Texas · Public charity
Coastal Conservation Association
Cca is organized for the purpose of promoting and advancing the preservation, conservation and protection of the marine, animal and plant life and resources of the coastal areas of the united states, both onshore and offshore, for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public. Such objectives will be accomplished by: (a) sponsoring and…
- $3.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2024
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 19%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,605,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $47M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 19% of the organizations Coastal Conservation Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 16 | $3.5M | 25% |
| FY2023 | 16 | $1.7M | 19% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $3.7M | 36% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $1.5M | 21% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $2.3M | 33% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $1.3M | 42% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $1.8M | 55% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $785k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cca Texas Fund | $6,636,000 | 6 | 83% |
| The Building Conservation Trust | $4,333,638 | 8 | 72% |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $1,753,500 | 8 | n/a |
| Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | $823,307 | 8 | 1% |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Foundation | $699,000 | 8 | 5% |
| Texas A&M Univ at Galveston | $447,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Texas Parks & Wildlife Department | $400,899 | 6 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $199,805 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Surf Conservancy | $152,000 | 1 | 80% |
| Blue Latitudes Foundation | $118,725 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cca Texas Fund | $6,636,000 | 6 | 83% |
| The Building Conservation Trust | $4,333,638 | 8 | 72% |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $1,753,500 | 8 | n/a |
| Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | $823,307 | 8 | 1% |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Foundation | $699,000 | 8 | 5% |
| Texas A&M Univ at Galveston | $447,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Texas Parks & Wildlife Department | $400,899 | 6 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $199,805 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Surf Conservancy | $152,000 | 1 | 80% |
| Blue Latitudes Foundation | $118,725 | 1 | n/a |
| Mote Marine Laboratory Inc | $91,920 | 1 | 0% |
| Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Inc | $86,204 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Texas | $86,140 | 4 | n/a |
| Lee County Artificial Reef Association Inc | $81,109 | 5 | n/a |
| Reef Ball Foundation Inc | $77,445 | 3 | 14% |
| University of Central Florida Foundation Inc | $71,971 | 3 | 0% |
| Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Friends of the Rio Grande Valley Reef Inc | $56,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I | $54,362 | 2 | 0% |
| The University of Florida Foundation Inc | $48,806 | 2 | 0% |
| Sarasota Bay Watch Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 29% |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | $32,500 | 5 | n/a |
| South Carolina Network | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Walton Artificial Reef Association Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources | $24,971 | 2 | n/a |
| Anglers for Conservation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bobwhite Brigade | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| University of North Florida Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Operation Game Thief | $15,000 | 1 | 8% |
| City of Carrabelle | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | $13,082 | 1 | 0% |
| County of Hernando Board of County Commissioners | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Galveston Bay Foundation Inc | $9,928 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Central Florida | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Florida Leadership and Education Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Coastal Conservation Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Nature Conservancy · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · The Building Conservation Trust · Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation · Cheniere Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Coastal Conservation Association
- How much does Coastal Conservation Association give?
- Coastal Conservation Association reported 17 grants totaling $3,603,856 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Coastal Conservation Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (80%), Science & Tech (10%), Animals (6%).
- Who are Coastal Conservation Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Cca Texas Fund ($6.6M), The Building Conservation Trust ($4.3M), Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi ($1.8M).
- Does Coastal Conservation Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Coastal Conservation Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Nature Conservancy, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Building Conservation Trust.
- Where is Coastal Conservation Association based?
- Coastal Conservation Association is based in TX.
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