Funding search · EIN 311678716 · Berkeley, CA
Coastal Quest
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 40
- grants reported
- $998,099
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $19,147
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
educationoutreachsmallareamarineprotectedcoastaldistribution
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Funding pattern
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2 grants matching “morro” · $25,000
- $6,250
Bay Foundation of Morro Bay · Morro Bay, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $18,750
Bay Foundation of Morro Bay · Morro Bay, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- California Academy of Science2 grants · $100,000
- Ctr for Environ Econ Develop2 grants · $90,000
- Color the Water2 grants · $90,000
- Green Cities Fund2 grants · $90,000
- Cal Marine Sanctuary Fdn3 grants · $80,000
- Nature Collective2 grants · $67,435
- Wishtoyo Foundation1 grant · $60,000
- Sustainable Solano1 grant · $52,500
- Orange County Coastkeeper2 grants · $45,070
- Monterey Coastkeeper2 grants · $41,990
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $70,000
California Academy of Science · San Francisco, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $60,000
Ctr for Environ Econ Develop · Eureka, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $60,000
Color the Water · Culver City, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $60,000
Green Cities Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $60,000
Wishtoyo Foundation · Ventura, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $52,500
Sustainable Solano · Benicia, CA · 2024
Nature-Based Resilience Program
- $44,957
Nature Collective · Solana Beach, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $42,000
Cal Marine Sanctuary Fdn · Monterey, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $40,000
Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation · Ventura, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $37,500
Sustainable Solano · Benicia, CA · 2023
Coastal Resilience Planning
- $30,000
Color the Water · Culver City, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $30,000
Green Cities Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $30,000
California Academy of Science · San Francisco, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $30,000
Ctr for Environ Econ Develop · Eureka, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $28,000
Cal Marine Sanctuary Fdn · Monterey, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $25,194
Monterey Coastkeeper · Seaside, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $24,042
Orange County Coastkeeper · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $22,478
Nature Collective · Solana Beach, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $21,028
Orange County Coastkeeper · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $19,544
Los Cerritos Wetlands Fund · Azusa, CA · 2022
Tribal Restoration Planning
- $18,750
Bay Foundation of Morro Bay · Morro Bay, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $16,796
Monterey Coastkeeper · Seaside, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $15,000
Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $15,000
Greater Farallones Assoc · San Francisco, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $15,000
Laguna Canyon Foundation · Laguna Beach, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $15,000
Wildcoast · Imperial Beach, CA · 2023
Conference Travel
- $13,807
Altasea at Port of La · San Pedro, CA · 2023
MPA Outreach & Education
- $10,000
Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $10,000
Greater Farallones Assoc · San Francisco, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $10,000
Cal Marine Sanctuary Fdn · Monterey, CA · 2022
Marine Protected Area Support
- $9,350
Save Our Shores · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Marine Protected Area Support
- $7,500
Laguna Canyon Foundation · Laguna Beach, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $7,500
Oceans Unmanned · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Marine Protected Area Support
- $7,000
California Coastkeeper Allian · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Small Grants Program
- $7,000
International Bird Rescue · Fairchild, CA · 2024
Participation in Coastal Quest's
- $7,000
Siuslaw Watershed Council · Mapleton, OR · 2024
Small Grant Distribution
- $7,000
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2024
Small Grant Distribution
- $6,903
Altasea at Port of La · San Pedro, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $6,250
Bay Foundation of Morro Bay · Morro Bay, CA · 2024
MPA Outreach & Education
- $6,000
Norton Bay Watershed Council · Fritz Creek, AK · 2024
Small Grants Program
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