Funding search · EIN 461317742 · Nashville, TN

Rock the Ocean Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

58
grants reported
$951,500
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$12,500
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

conservationoceanresearch

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Nova Southeastern University2 grants · $162,500
  • Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation3 grants · $80,000
  • Ocearch3 grants · $75,000
  • Sharks4kids2 grants · $72,000
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center3 grants · $57,500
  • Project Baseline2 grants · $37,500
  • Nsu Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program1 grant · $32,500
  • Rescue a Reef Program3 grants · $30,500
  • Ric O'Barry'S Dolphin Project2 grants · $27,500
  • Reef Environmental Education Foundation2 grants · $27,500

Giving over time

$384,000
2022
$305,000
2023
$262,500
2024

Grant history

All 58 reported grants, largest first.

  • $115,000

    Nova Southeastern University · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $47,500

    Nova Southeastern University · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $47,000

    Sharks4kids · Dania Beach, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $45,000

    Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation · Hollywood, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $35,000

    Ocearch · Park City, UT · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $32,500

    Nsu Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program · Dania Beach, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $25,000

    Ocearch · Park City, UT · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $25,000

    Sharks4kids · Dania Beach, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $25,000

    Loggerhead Marinelife Center · Juno Beach, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $22,500

    Sharks4kids · Dania Beach, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $20,000

    Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation · Hollywood, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $20,000

    Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation · Dania Beach, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $20,000

    Project Baseline · Reno, NV · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $17,500

    Loggerhead Marinelife Center · Juno Beach, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $17,500

    Project Baseline · Reno, NV · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $15,000

    Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation · Hollywood, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $15,000

    Loggerhead Marinelife Center · Juno Beach, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $15,000

    Ocearch · Park City, UT · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $15,000

    Guy Harvey Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $15,000

    Nsu Guy Harvey Research Institute · Dania Beach, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $15,000

    Ric O'Barry'S Dolphin Project · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $15,000

    University of Miami Shark Research and Conservation Program · Miami, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $15,000

    Reef Environmental Education Foundation · Key Largo, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $13,500

    University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $12,500

    Guy Harvey Ocean Fund · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $12,500

    Ric O'Barry'S Dolphin Project · Largo, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $12,500

    South Florida Wildlife Center · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $12,500

    Nsu Marine Environmental Education (Meec) · Dania Beach, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $12,500

    Reef Environmental Education Foundation · Key Largo, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $12,500

    South Florida Wildlife Center · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,500

    Reef Environmental Education Foundation · Key Largo, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,500

    Rescue a Reef Program · Miami, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,500

    Sea Turtle Adventures · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,000

    Nova Southeastern University Hcas · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,000

    Rescue a Reef Program · Coral Gables, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,000

    Sea Turtle Oversight Protection · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,000

    Nsu Fisheries & Avian Ecology Laboratory · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,000

    Rescue a Reef Program · Miami, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,000

    Sea Turtle Oversight Protection · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,000

    Cca Florida · Orlando, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $10,000

    South Florida Wildlife Center · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $8,000

    Friends of Our Florida Reefs · Dania Beach, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $7,500

    Coral Restoration Foundation · Tavernier, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $7,500

    Nova Southeastern University Crram Lab · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $7,500

    The Billfish Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $7,500

    University of Florida Foundation · Gainesville, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $7,500

    Nsu Coral Reef Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Laboratory · Dania Beach, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $7,500

    The Billfish Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $7,500

    The Billfish Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $6,500

    Center for Whale Research · Friday Harbor, WA · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $6,500

    Fiu Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $6,500

    Friends of Our Florida Reefs · Dania Beach, FL · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $6,500

    Orca Behavior Institute · Friday Harbor, WA · 2024

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $6,500

    Cca Florida · Orlando, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $6,500

    Coastlove · Big Pine Key, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $6,500

    Friends of Our Florida Reefs · Dania Beach, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $5,500

    Ocean Sole Africa · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2023

    Ocean conservation research efforts

  • $5,500

    Sea Turtle Recovery · West Orange, NJ · 2022

    Ocean conservation research efforts

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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.