A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 36-4515216Environment

Who funds Save the Waves Coalition?

25 private foundations gave Save the Waves Coalition in Santa Cruz, CA $1.8 million across 64 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

64 grants

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

  1. Stone Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    General

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

    General support

    $50,000
  3. WWW FoundationPasadena, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $20,000
  4. Stone Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General

    $10,000
  5. Faraway FoundationTetonia, ID 2024

    General Support

    $7,500
  6. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operational support.

    $2,104
  7. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Ocean stewardship and research

    $150,000
  8. Waitt FoundationNorth Sioux City, SD 2023

    Rapid ocean conservation grant

    $70,000
  9. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2023

    General support

    $50,000
  10. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    In support of the june 2023 coalition summit.

    $25,000
  11. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE

    $15,000
  12. Hekemian FoundationEnglewood, NJ 2023

    Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.

    $10,667
  13. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    To support general operations

    $5,000
  14. PD Jackson Family FoundationBerkeley, CA 2023

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  15. Harold KL Castle FoundationKailua, HI 2023

    To match an employee contribution [5712; PC]

    $519
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $233
  17. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Ocean stewardship and research

    $150,000
  18. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2022

    General support

    $50,000
  19. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Conservation and science

    $40,000
  20. The Nell Newman Foundation IncSanta Cruz, CA 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  21. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Ocean stewardship and research

    $10,000
  22. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE

    $10,000
  23. Hekemian FoundationEnglewood, NJ 2022

    Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.

    $5,250
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $334
  25. The Maxwellhanrahan FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Employee Matching Gift: General operations

    $300
  26. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Ocean stewardship and research

    $90,000
  27. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    Conservation and science

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

    General support

    $50,000
  29. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE

    $20,000
  30. Waitt FoundationNorth Sioux City, SD 2021

    Ocean conservation

    $10,000
  31. Hekemian FoundationEnglewood, NJ 2021

    Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.

    $6,500
  32. Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationBurbank, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $5,000
  33. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2021

    Preserving Wild Places and the Backcountry

    $3,500
  34. The Maxwellhanrahan FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General Operations

    $500
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $268
  36. The Maxwellhanrahan FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General Operations

    $100
  37. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    Conservation and science

    $110,712
  38. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Ocean stewardship and research

    $90,000
  39. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2020

    General support

    $50,000
  40. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE

    $20,000
  41. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2020

    General operations

    $12,500
  42. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2020

    To support environmental projects.

    $10,000
  43. Hekemian FoundationEnglewood, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.

    $8,665
  44. Forrest C & Frances H Lattner FoundationEast Greenwich, RI 2020

    General support

    $1,175
  45. Jennifer Woods Tierney FoundationBoulder, CO 2020

    Protect surf ecosystems

    $1,000
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $202
  47. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    Conservation and science

    $160,000
  48. Mulago FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $50,000
  49. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2019

    To support environmental projects.

    $25,000
  50. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2019

    General operations

    $20,000
  51. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose

    $20,000
  52. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2019

    Preserving wild places & the backcountry

    $10,000
  53. Hekemian FoundationEnglewood, NJ 2019

    Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.

    $8,000
  54. Tarbell Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    Salvemos Punta Conejos Campaign

    $2,000
  55. Forrest C & Frances H Lattner FoundationEast Greenwich, RI 2019

    General support

    $1,100
  56. Salesforce FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Coastal environment protection

    $200
  57. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Organizational Effectiveness

    $35,150
  58. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2018

    To support environmental projects.

    $25,000
  59. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2018

    To support the Save the Waves 5th Global Wave Conference, to be held March 7-8, 2018 in Santa Cruz, CA.

    $25,000
  60. The Nell Newman Foundation IncSanta Cruz, CA 2018

    General support

    $20,000
  61. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose

    $9,222
  62. Forrest C & Frances H Lattner FoundationEast Greenwich, RI 2018

    General support

    $1,300
  63. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2018

    In support of general operations.

    $500
  64. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2017

    To support environmental projects.

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in California and are not among Save the Waves Coalition’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 514 grants Accepts applications $1,966,769 to similar organizations
  2. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 148 grants Preselected only $79,885 to similar organizations
  3. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 109 grants Preselected only $4,814,167 to similar organizations
  4. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 116 grants Preselected only $80,579 to similar organizations
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 264 grants Accepts applications $111,989,284 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 137 grants Preselected only $2,415,649 to similar organizations
  7. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 243 grants Accepts applications $32,952,849 to similar organizations
  8. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 56 grants Preselected only $59,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-4515216 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.