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12 funders with a record of paying for “debris”

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project: $4.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022Grassy Creek Foundation → Oceanaid360: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Mcpike Zima Charitable Foundation → The Papahanaumokuakea Debris Pr: $221K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ocean Foundation → Marine Debris Foundation: $171K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Dmk Foundation → Ocean Defenders Alliance: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → Debris Free Global Inc Dba Debris Free Oceans: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gary E Milgard Family Foundation - Mark → We Heart Seattle: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024Environmental Endowment for → Clean Ocean Action: $68K across 4 grants, latest 2025National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → California State University Channel Islands: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bruce G Geary Foundation → Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Pro: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024Arkansas Community Foundation Inc → City of North Little Rock - 300 Main Street North Little Rock Ar 72114: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023Act for Alexandria → Debris Free Oceans: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Ocean Conservancy → Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska: $116K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ocean Foundation → Aleli Environmental Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Arkansas Community Foundation Inc → City of Sherwood - 2199 E Kiehl Ave Sherwood Ar 72120: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Friends of Thunder Bay Nms: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → City of Mobile: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2023Ocean Conservancy → Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation: $44K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Ocean Foundation → Hawai'i Marine Mammal Alliance: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2023Arkansas Community Foundation Inc → Cross County Foundation - Po Box 234 Wynne Ar 72396: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → The Elizabeth River Project: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project Inc: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mariana Islands Nature Alliance: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → North Carolina Coastal Federation: $866K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → University of Florida: $698K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Project for Resilient Communities: $453K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Coastal Environmentsinc: $146K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission: $76K across 2 grants, latest 2022Ocean Conservancy → Native Village of Port Heiden: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → Rozalia Project Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → Organized Village of Kake: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → Paso Pacifico: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ocean Foundation → Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ocean Foundation → Mariana Islands Nature Alliance: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → Norton Sound Economic Development: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024Arkansas Community Foundation Inc → Salvation Army Arkansas-Oklahoma Division - 6601 N Broadway Ext Suite 300: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Ocean Aid 360 Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Research Foundation of Cuny On Behalf of Queen College Cuny: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Resilience Education Training and Innovation Center: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Pacific Whale Foundation: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Malama Na Apapa: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Grassroot Garbage Gang: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Mysitc River Watershed Association: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → San Diego Audubon Society: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $15M on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$15MOcean Conservancy: $419K on this topic. Open the funder.Ocean Conservancy$419KGrassy Creek Foundation: $350K on this topic. Open the funder.Grassy Creek Foundation$350KThe Ocean Foundation: $265K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ocean Foundation$265KThe Mcpike Zima Charitable Foundation: $221K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mcpike Zima Charitable Fo…$221KThe Dmk Foundation: $130K on this topic. Open the funder.The Dmk Foundation$130KNational Marine Sanctuary Foundation: $119K on this topic. Open the funder.National Marine Sanctuary Fou…$119KGary E Milgard Family Foundation - Mark: $105K on this topic. Open the funder.Gary E Milgard Family Foundat…$105KArkansas Community Foundation Inc: $90K on this topic. Open the funder.Arkansas Community Foundation…$90KEnvironmental Endowment for: $68K on this topic. Open the funder.Environmental Endowment for$68KBruce G Geary Foundation: $55K on this topic. Open the funder.Bruce G Geary Foundation$55KAct for Alexandria: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.Act for Alexandria$30KPapahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project: received $4.5M on this topicPapahanaumokuakea Marine Debris…$4.5MFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: received $3.0M on this topicFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conse…$3.0MCity of Mobile: received $1.9M on this topicCity of Mobile$1.9MPapahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project Inc: received $1.7M on this topicPapahanaumokuakea Marine Debris…$1.7MMariana Islands Nature Alliance: received $1.5M on this topicMariana Islands Nature Alliance$1.5MNorth Carolina Coastal Federation: received $866K on this topicNorth Carolina Coastal Federati…$866KUniversity of Florida: received $698K on this topicUniversity of Florida$698KThe Project for Resilient Communities: received $453K on this topicThe Project for Resilient Commu…$453KOceanaid360: received $350K on this topicOceanaid360$350KThe Papahanaumokuakea Debris Pr: received $221K on this topicThe Papahanaumokuakea Debris Pr$221KMarine Debris Foundation: received $171K on this topicMarine Debris Foundation$171KCoastal Environmentsinc: received $146K on this topicCoastal Environmentsinc$146KOcean Defenders Alliance: received $130K on this topicOcean Defenders Alliance$130KDebris Free Global Inc Dba Debris Free Oceans: received $120K on this topicDebris Free Global Inc Dba Debr…$120KCentral Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska: received $116K on this topicCentral Council Tlingit & Haida…$116KWe Heart Seattle: received $105K on this topicWe Heart Seattle$105KKaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission: received $76K on this topicKaho'olawe Island Reserve Commi…$76KClean Ocean Action: received $68K on this topicClean Ocean Action$68KCalifornia State University Channel Islands: received $66K on this topicCalifornia State University Cha…$66KPapahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Pro: received $55K on this topicPapahanaumokuakea Marine Debris…$55KGulf of Maine Lobster Foundation: received $44K on this topicGulf of Maine Lobster Foundation$44KCity of North Little Rock - 300 Main Street North Little Rock Ar 72114: received $40K on this topicCity of North Little Rock - 300…$40KDebris Free Oceans: received $30K on this topicDebris Free Oceans$30KAleli Environmental Inc: received $30K on this topicAleli Environmental Inc$30KNative Village of Port Heiden: received $30K on this topicNative Village of Port Heiden$30KRozalia Project Inc: received $30K on this topicRozalia Project Inc$30KOrganized Village of Kake: received $28K on this topicOrganized Village of Kake$28KHawai'i Marine Mammal Alliance: received $26K on this topicHawai'i Marine Mammal Alliance$26KCity of Sherwood - 2199 E Kiehl Ave Sherwood Ar 72120: received $25K on this topicCity of Sherwood - 2199 E Kiehl…$25KQawalangin Tribe of Unalaska: received $20K on this topicQawalangin Tribe of Unalaska$20KPaso Pacifico: received $20K on this topicPaso Pacifico$20KCenter for Alaskan Coastal Studies: received $20K on this topicCenter for Alaskan Coastal Stud…$20KMariana Islands Nature Alliance: received $18K on this topicMariana Islands Nature Alliance$18KCross County Foundation - Po Box 234 Wynne Ar 72396: received $15K on this topicCross County Foundation - Po Bo…$15KNorton Sound Economic Development: received $11K on this topicNorton Sound Economic Developme…$11KSalvation Army Arkansas-Oklahoma Division - 6601 N Broadway Ext Suite 300: received $10K on this topicSalvation Army Arkansas-Oklahom…$10KOcean Aid 360 Inc: received $10K on this topicOcean Aid 360 Inc$10KFriends of Thunder Bay Nms: received $8K on this topicFriends of Thunder Bay Nms$8KThe Elizabeth River Project: received $7K on this topicThe Elizabeth River Project$7KResearch Foundation of Cuny On Behalf of Queen College Cuny: received $7K on this topicResearch Foundation of Cuny On…$7KResilience Education Training and Innovation Center: received $7K on this topicResilience Education Training a…$7KPacific Whale Foundation: received $6K on this topicPacific Whale Foundation$6KMalama Na Apapa: received $6K on this topicMalama Na Apapa$6KGrassroot Garbage Gang: received $6K on this topicGrassroot Garbage Gang$6KMysitc River Watershed Association: received $6K on this topicMysitc River Watershed Associat…$6KSan Diego Audubon Society: received $6K on this topicSan Diego Audubon Society$6K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →