About Ocean Sotheby’s Cares
Ocean Sotheby’s Cares is the philanthropic and community impact initiative of Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty, created to give back to the communities we are privileged to serve and to help protect the extraordinary place we call home.
For Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty, the Florida Keys are more than a destination. They are our community, our environment, our heritage, and the reason so many people are fortunate enough to call the Keys home. As a real estate company deeply rooted in the Florida Keys, we believe our responsibility extends well beyond the transaction.
Ocean Sotheby’s Cares brings together charitable giving, community partnerships, volunteerism, and hands-on support for organizations working to strengthen the Florida Keys and South Florida. Through the commitment of our leadership, associates, clients, and community partners, we seek to make a meaningful and lasting difference in the places where we live, work, and serve.
We don’t just sell the Keys. We are committed to protecting them.
Our Commitment to the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a unique community connected by more than a chain of islands. From Key Largo and Islamorada to Marathon, the Lower Keys, and Key West, the Keys are defined by a remarkable relationship between people and the sea. Our commitment is to help preserve that relationship for generations to come.
Ocean Sotheby’s Cares supports initiatives that:
· Protect and restore the natural environment of the Florida Keys
· Support coral reef restoration and marine conservation
· Strengthen local families and communities
· Improve opportunities for children and education
· Promote health, wellness, and quality of life
· Preserve the history, culture, and character of the Florida Keys
· Support local organizations whose work makes the Keys a better place to live
We believe that responsible stewardship means investing in both the people who make the Florida Keys a community and the natural environment that makes the Keys extraordinary.
Protecting Florida’s Coral Reef
The future of the Florida Keys is inseparable from the health of its waters. Florida’s Coral Reef extends nearly 350 miles from the Dry Tortugas to the St. Lucie Inlet and is the only extensive shallow coral reef system along the continental United States. Approximately two-thirds of the reef lies within Biscayne National Park and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
For the Florida Keys, this reef is far more than a natural wonder. It supports marine life, fisheries, tourism, recreation, coastal resilience, and the way of life that makes the Keys unique. Healthy coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mangroves, and other marine habitats are interconnected—and their health is fundamental to the future of the Florida Keys.
Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty is committed to supporting efforts to restore and protect the coral reefs within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the larger ecosystem of Florida’s Coral Reef.
Our efforts will support organizations and initiatives focused on coral restoration, marine conservation, environmental education, responsible stewardship, and the long-term resilience of the Florida Keys ecosystem. NOAA's Mission: Iconic Reefs, for example, is working with partners to restore seven ecologically and culturally significant coral reefs within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Because there is no Florida Keys without the ocean that surrounds them.
Investing in Our Community
Environmental stewardship is only one part of our responsibility. The strength of the Florida Keys comes from its people—the families, educators, healthcare professionals, nonprofits, businesses, volunteers, artists, first responders, and community leaders who make these islands home.
Ocean Sotheby’s Cares is committed to supporting organizations that strengthen the social fabric of the Keys and create opportunities for the people who live here.
Our leadership and associates have a longstanding history of supporting community organizations and causes throughout the Florida Keys, including the Fish For Holly Fishing Tournament, Good Health Clinic, Baptist Hospitals, Reignite the Light, Save Alligator Lighthouse, Monroe County schools, among others.
Ocean Sotheby’s has also supported Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys, helping advance the organization’s mission of creating stronger and more secure communities in the Upper Keys.
These relationships reflect a simple belief: when our community thrives, the Florida Keys thrive.
A Culture of Giving Back
Ocean Sotheby’s Cares is not simply a charitable giving program. It reflects who we are.
We encourage our associates and leadership team to contribute their time, talents, relationships, and resources to causes that matter. Whether supporting a local nonprofit, volunteering at a community event, contributing to an environmental initiative, or helping a neighbor in need, every act of service strengthens the community we share.
Our goal is to create meaningful partnerships rather than simply make contributions—to work alongside organizations that understand the needs of the Florida Keys and are committed to creating measurable, lasting impact.
Our Responsibility Beyond Real Estate
Every day, Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty has the privilege of representing homes throughout the Florida Keys—places surrounded by waters, reefs, mangroves, beaches, wildlife, history, and communities unlike anywhere else in the world.
That privilege comes with responsibility.
We believe that if we are going to represent the Florida Keys, we must also stand up for them.
Ocean Sotheby’s Cares is our commitment to doing exactly that.
We will continue to invest in the people, organizations, environment, and future of the Florida Keys so that the communities and natural treasures that make these islands extraordinary can endure for generations to come.
WE DON’T JUST SELL THE KEYS. WE PROTECT THEM.