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12 funders with a record of paying for “oyster”
Where the money went National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Town of Dauphin Island: $25M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Essex Avenue Foundation → Billion Oyster Project: $1.8M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation → Youth & Family Counseling: $905K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Builders Vision Foundation → Puget Sound Restoration Fund: $560K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Coastal Conservation Association → Texas A & M Corpus Christi: $311K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Schmidt Family Foundation → Grow Oyster Reefs LLC: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc → Lynnhaven River Now: $183K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Qg Community Charities Inc → Oyster Recovery Partnership: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Maine Technology Institute → Maine Ocean Farms LLC: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Shellfish Restoration Foundation → Roger William University: $79K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer → Billion Oyster Project: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Charles B Wang International → Youth & Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay East Norwich: $28K across 4 grants, latest 2025 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Nature Conservancy: $12M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Builders Vision Foundation → Willapa Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association: $299K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Schmidt Family Foundation → Billion Oyster Project: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Coastal Conservation Association → Texas Surf Museum: $152K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Community Foundation → Peoples Pantry: $115K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Mook Sea Farms Inc: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc → Solar Oysters LLC: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer → Billion Oyster Project Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Shellfish Restoration Foundation → Uri Foundation: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Charles B Wang International → Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Fl F&w Conservation Commission: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Builders Vision Foundation → College of the Atlantic: $292K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Schmidt Family Foundation → Massachusetts Oyster Project Incorporated: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Coastal Conservation Association → Lee Co Artificial Reef Association: $58K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Merrymeeting Shellfish Company LLC: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc → Smithsonian Institution: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer → New York Harbor Foundation Inc Dba Billion Oyster Project: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Charles B Wang International → Oyster Bay Main Street Association: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Elizabeth River Project: $749K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Oyster Recovery Partnership Inc: $439K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: $338K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Builders Vision Foundation → San Diego Unified Port District: $269K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → City Island Oyster Reef Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → City Island Oyster Reef: $190K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Builders Vision Foundation → Nos Noroeste Sustentable Ac: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Nynj Baykeeper: $126K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Builders Vision Foundation → Composite Recycling Technology Center: $98K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Builders Vision Foundation → Asociacion Mexicana De Ostricultores (Amexo): $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maine Technology Institute → Deer Isle Oyster Company: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Twiyo Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Coastal Conservation Association Maryland: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → St Mary's River Watershed Association Inc: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Coastal Conservation Association → Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Fl Inc: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Maine Shellfish Developers LLC: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Pinellas County: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maine Technology Institute → Nauti Sisters Sea Farm LLC: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Coastal Conservation Association → Reef Ball Foundation: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Orange County Coastkeeperinland Empire Waterkeeper: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Coastal Conservation Association → University of North Florida Foundation Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Coastal Conservation Association → Galveston Bay Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Glidden Point Oyster Co Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Maine Technology Institute → Wildwood Oyster Co: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maine Technology Institute → Glidden Point Oysters: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles B Wang International → Oyster Bay Fire Protection District: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $42M on this topic. Open the funder. National Fish and Wildlife Fo… $42M The Essex Avenue Foundation: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder. The Essex Avenue Foundation $1.8M Builders Vision Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Builders Vision Foundation $1.7M The Community Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation $1.0M The Schmidt Family Foundation: $615K on this topic. Open the funder. The Schmidt Family Foundation $615K Coastal Conservation Association: $589K on this topic. Open the funder. Coastal Conservation Associat… $589K Maine Technology Institute: $387K on this topic. Open the funder. Maine Technology Institute $387K Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $282K on this topic. Open the funder. Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc $282K Qg Community Charities Inc: $160K on this topic. Open the funder. Qg Community Charities Inc $160K The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer: $96K on this topic. Open the funder. The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munz… $96K Shellfish Restoration Foundation: $88K on this topic. Open the funder. Shellfish Restoration Foundat… $88K The Charles B Wang International: $44K on this topic. Open the funder. The Charles B Wang Internatio… $44K Town of Dauphin Island: received $25M on this topic Town of Dauphin Island $25M The Nature Conservancy: received $12M on this topic The Nature Conservancy $12M Fl F&w Conservation Commission: received $2.4M on this topic Fl F&w Conservation Commission $2.4M Billion Oyster Project: received $2.1M on this topic Billion Oyster Project $2.1M Youth & Family Counseling: received $905K on this topic Youth & Family Counseling $905K The Elizabeth River Project: received $749K on this topic The Elizabeth River Project $749K Puget Sound Restoration Fund: received $560K on this topic Puget Sound Restoration Fund $560K Oyster Recovery Partnership Inc: received $439K on this topic Oyster Recovery Partnership Inc $439K South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: received $338K on this topic South Carolina Coastal Conserva… $338K Texas A & M Corpus Christi: received $311K on this topic Texas A & M Corpus Christi $311K Willapa Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association: received $299K on this topic Willapa Grays Harbor Oyster Gro… $299K College of the Atlantic: received $292K on this topic College of the Atlantic $292K San Diego Unified Port District: received $269K on this topic San Diego Unified Port District $269K Grow Oyster Reefs LLC: received $250K on this topic Grow Oyster Reefs LLC $250K City Island Oyster Reef Inc: received $200K on this topic City Island Oyster Reef Inc $200K City Island Oyster Reef: received $190K on this topic City Island Oyster Reef $190K Lynnhaven River Now: received $183K on this topic Lynnhaven River Now $183K Oyster Recovery Partnership: received $160K on this topic Oyster Recovery Partnership $160K Texas Surf Museum: received $152K on this topic Texas Surf Museum $152K Nos Noroeste Sustentable Ac: received $150K on this topic Nos Noroeste Sustentable Ac $150K Massachusetts Oyster Project Incorporated: received $140K on this topic Massachusetts Oyster Project In… $140K Nynj Baykeeper: received $126K on this topic Nynj Baykeeper $126K Peoples Pantry: received $115K on this topic Peoples Pantry $115K Maine Ocean Farms LLC: received $100K on this topic Maine Ocean Farms LLC $100K Composite Recycling Technology Center: received $98K on this topic Composite Recycling Technology… $98K Roger William University: received $79K on this topic Roger William University $79K Mook Sea Farms Inc: received $76K on this topic Mook Sea Farms Inc $76K Solar Oysters LLC: received $75K on this topic Solar Oysters LLC $75K Asociacion Mexicana De Ostricultores (Amexo): received $70K on this topic Asociacion Mexicana De Ostricul… $70K Lee Co Artificial Reef Association: received $58K on this topic Lee Co Artificial Reef Associat… $58K Merrymeeting Shellfish Company LLC: received $50K on this topic Merrymeeting Shellfish Company… $50K Deer Isle Oyster Company: received $50K on this topic Deer Isle Oyster Company $50K Twiyo Inc: received $50K on this topic Twiyo Inc $50K Billion Oyster Project Inc: received $40K on this topic Billion Oyster Project Inc $40K Coastal Conservation Association Maryland: received $40K on this topic Coastal Conservation Associatio… $40K St Mary's River Watershed Association Inc: received $34K on this topic St Mary's River Watershed Assoc… $34K Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Fl Inc: received $32K on this topic Fish & Wildlife Foundation of F… $32K Youth & Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay East Norwich: received $28K on this topic Youth & Family Counseling Agenc… $28K Maine Shellfish Developers LLC: received $25K on this topic Maine Shellfish Developers LLC $25K Smithsonian Institution: received $24K on this topic Smithsonian Institution $24K Pinellas County: received $21K on this topic Pinellas County $21K Nauti Sisters Sea Farm LLC: received $20K on this topic Nauti Sisters Sea Farm LLC $20K Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County: received $19K on this topic Cornell Cooperative Extension o… $19K Reef Ball Foundation: received $17K on this topic Reef Ball Foundation $17K New York Harbor Foundation Inc Dba Billion Oyster Project: received $16K on this topic New York Harbor Foundation Inc… $16K Orange County Coastkeeperinland Empire Waterkeeper: received $14K on this topic Orange County Coastkeeperinland… $14K University of North Florida Foundation Inc: received $10K on this topic University of North Florida Fou… $10K Galveston Bay Foundation: received $10K on this topic Galveston Bay Foundation $10K Uri Foundation: received $9K on this topic Uri Foundation $9K Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay: received $8K on this topic Life Enrichment Center at Oyste… $8K Oyster Bay Main Street Association: received $8K on this topic Oyster Bay Main Street Associat… $8K Glidden Point Oyster Co Inc: received $6K on this topic Glidden Point Oyster Co Inc $6K Wildwood Oyster Co: received $5K on this topic Wildwood Oyster Co $5K Glidden Point Oysters: received $5K on this topic Glidden Point Oysters $5K Oyster Bay Fire Protection District: received $1K on this topic Oyster Bay Fire Protection Dist… $1K 12 funders, 55 recipients, grants matching “oyster” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $149,933 to CITY ISLAND OYSTER REEF — designs for oyster reef restoration on city island
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Largest: $25,000 to TWIYO Inc — this grant will help develop our oyster farm in maine by funding the prototype for an innovative piece of gear. we hope our innovation will benefit oyster farms throughout the stat…
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Largest: $202,000 to GROW OYSTER REEFS LLC — ocean stewardship and research
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Largest: $98,000 to Composite Recycling Technology Center — to research and develop a prototype cultivation approach in support of subtidal oyster farming
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Largest: $7,009 to LEE CO ARTIFICIAL REEF ASSOCIATION — truth about oysters project and oyster restoration monitoring
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Largest: $10,000 to YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELING AGENCY OF OYSTER BAY EAST NORWICH — social services
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Largest: $700,000 to BILLION OYSTER PROJECT — oyster scaling project
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Largest: $4,900 to URI FOUNDATION — to study oyster diseases prevalent in narragansett bay
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Largest: $37,500 to Solar Oysters LLC — restoring oysters in the baltimore harbor
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Largest: $20,000 to BILLION OYSTER PROJECT INC — billion oyster project schools network
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Largest: $397,600 to YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELING — to make up budget deficits, support parent child home & build a better oyster bay programs.
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Largest: $45,000 to OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP — to support oyster restoration in the chesapeake bay
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