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Marisla Foundation Environment Program

From Marisla Foundation

Foundation grants for marine and coastal biodiversity conservation in California, northwest Mexico, Hawaii, Chile and the Western Pacific. Tax-exempt organisations apply online in four annual windows, with no letter of inquiry.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

No call found

Windows each year

Applications close at midnight Eastern on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 each year.. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from online.foundationsource.com · marisla unless marked. Checked 2 Nov 2026

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

the Foundation uses an online application system exclusively. We do not require or accept letters of inquiry (LOIs).

Amount

Not found on the pages we read

Where

California, Northwest Mexico, Hawaii, Chile, and the Western Pacific (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) (North America, Latin America and the Caribbean and Oceania)

Primary emphasis is on marine and coastal biodiversity conservation with a geographic focus on California, Northwest Mexico, Hawaii, Chile, and the Western Pacific (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia).

Who can apply

NGOs

The Foundation is able to support only those organizations that have received tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

The Marisla Foundation Board of Directors makes funding decisions on a quarterly basis.

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Coasts and oceans and Species conservation

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

Not clear from the page

Quarterly application windows

Quotes from online.foundationsource.com · marisla. Checked 2 Nov 2026

Status

Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

Applications may be submitted online only within the two-month windows detailed below in the Application Deadlines.

Dates each year

Applications close at midnight Eastern on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 each year.

The application must be submitted by midnight Eastern Standard Time (U.S.) or 9:00pm Pacific Standard Time (U.S.) on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15.

Ready to apply to Quarterly application windows?Check the call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Not found on the pages we read

Something wrong?

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