Funders › MD › National Marine Sanctuary Foundation › 2024
Grants paid by National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 94-3370994 · Silver Spring, MD · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C113
In tax year 2024, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (EIN 94-3370994) reported 61 grants paid totaling $5,641,465. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota, FL | A | $719,437 | paid | RESTORATION AND MONITORING OF EDR AND MISSION ICONIC REEFS - LONG TERM WAVE ATTENUATION AND HYDRO AMD RESTORING AND PROTECTING US MARINE HABITATS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Aquarium Gulfport, MS | A | $507,498 | paid | DEEP WATER OCTOCORALS AND EXHIBIT | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | A | $440,544 | paid | CONNECTIVITY OF MESOPHOTIC AND DEEP-SEA CORAL POPULATIONS IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | University of the Virgin Islands St Thomas, VI | A | $275,125 | paid | SCALE USVI CORAL RESTORATION USING SELECTIVE-BREEDING AND ASSISTED EVOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | A | $274,005 | paid | MDBC DEEP SEA COMMUNITY CHARACTERIZATION AND MDBC CORAL PROPAGATION: 3D PRINTING CORAL STRUCTURES | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | The Florida Aquarium Inc Tampa, FL | A | $264,000 | paid | EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF ELKHORN CORAL LONG-SPINED SEA URCHINS FOR MISSION: ICONIC REEFS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | A | $242,752 | paid | MARINE RESOURCES EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Audubon Nature Institute New Orleans, LA | A | $232,000 | paid | MESOPHOTIC CORAL EXHIBIT INSTALLATION AND INTERPRETATION | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Moody Gardens Galveston, TX | A | $200,000 | paid | GULF MESOPHOTIC AND DEEP BENTHIC COMMUNITIES TECHNICAL DIVING OPERATIONS AND COORDINATION | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | University of Guam Marine Laboratory Mangilao | A | $185,494 | paid | SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING CORAL RESTORATION IN GUAM, MICRONESIA | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Hi Department of Land and Natural Resources Honolulu, HI | U | $183,604 | paid | STATEWIDE COORDINATION USING THE HAWAII CORAL REEF STRATEGY MAKAI RESTORATION ACTION PLANS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Johnston Applied Marine Science Saipan, MP | A | $154,262 | paid | CORAL REEF RESTORATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO ENHANCE ECOSYSTEM AND COMMUNITY RESILENCE | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI | A | $146,149 | paid | SEDIMENT THRESHOLDS TO IMPROVE CORAL RESTORATION OUTCOMES AT OLOWALU REEF AND HE'ELA AHUPUA'S RESTORATION PROJECT | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | University Corporation at Monterey Bay Seaside, CA | A | $141,693 | paid | IMMERSIVE VR DRIVE CURRICULUM: CHUMASH HERITAGE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Sustainable Oceans & Reefs Tavernier, FL | A | $132,708 | paid | CAPACITY EXPANSIONS FOR IN-SITU DIADEMA SETTLEMENT AND GROW-OUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISSION: ICONIC REEFS RESTORATION NEEDS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Duke University Durham, NC | A | $131,250 | paid | LONG TERM WAVE ATTENUATION AND HYDRODYNAMICS STUDY | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | National Park Trust Rockville, MD | A | $120,000 | paid | YOUTH AND FAMILY FISHING DAYS IN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES 2024 | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Regional Science Consortium at Presque Isle Center Erie, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | DOCUMENTATION OF THE SHIPWRECKS AND SUBMERGED CULTURAL SITES IN THE PROPOSED LAKE ERIE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Texas A&m University at Galveston Galveston, TX | A | $97,290 | paid | GENOTYPING AND PARENTAGE ANALYSIS OF MESOPHOTIC CORALS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Piney Flats, TN | A | $80,379 | paid | CONNECT IUUF WORKSHOPS FOR CARIBBEAN ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | East-West Center Honolulu, HI | A | $76,000 | paid | SUPPORTING AKAMAI AGRICULTURE IN KEAUKAHA-PANA'EWA COMMUNITY USING A PDKE CO-PRODUCTION APPROACH | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, CA | A | $65,934 | paid | HIGH-IMPACT AND LARGE MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Keaukaha-Pana'ewa Community Alliance Hilo, HI | A | $60,673 | paid | POLY FORESTRY AND CLIMATE DASHBOARD PROJECT | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Coral Restoration Foundation Tavernier, FL | A | $58,500 | paid | RESTORATION AND MONITORING OF EDR AND CORAL BLEACHING EMERGENCY RESPONSE | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Makah Indian Tribe Neah Bay, WA | U | $50,000 | paid | ENGAGING IN AND COMMUNICATING OCEAN SCIENCE IN MAKAH WATERS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Quinault Indian Nation Taholah, WA | A | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT QUINAULT INDIAN NATION PARTICIPATION IN OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL POLICY COUNCIL | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Sea Research Foundation Mystic, CT | A | $47,833 | paid | COMMUNITY ECOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF MANAGEMENT FOR STELLWAGEN BANK AND OCEAN EXPLORATION ADVENTURE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Skidmore College Saratoga Spring, NY | A | $41,262 | paid | SEDIMENT DYNAMICS FOR CORAL REEF RESTORATION SITE PROTENTIAL AND RESILIENCY | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | West Virginia University Foundation Morgantown, WV | A | $40,000 | paid | UNDERSTANDING HUMAN USE THUNDER BAY AND WISCONSIN SHIPWRECK COAST NMS SETTINGS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | City of Capitola Capitola, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | CITY OF CAPITOLA WHARF INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE PROJECT | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Malama Honua Public Charter School Waimanalo, HI | A | $40,000 | paid | OCEAN GUARDIAN SCHOOL GRANT 2024-2025 | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | The Ocean Foundation (fiscal Sponsor for the Ocean Project) Washington, DC | A | $39,050 | paid | GROWING DIVERSE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP FOR OUR OCEAN | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Secore International Hilliard, OH | A | $37,573 | paid | TOWARDS A US PACIFIC IMPLEMENTATION NETWORK FOR CORAL LARVAL PROPAGATION FOR RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Gulf Reach Institute Corpus Christi, TX | A | $34,045 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Seafood Nutrition Partnership Arlington, VA | A | $25,000 | paid | STATE OF THE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Maritime Museum Manitowoc, WI | A | $25,000 | paid | EXHIBIT UPGRADES AT WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | California Marine Sanctuary Foundation Santa Cruz, CA | A | $21,700 | paid | PROTECTING BLUE WHALES AND BLUE SKIES IN THE MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND TEAM OCEAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Sc Sea Grant Consortium Charleston, SC | A | $20,000 | paid | OCEAN ODYSSEY EDUCATION PROGRAM: CRUISING THE CAREER COASTLINE | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | The Artist Boat Galveston, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | SEAING OUR FUTURE: A SCIENCE EXPLORATION ADVENTURE BUILDING CAREER SKILLS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Minorities in Shark Science Bradenton, FL | A | $20,000 | paid | MISSION AQUATICA | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Johns Hopkines University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD | A | $20,000 | paid | BIENNIAL NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL DNA | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Barbara, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | WATERSHED BRIDGE PROGRAM | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | The Institute of Diving DBA Man in the Sea Museum Panama City Beach, FL | A | $14,000 | paid | EXHIBIT FOR NEDU AND MESOPHOTIC AND DEEP BENTHIC COMMUNITIES (MDBC) RESTORATION CORAL RESTORATION PROJECT | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC | A | $13,408 | paid | BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING ON MESOPHOTIC REEFS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Ocean Research College Academy at Evertt Community College Everett, WA | U | $12,500 | paid | OCEAN DATA SYNTHESIS WITH STATISTICS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | New Mexico Wildlife Federation Alburquerque, NM | A | $12,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR NYCALC 2024 | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Marine Technology Society Inc (mts) Washington, DC | A | $10,043 | paid | OCEAN EXPLORATION VIDEO CHALLENGE | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | National Marine Educators Association Wells, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF MARINE EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Iup Research Institute Indiana, PA | A | $9,618 | paid | INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT IN SUBMERGED CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FIELD SCHOOL | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | University of Hawaii at the Kewalo Marine Laboratory Honolulu, HI | A | $7,500 | paid | INCREASING OCEAN LITERACY THROUGH EXPLORATION OF CORALS EATING MICROPLASTICS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Akiak Native Community Tribe Akiachak, AK | U | $7,500 | paid | AKIAK ORGANIZED CLEAN-UP | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Friends of Thunder Bay Nms Alpena, MD | A | $7,500 | paid | MARINE DEBRIS COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS ON GREAT LAKES SHORELINES | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Sonsoral State Government Koror | U | $7,500 | paid | BEACH CLEAN-UPS ON THE ISLANDS OF THE STATE OF SONSOROL: DONGOSARO, FANNA, PULO ANNA AND MELIELI | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Gullahgeechee Legacy St Helena Island, SC | A | $7,500 | paid | EXPANSION OF THE GULLAH/GEECHEE REMOVAL ENGAGING ARTISTS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL (CREATE) ACTION PLAN | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | The Elizabeth River Project Norfolk, VA | A | $7,493 | paid | C.L.E.A.N. YOUTH REMOVE ELIZABETH RIVER MARINE DEBRIS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Research Foundation of Cuny On Behalf of Queen College Cuny Flushing, NY | A | $7,470 | paid | ASSESSING MARINE DEBRIS TO FOSTER STEM ENGAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Sea Turtle Inc South Padre Island, TX | A | $7,040 | paid | ONE YEAR OF SUSTAINABILITY WITH SEA TURTLE INC | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Resilience Education Training and Innovation Center Brooklyn, NY | A | $7,000 | paid | RETI CENTER MARINE DEBRIS FIELD KIT: A PILOT PROGRAM | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Native Village of Afognak Kodiak, AK | U | $6,116 | paid | CATCHER BEACH CLEAN-UP | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | Mysitc River Watershed Association Arlington, MA | A | $5,860 | paid | TRASH, STORMWATER AND MARINE DEBRIS CURRUCULUM - EXPERIENTIAL FIELD TRIPS | 202502629349300805 |
| 2024 | San Diego Audubon Society San Diego, CA | A | $5,657 | paid | SOUTH SAN DIEGO MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL EVENT | 202502629349300805 |
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