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 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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