$300K

$300K Awarded to Captain Planet Foundation

Activate kids – in their area of passion – by having successful youth activists inspiring & teaching kids all over the world, while making Tool-Kits for project implementation available to them online. This can also occur in mini-bootcamps integrated into existing places where children gather for learning until the application of knowledge, BY DOING, becomes institutionalized.

$250K

$250K Awarded to Carnegie Airborne Observatory

Coral reefs represent the first global ecosystem that will require direct human intervention in order to survive. We plan on building out a program that uses the best evolving science and technology to generate actionable conservation of coral reefs at the global scale.

$250K

$250K Awarded to As You Sow

What we really need is for corporations take responsibility for the post-consumer fate of their products and packaging – to ensure their recyclable packaging and plastics actually get recycled – aka “Extended Producer Responsibility.” Much of Europe already has some form of EPR. The potential for impact in the U.S. is incalculable.

$250K

$250K Awarded to Surfrider Foundation

Our vision is that federal moratoria on new offshore drilling are reinstated into perpetuity. Our nation’s ocean, waves and beaches are vital recreational, economic and ecological treasures that will be polluted by an increase in offshore oil drilling. Building and sustaining a community of ocean stewards will ensure that these precious resources are not sacrificed for our insatiable energy needs.

$160.3K

$160.3K Awarded to Point Blue Conservation Science

Our vision is healthy whale populations co-existing with a productive ocean-based economy. Protecting whales from ship strikes will help keep our planet blue. Through our strong collaboration with industry and managers, we will secure benefits to wildlife and human communities by reducing pollution and fuel use, sustaining healthy ocean food webs and fisheries, and contributing to a safe climate.