Your donation today protects sea turtles, reduces ocean plastic pollution, and connects more people with the ocean. When you give now, your impact is doubled thanks to our $50,000 year-end matching challenge.
Your matched gift helps us:
- Reduce ocean plastic pollution
- Protect endangered sea turtles
- Expand access to nature for Bay Area youth
- Support sustainable, community-centered tourism
- Mobilize people worldwide to take action for the ocean
Why Your Support Matters
For more than five decades, Oceanic Society has worked to protect the ocean and all who depend on it. Our approach is simple but powerful: connect people with nature, support frontline conservationists, and inspire meaningful action that improves ocean health
Today, the ocean faces unprecedented pressure from plastic pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss. Your support helps us meet these challenges with science-based, community-driven solutions.
Your Matched Donation Powers High-Impact Programs
This year, donor support helped remove 155,000+ pounds of plastic from coastlines, fund 20 sea turtle conservation projects, and bring 335 students onto the ocean for the first time.
Every dollar you give — now doubled — strengthens essential conservation efforts, including:
Reducing ocean plastic pollution and inspiring global change through the Global Ocean Cleanup
Learn more →Protecting endangered sea turtles by supporting community-based conservation leaders around the world
Meet this year's partners →Increasing equitable access to nature through life-changing ocean experiences for Bay Area youth
See this year’s impact →Supporting responsible, sustainable tourism that strengthens coastal communities and protects wildlife
Explore our travel model →Mobilizing people worldwide to take action for ocean conservation through education and engagement
Your generosity directly fuels these programs and helps create a healthier ocean for future generations.
Your Gift Is Tax-Deductible
Oceanic Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID: 94-3105570). Your donation is 100% tax-deductible as allowed by law.
To make a gift by check, wire transfer, or stock, please contact us.
A Charity You Can Trust
We are a highly-rated nonprofit organization, earning the highest possible ratings from charity watchdogs like Charity Navigator and Candid (formerly Guidestar).
Thank you for supporting a healthier, more resilient ocean.