Our Mission
The Ocean Foundation
(TOF) is a unique community foundation with a
mission to support, strengthen, and
promote those organizations dedicated to
reversing the trend of destruction of ocean
environments around the world. Our
slogan is “Tell Us What You Want To Do For
The Ocean, We Will Take Care Of The
Rest.” We work with a community of
donors who care about the coasts and
oceans. In this manner, we grow the
financial resources available to support marine
conservation in order to promote healthy ocean
ecosystems and benefit the human communities
that depend on them. We operate using a
well-established business model (the community
foundation) to serve donors and partners
interested in marine conservation. TOF
does this by increasing the capacity of
conservation organizations, hosting projects
and funds, and supporting those working to
improve the health of ocean species
globally. To do this, we raise millions
of dollars each year to support marine
conservation. These funds come from
individuals, corporate donors, private
foundations, and governments. We meet our
mission through five lines of business: Fiscal
Sponsorship Fund services, Field of Interest
grantmaking Funds, green Resort Partnerships,
Committee and Donor Advised Funds, and
Consulting services.
Because of the dynamic nature of our business, including the many projects that we host, we have a variety of powerful resources that we can bring to bear on any ocean conservation project. Our geographic community is the 70% of the earth’s surface covered by ocean. Our human community includes the donors, governments and grantees that are engaged in ocean conservation anywhere in the world. We have grantees, partners and projects on all the world’s continents except for Antarctica. Significant locations for us include: Mexico and the Caribbean, the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, Maine, Florida, California, Oregon, Washington, and the Coral Triangle region in the western Pacific. We are increasing our work in Africa, Latin America and China. The Ocean Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of individuals with significant experience in marine conservation philanthropy, complemented by an expert, professional staff, and a growing international advisory board of scientists, policy makers, educational specialists, and other top experts.
We are highly specialized and experienced in philanthropy and marine conservation with specific experience developing and managing organizations, programs, funds and foundations in the private and public sectors. We support both site-specific efforts and global work focused on strengthening coastal and ocean ecosystem resiliency. We are also actively engaged in multiple initiatives directed towards global trade products, scientific and economic research, international and regional convening and knowledge sharing.
Because of the dynamic nature of our business, including the many projects that we host, we have a variety of powerful resources that we can bring to bear on any ocean conservation project. Our geographic community is the 70% of the earth’s surface covered by ocean. Our human community includes the donors, governments and grantees that are engaged in ocean conservation anywhere in the world. We have grantees, partners and projects on all the world’s continents except for Antarctica. Significant locations for us include: Mexico and the Caribbean, the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, Maine, Florida, California, Oregon, Washington, and the Coral Triangle region in the western Pacific. We are increasing our work in Africa, Latin America and China. The Ocean Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of individuals with significant experience in marine conservation philanthropy, complemented by an expert, professional staff, and a growing international advisory board of scientists, policy makers, educational specialists, and other top experts.
We are highly specialized and experienced in philanthropy and marine conservation with specific experience developing and managing organizations, programs, funds and foundations in the private and public sectors. We support both site-specific efforts and global work focused on strengthening coastal and ocean ecosystem resiliency. We are also actively engaged in multiple initiatives directed towards global trade products, scientific and economic research, international and regional convening and knowledge sharing.