California · Public charity
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
The mission of the monterey bay aquarium is to inspire conservation of the ocean. Millions of people worldwide draw inspiration from the aquarium and look to us to advocate for the ocean and its wildlife.
- $734k
- Granted FY2023
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $587k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $838M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | $587k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $160k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $8k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $624k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $220k | 20% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $385k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | $1,271,325 | 4 | 1% |
| Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust | $133,080 | 3 | 12% |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | $97,361 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $88,313 | 4 | n/a |
| Csulb | $83,860 | 3 | n/a |
| Marine Mammal Center | $54,065 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc | $54,000 | 1 | 0% |
| California Council of Land Trusts Action Fund | $30,000 | 1 | 5% |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | $25,123 | 3 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | $1,271,325 | 4 | 1% |
| Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust | $133,080 | 3 | 12% |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | $97,361 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $88,313 | 4 | n/a |
| Csulb | $83,860 | 3 | n/a |
| Marine Mammal Center | $54,065 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc | $54,000 | 1 | 0% |
| California Council of Land Trusts Action Fund | $30,000 | 1 | 5% |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | $25,123 | 3 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planet Women | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The President and Trustees of Colby College | $17,336 | 1 | 0% |
| Canopy Strategic Partners | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Resources Legacy Fund | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($62k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation supplied at peak.
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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 · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
- How much does Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation give?
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation reported 5 itemized grants totaling $587,365, out of $733,951 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Science & Tech (59%), Animals (21%), Environment (14%).
- Who are Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ($1.3M), Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust ($133k), Regents of the University of California at San Diego ($97k).
- Does Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Nature Conservancy, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation based?
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation is based in CA.
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