetsinc$137,00032020–2022
Resources Legacy Fund$130,00022020–2021
Solutions Project Inc$125,00012023
The Chilton Foundation$122,91612023
The Chris and Melody Malachowsky$120,00052020–2024
Vranos Foundation$120,00022021–2022
The Oregon Community Foundation$119,77132021–2024
Will J Reid Foundation$118,50052020–2024
Agua Fundinc$105,87542021–2024
Erm Group Foundation Inc$100,00022023–2024
The Rauch Foundation Inc$100,00022023–2024
The Lozen Foundation Inc$98,88222023–2024
Patagoniaorg$88,00012023
Hispanic Federation Inc$75,00022023–2024
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The David Rockefeller Fund Inc$75,00012020
Herbert W Hoover Foundation Pfdn$70,00022023–2024
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation$60,21422020–2021
Holthues Trust$60,00032020–2021
Dwss Inc$55,00012020
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$50,00012024
Climateworks Foundation$49,00012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$45,00032022–2024
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$45,00032021–2024
Ecoed Foundation$43,00042020–2023
World Wildlife Fund Inc$40,88912024
The Ji Ji Foundation$40,00012024
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$37,50022019–2022
Berger Family Foundation$37,00042020–2024
The Blue Scooter Foundation$35,00022022–2023
The John a & Elizabeth F Taylor$30,00012024
Eagan Family Foundation Inc$30,00062021–2024
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute$29,75012023
Kissick Family Foundation$28,00012024
The John a Moran Charitable Trust$25,00022024
John E & Sue M Jackson Irr$25,00012023
Philip Stephenson Foundation$22,00022023–2024
New England Biolabs Foundation$21,60022022–2023
Bernard and Anne Spitzer$20,00042020–2023
Names Family Foundation$15,00022023–2024
Ladybug Foundation Inc$15,00012021
The Community Foundation for Greater$15,00012020
Robert & Toni Bader Charitable$14,00012020
Johnson Ohana Foundation$10,00012023
Peter W Doerken Foundation$10,00012023
Ucla Foundation$10,00012021
The David and Heidi Welch Foundation$10,00012021
The Dalis Foundation$10,00012020
The Fred Gellert Family Foundation$10,00012020
Detroit Zoological Society$10,00012019
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$8,54012022
National Geographic Society$8,54012020
New England Biolabs Foundation Inc$8,00012024
Manatee Community Foundation Inc$7,50012023
Boys and Girls Aid Society$7,00022022–2023
The Medway Charitable Trust$5,00012022
Beatrice R& Joseph Acoleman Foundation$5,00012021
Wilson Conservation Trust$5,00012020
The Gant Family Foundation$4,50022021–2022
The Betsy and Jesse Fink$4,40912020
Nanell Foundation Inc$4,00012020
The Stateside Foundation$3,00012021
The Colburn Family Foundation$3,00012020
The Anjulicia Foundation$2,50012024
Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc$2,25022020–2021
Carl E Kessler Family Foundation$2,00022021–2022
Ua Jansing-cook Foundation A014576$2,00012020
Butte Creek Foundation$1,50012020
Larking Hill Foundation$1,50012020
Ron and Ariela Beck Family Foundation Inc$60012022
The Gilbane Family Foundation$52022023–2024
Louis & Lillian Glazer Family Foundation$50012020
Baird Foundation Inc$25012021
Warner Family Foundation Ima$20012020

What grants has The Ocean Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2024National Fish and Wildlife FoundationEASTERN PACIFIC HAWKSBILL TURTLE SURVIVAL STUDY$821,625
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$790,989
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$680,271
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$316,252
2024The New York Community TrustFOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.$200,000
2024Conservation International FoundationBIG OCEAN: BUILDING A RESILIENT COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE$189,275
2024The New York Community TrustFOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$100,000
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$90,688
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$74,984
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$74,699
2024Trust for Mutual UnderstandingGENERAL SUPPORT$55,555
2024Erm Group Foundation IncBiodiversity$50,000
2024The Rauch Foundation IncGLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS$50,000
2024The Volgenau FoundationOCEAN CONNECTORS: CONNECTING YOUTH FOR CONSERVATION$50,000
2024The David and Lucile Packard FoundationEnvironment and Science$50,000
2024Climateworks FoundationTO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE CARBON REMOVAL AND RESTORE THE CLIMATE$49,000
2024The Lozen Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$48,882
2024Hispanic Federation IncCreating Econ$45,000
2024World Wildlife Fund IncCONSERVATION$40,889
2024The Ji Ji FoundationSupport proposalfrom ProEsteros conectando con las aves de Cuatro Cienegas$40,000
2024The Oregon Community FoundationEnvironment$40,000
2024The Chris and Melody MalachowskyCHARITABLE$40,000
2024Herbert W Hoover Foundation PfdnGENERAL OPERATING$35,000
2024Trust for Mutual UnderstandingGENERAL SUPPORT$33,500
2024Trust for Mutual UnderstandingGENERAL SUPPORT$33,500
2024Agua FundincTO SUPPORT THE REDESIGNING PLASTICS INITIATIVE$30,000
2024The John a & Elizabeth F TaylorGENERAL$30,000
2024Trust for Mutual UnderstandingGENERAL SUPPORT$28,000
2024Kissick Family FoundationCONTRIBUTION$28,000
2024Will J Reid FoundationPRO ESTEROS$23,500

Showing 30 most recent of 186 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Ocean Foundation?

The Ocean Foundation is funded by 84 grantmakers, led by The Pew Charitable Trusts ($8.4M), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($1.6M), Conservation International Foundation ($673K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.7M in grants to The Ocean Foundation between 2019–2024.

Who is The Ocean Foundation's largest funder?

The Pew Charitable Trusts is the largest recorded funder of The Ocean Foundation, with $8.4M across 21 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has The Ocean Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.7M in grants to The Ocean Foundation across 186 grants from 84 funders between 2019–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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