Funding search · EIN 311678716 · Berkeley, CA

Coastal Quest

Name: Coastal Quest grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

education outreach small area marine protected coastal distribution

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

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

$46,394

2022

$506,250

2023

$445,455

2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.