Funding search · marine and ocean science · Washington DC
Who funds marine and ocean science work in Washington DC
15 funders have a record of paying for marine and ocean science work by Washington DC recipients: 39 grants totaling $14.3M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($4.7M), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($3.5M) and Conservation International Foundation ($1.6M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Washington DC recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $3.9M to WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC — to support the development of enabling conditions to meet the 30x30 biodiversity conservation goal in peru with a focus on andean and coastal-marine ecosystems.
Largest: $1.5M to WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC — coastal community-based conservation in indonesia and the western indian ocean
Conservation International FoundationArlington, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2023Largest: $622,604 to INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES — accelerate conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats globally; indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; support for biodiversity assessment unit, red list committee…
Largest: $382,500 to Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc — to support trcp's natural infrastructure and coastal restoration priorities.
Largest: $103,000 to Fauna and Flora International USA Inc — blue community transition: leveraging momentum to expand economic and ecological resilience for small-scale fishers in coastal honduras
Largest: $90,000 to CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE — marine aquaculture: mesocosms for studying nutrient enrichment effects on microbially mediated biogeochemical pathways in coastal ecosystems.
National Wildlife FederationReston, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to COASTAL STATES STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION — conservation assistance
Largest: $100,000 to NATIONAL CAUCUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATORS — coastal protection & conservation
Largest: $1.0M to OCEANA INC — protecting us coastal areas
Largest: $183,138 to Inter Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources Utd St — to support mainstreaming and scaling business planning for coastal and marine nbs projects
The Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $770,000 · through 2023Largest: $770,000 to INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION INC — to support education, research, and outreach to build a clean energy future; for the global inland waterway and coastal emissions to build a clean energy future; for the alternativ…
Largest: $1,500 to CHRISTINA ESPADA — understanding the natural history of amblyomma maculatum in coastal wetland habitats
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