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Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$499k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
27
Organizations funded FY2024
30%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$124,287
Organizations funded a year
17 to 34
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 30% of the organizations Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $62k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentEducationAnimalsCommunity ImprovementHealthPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving25$499k16%
FY202427$480k30%
FY202334$512k29%
FY202225$571k36%
FY202124$557k38%
FY202023$567k30%
FY201920$255k30%
FY201817$243kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Animals$904kScience & Tech$719kEnvironment$574kEducation$512kHealth$218kHuman Services$145kYouth Development$120kFood & Nutrition$83kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
IL
NY
CA
VA
MD
NC
DC
MS
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 41 grantees
All grantees of Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc$718,79381%
Chicago Zoological Society$586,90670%
Florida Ocean Alliance Inc$167,500766%
Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc$165,00080%
Manatee Education Foundation Inc$155,00083%
Dolphin Biology Research Institute$117,584224%
Suncoast Waterkeeper Inc$114,079419%
Sarasota Bay Watch Inc$94,814629%
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc$90,00080%
Action For Mantas$60,000134%
St Petersburg College Foundation Inc$60,00021%
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation$50,00050%
American Fisheries Society$50,00012%
The Bay Park Conservancy Inc$45,00030%
Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc$40,00030%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee Countyinc$40,00040%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc$40,00040%
Community Coalition on Homelessness dba Turning Points$40,00040%
All Faiths Food Bank Inc$35,00040%
Minorities in Shark Sciences Inc$27,56419%
Gold Shield Foundation Inc$25,000119%
Adventure for All Corporation$25,00024%
Gulf of Mexico Alliance$25,00050%
Crosthwait Memorial Tournament Inc$20,00044%
Meals on Wheels of Sarasota Inc$17,50040%
Theodore Roosevelt Association$17,00071%
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$15,00010%
Florida Cultural Group Inc$15,00020%
All Star Children's Foundation Inc$15,00011%
Nik Wallenda Family Foundation Inc$15,0001n/a
James Madison University$15,0001n/a
Senior Friendship Centers Inc$12,50020%
Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Foundation for Dreams Inc$10,00011%
St Vincent's Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Oyster River Ecology Inc$10,0001n/a
Tsic Inc Dba/Take Stock in Children$10,00010%
Argus Foundation$7,00022%
Daytona State College Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Junior League of Manatee County Inc$3,00037%
Friends of Myakka River Inc$2,50011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($702k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 38 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMote Marine Laboratory Inc: $718,793 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetChicago Zoological Society: $586,906 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetFlorida Ocean Alliance Inc: $167,500 over 7y, 66% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $165,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetManatee Education Foundation Inc: $155,000 over 8y, 3.1% of budgetDolphin Biology Research Institute: $117,584 over 2y, 24% of budgetSuncoast Waterkeeper Inc: $114,079 over 4y, 19% of budgetSarasota Bay Watch Inc: $94,814 over 6y, 29% of budgetSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $90,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetAction For Mantas: $60,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetSt Petersburg College Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetNational Marine Sanctuary Foundation: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Fisheries Society: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetThe Bay Park Conservancy Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEaster Seals Southwest Florida Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Manatee Countyinc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Coalition on Homelessness dba Turning Points: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAll Faiths Food Bank Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMinorities in Shark Sciences Inc: $27,564 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetGold Shield Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetAdventure for All Corporation: $25,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetGulf of Mexico Alliance: $25,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCrosthwait Memorial Tournament Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Sarasota Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTheodore Roosevelt Association: $17,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetCenter for Disaster Philanthropy Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFlorida Cultural Group Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAll Star Children's Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSenior Friendship Centers Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVolunteer Florida Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Dreams Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSt Vincent's Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTsic Inc Dba/Take Stock in Children: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArgus Foundation: $7,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetDaytona State College Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJunior League of Manatee County Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetFriends of Myakka River Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 38.

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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.

The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co IncFL41.8× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc · Manatee Community Foundation Inc · The Henry E Becker and Pauline S Becker Charitable Foundation · Msc Foundation Inc · Wilson - Wood Foundation Inc · The Tillie Jennie & Harold Schwartz Foundation Inc · The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Seidman Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt

How much does Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt give?
Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt reported 25 grants totaling $498,679 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 34 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (25%), Science & Tech (20%), Environment (16%).
Who are Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Mote Marine Laboratory Inc ($719k), Chicago Zoological Society ($587k), Florida Ocean Alliance Inc ($168k).
Does Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc, Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc, Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt based?
Mote Scientific Foundation Inc Pratt is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 72 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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