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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “sealife”
Where the money went
Largest: $460,000 to SR3 SEALIFE RESPONSE REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH — operational support
Wags and Menace Make a Difference FoundationWilmington, DE
12 matching grants · $19,000 · through 2025Largest: $4,000 to SR3 SEALIFE RESPONSE REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH — emergency medical care
Largest: $5,000 to SR3 SEALIFE RESPONSE REHABILITATION — sealife rehabilitation & research
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $184,802 · through 2023Largest: $52,354 to SR3 SEALIFE RESPONSE REHAB AND RESEARCH — whale research
Largest: $225,000 to SR3-SEALIFE RESPONSE REHAB & RESEARCH — marine rescue/rehabilitation
National Geographic SocietyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to SR3 SeaLife — research grant
The Alaska Community FoundationAnchorage, AKCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $456,718 · through 2024Largest: $211,806 to Alaska SeaLife Center — operational support
Largest: $100,000 to SR3 SEALIFE RESPONSE REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH — general charitable purpose
Largest: $10,000 to ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM — education of sonoran desert wildlife, flora, and sealife
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $11,800 · through 2024Largest: $4,800 to SEALIFE RESPONSE REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH (SR3) — to provide general support
Largest: $124,000 to ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER — expanding scientific capacity through engagement and collaborations
Largest: $50,000 to SR3 Sealife Response Rehabilitation and Research — emergency response or rehabilitation to 150 sick, injured or entangled marine animals
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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 →