Grants

Foundation Funding

Grants & Foundations.

Reef Without Borders welcomes inquiries from foundations, environmental grant programs, and institutional funders. This page provides everything a grant officer needs.

Organizational overview

Everything a grant officer needs.

Legal NameReef Without Borders

EIN42-2691547

Tax StatusRecognized 501(c)(3) Nonprofit

Texas File No.806607296

Incorporation DateMay 18, 2026

IRS DeterminationEffective May 22, 2026 (IRS Letter 947)

Public Charity170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Form 990To be published after first fiscal year

Address9449 Briar Forest Dr, Houston, TX 77063

Field OperationsKontiki, Mactan, Cebu, Philippines

First MissionQ4 2026

Science PartnerUP Marine Science Institute

Current programs

What we fund and how we measure it.

Reef Rescue Dives

Funded, science-partnered coral restoration dives at Kontiki, Mactan, Cebu. Includes pre-dive baseline survey, GPS-recorded coral planting, and 6 and 12-month survival follow-up.

Outcomes: coral survival rate, reef health data, published mission report

Adopt-A-Coral

Individual coral sponsorship linking donors to specific coral fragments with GPS coordinates, planting photos, and 12-month tracking.

Outcomes: adoption count, survival rate, donor retention

The Reef Archive

A public database of reef health data from all restoration sites, including baseline surveys, coral survival data, and reef health assessments.

Outcomes: datasets published, data quality reviews

Ready to support reef restoration?

We welcome Letters of Inquiry from foundations and institutional funders. Email us with your foundation's focus areas and grant cycle information.

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U.S. 501(c)(3) • EIN 42-2691547 • Tax-deductible

Reef Without Borders

Houston, Texas • info@reefwithoutborders.org