Waitt Foundation
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Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 34.9% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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- Form & materials
- GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED FOR WF'S RAPID OCEAN CONSERVATION ('ROC') GRANTS PROGRAM. APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED UTILIZING WF'S PRELIMINARY GRANT REQUEST VIA ITS WEBSITE WAITTFOUNDATION.ORG. AFTER THE GRANT APPLICANT REVIEWS WF'S GRANT GUIDELINES AND GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS ALSO FOUND ON ITS WEBSITE, AN APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE ITS US TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MUST BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE A CURRENT COPY OF ITS IRS 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS OUTSIDE THE US MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF PUBLIC CHARITABLE STATUS EQUIVALENT UNDER US LAWS.
- Deadlines
- PRELIMINARY GRANT REQUESTS ARE ACCEPTED YEAR-ROUND VIA WF'S WEBSITE
- Restrictions
- WAITT FOUNDATION LIMITS ITS GRANTS ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA DEFINED IN THE GRANTS GUIDELINES AND GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS SECTION ON ITS WEBSITE (WAITTFOUNDATION.ORG). ITS GRANTEES MUST HAVE PROGRAMS THAT ARE PROJECT SPECIFIC WITH TANGIBLE AND MEASURABLE RESULTS. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO INITIATIVES ADDRESSING WF'S CORE FOCUS, OCEAN CONSERVATION. WHILE WF MAY MAKE EXCEPTIONS IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IT GENERALLY DOES NOT SUPPORT PROGRAMS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF ITS KEY AREAS OF FOCUS, AND DOES NOT ACCEPT PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, EVENT FUNDRAISERS AND SPONSORSHIPS, ENDOWMENTS, OR LOBBYING OF ANY KIND. THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR WF ROC GRANT REQUEST IS $15,000.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waitt Institute | North Sioux City, SD | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $7,141,280 | 2024 |
| Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (Ucsb) | Santa Barbara, CA | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $692,444 | 2024 |
| Seasketch | Santa Barbara, CA | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $600,366 | 2024 |
| Oceano Azul Foundation | Lisbon, Portugal | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California- SD | La Jolla, CA | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $275,000 | 2024 |
| The University of Queensland | Washington, DC | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Global Fishing Watch | Washington, DC | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $153,377 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Ocean Alliance | San Francisco, CA | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Barbudango | Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Unyt Uto Ni Yalo Trust | Suva Point, Fiji | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Micronesia Conservation Trust | Kolonia, Micronesia, Federated States of | RAPID OCEAN CONSERVATION GRANT | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Macquarie University | North Ryde, Australia | RAPID OCEAN CONSERVATION GRANT | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Buei | Pembroke, Bermuda | RAPID OCEAN CONSERVATION GRANT | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Ocean Foundation | Washington, Antigua and Barbuda | RAPID OCEAN CONSERVATION GRANT | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Kulturecity | Birmingham, AL | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The University of the South Pacific Institute of Applied Sciences | Suva, Fiji | OCEAN CONSERVATION | $7,397 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Children's Miracle Network | Sioux City, IA | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Siouxland Humane Society | Sioux City, IA | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $2,800 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Siouxland | Sioux City, IA | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $1,800 | 2024 |
| Crittenton Center | Sioux City, IA | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $1,080 | 2024 |
| People Assisting the Homeless | Pasadena, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $1,030 | 2024 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Ancient and Effervescent Order of the Little Yellow Dog | Sioux City, IA | GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM | $1,000 | 2024 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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