Funding search · EIN 330200133 · Laguna Beach, CA

The Marisla Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

612
grants reported
$122.4M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$70,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Orange County Community Foundation3 grants · $22.7M
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors4 grants · $7.4M
  • Global Greengrants Fund3 grants · $7.0M
  • Oceana4 grants · $6.9M
  • Hawaii Community Foundation3 grants · $3.6M
  • The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $3.4M
  • Resources Legacy Fund3 grants · $3.3M
  • Center for American Progress3 grants · $2.8M
  • International Community Foundation3 grants · $2.6M
  • Natural Resources Defense Council3 grants · $2.0M

Giving over time

$39.0M
2022
$36.7M
2023
$46.7M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 612 grants.

  • $9.9M

    Orange County Community Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $7.5M

    Orange County Community Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $5.3M

    Orange County Community Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2022

    Marisla fund

  • $3.3M

    Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $2.5M

    Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Marisla fund

  • $2.3M

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $2.3M

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $2.1M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $2.1M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $2.0M

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $2.0M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022

    Plastics solutions fund

  • $1.4M

    Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    California coastal program

  • $1.3M

    Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023

    General support

  • $1.2M

    Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023

    General support

  • $1.2M

    Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    General support

  • $1.2M

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.2M

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Marine resources & coastal resilience, ca & indo-pacific

  • $1.2M

    International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022

    Oceans 5 alliance

  • $1.1M

    Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2022

    30x30 initiative

  • $1.1M

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Center for Climate Integrity · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    King Baudouin Foundation US · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $1.0M

    King Baudouin Foundation US · New York, NY · 2022

    Partners for a new economy

  • $950,000

    Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $805,000

    International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2022

    Marisla fund

  • $750,000

    Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $725,000

    Toxic-Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2024

    General support

  • $620,000

    International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $545,000

    Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $500,000

    Amazon Conservation Team · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $500,000

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $500,000

    Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $500,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $500,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022

    Marine mammals, s.ca ecosystems & latin american habitat initiatives

  • $475,000

    Toxic-Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2023

    General support

  • $475,000

    Toxic-Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Safer products for washington & beyond

  • $456,000

    Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $456,000

    Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2022

    Heritage legacy project for california capital campaign

  • $455,000

    Commonweal · New York, NY · 2022

    Omega & resilience project

  • $430,000

    Commonweal · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $400,000

    National Tropical Botanical Garden · Kalaheo, HI · 2024

    General support

  • $400,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $400,000

    Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $400,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $400,000

    Care · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Ukraine crisis disaster relief services

  • $400,000

    Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $400,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $350,000

    Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $350,000

    Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $350,000

    Orange County Coastkeeper · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $350,000

    Environmental Health Sciences · Bozeman, MT · 2022

    To drive good science into public policy and public discussion on our environment

  • $350,000

    Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $330,000

    National Tropical Botanical Garden · Kalaheo, HI · 2022

    Conservation program

  • $325,000

    Environmental Health Sciences · Bozeman, MT · 2024

    General support

  • $325,000

    Environmental Health Sciences · Bozeman, MT · 2023

    General support

  • $325,000

    Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $320,000

    Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Ucsf program on reproductive health & environment

  • $300,000

    Endangered Habitats League · West Hollywood, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $300,000

    Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $300,000

    Inside Climate News · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $300,000

    Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $300,000

    Pesticide Action Network North America · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $300,000

    Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $300,000

    Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $300,000

    Eco Center · Foster City, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $300,000

    National Tropical Botanical Garden · Kalaheo, HI · 2023

    General support

  • $300,000

    Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $300,000

    Eco Center · Foster City, CA · 2022

    Capital campaign fund

  • $300,000

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2022

    Plastics free choices campaign

  • $300,000

    Wild Aid · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    China & asia shark program

  • $295,000

    Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $285,000

    Physicians for Social Responsibility · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $265,000

    Regents of the University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $250,000

    Eco Center · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $250,000

    Global Fishing Watch · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $250,000

    Amazon Conservation Team · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $250,000

    Center for Climate Integrity · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $250,000

    Coming Clean · Brattleboro, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $250,000

    Global Fishing Watch · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $250,000

    Amazon Conservation Team · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $250,000

    Center for Climate Integrity · Washington, DC · 2022

    Climate accountability program

  • $250,000

    Coastal Quest · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Ocean protection council mpa outreach & education

  • $250,000

    Coming Clean · Brattleboro, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $250,000

    Global Fishing Watch · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $250,000

    Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $250,000

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022

    Conservation and science initiatives

  • $235,000

    Physicians for Social Responsibility · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $235,000

    Physicians for Social Responsibility · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $225,000

    American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $225,000

    Coastal Quest · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $225,000

    Coming Clean · Brattleboro, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $225,000

    Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $225,000

    Coastal Quest · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $200,000

    Cat Action Treasury · Cape Neddick, ME · 2024

    General support

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