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| Founded | 1994 Berkeley,California |
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| Type | Nonprofit organization/Nonprofit |
| Focus | Coral Reef Conservation |
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Key people | Heather Starck, Executive Director[1] |
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TheCoral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is an environmentalnon-profit,501(c)(3)non-governmental organization that is dedicated tocoral reef conservation. The organization was founded in 1994 by Stephen Colwell.[2]
CORAL's work includes aquatic research, educating local communities, and building alliances with governments, agencies, research institutions, and other NGOs to protect coral reefs.[3] CORAL also has acoral bleaching response network using high-resolution satellite images to monitor coral reefs and bleaching events.[4] CORAL estimates that 90% of the world's coral reefs could undergo annual coral bleaching, and in aNature Ecology and Evolution publication, predict that a significant portion of coral reefs may go extinct without further intervention.[5]
CORAL operates at reef regions inHawai'i (Hawai‘i Island andMaui),Honduras andMexico to maintain clean water, healthy fisheries, and protected habitat.[6] In a March 2023 interview with CORAL employee Javier Pizaña-Alonso, it was reported the organisation is planning to expand operations toRoatán, Honduras, andBelize as these are major cruise ship destinations with a large amount of reef tourism.[7]
In thefiscal year of 2020, tax documents (IRS Form 990) show a total revenue of $4,056,840 and expenditure of $3,430,103.[8] They are funded by individual donors, foundations, as well as corporate and government grants.[9] In 2021, CORAL raised $4 million in total revenue. $1.3 million of this came from individual and corporate contributions, with the remaining $2.7 million coming from foundation and government grants.[10]
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