Waitt Foundation
An ocean conservation funder backing innovative marine research, expeditions, and policy, and helping build the Blue Prosperity model of sustainable, thriving seas.
Financial profile
Waitt Foundation · EIN 46-0428166 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1,078,607 | $12,439,943 | $135,467,075 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $5,062,551 | $11,350,303 | $129,894,192 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $6,009,824 | $11,069,116 | $156,897,068 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $741,922 | $7,470,700 | $151,916,271 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $3,093,823 | $10,048,160 | $149,450,656 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $8,470,934 | $7,876,327 | $139,815,096 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Waitt Foundation is read alongside.
KBSLO
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
A conservation foundation advancing science-based solutions to protect coral reefs, restore mangroves and…
FCF
Fisheries Conservation Foundation
A lean conservation science outfit working from Illinois to eleven countries on the premise that healthy fish…
3 companies named
VKRF
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
An environmental funder confronting unsustainable consumption through systems thinking, cultural resilience…
TF
TomKat Foundation
A founders' foundation channeling private wealth into a linked agenda of clean energy, sustainable food, and…
RF
Roddenberry Foundation
A legacy foundation carrying Gene Roddenberry's optimism forward, backing extraordinary people and bold ideas…
Who backs WF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Waitt Foundation's peers, but not Waitt Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Waitt Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Waitt Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | FCF | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| H20 Bonefishing | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Liars & Thieves Productions | Named | 1 of 1 |
| North Riding Point Club | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
An ocean conservation funder backing innovative marine research, expeditions, and policy, and helping build the Blue Prosperity model of sustainable, thriving seas.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Frontier
At home at the edge of what comes next.
The Frontier is restless and pioneering, always testing what comes next. Its gift is innovation and adaptability, its challenge is focus, and not leaving its longtime members behind.
Also reads toward The Movement and The League.
Strengths
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