Watch the ‘Operation Restoration’ Trailer: New Video Series on Ecosystem Restoration
Introducing Operation Restoration, a new five-part film series that highlights five of our remarkable ecosystem restoration grantees.
Category: Grantees
From boat hoists to transformative school programs – celebrating 11 years of 11th Hour Racing’s partnership with Sail Newport
11th Hour Racing’s impressive portfolio of grants offered to projects that improve ocean health currently stands at 266, a continually rising number. The first ever beneficiary of a grant all the way back in 2013 was Sail Newport, a leading local community sailing center hoping to replace an aging three-ton boat hoist with a much … Continued
Beyond Imagination: Truth telling on behalf of the ocean with Ian Urbina
Uncovering the hidden and defining the undefined – how journalist Ian Urbina is changing the world one story at a time. Ian Urbina is an American investigative reporter and Founder of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a renowned, nonprofit journalism organization that highlights untold stories from the ocean – an underworld rarely seen, much less … Continued
11th Hour Racing’s Grant Program – the Global Jigsaw of a Thousand Heartfelt Pieces
Since 2010, 11th Hour Racing has had a simple yet global-reaching goal: to create collaborative, systemic change to better the health of the ocean. A bold statement. Possibly overwhelming at first, but the team at 11th Hour Racing has proven over the last 10 years that where focus goes, energy flows, and where energy flows, … Continued
11th Hour Racing Provides Support to Nonprofit Organizations in Coastal Communities
Initiatives advance equitable youth education opportunities, composting, and ecosystem restoration 11th Hour Racing announced its support of nine new U.S. grant recipients as part of its ongoing philanthropic efforts funded by the Schmidt Family Foundation. These nonprofit organizations are leading initiatives at the crossroads of education and the environment in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Puerto … Continued
11th Hour Racing Renews Grants with 25 Nonprofit Organizations #fortheocean
Reinforcing its mission to support local programs that model best practices of sustainability, restore coastal ecosystems, and advance ocean stewardship, 11th Hour Racing also renewed grants with 25 nonprofit organizations and made 11 contributions to community nonprofits in Rhode Island. The current round of grant renewals includes the following nonprofit organizations: Azul (R.I., U.S.) leads … Continued
11th Hour Racing’s 2022 Highlights
In 2022, 11th Hour Racing’s work was centered in our home state of Rhode Island. From compost to music festivals to junior sailors chasing Mālama around Narragansett Bay, we celebrated and embedded our work in the Ocean State.
Imagine H2O Announces Aclarity as the Winner Of The 2022 Urban Water Challenge
PFAS destruction technology wins pilot funding challenge For the fourth annual Urban Water Challenge, 211 startups from 37 countries applied, and six companies were selected as finalists. From these, one frontrunner emerged, singular in their ability to remove PFAS efficiently and effectively for good. Imagine H2O is proud to announce that Aclarity is the 2022 … Continued
Polynesian Voyaging Society Sets Off on a Four Year Pacific Voyage #fortheocean
The Hōkūleʻa Crew has arrived in Juneau, Alaska, for the Global Launch of Moananuiākea Voyage, a ceremony to bless and celebrate the start of Hōkūleʻa’s four year circumnavigation of the Pacific starting on June 15; weather dependent. We have been supporting the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) through our grant program, funded by the Schmidt Family … Continued
The Outlaw Ocean Project Transforms Investigative Journalism into a New Film Series
The Outlaw Ocean Project is a nonprofit organization founded by award-winning journalist Ian Urbina that takes investigative journalism to the high seas to bring us stories that are scarcely talked about when we hear about ocean health. Most of The Outlaw Ocean Project’s stories are reported partially at sea, covering human rights, the environment, and … Continued
