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Schmidt Ocean Institute: 19 grants to organizations, $707,331 (tax year ended December 2024)
Schmidt Ocean Institute, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $707,331 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 15, 2025. The largest was $180,000 to The Regents of the University of California in Berkeley, CA for seawater measurements to track ocean acidification.
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- EIN
- 264562328
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $108,526,993
- Grants paid
- $707,331
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202513199349101171. It reported $707,331 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | Seawater measurements to track ocean acidification | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Technology Society Inc | Washington, DC | MATE ROV Competition | Science and technology | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of South Florida Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | To support university programs that broaden access to the OCEAN STEAM fields and related blue economy workforce | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Boulder, CO | National Oceans Science Bowl 2024 | Science and technology | $99,831 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Technology Society Inc | Washington, DC | MATE ROV 2024 Competition and Championship | Science and technology | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nautilus Think Inc | New York, NY | To produce original content on the UN Ocean Decade and ocean research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mongabayorg Corporation | Menlo Park, CA | Scientific Expeditions series | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fundacion Tba21 | Madrid, SP | UN Ocean Decade confeence | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Ocean Observatory | Sedgwick, ME | World Ocean Explorer Exhibits 2024 | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Technology Society Inc | Washington, DC | Marine Technology Society Sponsorship - Oceans (Global) Student Poster Competition | Science and technology | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | OceanHackWeek 2024 | Science and technology | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Escuela Rural San Miguel Conimo | Ancud, CI | To support the ship-to-shore connection with local public school | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gordon Research Conferences | East Greenwich, RI | Gordon Research Conference on Ocean Mixing | Science and technology | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | New York, NY | IEEE AUV Symposium 2024 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | New York, NY | IEEE Marine Imaging Workshop 5 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | Summit on Ocean Biodiversity reception | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Envision Excellence in Stem Education | Cleveland Heights, OH | National STEM Festival -- student scholarships | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society for in Vitro Biology Incorporated | Millersville, MD | SIVB 16th International Conference sponsorship | Social science | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ioos Association | Silver Spring, MD | IOOS Committee Meeting Jul 2024 | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Science and technology | $265,831 |
| Education | $100,000 |
| Environment | $50,500 |
| Social science | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $215,000 |
| District of Columbia | $161,000 |
| Florida | $100,000 |
| Colorado | $99,831 |
| New York | $60,000 |
| Maine | $20,000 |
| Rhode Island | $5,000 |
| Ohio | $4,000 |
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Updated November 15, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.