In 2011, co-developed and launched Oceans 5, a global funder’s collaborative with the shared goal of improving conservation of the world’s five oceans.
Oceans 5’s first multi-year grant in 2011 resulted in the creation of the largest marine protected area on the planet in 2016: the Ross Sea in Antarctica (complete list of projects and results)
The collaborative gives new and experienced funders an effective platform to collectively target their assets towards solutions for greater impact and scale. There are currently eleven Oceans 5 partners: Planet Heritage Foundation, Oak Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Waitt Foundation, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Marisla Foundation, the Moore Charitable Trust, the Angell Family Foundation, the Joy Family Foundation, the Tiffany & Co Foundation, and the Wyss Foundation.
Oceans 5 also works to facilitate and support effective nonprofit collaborations for bigger impact and scale. Many of its projects exemplify this vision.
Under the guidance of 30-year veteran Chuck Fox, Oceans 5 manages a portfolio of projects vetted at the highest levels, with the most exceptional level of oversight and reporting, to ensure members clear and measurable impacts.
It was highlighted in the Social Stanford Innovation Review as one of the standout donor collaboratives in the social change space, as well as featured in Variety and Forbes.com.

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