Thank you — team on stage
Partners & Donors
Together everyone
achieves more
We are run entirely by volunteers. What we have instead of a budget is a network of ocean lovers who give their resources, their time, their platforms and their expertise.
Our donors
Donors
Our annual budget stays modest: the team and board work voluntarily, and several companies give their services free of charge. For the funding that goes to the ideas, and the expenses we cannot avoid, three foundations support us.
OOF Foundation
Focused on the protection and restoration of biodiversity.
Fred Foundation
Supports social initiatives committed to a life in harmony with ourselves, each other and nature.
Stichting Nieuwe Waarde
The New Value Foundation makes multi-year donations to carefully chosen partners and projects.
Winners receiving seed funding — ceremony photography
Our partners
Partners and supporters
Funds, media, scientists, innovation hubs and host venues — in their own country or worldwide.
AltaSea
Host of the 2026 ceremony at the Port of LA.
UN Ocean Decade
The UN's 2021–2030 push for ocean health. Endorses the award.
ECHT Community
Accelerates the transition to a sustainable blue economy.
Marine Biological Association
Ocean research since 1884. Shares its knowledge and designed our logo.
MasterPeace
A network of local clubs, NGOs and social enterprises.
AfriLabs
A network of innovation hubs supporting entrepreneurs since 2011.
KMT House
Our Middle East partner: promotion, office space and local reach.
Perempuan Indonesia Maju
Empowers women in education, entrepreneurship and leadership.
Oceanovation
Connects innovators, investors and business around the blue economy.
BrightVibes
Produces our videos and shares them with its own audience.
The Optimist
Publishes monthly articles by the OceanLove founder.
Blyde
B Corp certified PR agency for sustainable brands.
Your organization could be on this page.
We are looking for partners in Asia, the Pacific and Latin America in particular.
Join them
Build OceanLove with us
Company, brand, media outlet, fund, university or NGO — in your own country or internationally. Tell us what you have and we will find the useful version of it.
Share the call
Put the award in front of your network when applications open. This is the lowest-effort, highest-value thing anyone does for us.
Lend your expertise
Judge, coach a bootcamp participant, or open a door for a winner.
Back the prize
Fund seed money, host an edition of the ceremony, or cover one unavoidable cost.
Talk to us
Write to info@oceanlove.news and tell us who you are and what you would like to do. We answer every message.
A volunteer-run non-profit, endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science.
Because you protect what you love.
