Funding search · EIN 460428166 · North Sioux City, SD

Waitt Foundation

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

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

136
grants reported: $38.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $8,698
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

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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.

Waitt Institute4 grants · $23.5M
Oceans 53 grants · $3.0M
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (Ucsb)4 grants · $2.8M
Seasketch4 grants · $2.8M
Conservation International Foundation4 grants · $1.3M
Scripps Institution of Oceanography3 grants · $978,869
The University of Queensland4 grants · $825,000
Global Fishing Watch4 grants · $800,000
Oceano Azul Foundation2 grants · $682,762
Forever Costa Rica3 grants · $300,000

Giving over time

$8.4M

2022

$20.4M

2023

$9.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 136 grants.

$7.1M
Waitt Institute · North Sioux City, SD · 2024
Ocean conservation
$6.2M
Waitt Institute · North Sioux City, SD · 2023
Ocean conservation
$6.2M
Waitt Institute · North Sioux City, SD · 2023
Ocean conservation
$4.0M
Waitt Institute · North Sioux City, SD · 2022
Ocean conservation
$1.0M
Oceans 5 · New York, NY · 2023
Ocean conservation
$1.0M
Oceans 5 · New York, NY · 2023
Ocean conservation
$1.0M
Oceans 5 · New York, NY · 2022
Ocean conservation
$799,243
Seasketch · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Ocean conservation
$750,000
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (Ucsb) · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Ocean conservation
$718,377
Seasketch · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Ocean conservation
$718,377
Seasketch · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Ocean conservation
$700,000
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (Ucsb) · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Ocean conservation
$700,000
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (Ucsb) · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Ocean conservation
$692,444
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (Ucsb) · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Ocean conservation
$600,366
Seasketch · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Ocean conservation
$500,000
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022
Ocean conservation
$382,762
Oceano Azul Foundation · 2022
Ocean conservation
$344,708
Scripps Institution of Oceanography · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Ocean conservation
$344,708
Scripps Institution of Oceanography · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Ocean conservation
$300,000
Oceano Azul Foundation · 2024
Ocean conservation
$300,000
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VI · 2023
Ocean conservation
$300,000
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VI · 2023
Ocean conservation
$289,453
Scripps Institution of Oceanography · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Ocean conservation
$275,000
Regents of the University of California- Sd · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Ocean conservation
$250,000
The University of Queensland · Washington, DC · 2024
Ocean conservation
$250,000
The University of Queensland · Washington, DC · 2023
Ocean conservation
$250,000
The University of Queensland · Washington, DC · 2023
Ocean conservation
$200,000
Global Fishing Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Ocean conservation
$200,000
Global Fishing Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Ocean conservation
$200,000
Global Fishing Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Ocean conservation
$200,000
Global Fishing Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
Ocean conservation
$153,377
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Ocean conservation
$100,000
Sustainable Ocean Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Ocean conservation
$100,000
Forever Costa Rica · 2023
Ocean conservation
$100,000
Forever Costa Rica · 2023
Ocean conservation
$100,000
International Union for Conservation of Nature - United States · Washington, DC · 2023
Ocean conservation
$100,000
International Union for Conservation of Nature - United States · Washington, DC · 2023
Ocean conservation
$100,000
Forever Costa Rica · 2022
Ocean conservation
$83,762
The University of the South Pacific Institute of Applied Sciences · 2023
Ocean conservation
$83,762
The University of the South Pacific Institute of Applied Sciences · 2023
Ocean conservation
$75,000
Marine Conservation Biology Institute McI · Seattle, WA · 2022
Ocean conservation
$75,000
The University of Queensland · Washington, DC · 2022
Ocean conservation
$70,000
Save the Waves Coalition · Davenport, CA · 2023
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$70,000
Save the Waves Coalition · Davenport, CA · 2023
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$40,000
Maldives Coral Institute · 2022
Ocean conservation
$30,443
Center for Appropriate Technology and Development · 2023
Ocean conservation
$30,443
Center for Appropriate Technology and Development · 2023
Ocean conservation
$30,000
Barbudango · 2024
Ocean conservation
$30,000
Barbudango · 2023
Ocean conservation
$30,000
Barbudango · 2023
Ocean conservation
$30,000
Barbudango · 2022
Ocean conservation
$25,000
Unyt Uto Ni Yalo Trust · 2024
Ocean conservation
$25,000
Unyt Uto Ni Yalo Trust · 2022
Ocean conservation
$20,000
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Buei · 2024
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$20,000
Macquarie University · 2024
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$20,000
Micronesia Conservation Trust · 2024
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$20,000
Caribbean Research & Management of Biodiversity Foundation · 2023
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$20,000
Caribbean Research & Management of Biodiversity Foundation · 2023
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$20,000
Dhivehi Masverin · 2022
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$20,000
Global Island Partnership (Glispa) · 2022
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$20,000
Internews Network Earth Journalism Network · Arcata, CA · 2022
Ocean conservation
$19,987
Sharks Pacific · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$19,987
Sharks Pacific · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$18,650
University of Exeter · 2022
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$15,000
Ocean Foundation · 2024
Rapid ocean conservation grant
$10,000
Kulturecity · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support through employee match program
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023
Employee match
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023
Employee match
$7,397
The University of the South Pacific Institute of Applied Sciences · 2024
Ocean conservation
$6,000
United Way of Siouxland · Sioux City, IA · 2022
Employee match
$4,000
St Luke'S Children'S Miracle Network · Sioux City, IA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$3,100
St Luke'S Children'S Miracle Network · Sioux City, IA · 2022
Employee match
$2,800
Siouxland Humane Society · Sioux City, IA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$2,500
Siouxland Humane Society · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$2,500
Siouxland Humane Society · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$2,500
Crittenton Center · Sioux City, IA · 2022
Employee match
$2,500
Siouxland Humane Society · Sioux City, IA · 2022
Employee match
$2,000
Food Bank of Siouxland · Sioux City, IA · 2022
Employee match
$2,000
Restore Uplift & Hope San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Employee match
$1,950
Food Bank of Siouxland · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,950
Food Bank of Siouxland · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,800
Food Bank of Siouxland · Sioux City, IA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$1,500
Crittenton Center · Sioux City, IA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$1,500
Crittenton Center · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,500
Crittenton Center · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,500
St Luke'S Children'S Miracle Network · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,500
St Luke'S Children'S Miracle Network · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,080
Inner City Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$1,030
People Assisting the Homeless · Pasadena, CA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$1,030
Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Employee match
$1,030
Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Employee match
$1,000
Ancient and Effervescent Order of the Little Yellow Dog · Sioux City, IA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$1,000
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$1,000
Ancient and Effervescent Order of the Little Yellow Dog · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,000
Ancient and Effervescent Order of the Little Yellow Dog · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,000
Oppportunities Unlimited · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$1,000
Oppportunities Unlimited · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Employee match
$837
International Community Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support through employee match program
$755
Siouxland Y · South Sioux City, NE · 2022
Employee match
$721
Native American Rights Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024
General support through employee match program

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