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Waitt Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | North Sioux City, South Dakota |
| Grants on file | 338 |
| Total giving on file | $66.5M |
| Typical grant size | $197K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | Education |
What they fund
- COMMUNITY BUILDING
- GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH EMPLOYEE MATCH PROGRAM
- OCEAN CONSERVATION
- RAPID OCEAN CONSERVATION GRANT
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waitt Institute | SD | 8 | $35.9M |
| Oceans 5 | NY | 7 | $7.4M |
| Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (Ucsb) | CA | 8 | $5.7M |
| Seasketch | CA | 8 | $5.1M |
| Conservation International Foundation | VI | 8 | $2.3M |
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography | CA | 5 | $1.5M |
| Oceano Azul Foundation | 3 | $1.1M | |
| Global Fishing Watch | DC | 5 | $1.0M |
| The University of Queensland | DC | 5 | $900K |
| Phoenix Islands Protected Area Conservation Trust | 2 | $750K |
Other education funders in South Dakota
Ch Robinson Worldwide FoundationEsther and Harold Mertz FoundationJohn T Vucurevich FoundationDenny Sanford FoundationAditi FoundationSeeds of Change Foundation
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