Florida · Nonprofit
4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $165,068 to it, the largest being SHORE-SCHOR SUSAN CAROL FAMILY TRUST ($52,998). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 14
- Grants received
- $165k
- Net assets
- $1.3M
What 4ocean Charitable Foundation Inc does
Mission
4ocean foundation is dedicated to ending plastic pollution by cleaning our ocean, rivers, and coastlines, tackling the growing threat of microplastics, and empowering communities through education and awareness. Our vision is clear, a world free from plastic pollution, where the ocean thrives and future generations inherit a healthier planet.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
In 2024, the foundation was in startup mode and we created two educational and engagement campaigns (1) fight for the ocean with a goal to educate and engage people to engage with the foundation's website and subject matter expertise. (2) in conjunction with giving season we created the I am the ocean campaign, an inspirational education video that inspired hundreds of people to sign up for our newsletter and visit our website for more information.
$172,276 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $172,276.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jack Lighton
Executive director eff. 9/2024
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
5 of 14 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 40% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 13 of 14 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 32% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
40% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC draws 94% of its grant income from funders outside Florida, across 7 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $66k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,187 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,187 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
26% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC?
- 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $165,068 to it, the largest being SHORE-SCHOR SUSAN CAROL FAMILY TRUST ($52,998). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 14 organizations giving $165,068 in grants to 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC?
- SHORE-SCHOR SUSAN CAROL FAMILY TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $52,998 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 14 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing