Adopt-a-Coral
$100
Adopt-a-Coral
Sponsor a specific coral fragment. Your coral is named, GPS-recorded, photographed at planting, and updated at 6 and 12 months with photos and survival data.
Adopt-A-Coral Program
Name a coral.
Watch it grow.
For $100 you sponsor a specific coral fragment in Cebu, Philippines. It is named, GPS-recorded, photographed at planting, and updated at 6 and 12 months with photos and survival data.
Your coral is yours to track. This is the most personal way to give to the reef.
Sponsor a coral fragment today.
Complete your adoption below. After planting you will receive the GPS coordinates, a photo, and updates at 6 and 12 months.
How It Works
You adopt your coral
Complete your $100 adoption above. In the message field write the name you want on your coral.
We plant it in Cebu
Our Director of Dive Operations plants your named fragment at a reef site in Cebu, photographs it, and records the GPS coordinates.
We send you proof
You receive a planting photo, the GPS coordinates, and the species name. This is your coral on the reef.
We update you at 6 and 12 months
We return to your coral's exact GPS location and photograph it again. You see exactly how it is growing.
Your Adoption Is Secure
Questions? Email info@reefwithoutborders.org
Everything included in your $100 adoption.
Planting Photo
A photograph of your coral fragment being planted underwater, showing the date, the reef site, and the moment it enters the ocean.
GPS Coordinates
The exact GPS coordinates of where your coral was planted on the reef. You know precisely where your coral is in the ocean at all times.
Named Coral
Your coral carries the name you choose. Write it in the message field when you complete your adoption. It is recorded in our Reef Archive permanently.
6-Month Update
Six months after planting we return to your coral's exact GPS coordinates, photograph it, and send you a written update on its growth and health.
12-Month Report
At 12 months you receive a full survival report: a photo, a growth measurement, and documented survival data from our science team.
Reef Archive Record
Your coral is recorded permanently in The Reef Archive, our public database of reef health at every site we work. Your adoption contributes to science.
The perfect gift for someone who loves the ocean.
A coral adoption makes a meaningful gift for birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or any occasion. The recipient receives all the same updates and photos in their name.
Birthdays
Mother's Day
Any Occasion
To give an adoption as a gift, complete the form above and include the recipient's name in the message field. Then forward your confirmation email to them as their gift notification.
Adoption FAQ
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Reef Without Borders
borderless. relentless.
Houston, Texas • reefwithoutborders.org
info@reefwithoutborders.org
501(c)(3) Nonprofit • EIN 42-2691547
© 2026 Reef Without Borders