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.
Impact Circle ($250,000+)
Satterberg Foundation
J.W. Sefton Foundation
San Diego Unified School District
Innovation Circle ($100,000 -$249,999)
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Price Philanthropies
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
The San Diego Foundation
California Coastal Conservancy
Aqualia International Foundation, Ltd.
Sidney E. Frank Foundation
Anonymous
Discovery Circle ($25,000-$99,999)
HUD CDBG
11th Hour Racing
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Coastal Quest
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Harriet E. Pfleger Foundation
Schwab Charitable
Hologic Charitable Fund
AT&T Foundation
Kiwanis Club of San Diego
San Diego Gas & Electric
Jenny & Tony Sweeney
Endangered Habitats Conservancy
Walter J. & Betty C. Zable Foundation
Empowerment Circle ($10,000 – $24,999)
Unified Port of San Diego
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Stephen McIntee and Bob Meinzer
David C. Copley Foundation
Farrell Family Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation
Marcia Sutherland & Dick Siegel
The Chris & Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Foundation
Linda and Joel Fisler
University of California, San Diego
Peggy Arnone
Verizon
Dina and John Johns
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
County of San Diego
Cox Communications
Arlene Harris and Martin Cooper
Hervey Family Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Lily Lai Foundation
Laura and Chris Maloney
Maloney-Burns Charitable fund
MUFG Union Bank Foundation
Cynthia and Adam Pacal
Lynn Gorguze and Congressman Scott Peters
ResMed Foundation
Reuben H. Fleet Foundation Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Shafer-Tuuk Family Foundation
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Denise and Gary David
The Rice Family Foundation
Opportunity Circle ($5,000 -$9,999)
George Lai
Genomatica
Elizabeth Keadle
ASML
Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation
Duane Roth Legacy Fund
Otilia Mata
Shara Fisler and Brian Duncan
El Dorado Foundation
Gregory Simone & Eric Dube
US Bank
Fidelity Charitable
Craig Hooker and Carlos Nelson
Beverly J. Gepfer and Kirk Martens Foundation
Clarity Design Inc.
Clif Bar Family Foundation
General Atomics Science Education Foundation
HW Fund at the San Diego Foundation
Linda and Mel Katz
KP Environmental, Inc.
Charlotte and Jim Mashburn
PADI Foundation
The Campbell Foundation
The Lauer Fund at The San Diego Foundation
US Bank Foundation
Dream Circle ($1,000 -$4,999)
Heather Bentley and Neil Bentley
Kurt Gering and Nick Wagman
Network For Good
Subaru of America Foundation
Adrienne and Tom Klopack
Carol Goodwin
Yvette Diuri
Sharon and Ben Masek
University of San Diego
Elizabeth Carnes
Tina Mertel & Daniel McClellan
The Petitt,Sandoval,Tarula Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Gem Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
NRG Energy, Inc.
San Dieguito Equine Group
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Anthea and John Wang
Kathy Woodworth
Facebook
California Sea Grant College
Sean Caddell and Guenter Seidel
Kristin and Richard Markell
Stanley/Stearns Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Vanguard Charitable
Noelle Norton and Erwin Willis
Barbara and Rick Cohen
Pratt Memorial Fund
MarieJose Kaasenbrood
Cliff Schneider
Yonat Swimmer and Paul Glenney
Carolyn Muhlstein and Will Turner
Mike and Cindy Breider Charitable Foundation
San Diego County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Commission
Travere Therapeutics, Inc
Don Weiss
Claudia Rodriguez
Perla and Jeff Myers
Barbara Ilizaliturri and Exequiel Ezcurra
Jennifer Sporl and Jackie Crosbie
Emily and Stewart Halpern
Aileen and Benson Lam
David MacCormack
Starbuck’s Coffee
LaTresa and Scott Pearson
Barbara Tennent and Steven Barkan
AECOM
Vincy Dunmire
Donna Thal
Linda Alexander and Keith Walton
Elizabeth Ball and Jim Kralovec
Boeing
Sue and Mark Denny
Leslie and Damon Getman
Andrew Greenhalgh
Isaac Family Institute of Charity
Kapi Residences
Kiwanis Club La Jolla
Laura and David Melbourne
Laura and Barry Snyder
Erika and Michael Swimmer
Judith Swink
The Alpert Family Fund at the San Diego Foundation
Becky and Richard Turk
Wheatley Family Foundation Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Kim and Gerry Yacobucci
Karin Zeh
Inspiration Circle ($1 -$999)
Tina Caldwell and Melissa Mason
Heidi & Stuart Krantz
Lindsay Goodwin
Kai Elua Outrigger Canoe Club
Rudy Vargas
Elvia Meza and Jordan Snodgrass
Thella Bowens
Carol Kemnitz and Brad Bebeau
MacKenzie and Joe Sandy
Marlem and Jared Ocampo
Jorge Rivera
Sempra Employee Giving
Carolina Barraza
Tram and Sebastian Bock
Amalia Di Lucca
Patti Knight
Christos Michalopoulos
Carla Scheidlinger
Dan Shoemaker
Michael Lucas
Chic and Libby Dohoney
Whitney Fisler
Scott Grimes
Adina Batnitzky and Avi Spiegel
Gail Benda
Blackhawk Environmental, Inc.
Erin and Christian Boddaert
Mary Coakley Munk
DoGoodery
Theresa Fenner and Trace Funderburk
Elizabeth Finden
Sandra and Arthur Flippin
Jacquie and Steve Gering
Lyn and Mick Grimes
Sally Holloway
Illumin X, Inc.
Dawn Lawson
Tara Marathe
Stuart McIntee
Pfizer Foundation
Christophe Schilling
Andrew Spurlock and John Richardson
Lars Torstensson
UCSD REU Surf Scripps Institution
Walter Munk Foundation for the Ocean
Michael Weaver
Michelle Whelan
Debora Williams
Grant Wilson
Amalia Woods Drake
Vanessa Sandoval
Shelly and Ted Griswold
David Sandstrom
Amazon Smile Foundation
Erick Ruiz
Lincoln Financial Foundation
James Roche
Marilyn and Charlie Dashe
Jennifer and Robert MacAller
Theresa and Drew Talley
Sonya Vargas Lima
Shaan Akhtar
Khanhchi Dam
Amy Wallen and Eber Lambert
Maria and Rod Lagace
Christopher Smith
Bernard Puckett
Better World Group Advisors
Rory Centanni and Steve Rojas
Katherine Curtis
Mindy Dominek
Mary Kay and Gene Dunmire
Kristen Eveland
Andra Greene
Natalie and Matthew Kansteiner
Nicole La Grange and Robert Lawson
Ann Notthoff
Katheryn and Randy Stambaugh
Verizon Foundation
Buffalo Exchange
Karen Lafferty
Christina Fahy
Richard Alvarez Garcia
Anne Correia
Amy Forrest
Mia Harenski
Emily Himes
Ami Hooker
Nicole LeBoeuf
Philipp Mueller
Kate Naughten
Pokala Law APC
Narendra Reddy
Spurlock Landscape Architects
Rosary Stephen
Daniel Sullivan and Alexander Fairland Hempton
The Gay and Lesbian Fund at the San Diego Foundation
The Kevin and Sarah Mathy Family Fund
Wendy Piniak
Sandra Talbird
Amy and Erik Carstensen
Dan Kansteiner
Carla and Juan Camacho
Dawn and Dan Cosio
Todd Gloria
Travis Kemnitz and Christi Hill
Blanka Lederer
Genette and Michael McGowan
Anai and Angel Novoa
Amanuel Weldemariam
Sarah Schoedinger
Jasmin John
Brooke Pinnix
California Coastal Commission
Brooke Anderson
Eliza Peoples and Forbes Darby
Matthew Montemayor
Demetrius and Dwight Lewis
Megan and Peter Cooper
Lourdes Contreras
Kim Cupini
Cody Hooven
Yan Wei Lim
Ileana Ovalle Engel and John Engel
Pete Shannon
Mary Ann and Robert Sporl
Christine Whitcraft
Andrew Zingale
Kevin P Bowen
Douglas Levin
Jay Watts
Stephanie Nehasil and Joel Barkan
Betty Hua
Robin Nehasil
Jason Tucker
Yaminah Meza
Philip Barker and Garry Williams
Carey Tinsley
Irene Kelly
Rick Sayen
Kim and Peter Tomsovic
Arlene and Keith Fink
Kristen and Casey Goodwin
Melissa Nichols
Maura and Frank Pavlot
Felicia Shaw
Holly and Matt Whitehead
Adrian Alvarez
Kelly and David Barkan
Jane Correia and Ravi Iyer
Mark Daitch
Teresa and Stan Golden
Janet Wilson and Nigel Hook
Cindy and Fred Lawley
Macy Maid
Anne McEnany and David Younkman
Mariah Mills
Maya Murphy
Santos Sillas
Tien Tran
Youth Outside
Jennifer and Eric Cathcart
Kristen Goodrich
Yajaira Nunez
Rae and Michael Anderson
Louise Ann Aubin
Katherine and Robert Breshears
Rhonda Cash
Robin Cobarrubia
Monica and Charles Cochrane
Christopher Connolly
Ellen Correia
Cynthia Divino
Alexander Fairland Hempton and Daniel Sullivan
Nicole Fernandes
Alicia Forsman
Grace Frantz
Brandie Friedline
Ken Ghalambor
Sarah Gray
Janet Harris and Michael Newman
Jacqueline Hooper
Susan Ighani
Peter Jensen
Harrison Kim
Evan Klein
Julia Kuhlman
Sue Lowery
Becky and Kevin Modesto
Tom Narr
Liam Norman
John O’Sullivan
Evelyn Parada
Patagonia
Derek Pecson
Kathleen Hallahan and Rob Quigley
Susan Shaler
Anna Shepherd
Jo Vance
Mary Wrighton
Rachel and Christopher Lawson
United Way of San Diego County
Deborah Rego
Drew Auker and Arlon Staggs
Sorayda Santos
Kelly Sieckman
Mike Brown
Christina Contreras
Laura Cummings
Joanne Dramko
Jody Ebsen
Jed Etters
Margarita Galicia
Lanette Greco Perryman
Elizabeth Hall
Julia Mason
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Damien Perriman
Daisy Reyes
Gerardo Rivas
Ahiram Rodriguez
Teen Volunteers In Action
Sue Thompson
Christina Vassos
Rachel Whelan
Zoe Yin
Rigoberto Zapien
Ranielle Cunanan
Judie Lincer
Starbucks Coffee Compnay
Bright Funds
Carolyn Meyer
Emily Lever
Lance Criley
Julie McCarthy
Daniel Champagne
Catherine Greene
Christian Macedo
Stacy Prater-Vigil
Matt Rogers
Edith Sanchez Cruz
Ralph R Torres
Eric Wang
Pledgeling Foundation
Stephanie Allen
Alex Alvarez
Isabel Herrera
Catalina Martinez
John Park
Allyson Welborn
Wells Fargo Foundation
Kevin Gaw
Briggs Law Corporation
