Funding search · marine and ocean science · Texas
Who funds marine and ocean science work in Texas
15 funders have a record of paying for marine and ocean science work by Texas recipients: 267 grants totaling $28.9M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Coastal Bend Community Foundation ($3.2M), Behmann Brothers Foundation ($349,000) and Cheniere Foundation ($713,900).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Texas recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Coastal Bend Community FoundationCorpus Christi, TXCharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2024Largest: $422,570 to COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK — hunger support
Behmann Brothers FoundationCorpus Christi, TX
35 matching grants · $349,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to COASTAL BEND COLLEGE FOUNDATION — behmann brothers nursing scholarship
Largest: $15,000 to Houston Audubon Society Inc — support the coastal environmental stewardship program and restoration of 2 to 3 acres of critical coastal prairie habitat in a houston audubon's coastal bird sanctury along the upp…
The John G and Marie Stella KenedyCorpus Christi, TXCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $423,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Boys & Girls Club of the Coastal Bend — scholarships, programs, operations
United Way of the Coastal BendCorpus Christi, TXCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $954,400 · through 2024Largest: $149,215 to Boys and Girls Club of the Coastal Bend — program support
Ed Rachal FoundationCorpus Christi, TX
17 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $610,095 to COASTAL BEND BAYS & ESTUARIES — program support
Largest: $10,000 to COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK — coastal bend food bank backpack program- miles for meals event
Largest: $50,000 to COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — coastal bend day of giving
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $17.5M · through 2023Largest: $286,210 to COASTAL PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY — grassland conservation for coastal prairie birds
Allen Lovelace Moore andCorpus Christi, TX
16 matching grants · $89,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the Coastal Bend — youth legal aid
Largest: $15,000 to COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK — program support
Estill FoundationCorpus Christi, TX
12 matching grants · $217,500 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK — food for christmas, general
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