Waitt Foundation Grants

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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Contact

Cherie Prothro-Shea

Address

PO BOX 1948 LA JOLLA, CA, 92038

Phone

(858) 551-4400

Deadlines

Preliminary grant requests are accepted year-round via wf's website

Application materials

Grant applications are accepted for wf's rapid ocean conservation ('roc') grants program. Applications must be completed utilizing wf's preliminary grant request via its website waittfoundation.org. After the grant applicant reviews wf's grant guidelines and grantee requirements also found on its website, an applicant must provide its us tax identification number and must be prepared to provide a current copy of its IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter. International applicants outside the us must provide proof of public charitable status equivalent under us laws.

Restrictions

Waitt foundation limits its grants according to the criteria defined in the grants guidelines and grantee requirements section on its website (waittfoundation.org). Its grantees must have programs that are project specific with tangible and measurable results. Priority is given to initiatives addressing wf's core focus, ocean conservation. While wf May make exceptions in special circumstances, it generally does not support programs or organizations that fall outside of its key areas of focus, and does not accept proposals to support individuals, event fundraisers and sponsorships, endowments, or lobbying of any kind. The maximum amount for wf roc grant request is $15,000.

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where Waitt Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (72 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Waitt Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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