This fund has made a single, very large grant—a full $18.4 million transfer—to an affiliated 501(c)(3) (MIA Rays Squadron), suggesting the foundation functions primarily to support the charter school's related nonprofit entity. The grant appears to be a one-time institutional transfer, likely for school operations, extracurricular programs, facilities, or an organizational consolidation rather than routine program grants to external charities.
Extremely concentrated: a single, very large one-time transfer to an affiliated organization; no evidence of distributed, repeat, or diversified giving.
Marco Island Academy a Public Charter High School made a single recorded transfer of $18,396,883 in 2024 to Mia Rays Squadron in Marco Island, Florida. That one grant accounts for the full annual giving shown in the file and points to a funding model centered on an affiliated 501(c)(3) rather than broad external grantmaking. The school’s active giving programs reinforce that picture: it supports student-facing opportunities tied to the academy, including a scholarship program for Marco Island Academy students attending Cornell Summer College and a summer camp partnership with Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment. It also lists in-kind gifts, annual partnership opportunities, and general ways to give, suggesting a mix of cash and non-cash support connected to the school community. The grant record and program list together show an institution that directs resources toward school-linked activities, student enrichment, and organizational support within a local framework.
One clear theme is student enrichment outside the regular classroom. The academy offers the Sara and Joseph Dougherty Cornell Summer College Scholarship, which supports Marco Island Academy students attending Cornell Summer College and is tied to college readiness and summer college programming. Another strand is environmental education. The Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors Of the Environment Summer Camp is a school-hosted program, connecting the academy to environmental education and summer camp activities. Support also extends to non-cash contributions through its Gifts-in-Kind program, which covers donated items or services for the school. The presence of Annual Partnership Opportunities and Ways To Give shows that the school organizes support around school-linked fundraising rather than external charitable grantmaking.
The grant-size profile is singular: p25, median, and p75 are all $18,396,883, reflecting one recorded grant at that amount. The only recent grant listed is a 2024 transfer to Mia Rays Squadron, which suggests a one-time institutional transfer rather than an ongoing stream of smaller awards. The foundation is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active programs point to direct school support and local fundraising mechanisms, including scholarship support, in-kind gifts, and partnership giving.
$18.4M
$2M
$4.9M
$23.8M
Most grants fall between $18.4M and $18.4M, with a median of $18.4M.
25th Percentile
$18.4M
Median
$18.4M
75th Percentile
$18.4M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in FL.
JANE B WATT
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Notable grantees: MIA RAYS SQUADRON
Giving is entirely local. Every recorded grant went to recipients in Florida, and the recipient city in the recent grant list is Marco Island. The active programs are also centered in Marco Island, with the scholarship program extending to Collier County and Florida more broadly. No non-U.S. recipient countries appear in the record.
The only recorded grant is $18,396,883 in 2024 to Mia Rays Squadron in Marco Island, Florida. That amount also matches the p25, median, and p75 grant-size figures in the file.
Its active programs include a scholarship for Marco Island Academy students attending Cornell Summer College, a school-hosted Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors Of the Environment Summer Camp, Gifts-in-Kind, Annual Partnership Opportunities, and Ways To Give.
No. The recipient country distribution is 100% US, and the top state by grant count is Florida. The recent grant list also places the recipient in Marco Island, Florida.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals. The listed support instead runs through school-linked programs, scholarships, in-kind gifts, and partnership opportunities.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA RAYS SQUADRON | MARCO ISLAND, FL | $18,396,883 | 2024 | 501 C 3 TRANSFER |
MIA RAYS SQUADRON
$18,396,883501 C 3 TRANSFER