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12 funders with a record of paying for “reefs”
Where the money went National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Town of Dauphin Island: $25M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc → Ocean Reef Medical Center Foundation: $5.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Danford Foundation → Hannig Environmental Research Organ: $1.4M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc → Mesoamerican Reef Fund: $1.2M across 8 grants, latest 2024 The Tiffany & Co Foundation → Wildlife Conservation Society: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Mote Marine Laboratory: $719K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Greenwave Organization Corp → Shinnecock Kelp Farmers Incorporated: $452K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Reef Check Foundation: $390K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Kitchings Family Foundation → Ocean Reef Medical Center Foundation: $220K across 4 grants, latest 2025 John A & Marlene L Boll Foundation → Ocean Reef Community Foundation: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mote Marine Laboratory Inc → Islamorada Conservation and Restoration Education: $37K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Rock the Ocean Foundation → Rescue A Reef Program: $31K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc → Ocean Reef Cultural Center: $4.5M across 4 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Apalachee Regional Planning Council: $3.9M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc → Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Reef Renewal USA Inc: $505K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Tiffany & Co Foundation → National Geographic Society: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Kitchings Family Foundation → Protestant Congregation of Ocean Reef in: $220K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Greenwave Organization Corp → Alaska Ocean Farms: $188K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Ocean Reef Cultural Center Inc: $89K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mote Marine Laboratory Inc → Scubanauts International Inc: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Rock the Ocean Foundation → Reef Environmental Education Foundation: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John A & Marlene L Boll Foundation → Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Danford Foundation → Innovation Reef Wildlife Conservanc: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Alabama Dept of Marine Resources: $3.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc → The Academy at Ocean Reef: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc → Coral Reef Alliance: $855K across 4 grants, latest 2024 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Johnston Applied Marine Science: $392K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Tiffany & Co Foundation → Great Barrier Reef Foundation USA Inc: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Kitchings Family Foundation → Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation Inc: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Greenwave Organization Corp → Seagrove Kelp Co: $88K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → The Coral Reef Alliance: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mote Marine Laboratory Inc → University of North Florida: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2023 John A & Marlene L Boll Foundation → Ocean Reef Cultural Center: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Rock the Ocean Foundation → Friends of Our Florida Reefs Inc: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Danford Foundation → Animals Rule Incorporated: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mississippi Dep't of Marine Resources: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mississippi Department of Marine Resources: $2.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → University of Miami: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project Inc: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc → Ocean Reef Art League: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc → Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation: $1.4M across 5 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Sociedad Ambiente Marino: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc → Ocean Reef Conservation Association: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc → Cultural Center at Ocean Reef: $956K across 1 grant, latest 2021 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → University of Florida: $713K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc → Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Inc: $703K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc → International Community Foundation: $690K across 6 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mote Marine Laboratory Inc: $652K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc → World Wildlife Fund: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Lyza Johnston Dba Johnston Applied Marine Sciences: $391K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: $372K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Hi Department of Land and Natural Resources: $345K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: $338K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Arizona State University: $331K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → West Virginia University Foundation: $269K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → The Florida Aquarium Inc: $264K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Tiffany & Co Foundation → Hawaii Community Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Nova Southeastern University: $245K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Santa Monica Bay Foundation: $242K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc → University of British Columbia: $232K across 5 grants, latest 2024 National Marine Sanctuary Foundation → Guam Coral Reef Initiative: $226K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Protectores De Cuencas Inc: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $46M on this topic. Open the funder. National Fish and Wildlife Fo… $46M Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc: $16M on this topic. Open the funder. Ocean Reef Community Foundati… $16M The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc: $5.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Summit Charitable Foundat… $5.0M National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder. National Marine Sanctuary Fou… $2.7M The Tiffany & Co Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Tiffany & Co Foundation $1.9M Danford Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Danford Foundation $1.4M Greenwave Organization Corp: $728K on this topic. Open the funder. Greenwave Organization Corp $728K Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $564K on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $564K Kitchings Family Foundation: $545K on this topic. Open the funder. Kitchings Family Foundation $545K Mote Marine Laboratory Inc: $103K on this topic. Open the funder. Mote Marine Laboratory Inc $103K John A & Marlene L Boll Foundation: $90K on this topic. Open the funder. John A & Marlene L Boll Found… $90K Rock the Ocean Foundation: $73K on this topic. Open the funder. Rock the Ocean Foundation $73K Town of Dauphin Island: received $25M on this topic Town of Dauphin Island $25M Ocean Reef Medical Center Foundation: received $5.2M on this topic Ocean Reef Medical Center Found… $5.2M Ocean Reef Cultural Center: received $4.6M on this topic Ocean Reef Cultural Center $4.6M Apalachee Regional Planning Council: received $3.9M on this topic Apalachee Regional Planning Cou… $3.9M Alabama Dept of Marine Resources: received $3.1M on this topic Alabama Dept of Marine Resources $3.1M Mississippi Dep't of Marine Resources: received $2.2M on this topic Mississippi Dep't of Marine Res… $2.2M Mississippi Department of Marine Resources: received $2.2M on this topic Mississippi Department of Marin… $2.2M University of Miami: received $2.2M on this topic University of Miami $2.2M State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: received $1.7M on this topic State of Hawaii Department of L… $1.7M The Academy at Ocean Reef: received $1.7M on this topic The Academy at Ocean Reef $1.7M Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project Inc: received $1.7M on this topic Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris… $1.7M Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation: received $1.4M on this topic Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation $1.4M Ocean Reef Art League: received $1.4M on this topic Ocean Reef Art League $1.4M Hannig Environmental Research Organ: received $1.4M on this topic Hannig Environmental Research O… $1.4M Mesoamerican Reef Fund: received $1.2M on this topic Mesoamerican Reef Fund $1.2M Sociedad Ambiente Marino: received $1.1M on this topic Sociedad Ambiente Marino $1.1M Ocean Reef Conservation Association: received $1.1M on this topic Ocean Reef Conservation Associa… $1.1M Wildlife Conservation Society: received $1.1M on this topic Wildlife Conservation Society $1.1M Cultural Center at Ocean Reef: received $956K on this topic Cultural Center at Ocean Reef $956K Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide: received $900K on this topic Environmental Law Alliance Worl… $900K Coral Reef Alliance: received $855K on this topic Coral Reef Alliance $855K Mote Marine Laboratory: received $719K on this topic Mote Marine Laboratory $719K University of Florida: received $713K on this topic University of Florida $713K Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Inc: received $703K on this topic Healthy Reefs for Healthy Peopl… $703K International Community Foundation: received $690K on this topic International Community Foundat… $690K Mote Marine Laboratory Inc: received $652K on this topic Mote Marine Laboratory Inc $652K Reef Renewal USA Inc: received $505K on this topic Reef Renewal USA Inc $505K Shinnecock Kelp Farmers Incorporated: received $452K on this topic Shinnecock Kelp Farmers Incorpo… $452K World Wildlife Fund: received $450K on this topic World Wildlife Fund $450K Johnston Applied Marine Science: received $392K on this topic Johnston Applied Marine Science $392K Lyza Johnston Dba Johnston Applied Marine Sciences: received $391K on this topic Lyza Johnston Dba Johnston Appl… $391K Reef Check Foundation: received $390K on this topic Reef Check Foundation $390K National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: received $372K on this topic National Marine Sanctuary Found… $372K National Geographic Society: received $350K on this topic National Geographic Society $350K Hi Department of Land and Natural Resources: received $345K on this topic Hi Department of Land and Natur… $345K South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: received $338K on this topic South Carolina Coastal Conserva… $338K Arizona State University: received $331K on this topic Arizona State University $331K West Virginia University Foundation: received $269K on this topic West Virginia University Founda… $269K The Florida Aquarium Inc: received $264K on this topic The Florida Aquarium Inc $264K Great Barrier Reef Foundation USA Inc: received $250K on this topic Great Barrier Reef Foundation U… $250K Hawaii Community Foundation: received $250K on this topic Hawaii Community Foundation $250K Nova Southeastern University: received $245K on this topic Nova Southeastern University $245K Santa Monica Bay Foundation: received $242K on this topic Santa Monica Bay Foundation $242K University of British Columbia: received $232K on this topic University of British Columbia $232K Guam Coral Reef Initiative: received $226K on this topic Guam Coral Reef Initiative $226K Protestant Congregation of Ocean Reef in: received $220K on this topic Protestant Congregation of Ocea… $220K Protectores De Cuencas Inc: received $220K on this topic Protectores De Cuencas Inc $220K Alaska Ocean Farms: received $188K on this topic Alaska Ocean Farms $188K Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation Inc: received $105K on this topic Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation Inc $105K Ocean Reef Cultural Center Inc: received $89K on this topic Ocean Reef Cultural Center Inc $89K Seagrove Kelp Co: received $88K on this topic Seagrove Kelp Co $88K The Coral Reef Alliance: received $85K on this topic The Coral Reef Alliance $85K Ocean Reef Community Foundation: received $46K on this topic Ocean Reef Community Foundation $46K Islamorada Conservation and Restoration Education: received $37K on this topic Islamorada Conservation and Res… $37K Scubanauts International Inc: received $35K on this topic Scubanauts International Inc $35K University of North Florida: received $32K on this topic University of North Florida $32K Rescue A Reef Program: received $31K on this topic Rescue A Reef Program $31K Reef Environmental Education Foundation: received $28K on this topic Reef Environmental Education Fo… $28K Friends of Our Florida Reefs Inc: received $15K on this topic Friends of Our Florida Reefs Inc $15K Innovation Reef Wildlife Conservanc: received $10K on this topic Innovation Reef Wildlife Conser… $10K Animals Rule Incorporated: received $5K on this topic Animals Rule Incorporated $5K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “reefs” 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: $431,016 to SHINNECOCK KELP FARMERS INCORPORATED — direct payment to ocean farmer in recognition of a bundle of climate impacts that include carbon andnitrogen removal, reef restoration, and green jobs
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Largest: $250,000 to MESOAMERICAN REEF FUND — general program support for improving the health and resilience of the mesoamerican reef 2023-2025
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Largest: $2.0M to OCEAN REEF CULTURAL CENTER — social services & community assistance
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Largest: $226,358 to GUAM CORAL REEF INITIATIVE — expand coral nursery capacity in guam and implement reef restoration
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Largest: $150,000 to GREAT BARRIER REEF FOUNDATION USA INC — support for the great barrier reef coral propagation initiative to protect large-scale areas of the great barrier reef from coral bleaching.
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Largest: $100,000 to OCEAN REEF MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — general operating
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Largest: $22,039 to ISLAMORADA CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION EDUCATION — protect our reefs grant
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Largest: $5,000 to INNOVATION REEF WILDLIFE CONSERVANC — reef and wildlife conservancy
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Largest: $200,000 to REEF CHECK FOUNDATION — environment & animal protection
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Largest: $15,500 to OCEAN REEF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — to support charitable efforts throughout ocean reef and the surrounding area
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Largest: $15,000 to REEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION — ocean conservation research efforts
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