Alabama Coastal Foundation

Name

Alabama Coastal Foundation

Legal name

Alabama Coastal Foundation

Website

https://joinacf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marine Conservation & Citizen-Science Experiences (reef monitoring, turtle walks) (THAAAIAH)

Keywords

• Coastal conservation services
• Sea turtle monitoring
• Environmental education programs
• Habitat restoration projects
• Citizen science volunteering

Headquarters

HQ city

Mobile

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations supporting coastal conservation mission.
2. Membership Program: Individual memberships ($40) and family memberships ($100) that include merchandise incentives like flashlights, tote bags, pint glasses, beach towels.
3. Merchandise Sales (ShoreStore): Sale of branded merchandise including caps ($15), mugs ($5), stickers ($5), decals ($5), eco-coolies ($1), pint glasses ($10), beach towels ($20), and tote bags ($10).
4. Sea Turtle Lighting Retrofit Services: Fee-based service helping private landowners retrofit lighting to sea turtle-friendly standards. Flat rates of $20 per condo unit and $50 per home or business.
5. Wetlands Compliance Workshops: Professional education workshops providing Continuing Education Credits, with registration fees for professionals in land use, law, realty, and development.
6. Planned Giving: Endowment campaign launched in 2014, managed by Community Foundation of South Alabama, offering specific, residuary, and contingent bequest options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Alabama Coastal Foundation delivers coastal environmental conservation services through community-led programs including sea turtle nesting monitoring across 47 miles of coastline, K-12 environmental education, habitat restoration projects, and fee-based consulting such as sea turtle lighting retrofits. Revenue is generated via individual and family memberships bundled with merchandise, tax-deductible donations, ShoreStore merchandise sales, and professional workshops.

Product overview

Alabama Coastal Foundation operates as a non-profit environmental organization with a portfolio of conservation programs, educational resources, and merchandise. The core offerings center on the Share the Beach sea turtle conservation program, which monitors 47 miles of Alabama coastline. Educational offerings include the Gulf Coast Bay Buddy program for elementary students, Osprey Camera live feed with accompanying third-grade lesson plans, and various environmental campaigns such as Save Our Seagrass. The organization provides professional consulting services including the Sea Turtle Lighting Retrofit Seal of Approval service. A merchandise store (ShoreStore) sells memberships bundled with branded items including flashlights, apparel, and accessories. Interactive tools include a GIS Resource Map for viewing habitat projects across Mobile and Baldwin counties. The organization does not offer a technology platform or software-as-a-product; all offerings are program-based services and physical goods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Share the Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Program Sea turtle nesting monitoring and protection program that searches for, marks, and protects nests and hatchlings across all 47 miles of Alabama's beach-front coastline, serving volunteers, residents, and federal conservation partners.
• Sea Turtle Lighting Retrofit Seal of Approval Service Consulting service helping condominiums, residential and rental homes, and businesses retrofit or construct sea turtle-friendly lighting to comply with the federal Endangered Species Act, with flat rates of $20 per condo unit and $50 per home or business.
• Gulf Coast Bay Buddy Program Free classroom presentation program teaching conservation concepts to grades 1-3 in Mobile and Baldwin county schools through teacher-requested presentations by ACF staff.
• Osprey Camera Live Feed Public live video stream of osprey nesting at Wolf Bay, used by classrooms and the public to observe nesting behavior, delivered in collaboration with the City of Orange Beach and The Nature Conservancy.
• Osprey Lesson Plans Eight third-grade lesson plans pairing the Wolf Bay Osprey Camera live feed with Alabama State Course of Study Science Objectives, covering osprey biology, diet, pesticides, nest construction, and bird comparison.
• Save Our Seagrass Education Campaign Education campaign that protects seagrass beds near Robinson, Walker, Rabbit, Gilchrist, and Bird Islands in Orange Beach through boat launch signs, fifth-grade lesson plans, and engagement with local rental shops, delivered on behalf of the Islands of Perdido Foundation.
• GIS Resource Map Dynamic, user-layerable GIS map displaying past and present habitat projects, activities, and key environmental education locations across Mobile and Baldwin counties, developed with Goodwyn, Mills, and Cawood.
• Wetlands Compliance Workshops Fee-based professional education workshops providing Continuing Education Credits on wetlands compliance and permitting for lawyers, realtors, contractors, developers, and other land-use professionals in Alabama.
• Sea Level Rise Tools and Resources Curated collection of sea level rise decision-support tools, including the Coastal Resilience Decision Support Tool and NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer, plus educational materials on SLR causes and impacts for Gulf Coast communities.
• ShoreStore Memberships and Branded Merchandise Online storefront selling ACF memberships bundled with branded merchandise (flashlights, caps, pint glasses, totes, beach towels) and standalone merchandise including decals, mugs, and eco-coolies, with free local delivery in Baldwin and Mobile counties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96 sea turtle nests documented in 2025 with 6,336 hatchlings reaching water
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Dauphin Island Sea LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor research and educational partner for coastal marine science. Collaborates on programs including NASA DEVELOP research, osprey camera project, and student education initiatives. ACF staff tour the Shellfish Lab with students.
• The Nature ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in Osprey Camera project at Wolf Bay with City of Orange Beach. Collaborates on 100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama Partnership and marsh restoration projects.
• City of Orange BeachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in Osprey Camera live feed project and Save Our Seagrass Education Campaign. Collaborates on coastal conservation initiatives.
• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on sea turtle conservation, wetlands workshops, osprey platform installations, and various habitat restoration projects. Provides NRDA funding for conservation work.
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal partner providing oversight for sea turtle conservation under Federal Endangered Species Act. Works with ACF's Share the Beach program on nesting monitoring protocols.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on sea turtle conservation, seagrass protection, and sea level rise decision support tools. Collaborates on Gulf of Mexico research initiatives.
• Mobile Bay National Estuary ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Save Our Seagrass campaign and water quality monitoring. Collaborates on submerged aquatic vegetation research and conservation.
• 100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACF is one of four administrative organizations (with Mobile Baykeeper, The Nature Conservancy, The Ocean Foundation) leading collaboration to build 100 miles of oyster reefs and cultivate 1,000 acres of marsh grass.
• Gulf of Mexico AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACF serves as engagement specialist for sea level rise tools grant. Partners conduct focus groups and workshops across Gulf Coast communities.
• Community Foundation of South AlabamacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManages ACF's planned giving endowment campaign launched in 2014 for long-term organizational sustainability.
• Alabama AudubonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on Alabama Coastal Bird Stewardship Program focusing on 11 focal species of shorebirds and waterbirds.
• Spring Hill CollegemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHosts ACF headquarters at Spring Hill College, Yancey Hall. Students participate in Coastal Alabama Service Learning program.
• City of Gulf ShoresmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on osprey platform installations, seagrass protection, and various coastal conservation projects. Supports Alabama Coastal Cleanup events.
• Restore America's EstuariesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on living shoreline projects including Pelican Point restoration and Dog River tree plantings.
• Islands of Perdido FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTasks ACF with managing Save Our Seagrass Education Campaign to protect local seagrass beds near Robinson, Walker, Rabbit, Gilchrist, and Bird Islands.
• Alabama Power CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting coastal conservation efforts and environmental initiatives.
• Bon Secour National Wildlife RefugemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on osprey platform installations and Share the Beach volunteer activities along refuge beaches.
• Mobile BaykeepercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-administrative partner in 100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama Partnership. Collaborates on water quality advocacy.
• The Ocean FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-administrative partner in 100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama Partnership for oyster reef and marsh grass restoration.
• EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded Citizen's Guide to the Oil Spill informational materials through cooperative agreement.
• Poarch Band of Creek IndiansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of The Carnivorous Kingdom documentary on Alabama pitcher plant bogs.
• Sierra Club Alabama ChapterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of The Carnivorous Kingdom documentary on Alabama pitcher plant bogs.
• Ben Raines (Author and Filmmaker)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated The Carnivorous Kingdom documentary featuring Alabama's pitcher plant bogs; produces other environmental documentaries featuring ACF work.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Coastal Conservation Association: Habitat-focused coastal conservation nonprofit with state chapters, volunteer engagement, and grant-funded restoration work. Comparable in mission, member/donor-driven model, and state-chapter structure.
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Large regional watershed/conservation nonprofit combining education, advocacy, habitat restoration, and citizen science. Operates a similar multi-program structure to ACF at much larger scale in a different estuary system.
• Surfrider Foundation: National grassroots coastal environmental nonprofit built around volunteer chapters, beach cleanups, and water-quality monitoring. Highly analogous volunteer-first operating model and similar citizen-science and education programming.
• Save the Sound: Regional nonprofit protecting Long Island Sound through restoration, advocacy, and citizen science. Same coastal-environmental-nonprofit playbook at small-to-mid scale in a different region.
• Sea Turtle Conservancy: Specialist nonprofit focused on sea turtle research, conservation, and education. Highly comparable to ACF's Share the Beach program in species focus and education-driven funding model.
• Heal the Bay: California-based coastal conservation nonprofit running citizen science beach cleanups, education programs, and policy advocacy. Closely comparable operating model (volunteer-driven coastal programs, education, advocacy) in a different but analogous coastal geography.
• Mobile Baykeeper: Regional nonprofit focused on water quality and coastal advocacy in the same Mobile Bay watershed. Directly comparable in geography, mission, and donor base, and already a co-administrative partner on the 100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama Partnership.

Broad incumbents

• The Ocean Foundation: National ocean-focused grantmaking and program nonprofit. Co-administrative partner with ACF on the 100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama Partnership and a comparable but larger and more grantmaking-oriented player in the same space.
• The Nature Conservancy: Global environmental nonprofit with major coastal Alabama operations and a long-standing partnership with ACF (Osprey Camera, 100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama). Comparable mission but vastly larger scale, broader geographic mandate, and richer funding base.
• Restore America's Estuaries: National coalition of coastal restoration organizations. Already a partner on ACF's Pelican Point and Dog River projects, and offers a national-scale analogue of ACF's estuarine restoration and convening role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AlabamaCoastal
• Facebookfacebook.com/alabamacoastal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alabama-coastal-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/alabamacoastal
• TikToktiktok.com/@alabamacoastal
• Xx.com/alabamacoastal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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