Ocean Discovery Institute’s programs are provided tuition-free and we rely on support from individuals, corporations, government agencies, and foundations to keep them going. We are grateful to the many contributors who support Ocean Discovery Institute. The strong social “return on investment” generated by our programs pays dividends.
A wide range of organizations and institutions invest in Ocean Discovery Institute’s work, providing a vital base of funding. By developing a highly diversified donor base, made up of national and local foundations, government agencies at all levels, corporations, and deeply committed individual donors, Ocean Discovery Institute is able to ensure the continued sustainability and future expansion of programming.
Names listed in blue signify membership in our Visionary Community of monthly donors.
Legacy Circle (Endowment Giving)
Fisler Family for tomorrow’s science leaders
Shara Fisler & Family
Bob Meinzer & Steve McIntee in honor of their parents Eileen & Frank McIntee and Marie & Bob Meinzer
Innovation Circle ($100,000 and above)
Aqualia International Foundation, Ltd.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
California Department of Parks & Recreation
Feeding San Diego
Hologic Charitable Fund
J.W. Sefton Foundation
Linda Fisler
New York Life Foundation
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Price Philanthropies
San Diego Foundation
Satterberg Foundation
Sidney E. Frank Foundation
The Builders Initiative
Discovery Circle ($25,000-$99,999)
11th Hour Racing
Allison & Robert Price Family Foundation
California Coastal Conservancy
Conrad Prebys Foundation
David C. Copley Foundation
Gary & Denise David
Harriet E. Pfleger Foundation
Hearst Foundations
Hologic Charitable Fund
Jenny & Tony Sweeney
Life Science Cares
Michelle & Dan Shoemaker
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Sahm Family Foundation
Shara Fisler & Brian Duncan
Unified Port of San Diego
Walter J. & Betty C. Zable Foundation
Empowerment Circle ($10,000 – $24,999)
Ann Hunter & David Welborn
ASML
Bumble Bee Seafoods, LLC
Campland on the Bay
Change Happens Foundation
Chris and Laura Maloney
Clarity Design Inc.
Coastal Quest
Craig Hooker and Carlos Nelson
Dina and John Johns
Elizabeth Keadle
Farrell Family Foundation
Genomatica
George Lai
Goldman Sachs Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Hervey Family Non-endowment Fund
Janet Harris and Michael Newman
Kurt Gering and Nick Wagman
Lily Lai Foundation
Linda and Mel Katz
Lynn Gorguze and U.S. Congressman Scott Peters
Maurice J. Masserini Trust
MUFG Union Bank Foundation
ResMed Foundation
San Diego Gas & Electric
Shafer-Tuuk Family Foundation
The Campbell Foundation
The Chris & Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation
The JEM Project
The Peggy and Robert Matthews Foundation
The Rice Family Foundation
The Schalon Foundation
Travere Therapeutics, Inc
Unified Port of San Diego
US Congressman Scott Peters & Lynn Gorguze
William Courtney & Janice Vincent
Wrethinking, the Foundation
Opportunity Circle ($5,000 -$9,999)
Adams Legacy Foundation
Anonymous
Anthea and John and John Wang
Beverly J. Gepfer and Kirk Martens Foundation
California Coastal Commission
Charlotte and James Mashburn
City of San Diego
Cox Communications
Cushman Foundation
Cynthia and Adam Pacal
Dave Gilbert
Dick Siegel & Marcia Sutherland
Dive into the Pink
El Dorado Foundation
Elizabeth Keadle Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Environmental Science Associates – ESA
Eric Dube & Gregory Simone
General Atomics Science Education Foundation
KP Environmental, Inc.
Peggy Arnone
Nordson Corporation Foundation
Otilia Mata
Paulette and RB Brown
Scott Grimes
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Tara Marathe & Lawrence Lum
The Lauer Fund at San Diego Foundation
U.S. Bank Foundation
University of California, San Diego
University of San Diego
Verizon
Dream Circle ($1,000 -$4,999)
Adina Batnitzky and Avi Spiegel
Adrienne and Thomas Klopack
Amy Wallen and Eber Lambert
Andrew Spurlock and John Richardson
Banfield Pet Hospital
Barbara and Rick Cohen
Barbara Tennent and Steven Barkan
Baron Family Fund at San Diego Foundation
Becky and Richard Turk
Carol Goodwin
Carolyn and Herb Schaer
Carolyn Muhlstein and Will Turner
Charleys Kids Foundation
Claudia Rodriguez
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Cynthia & Harry Strauss
Daniel Rodriguez
David and Michele Geving
David MacCormack
David Smotrich
Donna Thal
Dr. Helen Stacy
Dru Greenhalgh
Ed Parsley
Elizabeth Ball and Jim Kralovec
Erika and Michael Swimmer
Gary and Denise David
Genette and Michael McGowan
Heather and Neil Bentley
Heidi & Stuart Krantz
Ileana Ovall
Illumin X, Inc.
Jacquie and Steve Gering
Jasmine Davenport
Jennifer Sporl and Jackie Crosbie
Jessica Mier
Jewish Community Foundation
Karin Zeh
Kathrine Woodworth
Kristin and Richard Markell
Laura and Barry J Snyder
Linda Alexander and Keith Walton
Lindsay and Thad McKay
Liz Carnes
Lynn Pollio
MacKenzie and Joe Sand
Marie Kaasenbrood
Michael Cavin
Michael Roberts
Michelle Reilly
Mike and Cindy Breider Charitable Foundation
Nancy & Trevor Charvat
Network For Good
Noelle Norton and Erwin Willis
Palomar College
Perla and Perla and Jeff Myers
Raymond James Charitable
Rory Centanni and Steve Rojas*
San Diego Community Power
San Dieguito Equine Group
Sarah Wozniak
Sean Caddell and Guenter Seidel
Sharon and Ben Masek
Sharon Ruhnau and David Ruhnau
Stanley Stearns Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Still Waters 232 Foundation
Sue and Mark Denny
Suzy Denner
The Starbucks Foundation
Tina Mertel & Daniel McClellan
Vanessa Sandoval
Vincy Dunmire
WD-40 Company
Yonat Swimmer and Paul Glenney
Zensar Technologies
Inspiration Circle ($1 -$999)
Adam Lambert
Adrian Alvarez
AECOM
Ahiram Rodriguez
Aileen and Benson Lam
Alex Calero and Brendan Reed
Alex Hempton and Daniel Sullivan
Amalia Di Luccia
Amanuel Weldemariam
Amazon Smile Foundation
Ami Hooker
Amy and James Carstensen
Amy Lohneiss
Amy Wallen and Eber Lambert
Anabel Soria
Anai and Angel Novoa
and Susan Smith
Andra Greene
Andrew Zingale
Anna Kallett
Anna Shepherd
Anne Correia
Anne Elizabeth Ginch and Barry Ginch
Anne McEnany and David Younkman
Arlene and Keith Fink
Arthur and Sandra Flippin
Barbara and Richard Atlas
Barbara Bartholomae
Barbara Ilizaliturri and Exequiel Ezcurra
Becky and Kevin Modesto
Becky Turk
Bedon Construction
Betty Hua
Bianca and Jason Waiton
Blanka Lederer
Boeing
Bonnie Morgal
Bright Funds
Brooke Pinnix
Caldwell Dressage
California Sea Grant College (UCSD)
Carey Tinsley
Carla and Juan Camacho
Carla Scheidlinger
Carol Kemnitz and Brad Bebeau
Carol LaHines
Carolina Barraza
Carolyn and Herb Schaer
Carolyn and Mick Grimes
Carolyn and Mick Grimes
Carolyn Liao
Catalina Martinez
Cathy McMahan
Charles and Marilyn Dashe
Chic and Libby Dohoney
Chris Shaw and\ Doug Snyder
Christina Contreras
Christine Whitcraft*
Christos Michalopoulos
Cindy and Fred Lawley
Cindy Carr
Clifford Schneider
Cody Hooven
Cynthia and Adam Pacal
Dan Kansteiner
David Sandstrom
Dawn and Dan Cosio
Dawn Lawson
Dawn Sykora
Debbie Tomin
Debora Williams
Deirdre and Michael Alpert
Dr. Sally R. Wengrover
Edward Bauer
Eliza Peoples and Forbes Darby
Elizabeth Horpedahl
Ellen Correia
Elvia Meza and Jordan Snodgrass
Emily and Stewart Halpern
Emily Lever
Eric Diaz
Eric Wang
Erick and Bianca Ruiz
Evie Cohen
Facebook
Felicia Shaw
Genette and Michael McGowan
Gerardo Rivas
Gloria and Tom Taylor
Grant Wilson
Holly and Matt Whitehead
Holly McDonnold
Homeira and Brett Coffelt
Irene Kelly
Isabel Herrera
Jacklin Kelly
Jacqueline Hooper
James Roche
Jane Correia and Ravi Iyer
Jane Rosenbaum
Janet Harris and Michael Newman
Janet Wilson and Nigel Hook
Jasmin John
Jason Tucker
Jay Watts
Jennifer and Eric Cathcart
Jennifer and Robert MacAller
Jesus Herrera
Jim Peugh
Jo-Ann Mapson
Joey Evans
John Murphy
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation
Joseph Scott
Judith Swink
Karen Lafferty and Bobbette Biddulph
Katherine and Robert Breshears
Katherine Curtis
Katheryn and Randy Stambaugh
Kathleen Gray
Kathleen Hallahan and Rob Quigley
Kathy and John Dunmire
Kazeem Omidiji
Kelli Caddell
Kelly and David Barkan
Ken Ghalambor
Kevin Bowen
Kevin Burns
Khanhchi Dam
Kim Cupini
Knockaround Sunglasses
Kristen and Casey Goodwin
Kristen Goodrich
Kristen Koch
LaTresa and Scott Pearson
Laura Liebman
Laura Preisman
Lee Ann and Jim Iagmin
Liam Norman
Liza Potocki
Lizbeth Pastenes
Lourdes Contreras
Luan Aubin
Lyford Rome
Macy Maid
Maria and Rod Lagace
Mariah Mills
Marilyn and Charles and Marilyn Dashe
Mario and Linda Sierra
Mark Daitch
Mark Huber
Marlem and Jared Ocampo
Marsha Rold
Mary Ann and Robert Sporl
Mary Kay and Gene Dunmire
Mary Wrighton
Mathew Mitchell
Matt Soseman
Matthew Carnahan
Matthew Montemayor
Matthew Tyra
Maura and Frank Pavlot
Maya Murphy
Megan and Peter Cooper
Melissa Nichols
Michael Barishman
Michael Little
Michael Lucas
Michelle Thornton
Mike Brown
Mindy Dominek
Minerva Tamayo
Monica Cisneros
Nancy Arguelles
Nicole La Grange and Robert Lawson
Nicole LeBoeuf
Nicolette Bernardino
Nizael Rangel
Odesma Dalrymple
Pamela Carnot
Patricia Fishtein and Roland Roberge
Patricia Woods
Patrick Toney
Patti Knight
Pete Shannon
Phil McConkey
Philip Barker and Garry Williams
Pledgeling Foundation
Priti Pharkya
Ranielle Cunanan
Ricardo Solano
Richard Alvarez Garcia
Richard Barrera
Richard Louv
Richard Pagliery
Rick Sayen
Rosa Calvario
Rudy Vargas
Sally Holloway
Sandra Talbird
Santos Sillas
Sarah Schoedinger
Sarichia Cacciatore & Cory Briggs
Shaan Akhtar
Sharon Youngman
Shawn Bachan
Shelly and Ted Griswold
Sonya Vargas Lima
Sorayda Santos
Stacey LoMedico
Stacy Prater-Vigil
Stephanie Nehasil and Joel Barkan
Sue Thompson
Susan Shaler
Teresa and Pat Menke
Teresa and Stan Golden
Thao Shufford
The Helyx Initiative
The Kevin and Sarah Mathy Family Fund at San Diego Foundation
The Sam & Ruby Fund at the San Diego Foundation
Theodore Michels
Theresa and Drew Talley
Theresa Fenner and Trace Funderburk
Thomas Ellsworth
Tien Tran Noble
Tina Caldwell and Melissa Mason
Tina Fahy
Todd Gloria
Tram and Sebastian Bock
Travis Kemnitz and Christi Hill
Valerie Michelotti and Paul Wozniak
Vianova
Vina Phan Esperanza
Virginia and Bernie Frogel
Yajaira Nunez
Yaminah Meza
Yan Wei Lim
