CORAL's work includes educating local communities and building alliances with governments, agencies, research institutions, and other NGOs to protect coral reefs.[5] Locally, CORAL's priorities are to maintain clean water, healthy fisheries, and protected habitat.
Globally, CORAL researches conservation strategies and informs scientists and policy makers. Additionally, CORAL is currently developing a coral bleaching response network using high-resolution satellite images to monitor coral reefs and bleaching events.[7]
CORAL is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.[8] They are funded by individual donors, foundations, as well as corporate and government grants.[8] In 2021, CORAL raised more than $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.[9]
