Our Partners
The Anderson-Rogers Foundation to help restore shellfish populations in Bellport Bay and the Great South Bay.
Bellport Environment Committee on educating the public on native plantings to mitigate nitrogen runoff into the Bay.
Bellport Village Program Fund on a collaboration for a youth marine educational program.
Billion Oyster Project, based in New York Harbor, with 140 million oysters planted to date, is a mentor for FoBB, and provided a generous grant enabled by the Overbrook Foundation.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellport, the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery (CEED), and the David M. Duffy Jr. Foundation for a collaborative marine educational program each summer.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCESC) to conduct research for FoBB on oyster growth rates, population stability, and ecosystem health.
The Gardener Foundation to help restore shellfish populations in Bellport Bay and the Great South Bay.
The Gino Macchio Foundation donated tens of thousands of oysters from Great South Bay farmers for planting in the shellfish sanctuary.
Gobler Laboratory for their reporting of water quality.
The Iroquois Foundation awards FoBB an annual grant to aid in our mission efforts.
The Island Outreach Foundation awards FoBB an annual grant toward Operation Ecosystem Restoration (“OER”).
J.M. Kaplan Fund to restore the shellfish population of Bellport Bay and the Great South Bay.
The New York Community Trust (NYCT) awarded FoBB a grant for oyster aquaculture, including our Spat-on-Shell (“SOS”) initiative.
The Nature Conservancy, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of the Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration (SOAR) initiative in 2020.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) for permitting and the monitoring of our plantings.
The Overbrook Foundation, known for their commitment to environmental conservation and sustainability, partnered with the Billion Oyster Project, and rewarded FoBB with a generous grant.
PSEG awarded FoBB grants for shellfish restoration and education.
Save the Great South Bay to restore shellfish populations in Bellport Bay and the Great South Bay.
Seatuck on the construction of our new oyster reef being built in the Brookhaven Town 4 acre protected shellfish sanctuary.
Stony Brook University students and graduates as part of the FoBB team.
The Town of Brookhaven donates approximately 75,000 of oysters annually, and awarded FoBB management of a 4 acre shellfish sanctuary.
US Army Corps of Engineers for permitting and the monitoring of our plantings of our new oyster reef.
The Village of Bellport as the home base for our operations.
1% for the Planet considers FoBB an Environmental Partner, urging for-profit businesses to donate 1% of their revenue to non-profit environmental organizations, such as FoBB.