Billion Baby Turtles supports community-based turtle conservation organizations around Latin America.

Billion Baby Turtles Partners & Grants

Billion Baby Turtles supports sea turtle conservation organizations that work to protect sea turtle hatchlings across around the world. The funds go towards paying local residents to patrol important turtle nesting beaches, protecting turtles that come up to nest and ensuring that the eggs are protected, and guiding the hatchlings to the sea.

Current Stats:

(through 2023)

  • 13 million+ hatchlings saved

  • $1 million+ given in 250+ grants

  • 60+ nesting beaches in more than 20 countries

  • 5 species of sea turtles supported

Below are the organizations, locations, amount of funding, and approximate hatchlings saved for each grant. Below are the organizations, locations, amount of funding, and approximate hatchlings saved for each grant.


2023 Grants

42 grants totaling $177,000, saving an estimated 4,286,000 hatchlings

  • PAMaLi (Indonesia): $4,500 / 19,500

  • Vida Marina (Puerto Rico): $5,000 / 9,600

  • Indonesian Sea Turtle Foundation: $10,000 / 47,600

  • Sea Turtle Conservancy (Panama & Costa Rica) (three beaches): $15,000 / 148,000

  • Turtle Foundation (Indonesia) (2 beaches): $13,000 / 5,800

  • Sos Nicaragua: $2,000 / 1,500

  • Ayoticali (Mexico): $3,500 / 16,500

  • Conservation des Especes Marines (Ivory Coast): $3,000 / 9,600

  • Ashanti (Ghana): $3,000 / 4,300

  • Campamento Tortuguero Palmarito (Mexico): $5,000 / 4,800

  • Equipo Tora Carey (Costa Rica): $2,500 / 1,700

  • RASTOMA (Africa): $20,000 / 15,000

  • Ashanti (Kenya): $3,000 / 4,200

  • Campamento Mayto (Mexico): $2,000

  • GROBIOS (Mexico): $2,000


2022 Grants

51 grants totaling $287,000, saving an estimated 3,200,000 hatchlings


2021 Grants

36 grants totaling US $173,000, saving 1,890,000 hatchlings (10.9 hatchlings saved per dollar)


2020 Grants

32 grants totaling $140,850, saving 1,140,477 hatchlings

(8 hatchlings saved per dollar donated)

2019 Grants

27 grants totaling $115,560, saving 1,176,580 hatchlings

(10 hatchlings saved per dollar donated)


2018 Grants

13 grants totaling $55,470, saving 475,550 hatchlings

(8.5 hatchlings saved per dollar)

2017 grants

9 grants totaling $39,100, saving 405,725 hatchlings

(10.4 hatchlings saved per dollar)


2016 grants

  • ICAPO (Nicaragua & El Salvador): $10,400 / 20,800

  • Latin American Sea Turtles (Costa Rica): $2,000 / 3,000

  • Sea Turtle Conservancy (Panama): $5,000 / 7,000

  • Guanahacabibes National Park (Cuba): $6,500 / 65,000

  • Flora, Fauna y Cultura (Mexico): $5,000 / 16,500

  • Fundacion Kutzari (Mexico): $2,000 / 1,500

  • Corcovado Foundation (Costa Rica): $1,000 / 10,000

  • University of Michoacan (Mexico): $7,000 / 175,000

2015 Grants

  • ICAPO (Nicaragua & El Salvador): $11,500 / 23,000

  • Latin American Sea Turtles (Costa Rica): $3,000 / 1,500

  • Sea Turtle Conservancy (Panama): $5,000 / 7,500

  • Guanahacabibes National Park (Cuba): $3,500 / 35,000

  • Flora, Fauna y Cultura (Mexico): $5,000 / 12,500

  • University of Michoacan (Mexico): $5,000 / 150,000

  • Paso Pacifico: $1,500 / 300


2014 grants

  • ICAPO (Nicaragua & El Salvador): $3,000 / 6,000

  • Latin American Sea Turtles (Costa Rica): $5,000 / 9,100

  • Sea Turtle Conservancy (Panama): $5,200 / 7,000

  • Guanahacabibes National Park (Cuba): $4,500 / 45,000

  • Flora, Fauna y Cultura (Mexico): $4,000 / 3,800

  • Las Tortugas Research Station (Costa Rica): $6,000 / 11,000

  • University of Michoacan (Mexico): $4,000 / 53,000

2013 grants

  • ICAPO (Nicaragua & El Salvador): $10,000 / 20,000

  • Latin American Sea Turtles (Costa Rica): $5,000 / 9,100

  • Sea Turtle Conservancy (Panama): $5,000 / 6,500

  • Guanahacabibes National Park (Cuba): $2,000 / 14,200

  • Flora, Fauna y Cultura (Mexico): $3,000 / 2,850

  • Las Tortugas Research Station (Costa Rica): $5,800 / 5,700

  • University of Michoacan (Mexico): $3,000 / 40,000

  • Paso Pacifico (Nicaragua): $4,000 / 4,000

  • ARCAS (Guatemala): $1,000 / 2,400


Photo credits: Neil Ever Osborne, Pro Peninsula, Michael Liles