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· Public charity

Ocean Reef Conservation Association Inc

To protect and preserve the environment, fish, wildlife and marine related areas including water quality and habitat.

$471k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Animals$1.0MEnvironment$965kScience & Tech$93kRecreation & Sports$37kArts & Culture$32kEducation$7k
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 15 grants below total $401,958, the rows itemized in this filing. The $471,258 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $69,300 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k13 grants · $252k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $150k
$20,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC$100,000
FRIENDS OF JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF STATE PARK$50,000
THE ALLIANCE FOR FLORIDA'S NATIONAL PARKS TRUST INC$40,000
CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC$30,000
MARINE RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION$26,458
AUDUBON FLORIDA$25,000
KEY WEST AND LOWER KEYS GUIDES ASSOCIATION$20,000
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC$20,000
FLORIDA KEYS WILD BIRD REHABILITATION CENTER INC$20,000
MARINE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF THE FLORIDA KEYS INC$20,000
COASTLOVE INC$10,500
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC$10,000
REEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC$10,000
FRIENDS & VOLUNTEERS OF REFUGES-FLORIDA KEY INC$10,000
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 96% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $10k → 14%MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC: $20k → 9%Coral Restoration Foundation: $89k → 13%Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $154k → 15%Florida Keys National Marine: $20k → 8%National Parks Conservation A: $10k → 14%Mote Marine Laboratory & Aqua: $20k → 9%Coral Restoration Foundation: $53k → 13%Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $147k → 15%National Marine Sanctuary Fou: $10k → 8%National Parks Conservation A: $10k → 14%Mote Marine Laboratory & Aqua: $10k → 9%Coral Restoration Foundation: $43k → 13%Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $125k → 15%Florida Keys National Marine: $10k → 8%National Parks Conservation A: $10k → 14%Coral Restoration Foundation: $30k → 13%Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $108k → 15%National Parks Conservation A: $10k → 14%Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabi: $30k → 13%BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC: $100k → 15%CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC: $30k → 13%Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $100k → 15%Coral Restoration Foundation: $28k → 13%Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $97k → 15%FLORIDA KEYS WILD BIRD REHABILITATION CENTER INC: $20k → 13%Tropical Audubon Society: $15k → 15%Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabi: $20k → 13%AUDUBON FLORIDA: $25k → 15%Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabi: $20k → 13%Audubon Florida: $25k → 15%MARINE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF THE FLORIDA KEYS INC: $20k → 13%Audubon Florida: $20k → 15%Audubon Florida: $20k → 15%KEY WEST AND LOWER KEYS GUIDES ASSOCIATION: $20k → 13%FRIENDS OF JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF STATE PARK: $50k → 13%Everglades Outpost Wildlife S: $20k → 15%Friends of John Pennekamp Cor: $35k → 13%The Everglades Foundation Inc: $11k → 15%MARINE RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $26k → 13%Marine Resources Development: $24k → 13%Friends of John Pennekamp Cor: $20k → 13%Friends of John Pennekamp Cor: $20k → 13%Marine Resources Development: $11k → 13%THE ALLIANCE FOR FLORIDA'S NATIONAL PARKS TRUST INC: $40k → 15%The Alliance for Floridas Na: $33k → 15%The Alliance for Floridas Na: $31k → 15%COASTLOVE INC: $11k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 14 repeat orgs$133k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +74% since the first grant, against +46% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
6

Total granted

$2.0M
$72k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+74%
+46%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $61k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentAnimalsRecreation & SportsArts & CultureScience & TechEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TC
    THE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $283k · revenue +213%
  • TA
    THE ALLIANCE FOR FLORIDA'S NATIONAL PARKS INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $141k · revenue +37%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF STATE PARK
    4× · 2020–2024 · $125k · revenue +15% · 46% of their budget

Funded once

  • EO
    EVERGLADES OUTPOST INC
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -23%
  • TA
    TROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue -14%
  • GT
    Guides Trust Foundation Incgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +131%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Coral Reef and Marine Science Foundation Inc C/O James Bildner
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2
Coral Conservancy
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3
Clean Reefs
Environment
4
Symbioseas

Marine research

Science & Tech
5
Reef Renewal Usa Inc

Reef renewal usa is renewing coral reefs for future generations in a rapidly changing world by producing and outplanting resilient corals of the future at an unprecedented scale.

Environment
6
Sociedad Ambiente Marino

Environmental and water protection and education

Education
7
Florida Keys Fishing Guides

Dedicated to the conservation and preservation of the waters in and around south florida through wise fishery & watermanagement practices, while recognizing the importance of sport fishing to the local economy and the cultural heritage of…

Animals
8
Gulf Fishery Research Foundation
Environment
9
Florida Wildlife Federation

To safeguard Florida's water, wildlife, and wild spaces by taking action today to prevent irreversible loss tomorrow.

Animals
10
Ocean Research and Educational
Science & Tech
11
Friends of Our Florida Reefs

Environmental conservation for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes.

Environment
12
Florida Conservation Group Inc

Mission is to seek protection of land and water resources through restoration and conservation; and conducting education and outreach on the ecological and economic importance of natural lands. we protect land from development and protect…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Reef Environmental Education Foundation; the most unlike its peers is National Audubon Society Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 24 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC: $830,988 · AnimalsBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INCFlorida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center Inc: $100,000 · AnimalsFlorida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center IncFISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA I: $55,000 · AnimalsFISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA I+2 more: $30,000 · AnimalsTHE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC: $282,552 · EnvironmentTHE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INCFRIENDS OF JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF STATE PARK: $125,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF ST…NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $110,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INCTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $71,287 · EnvironmentTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INCNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $50,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION: $40,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION+4 more: $65,000 · Environment+4 moreTHE ALLIANCE FOR FLORIDA'S NATIONAL PARKS INC: $141,176 · Recreation & SportsTHE ALLIA…REEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $40,000 · Recreation & SportsREEF ENVI…MARINE RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $89,569 · Science & TechMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC: $50,000 · OtherCOASTLOVE INC: $10,500 · OtherGuides Trust Foundation Inc: $10,000 · OtherFLORIDA KEYS HISTORY AND DISCOVERY FOUNDATION INC: $22,000 · Arts & CultureSEREIA FILMS INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureOCEAN STUDIES CHARTER SCHOOL INC: $7,135 · Education
Animals$1,015,988Environment$743,839Recreation & Sports$181,176Science & Tech$89,569Other$70,500Arts & Culture$32,000Education$7,135

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC: $830,988 over 7y, 4.7% of budgetTHE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC: $282,552 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR FLORIDA'S NATIONAL PARKS INC: $141,176 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF STATE PARK: $125,000 over 4y, 46% of budgetNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $110,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center Inc: $100,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetMARINE RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $89,569 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $71,287 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA I: $55,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetREEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetFLORIDA KEYS HISTORY AND DISCOVERY FOUNDATION INC: $22,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetMARINE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF THE FLORIDA KEYS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetKey West and Lower Keys Fishing Guides Association Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetEVERGLADES OUTPOST INC: $20,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetTROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetGuides Trust Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetFRIENDS AND VOLUNTEERS OF REFUGES FLORIDA KEY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetSEREIA FILMS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetOCEAN STUDIES CHARTER SCHOOL INC: $7,135 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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 Batchelor Foundat…Bass Pro Shops & Cabe…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Batchelor Foundation IncFL15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Batchelor Foundation Inc · Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Ocean Reef Conservation Association Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ocean Reef Conservation Association Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 130%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 16%
  • National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: 88% of income from government
  • The Coral Restoration Foundation Inc: 16% of income from government
  • Mote Marine Laboratory Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
13get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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Find your warmest path to Ocean Reef Conservation Association Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 24 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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