Wooden box pews in a sunlit church interior

Grant recipient EIN 33-0203488Religion

Who funds Ocean Institute?

55 private foundations gave Ocean Institute in Dana Point, CA $9.2 million across 181 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

181 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2025

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $70,000
  2. Sahm Family FoundationFullerton, CA 2025

    General support

    $50,000
  3. The Dragonhorse FoundationIrvine, CA 2025

    Program support

    $25,000
  4. Linda I Smith FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2025

    General use - education/environmental programs

    $10,500
  5. Peter and Mary Muth FoundationOrange, CA 2025

    Contribution

    $10,000
  6. William and Karen Lavoie FoundationRedondo Beach, CA 2025

    Charitable support

    $5,000
  7. Lamb Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2025

    General fund

    $5,000
  8. The Emmett R Quady FoundationWoodside, CA 2025

    Health & human services

    $5,000
  9. Mark H and Blanche M Harrington FoundationOntario, CA 2025

    General use

    $5,000
  10. The Shanahan Family Charitable FoundationPasadena, CA 2024

    General Purpose

    $300,000
  11. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2024

    Unrestricted general donation

    $200,000
  12. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2024

    Program support

    $150,000
  13. The Ga Foster Legacy FoundationStockton, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $100,000
  14. Croul Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2024

    Program support

    $50,000
  15. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  16. Sahm Family FoundationFullerton, CA 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  17. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  18. Steinmetz FoundationIrvine, CA 2024

    Support steam programs

    $50,000
  19. McBETH FOUNDATIONIrvine, CA 2024

    Marine science programs

    $20,000
  20. The Oley Friends FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2024

    Using the ocean as their classroom, inspiring children to learn, help children in poverty experience the ocean.

    $20,000
  21. Linda I Smith FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2024

    General use - education/environmental programs

    $10,500
  22. Peter and Mary Muth FoundationOrange, CA 2024

    Contribution

    $10,000
  23. The Kling Family FoundationTustin, CA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  24. The Dunham Charitable Foundation CO Westwood TrustHouston, TX 2024

    Charitable

    $10,000
  25. Argyros Family FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2024

    Education

    $10,000
  26. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2024

    General operations

    $7,500
  27. The Fletcher Jones FoundationPasadena, CA 2024

    Adopt-a-class program

    $5,000
  28. William and Karen Lavoie FoundationRedondo Beach, CA 2024

    Charitable support

    $5,000
  29. Schwarzbein Graham Family FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2024

    Grant towards organization's mission to promote ocean education.

    $5,000
  30. Jennie V FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2024

    Spirit of Dana Point Restoration

    $5,000
  31. The Crean FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2024

    Educational programs for children.

    $5,000
  32. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2024

    Professional development

    $4,000
  33. The Sid and Cecelia Lance Family FoundationNorthfield, VT 2024

    Marine science and maritime history educational programs

    $2,500
  34. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    Education

    $100
  35. The Shanahan Family Charitable FoundationPasadena, CA 2023

    General Purpose

    $300,000
  36. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2023

    Program support

    $150,000
  37. Stephen Harold Schimmel FoundationNewport Coast, CA 2023

    general fund donation

    $100,000
  38. Croul Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2023

    Program support

    $50,000
  39. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2023

    General support

    $50,000
  40. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  41. Steinmetz FoundationIrvine, CA 2023

    To support its steam programs.

    $50,000
  42. Sahm Family FoundationFullerton, CA 2023

    General support

    $49,550
  43. The Oley Friends FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2023

    Using the ocean as their classroom, inspiring children to learn, help children in poverty experience the ocean.

    $45,000
  44. Peter and Mary Muth FoundationOrange, CA 2023

    Contribution

    $10,000
  45. Lamb Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2023

    General fund

    $10,000
  46. Jennie V FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2023

    Spirit of dana point restoration

    $10,000
  47. Linda I Smith FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2023

    General use - education/environmental programs

    $8,500
  48. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2023

    Environment

    $7,500
  49. Argyros Family FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2023

    Education

    $7,000
  50. The Fletcher Jones FoundationPasadena, CA 2023

    Adopt-a-class program

    $5,000
  51. William and Karen Lavoie FoundationRedondo Beach, CA 2023

    Charitable support

    $5,000
  52. The Dunham Charitable Foundation CO Westwood TrustHouston, TX 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  53. The Crean FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2023

    Educational programs for children.

    $5,000
  54. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2023

    Professional development

    $4,000
  55. Schwarzbein Graham Family FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2023

    Grant towards organization's mission to promote ocean education.

    $1,000
  56. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $540
  57. The Shanahan Family Charitable FoundationPasadena, CA 2022

    General Purpose

    $400,000
  58. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $200,000
  59. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2022

    Program support

    $175,000
  60. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2022

    Final spirit payment

    $150,000
  61. Sahm Family FoundationFullerton, CA 2022

    General support

    $75,000
  62. Croul Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2022

    Program support

    $50,000
  63. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2022

    Spirit of dana point restoration

    $50,000
  64. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  65. Steinmetz FoundationIrvine, CA 2022

    To support its steam programs.

    $50,000
  66. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $23,800
  67. The Kling Family FoundationTustin, CA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  68. Jennie V FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2022

    Spirit of dana point restoration

    $12,000
  69. The Fletcher Jones FoundationPasadena, CA 2022

    Adopt-a-class program

    $10,000
  70. Peter and Mary Muth FoundationOrange, CA 2022

    Contribution

    $10,000
  71. John & Patricia Adams Family FoundationConcord, CA 2022

    Educational

    $10,000
  72. Lamb Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2022

    General fund

    $10,000
  73. Linda I Smith FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2022

    General use - education/environmental programs

    $8,500
  74. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2022

    Education

    $7,500
  75. William and Karen Lavoie FoundationRedondo Beach, CA 2022

    Charitable support

    $5,500
  76. Keltner Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  77. Sun Family FoundationFountain Valley, CA 2022

    Enviornment

    $5,000
  78. The Dunham Charitable Foundation CO Westwood TrustHouston, TX 2022

    charitable

    $5,000
  79. The Crean FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2022

    Educational programs for children.

    $5,000
  80. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2022

    Professional development

    $4,000
  81. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2022

    Provide two tickets to jazz festival

    $1,200
  82. John & Diane Prewitt Family FoundationWildomar, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  83. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $887
  84. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 2022

    Education

    $650
  85. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General support

    $250
  86. Bruce and Wendy Hirsch Gary Charitable FoundationIrvine, CA 2022

    General

    $200
  87. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2021

    Scholarship

    $600,500
  88. The Shanahan Family Charitable FoundationPasadena, CA 2021

    General Purpose

    $500,000
  89. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2021

    Program support

    $175,000
  90. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2021

    Spirit of dana point restoration

    $100,000
  91. Sahm Family FoundationFullerton, CA 2021

    General support

    $75,000
  92. Croul Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    Program support

    $50,000
  93. The Doyle Foundation IncSan Clemente, CA 2021

    Grant

    $50,000
  94. Steinmetz FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    To support its steam programs.

    $50,000
  95. McBETH FOUNDATIONIrvine, CA 2021

    Marine science programs

    $35,000
  96. Lamb Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    General fund

    $30,000
  97. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  98. Jennie V FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2021

    Spirit of dana point restoration

    $25,000
  99. Massen Greene FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2021

    Contribution in furtherance of recipient's exempt purpose.

    $20,000
  100. Sun Family FoundationFountain Valley, CA 2021

    Environment

    $15,000
  101. Peter and Mary Muth FoundationOrange, CA 2021

    Contribution

    $10,000
  102. John & Patricia Adams Family FoundationConcord, CA 2021

    Educational

    $10,000
  103. Linda I Smith FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2021

    General use - education/environmental programs

    $7,500
  104. The Kling Family FoundationTustin, CA 2021

    charitable contribution

    $5,000
  105. William and Karen Lavoie FoundationRedondo Beach, CA 2021

    Charitable support

    $5,000
  106. The Dunham Charitable Foundation CO Westwood TrustHouston, TX 2021

    charitable

    $5,000
  107. The Crean FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2021

    Educational programs for children.

    $5,000
  108. McFadden Family FoundationDana Point, CA 2021

    Charity

    $4,620
  109. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2021

    Professional development

    $4,000
  110. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 2021

    Education

    $1,500
  111. John & Diane Prewitt Family FoundationWildomar, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  112. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $936
  113. Edwards Lifesciences FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    Matching gifts grant

    $200
  114. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2021

    Education

    $125
  115. Bruce and Wendy Hirsch Gary Charitable FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    General

    $100
  116. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2020

    Program support

    $389,333
  117. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2020

    General support

    $300,000
  118. Steinmetz FoundationIrvine, CA 2020

    To support its steam programs.

    $300,000
  119. Sahm Family FoundationFullerton, CA 2020

    General support

    $150,000
  120. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2020

    Program support

    $100,000
  121. Croul Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2020

    Program support

    $50,000
  122. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  123. The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2020

    General donation

    $50,000
  124. McBETH FOUNDATIONIrvine, CA 2020

    Marine science programs

    $35,000
  125. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2020

    Covid-19 grant

    $20,000
  126. Peter and Mary Muth FoundationOrange, CA 2020

    Contribution

    $15,000
  127. Sun Family FoundationFountain Valley, CA 2020

    Environment

    $15,000
  128. The Kling Family FoundationTustin, CA 2020

    charitable contribution

    $10,000
  129. Linda I Smith FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2020

    General use - education/environmental programs

    $7,500
  130. The Fluor FoundationIrving, TX 2020

    Adopt-a-class virtual learning progr

    $5,000
  131. The Dunham Charitable Foundation CO Westwood TrustHouston, TX 2020

    charitable

    $5,000
  132. The Crean FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2020

    Educational programs for children.

    $5,000
  133. Stephenson Pope Babcock FoundationWinstonsalem, NC 2020

    Charitable use

    $4,000
  134. Bellwether Charitable FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2020

    for education of childrens, teachers, parents and visitors

    $3,000
  135. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 2020

    Education

    $2,082
  136. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $502
  137. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Education

    $250
  138. The Okinaka Foundation for Social and Environmental JusticeChino Hills, CA 2020

    Support of science, technology, engineering, art and math(steam) programs.

    $250
  139. Edwards Lifesciences FoundationIrvine, CA 2020

    Matching gifts grant

    $100
  140. Edwards Lifesciences FoundationIrvine, CA 2020

    Matching gifts grant

    $50
  141. The Steven & Carole Weinberg FoundaDana Point, CA 2020

    General

    $0
  142. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2019

    Program support

    $250,000
  143. Steinmetz FoundationIrvine, CA 2019

    To support its steam programs.

    $230,000
  144. The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2019

    General donation

    $200,000
  145. McBETH FOUNDATIONIrvine, CA 2019

    Marine science programs

    $25,000
  146. Massen Greene FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2019

    Contribution in furtherance of recipient's exempt purpose.

    $25,000
  147. Ueberroth Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Foundation goal

    $15,000
  148. Peter and Mary Muth FoundationOrange, CA 2019

    Contribution

    $10,000
  149. The Kling Family FoundationTustin, CA 2019

    charitable contribution

    $10,000
  150. Play Tall FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA 2019

    Support charitable org mission

    $10,000
  151. The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris FoundationTorrance, CA 2019

    Water quality and renewable energy

    $10,000
  152. Linda I Smith FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2019

    General use - education/environmental programs

    $8,000
  153. Stephenson Pope Babcock FoundationWinstonsalem, NC 2019

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  154. The Dunham Charitable Foundation CO Westwood TrustHouston, TX 2019

    charitable

    $5,000
  155. RDL Charitable TrustLaguna Niguel, CA 2019

    Adopt-a-class paddle program

    $5,000
  156. The Crean FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2019

    Educational programs for children.

    $5,000
  157. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2019

    Key staff professional training/development

    $4,000
  158. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 2019

    Education

    $2,118
  159. The Norbell FoundationAppleton, WI 2019

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  160. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2019

    Program Support

    $2,000
  161. John & Diane Prewitt Family FoundationWildomar, CA 2019

    Conservation

    $1,000
  162. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $25
  163. The Steven & Carole Weinberg FoundaDana Point, CA 2019

    General

    $0
  164. Sahm Family FoundationFullerton, CA 2018

    General support

    $1,000,000
  165. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2018

    Program support

    $125,000
  166. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2018

    Contribution

    $100,000
  167. The Doyle Foundation IncSan Clemente, CA 2018

    Grant

    $100,000
  168. Swenson Family FoundationOrange, CA 2018

    Scholarship

    $50,000
  169. McBETH FOUNDATIONIrvine, CA 2018

    Marine science programs

    $25,000
  170. Massen Greene FoundationLaguna Hills, CA 2018

    Contribution in furthurance of recipients exempt purpose.

    $25,000
  171. RDL Charitable TrustLaguna Niguel, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $11,375
  172. Peter and Mary Muth FoundationOrange, CA 2018

    Contribution

    $10,000
  173. The Kling Family FoundationTustin, CA 2018

    charitable contribution

    $8,000
  174. Linda I Smith FoundationCosta Mesa, CA 2018

    General use - education/environmental programs

    $5,000
  175. Schwemm Family FoundationBethesda, MD 2018

    Reprint maritime history book

    $5,000
  176. Nicholas EndowmentIrvine, CA 2018

    Key staff professional training/development

    $4,000
  177. The Norbell FoundationAppleton, WI 2018

    General

    $2,000
  178. John & Diane Prewitt Family FoundationWildomar, CA 2018

    Conservation

    $1,000
  179. The Steven & Carole Weinberg FoundaDana Point, CA 2018

    General

    $0
  180. McBETH FOUNDATIONIrvine, CA 2017

    Marine science programs

    $25,000
  181. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2017

    To support environmental projects.

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other religion organizations in Dana Point, CA and are not among Ocean Institute’s funders above.

  1. The Todd Brock Family FoundationBeaumont, TX 1 grant Preselected only $125,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Morris & Sylvia Trachten Family FoundationWilmington, DE 6 grants Preselected only $6,220 to similar organizations
  3. Access Ventures IncLouisville, KY 1 grant Preselected only $2,919 to similar organizations
  4. McKesson Foundation IncDallas, TX 1 grant Preselected only $2,300 to similar organizations
  5. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 1 grant Preselected only $450 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 33-0203488 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.