Engaging people with animals, inspiring appreciation for our seas, and supporting wildlife conservation.
A $25,000 employee relief grant to the Association of Zoos & Aquariums is the largest recent award on file, and it points to a funder that mixes marine- and wildlife-related support with practical aid for partner organizations and their people. Texas State Aquarium Association gives through a pure donor-advised fund structure and has a regional footprint, with recent awards ranging from member contributions and dues to event sponsorship and hurricane relief. The grant list also shows recurring support for Save the Manatee Club Inc, including $15,000 awards in both 2023 and 2025, which suggests an ongoing relationship rather than a one-time gift. Other recent grants connect to conservation and aquatic institutions, including support tied to wildlife restoration and marine mammal work. Their active charitable donation request program is aimed at helping other nonprofits in the Coastal Bend with fundraising efforts, with a focus on wildlife conservation, education, and community fundraising support. Taken together, the pattern is less about a single program area than about sustaining conservation networks, affiliated institutions, and response efforts where marine and wildlife organizations need it most.
Marine conservation appears in multiple forms. Texas State Aquarium Association gave $15,000 to Save the Manatee Club Inc in 2025 for a member contribution, and it also made a $6,400 general-support grant to Lionfish Invitational Inc in Marathon, Florida. Disaster response is another clear theme: the association awarded $10,500 to Clearwater Marine Aquarium for Hurricane Helene relief and $10,000 to The Florida Aquarium for the same purpose. Support for the broader zoological and aquariums field also shows up in a $5,150 grant to the Association of Zoos & Aquariums for AZA employee hurricane relief. Beyond conservation and disaster aid, the grant list includes member-dues and event-sponsorship payments, showing that part of the giving helps professional and fundraising infrastructure rather than direct program delivery.
Grant size is tightly clustered around mid-sized awards: p25 is $7,000, the median is $15,000, and p75 is $15,000. That places most grants at either $15,000 or just below it, with a few larger or smaller exceptions. The pattern is not limited to one-off gifts; Save the Manatee Club Inc appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Association of Zoos & Aquariums appears twice in 2023 and 2025 with different purposes. The foundation is a public charity and a pure DAF provider. It also accepts unsolicited charitable donation requests through its Coastal Bend program.
$65K
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Most grants fall between $7K and $15K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Giving is regional, but the recipient map is uneven. Florida is the top state by grant count, and several recent grants went to recipients in Clearwater, Tampa, Longwood, and Marathon. Outside Florida, the recent list includes Baltimore and Silver Springs in Maryland, Alexandria, Virginia, and La Crosse, Wisconsin. All recent grants on file went to U.S. recipients, with 100% of grants in the United States. The headquarters is in Corpus Christi, Texas, but recent grants did not go to Texas recipients.
The recent grants show support for marine and wildlife organizations, zoos and aquariums, and related professional groups. Examples include a member contribution to Save the Manatee Club Inc, hurricane relief for Florida aquariums, and support for the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. The active donation-request program also centers wildlife conservation, education, and community fundraising support.
The grant-size profile is centered on mid-sized awards. The 25th percentile is $7,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is also $15,000. That means many of the recent grants fall at $15,000, with some smaller grants around $5,150 to $7,000 and a few larger ones such as $25,000.
Yes. Save the Manatee Club Inc received $15,000 in 2023 and $15,000 again in 2025, both as member contributions. Association of Zoos & Aquariums also appears twice, with a $25,000 employee relief fund grant in 2023 and a $5,150 AZA employee hurricane-relief grant in 2025. That indicates some recurring relationships.
Yes. The active Charitable Donation Requests program accepts unsolicited requests and is described as helping other nonprofits in the Coastal Bend with their fundraising efforts. The stated focus is wildlife conservation, education, and community fundraising support.
Florida is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities there include Clearwater, Tampa, Longwood, and Marathon. All grants in the recent list went to U.S. recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Non-profit organizations in the Coastal Bend seeking donations to support their fundraising efforts (local nonprofits). Specific eligibility details presumably on the program page.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB INC | LONGWOOD, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | MEMBER CONTRIBUTION |
| SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB INC | MAITLAND, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | MEMBER CONTRIBUTION |
| CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM | CLEARWATER, FL | $10,500 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE REL |
| THE FLORIDA AQUARIUM | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE REL |
| ALLIANCE OF MARINE MAMMALS | ALEXANDRA, VA | $9,544 | 2025 | MEMBER DUES |
| ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS | SILVER SPRINGS, MD | $5,150 | 2025 | AZA EMPL HURR RELIEF |
| ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS | BALTIMORE, MD | $25,000 | 2023 | EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND |
| SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB INC | MAITLAND, FL | $15,000 | 2023 | MEMBER CONTRIBUTION |
| WATERBIRD SOCIETY | LA CROSSE, WI | $15,000 | 2023 | EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
| WILDLIFE RESTORATION FDN | ARLINGTON, VA | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIONFISH INVITATIONAL INC | MARATHON, FL | $6,400 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB INC
$15,000MEMBER CONTRIBUTION
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB INC
$15,000MEMBER CONTRIBUTION
CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM
$10,500HURRICANE HELENE REL
ALLIANCE OF MARINE MAMMALS
$9,544MEMBER DUES
AZA EMPL HURR RELIEF
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB INC
$15,000MEMBER CONTRIBUTION
WATERBIRD SOCIETY
$15,000EVENT SPONSORSHIP
WILDLIFE RESTORATION FDN
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LIONFISH INVITATIONAL INC
$6,400GENERAL SUPPORT
