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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 “shark”

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The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: $2.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Volgenau Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023Donald J Slavik Family Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: $500K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Rohr Foundation → Smithsonian Institution: $267K across 2 grants, latest 2023Colgan Foundation → Florida Atlantic University: $226K across 3 grants, latest 2024Taube Foundation for Jewish Life → Sharks Foundation: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ignite Foundation → Earth Island Institute Inc: $151K across 4 grants, latest 2025Jane A Lehman and Alan G Lehman → Monterey Bay Aquarium: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2025Burket-Plack Foundation Inc 0649-01-49 → Atlantic Shark Institute: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Mcpike Zima Charitable Foundation → Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation: $104K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Jpb Foundation → Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Inc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024USA Swimming Inc → Sarasota Sharks: $33K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Mote Marine Laboratory: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Volgenau Foundation → Shark Conservation Fund A Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Rohr Foundation → Nova Southeastern Univ: $210K across 3 grants, latest 2024Donald J Slavik Family Foundation → Shark Conservation Fund: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Ignite Foundation → Pelagios Kakunja Ac: $117K across 2 grants, latest 2024Colgan Foundation → Florida Atlantic Univerity: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2021Burket-Plack Foundation Inc 0649-01-49 → South Fork Natural History Society: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024USA Swimming Inc → Bolles School Sharks: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Mcpike Zima Charitable Foundation → Sharks4kids Inc: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Wildlife Conservation Society: $462K across 1 grant, latest 2023USA Swimming Inc → Sharks Swim Team: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Paul G Allen Family Foundation: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Paul G Allen Family Found…$4.6MThe Volgenau Foundation: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.The Volgenau Foundation$1.8MDonald J Slavik Family Foundation: $650K on this topic. Open the funder.Donald J Slavik Family Founda…$650KThe Rohr Foundation: $477K on this topic. Open the funder.The Rohr Foundation$477KColgan Foundation: $302K on this topic. Open the funder.Colgan Foundation$302KThe Ignite Foundation: $268K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ignite Foundation$268KTaube Foundation for Jewish Life: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.Taube Foundation for Jewish L…$200KBurket-Plack Foundation Inc 0649-01-49: $165K on this topic. Open the funder.Burket-Plack Foundation Inc 0…$165KJane A Lehman and Alan G Lehman: $120K on this topic. Open the funder.Jane A Lehman and Alan G Lehm…$120KThe Mcpike Zima Charitable Foundation: $119K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mcpike Zima Charitable Fo…$119KUSA Swimming Inc: $71K on this topic. Open the funder.USA Swimming Inc$71KThe Jpb Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jpb Foundation$60KRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: received $3.3M on this topicRockefeller Philanthropy Adviso…$3.3MRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: received $1.5M on this topicRockefeller Philanthropy Adviso…$1.5MMote Marine Laboratory: received $1.4M on this topicMote Marine Laboratory$1.4MWildlife Conservation Society: received $462K on this topicWildlife Conservation Society$462KSmithsonian Institution: received $267K on this topicSmithsonian Institution$267KShark Conservation Fund A Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: received $250K on this topicShark Conservation Fund A Proje…$250KFlorida Atlantic University: received $226K on this topicFlorida Atlantic University$226KNova Southeastern Univ: received $210K on this topicNova Southeastern Univ$210KSharks Foundation: received $200K on this topicSharks Foundation$200KEarth Island Institute Inc: received $151K on this topicEarth Island Institute Inc$151KShark Conservation Fund: received $150K on this topicShark Conservation Fund$150KMonterey Bay Aquarium: received $120K on this topicMonterey Bay Aquarium$120KPelagios Kakunja Ac: received $117K on this topicPelagios Kakunja Ac$117KAtlantic Shark Institute: received $105K on this topicAtlantic Shark Institute$105KBimini Biological Field Station Foundation: received $104K on this topicBimini Biological Field Station…$104KFlorida Atlantic Univerity: received $76K on this topicFlorida Atlantic Univerity$76KAtlantic White Shark Conservancy Inc: received $60K on this topicAtlantic White Shark Conservanc…$60KSouth Fork Natural History Society: received $60K on this topicSouth Fork Natural History Soci…$60KSarasota Sharks: received $33K on this topicSarasota Sharks$33KBolles School Sharks: received $30K on this topicBolles School Sharks$30KSharks4kids Inc: received $15K on this topicSharks4kids Inc$15KSharks Swim Team: received $9K on this topicSharks Swim Team$9K
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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 →