Funders › MD › National Marine Sanctuary Foundation › 2023
Grants paid by National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 94-3370994 · Silver Spring, MD · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C113
In tax year 2023, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (EIN 94-3370994) reported 64 grants paid totaling $7,026,303. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota, FL | A | $949,202 | paid | RESTORATION AND MONITORING OF EDR | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Coral Restoration Foundation Tavernier, FL | A | $626,959 | paid | RESTORATION AND MONITORING OF EDR AND CORAL BLEACHING EMERGENCY RESPONSE | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Reef Renewal USA Inc Tampa, FL | A | $334,486 | paid | MISSION ICONIC REEFS CORAL RESTORATION CAPACITY BUILDING - CORAL BLEACHING EMERGENCY RESPONSE | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | A | $309,560 | paid | MDBC DEEP SEA COMMUNITY CHARACTERIZATION AND MDBC CORAL PROPAGATION: 3D PRINTING CORAL STRUCTURES | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | A | $286,916 | paid | MARINE RESOURCES EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Audubon Nature Institute New Orleans, LA | A | $275,000 | paid | MESOPHOTIC CORAL EXHIBIT INSTALLATION AND INTERPRETATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Mississippi Aquarium Gulfport, MS | A | $273,500 | paid | DEEP WATER OCTOCORALS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | A | $245,661 | paid | CONNECTIVITY OF MESOPHOTIC AND DEEP-SEA CORAL POPULATIONS IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Johnston Applied Marine Science Saipan, MP | A | $237,996 | paid | CORAL REEF RESTORATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO ENHANCE ECOSYSTEM AND COMMUNITY RESILENCE | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | West Virginia University Foundation Morgantown, WV | A | $228,441 | paid | SOCIOECONOMIC MONITORING FOR ICONIC REEFS IN FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Guam Coral Reef Initiative Mangilao, GU | A | $226,358 | paid | EXPAND CORAL NURSERY CAPACITY IN GUAM AND IMPLEMENT REEF RESTORATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Moody Gardens Galveston, TX | A | $223,875 | paid | GULF MESOPHOTIC AND DEEP BENTHIC COMMUNITIES TECHNICAL DIVING OPERATIONS AND COORDINATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | University of Guam Marine Laboratory Mangilao | A | $193,907 | paid | SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING CORAL RESTORATION IN GUAM, MICRONESIA | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Division of Coastal Resources Saipan, MP | A | $190,580 | paid | CORAL RESTORATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CNMI | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement Kapolei, HI | A | $169,576 | paid | COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI | A | $165,900 | paid | SUMMER MARINE MAMMAL INTENSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Hi Department of Land and Natural Resources Honolulu, HI | U | $161,314 | paid | STATEWIDE COORDINATION USING THE HAWAII CORAL REEF STRATEGY MAKAI RESTORATION ACTION PLANS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Oregon State University Newport, OR | A | $159,992 | paid | OCEAN EXPLORATION AND AT-SEA RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND ADRIFT IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Miami, FL | A | $152,424 | paid | MESOPHOTIC OCTOCORALS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | University of Louisiana Lafayette Lafayette, LA | A | $151,453 | paid | BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: REVISITING PAST DATA AND CREATING A CURRENT BASELINE FOR POST-DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL RESTORATION IN THE DEEP GULF OF MEXICO. | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Secore International Hilliard, OH | A | $136,362 | paid | TOWARDS A US PACIFIC IMPLEMENTATION NETWORK FOR CORAL LARVAL PROPAGATION FOR RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Keaukaha-Pana'ewa Community Alliance Hilo, HI | A | $135,000 | paid | POLY FORESTRY AND CLIMATE DASHBOARD PROJECT | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | National Park Trust Rockville, MD | A | $103,400 | paid | YOUTH AND FAMILY FISHING DAYS IN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES 2024 | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy Columbia, SC | A | $100,000 | paid | HI MARINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC | A | $90,085 | paid | BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING ON MESOPHOTIC REEFS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Kako'o Oiwi Kaneohe, HI | A | $88,585 | paid | HAWAIIAN WETLAND RESTORATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | The Reef Institute West Palm Beach, FL | A | $60,360 | paid | CORAL BLEACHING EMERGENCY RESPONSE | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Sea Research Foundation Mystic, CT | A | $52,982 | paid | COMMUNITY ECOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF MANAGEMENT FOR STELLWAGEN BANK AND OCEAN EXPLORATION ADVENTURENATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Waikiki Aquarium Honolulu, HI | A | $50,000 | paid | EXHIBIT INTERPRETING RESOURCES OF PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | A | $44,302 | paid | MISSION ICONIC REEFS CORAL RESTORATION CAPACITY BUILDING | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | The College of the Florida Keys Key West, FL | A | $34,285 | paid | ICONIC REEFS SITE MAINTENANCE PILOT PROGRAM | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin Madison, WI | A | $33,965 | paid | GET IN YOUR SANCTUARY! YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND PLACE-BASED EDUCATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | The Ocean Foundation (fiscal Sponsor for the Ocean Project) Washington, DC | A | $32,600 | paid | GROWING DIVERSE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP FOR OUR OCEAN | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Galveston Bay Foundation Kemah, TX | A | $25,799 | paid | BAY BIODIVERSITY | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Seafood Nutrition Partnership Arlington, VA | A | $25,000 | paid | STATE OF THE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School Columbus, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | CITIZEN SCIENCE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation Santa Rosa, CA | A | $22,500 | paid | DORAN BEACH INTERPRETIVE SIGN PROJECT | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Haskell Foundation Lawrence, KS | A | $21,480 | paid | ENGAGING AND ONLINE TRAINING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Duke University Durham, NC | A | $20,134 | paid | LONG TERM WAVE ATTENUATION AND HYDRODYNAMICS STUDY | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Westside Atlanta Charter School Atlanta, GA | A | $20,000 | paid | WACS OCEAN STEWARDS PROGRAM | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Centro Criollo de Ciencia Y Tecnologia del Caribe Inc Caguas, PR | A | $20,000 | paid | OCEAN LITERACY AND EXPOSURE PBL WORKSHOPS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast Gulfport, MS | A | $20,000 | paid | OCEAN LITERACY AND STEM CAREER OPPORTUNITIES | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | California Marine Sanctuary Foundation Santa Cruz, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | PROTECTING BLUE WHALES AND BLUE SKIES IN THE MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Applied Education Foundation Port Townsend, WA | A | $20,000 | paid | DEIA WORKSHOP AND FIELDWORK | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Reef Check Foundation Westlake Village, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | DIVE INTO SCIENCE (DIS) | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Midmichigan College Harrison, MI | A | $19,855 | paid | OCEAN LITERACY AND EDUCATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Wagner Community School Wagner, SD | U | $19,844 | paid | OCEAN DAKOTAS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Purple Maia Foundation Aiea, HI | A | $19,800 | paid | OCEAN EXPLORATION AND LITERACY | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Savannah State University Savannah, GA | A | $19,766 | paid | SSU COAST CAMP | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | New York State Marine Education Association Dobbs Ferry, NY | A | $19,750 | paid | OCEAN SCIENCE EXPLORATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | A | $19,180 | paid | CHANNEL ISLAND NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARYS COMMITMENT TO THE EXTENSION OF MS. GRACE KUMAISHI IN HER CURRENT ROLE AS A 2023 CALIFORNIA SEA GRANT FELLOW | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Florida Sea Base - Boy Scouts of America -Brinton Center Summerland Key, FL | A | $18,000 | paid | MISSION ICONIC REEFS CORAL BLEACHING EMERGENCY RESPONSE | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Whale and Dolphin Conservation Plymouth, MA | A | $17,998 | paid | EDUCATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Marine Technology Society Inc (mts) Washington, DC | A | $10,010 | paid | OCEAN EXPLORATION USING AI | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | National Marine Educators Association Wells, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF MARINE EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Environmental Science Center Burien, WA | A | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | University of Miami - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Atlanta, GA | A | $7,500 | paid | DEIA OCEAN EXPLORATION GRANT: OCEAN EXPLORERS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Black in Marine Science Spokane, WA | A | $7,500 | paid | BIMS SOUTH FLORIDA IMMERSION PROJECT | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Ocean Research College Academy at Evertt Community College Everett, WA | A | $7,500 | paid | OCEAN DATA SYNTHESIS WITH STATISTICS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | A | $7,500 | paid | DEIA OCEAN EXPLORATION GRANT: INCREASING DEI PARTICIPATION IN STEM CAREERS: TRAINING SCIENTIFIC SCUBA DIVERS | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD | A | $7,200 | paid | OR&R/UMES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2023 - 2024 | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Pacific Coastal Research & Planning Saipan, MP | A | $6,752 | paid | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | The Marine Mammal Center Sausalito, CA | A | $6,750 | paid | WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE AND RESEARCH | 202422499349300807 |
| 2023 | Pacific Whale Foundation Wailuku, HI | A | $6,459 | paid | EDUCATION AND DEBRIS MONITORING | 202422499349300807 |
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