The Marisla Foundation
Laguna Beach, CA · EIN 33-0200133. Reported 798 grants totalling $154.9M to 267 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$65,000median grant
$154.9Mgranted, 2021-2024
267organizations funded
85%of grantees funded again the next year
$21.1Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Marisla Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $65,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $30,000 and $146,000; the smallest was $780 and the largest $9,890,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 267 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Community Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $30.2M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $9,540,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | $8,975,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | $8,295,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $4,672,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $4,340,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $3,933,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $3,750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | $3,095,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| King Baudouin Foundation US | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Toxic-Free Future | Seattle, WA | $1,900,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health Care Without Harm | Reston, VA | $1,650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pro Publica Inc | New York, NY | $1,600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crystal Cove Conservancy | Newport Coast, CA | $1,518,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Climate Integrity | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | $1,375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Tropical Botanical Garden | Kalaheo, HI | $1,230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Commonweal | New York, NY | $1,215,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eco Center Inc | Foster City, CA | $1,175,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Fishing Watch | Washington, DC | $1,075,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Arlington, VA | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Health Sciences | Bozeman, MT | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Media Matters for America | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coming Clean Inc | Brattleboro, VT | $975,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California | Los Angeles, CA | $940,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Virginia Organizing Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $930,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coastal Quest | Oakland, CA | $912,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | Washington, DC | $890,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Endangered Habitats League | West Hollywood, CA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives | Berkeley, CA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wild Dolphin Project | Jupiter, FL | $720,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orange County Coastkeeper | Costa Mesa, CA | $710,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Investigation Agency | Washington, DC | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | Berkeley, CA | $700,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Int'l Environmental Law | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Media & Democracy | Madison, WI | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Island Conservation | Santa Cruz, CA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wild Aid | San Francisco, CA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wildaid Inc | San Francisco, CA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $550,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Commonweal | Bolinas, CA | $545,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project O | Laguna Beach, CA | $505,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ocean Foundation | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide | Eugene, OR | $480,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | $475,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $470,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | $460,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | New York, NY | $460,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stand | Arlington, TX | $425,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $410,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cat Action Treasury | Cape Neddick, ME | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Osa | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sonoran Institute | Tucson, AZ | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wishtoyo Foundation | Malibu, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $395,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Food Safety | Washington, DC | $360,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Healthy Building Network | Washington, DC | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upwell Turtles | Monterey, CA | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environment America Research & Policy | Denver, CO | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Economic Liberties Project | Washington, DC | $340,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Council on Renewable Energy | Washington, DC | $335,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for National Progress | San Francisco, CA | $330,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ceres Inc | San Francisco, CA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marine Applied Research & Exploration | Richmond, CA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildcoast | Imperial Beach, CA | $320,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carl Safina Center | Setauket, NY | $315,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Defend Our Health | Portland, ME | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laborcommunity Strategy Center | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Waterkeeper | Santa Monica, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lost Light Projects Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Caucus of Environmental Legislators | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ocean Alliance | Gloucester, MA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vet Voice Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Environmental Health | Oakland, CA | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clean Production Action | Somerville, MA | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Laguna Greenbelt Inc | Laguna Beach, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $265,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evangelical Environmental Network | New Freedom, PA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ocean Institute | Dana Point, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Consultative Group on Biolog Diversity | San Francisco, CA | $243,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Communities for a Better Environment | Huntington Park, CA | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Health Coalition | National City, CA | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Prevention Partners | San Francisco, CA | $230,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Marine Conservation Biology Institute | Seattle, WA | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Occidental Arts & Ecology Center | Occidental, CA | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reef Check Foundation | Marina Del Rey, CA | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| As You Sow | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Coastkeeper | Sacramento, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Harlan, IA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for International Environ Law | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earthworks | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Yard Communities for Env Justice | Commerce, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defender Law Center | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenpeace Fund | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heal the Bay | Santa Monica, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Just Transition Alliance | San Diego, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| League of Conservation Voters Educ Fund | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | New Orleans, LA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacoima Beautiful | Pacoima, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Diego Coastkeeper | San Diego, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Waves Coalition | Davenport, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | Gainesville, FL | $200,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Northwest | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate Central Inc | Princeton, NJ | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Protect Our Communities Foundation | San Ysabel, CA | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aida | San Francisco, CA | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Environmental Voters Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rewild | Eagle River, WI | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | Alexandria, VA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tompkins Conservation | San Francisco, CA | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 350ORG | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Onofre Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Public Employees for Env Responsibility | Silver Springs, MD | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy | Minneapolis, MN | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation | Boston, MA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Upstream Policy Institute | Damariscotta, ME | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Water Climate Trust | Redding, CA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | Silver Springs, MD | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Treepeople | Beverly Hills, CA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Population Media Center Inc | South Burlington, VT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stand | Bellingham, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | Oakland, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food for Thought Ojai | Ojai, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Science Policy Institute | Berkeley, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Laguna Canyon Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paso Pacifico | Ventura, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Science & Environmental Health Network | Eugene, OR | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Fisheries Resources | San Francisco, CA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alaska Community Action on Toxics | Anchorage, AK | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Bird Conservancy | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| GIVE2ASIA | Oakland, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Internews Network | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Environmental Council | Portland, OR | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Organic Farming Research Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Channelkeeper | Santa Barbara, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Protection Network | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alaska Marine Conservation Council | Anchorage, AK | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chile-California Council | San Francisco, CA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bluesphere Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Progressive Reform | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farmers | Davis, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food & Water Watch | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Virgin Islands National Park | St John, VI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Island Press-Center for Resource Economics | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Laguna Ocean Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lighthawk | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network | San Juan Capo, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mongabay Org Corporation | Menlo Park, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Caucus of Env'l Legislators | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Netcentric Campaigns | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northern Chumash Tribal Council | Los Osos, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oo Project | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The 5 Gyres Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wild Oceans | Leesburg, VA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Animal Welfare Institute | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Race Poverty & Environment | Emeryville, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Women's Voices for the Earth | Missoula, MT | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Island Press | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pacific Rim Conservation | Honolulu, HI | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beyond Pesticides | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clcv Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clean & Healthy New York | Albany, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College of the Atlantic | Bar Harbor, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Baton Rouge, LA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Environmental Education & Training | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Peoples Action Institute | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Point Reyes Bird Observatory | Bolinas, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Action | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rivers Network | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust | Long Beach, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Basel Action Network | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mangrove Action Project | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bolsa Chica Land Trust | Huntington Beach, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Coastal Studies | Provincetown, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ecology Center | Berkeley, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ecology Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fractracker Alliance | Camp Hill, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Conservation | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Intercultural Center-Study Desertsocean | Tucson, AZ | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Mexico Environmental Law Center | Santa Fe, NM | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Alliance for Climate Protection | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ventana Wildlife Society | Monterey, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Xerces Society | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Schoolyard Films | N Palm Beach, FL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Women for Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Californians Against Waste Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park | St John | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park | St John, Virgin Islands | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Indian Treaty Council | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Markets Institute | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regeneration Project | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seacology | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trust for Conservation Innovation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Violence Policy Center | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Harlem Environmental Action | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Advanced Conservation Strategies | Williamsburg, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charitable Ventures of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pse for Healthy Energy | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Nature | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Environmental Justice Alliance | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center on Race Poverty & Environment | Delano, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vitalogy Foundation | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenspace the Cambria Land Trust | Cambria, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marine Fish Conservation Network | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
214 of 267 (80%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 85%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Resources Legacy Fund
CALIFORNIA COASTAL PROGRAM - The Nature Conservancy
MARINE RESOURCES & COASTAL RESILIENCE, CA & INDO-PACIFIC - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OCEANS 5 - King Baudouin Foundation US
PARTNERS FOR A NEW ECONOMY - Natural Resources Defense Council
MARINE MAMMALS, S.CA ECOSYSTEMS & LATIN AMERICAN HABITAT INITIATIVES - Toxic-Free Future
SAFER PRODUCTS FOR WASHINGTON & BEYOND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 665 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 186 | $32.6M | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 216 | $39.0M | $62,500 |
| 2023 | 202 | $36.7M | $65,000 |
| 2024 | 194 | $46.7M | $75,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Marisla Foundation has 235 of them, worth $42.9M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | $2,300,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $2,270,000 |
| Orange County Community Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $2,100,000 |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | $2,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $2,000,000 |
| King Baudouin Foundation United States | New York, NY | $2,000,000 |
| Center for Climate Integrity | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | $980,000 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $750,000 |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Arlington, VA | $750,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $666,500 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $666,500 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $600,000 |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Arlington, VA | $500,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 42% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $65,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Marisla Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 668 North Coast Highway Pmb 1400, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 33-0200133 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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