Funding search · EIN 710863908 · Washington, DC
The Ocean Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 108
- grants reported
- $4.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,250
- 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.
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6 grants matching “debris” · $264,907
- $96,520
Marine Debris Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Remove Marine Debris
- $20,000
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies · Homer, AK · 2024
Remove Marine Debris
- $18,000
Mariana Islands Nature Alliance · Saipan, MP · 2024
Remove Marine Debris
- $74,172
Marine Debris Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
general ops. support
- $30,000
Aleli Environmental · Lajas, PR · 2023
support the "Reduce Marine Debris in South Puerto Rico"
- $26,215
Hawai'I Marine Mammal Alliance · Kailua, HI · 2023
support the "O'ahu Marine Debris Removal" project
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Brick City Tv Llc3 grants · $692,572
- Conservacion Conciencia2 grants · $385,688
- University of Oregon2 grants · $249,480
- The Leland Stanford Junior University2 grants · $223,210
- Playa Viva Llc4 grants · $202,279
- Marine Debris Foundation2 grants · $170,692
- Conservacion Conciencia1 grant · $157,758
- Secore1 grant · $150,069
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst2 grants · $150,000
- Deep Green Wilderness4 grants · $148,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 108 grants.
- $302,700
Brick City Tv Llc · New York, NY · 2023
General Ops.Support
- $194,936
Brick City Tv Llc · New York, NY · 2022
general ops support
- $194,936
Brick City Tv Llc · New York, NY · 2022
general ops support
- $192,844
Conservacion Conciencia · 2022
general ops support
- $192,844
Conservacion Conciencia · 2022
general ops support
- $157,758
Conservacion Conciencia · San Juan, PR · 2023
General Ops. Support
- $150,069
Secore · Hillard, OH · 2023
supp. Of community based coastal remediation in the insular caribbean
- $127,888
The Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Marine Life Monitoring
- $124,740
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2022
utilize new & existing data
- $124,740
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2022
utilize new & existing data
- $119,528
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
general ops. support
- $96,520
Marine Debris Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Remove Marine Debris
- $95,322
The Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwwood City, CA · 2023
general ops. support
- $91,000
Race To Zero Films Llc · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General Support
- $76,980
Playa Viva Llc · Portland, OR · 2024
General Support
- $75,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
support black box
- $75,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
support black box
- $74,172
Marine Debris Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
general ops. support
- $70,514
Oregon State Univ · Corvallis, OR · 2022
general ops support
- $70,514
Oregon State Univ · Corvallis, OR · 2022
general ops support
- $58,000
Deep Green Wilderness · Seattle, WA · 2022
general ops support
- $58,000
Deep Green Wilderness · Seattle, WA · 2022
general ops support
- $53,163
Playa Viva Llc · San Maeto, CA · 2023
to support turtle camp
- $50,000
Lsu Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Coastal Remediation
- $50,000
Earthecho International · Washington, DC · 2023
Suppoty the "High Seas Youth Fellowship"
- $50,000
Parliamentarians for Global Action · New York, NY · 2023
to support PGA campaign project
- $50,000
Netcentric Campaigns · Washington, DC · 2022
general ops support
- $50,000
Netcentric Campaigns · Washington, DC · 2022
general ops support
- $50,000
Ocean Risk & Resilience Action Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
support early adoptors
- $50,000
Ocean Risk & Resilience Action Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
support early adoptors
- $45,294
Coastal Coordination Program Llc · Bodega Bay, CA · 2024
General Support
- $44,160
Anchor Coalition · Arlington, VA · 2024
General Support
- $43,762
Coastal Coordination Program Llc · Bodega Bay, CA · 2023
General Ops.Support
- $41,935
National Marine Sanctuary Fdn · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Coastal Remediation
- $40,500
World Wide Wallace Llc · Hanalei, HI · 2023
support the "Menorca Shipwreck Project"
- $36,068
Playa Viva Llc · San Mateo, CA · 2022
support turtle camp
- $36,068
Playa Viva Llc · San Mateo, CA · 2022
support turtle camp
- $35,000
International Indigenous Fund Batani · Yarmouth, ME · 2024
General Support
- $31,141
The Pew Charitable Trusts · Washington, DC · 2024
General Support
- $31,000
Ecolibrium · Boulder, CO · 2024
Marine Life Monitoring
- $30,000
Aleli Environmental · Lajas, PR · 2023
support the "Reduce Marine Debris in South Puerto Rico"
- $30,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2023
support the "Roundtable on Plastic" project
- $30,000
The Story of Stuff · Berkeley, CA · 2023
support "The Reuse Cities Project"
- $30,000
Wildcoast · Del Mar, CA · 2023
support the "Camino Verde Trash Boom" project
- $29,000
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2023
general programmatic support
- $26,215
Hawai'I Marine Mammal Alliance · Kailua, HI · 2023
support the "O'ahu Marine Debris Removal" project
- $25,000
Clean Water Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Support the " Rethink Disposable Project"
- $25,000
Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
general programmatic support
- $25,000
Student-Led Sustainable Initiatives · Dover, NH · 2023
support the "Eliminating single-use plastics at College of the Atlantic" project
- $25,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute · Woodshole, ME · 2023
support black box for mobile fishermen to determine the location of on-demand gear
- $25,000
Only One · New York, NY · 2022
support of IGC5-Bis
- $25,000
Only One · New York, NY · 2022
support of IGC5-Bis
- $20,600
Anchor Coalition · Arlington, VA · 2023
General Ops.Support
- $20,500
Deep Green Wilderness · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support
- $20,000
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies · Homer, AK · 2024
Remove Marine Debris
- $20,000
Algalita Marine Research Education · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Support the "Wayfinder Society for Enviro. Education"
- $20,000
Maine Public · Lewiston, NM · 2023
support the "Climate Desk (FY24)" project
- $20,000
Inst for Tropical Ecology & Conserv · Gainesville, FL · 2022
general ops support
- $20,000
Inst for Tropical Ecology & Conserv · Gainesville, FL · 2022
general ops support
- $19,350
World Wide Wallace Llc · Hanalei, HI · 2024
General Support
- $18,000
Mariana Islands Nature Alliance · Saipan, MP · 2024
Remove Marine Debris
- $18,000
Remote Ecologist · Darien, CT · 2024
Marine Life Monitoring
- $15,000
Council On Sustainable Fashion and Design · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General Support
- $15,000
One Eleuthera Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2024
Marine Conservation
- $15,000
Coolant Climate · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support the Pilot Scientific Study in Puerto Rico Jobos Bay
- $15,000
Ecodeo Llc · New York, NY · 2023
Support the Production of a Film on Deep Seabed Mining
- $15,000
Sea Mammal Education Learning Tech Soc · Sedro Wooley, WA · 2023
general programmatic support
- $14,750
Fundacao Pro Tamar · New York, NY · 2024
Marine Life Monitoring
- $13,697
The Whale Lagoon Film Llc · Alexandria, VA · 2023
general ops. support
- $13,650
Coastal Cordination Prgm · Bodega Bay, CA · 2022
general ops support
- $13,650
Coastal Cordination Prgm · Bodega Bay, CA · 2022
general ops support
- $13,350
Marine Conservation Inst · Seattle, WA · 2022
support High Seas
- $13,350
Marine Conservation Inst · Seattle, WA · 2022
support High Seas
- $13,300
Padi Aware Foundation · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · 2024
Marine Conservation
- $13,276
Sustainable Travel International · Seattle, WA · 2023
general ops. support
- $12,395
East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2022
support underwater
- $12,395
East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2022
support underwater
- $12,240
Attagene · Morrisville, NC · 2022
general ops support
- $12,240
Attagene · Morrisville, NC · 2022
general ops support
- $12,042
Agricultural Research Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Support Summer Scholar Redfish Rocks Intern Other Project Coordination
- $12,000
Protect Maine'S Fishing Heritage Fdn · Biddeford, ME · 2024
Marine Life Monitoring
- $12,000
Deep Green Wilderness · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Ops.Support
- $12,000
Protect Maine'S Fishing Heritage Fdn · Biddeford, ME · 2023
support convasing efforts in Maine to promote the passage of ordinances
- $11,675
Oregon State University-Research Office · Corvallis, OR · 2024
General Support
- $11,000
University of North Carolina Atwilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Marine Life Monitoring
- $11,000
Sustainable Travel Interntl · Seattle, WA · 2022
general ops support
- $11,000
Sustainable Travel Interntl · Seattle, WA · 2022
general ops support
- $10,581
Havenworth Coastal Conservation · Palmetto, FL · 2023
General Ops.Support
- $10,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn University, AL · 2023
General Ops.Support
- $10,000
Int'L Center for Dialogue & Peacebuilding · Bloomington, MN · 2023
support BBNJ informational dialogues
- $10,000
President and Fellows of Havard College · Boston, ME · 2023
support "Arctic Collaboration Convening (FY24)" project
- $10,000
N Amer Assoc for Enviro Ed · Washington, DC · 2022
support of NAAEE's
- $10,000
N Amer Assoc for Enviro Ed · Washington, DC · 2022
support of NAAEE's
- $10,000
Sea Mamal Educ Learning · Sedro Woolley, WA · 2022
general ops support
- $10,000
Sea Mamal Educ Learning · Sedro Woolley, WA · 2022
general ops support
- $10,000
University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2022
general ops support
- $10,000
University of Miami · Atlanta, GA · 2022
general ops support
- $9,797
University of Alaska Fairbanks · Fairbanks, AK · 2023
support "Indigenous Perspective on Sustainable Marine Harvesting" project
- $9,000
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2023
general programmatic support
- $9,000
Restore America'S Estuaries · Washington, DC · 2022
general ops support
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