4 A Look Back Reflecting on last year’s achievements. 6

Bequests for the Ocean We honor in memoriam supporters whose foresight and generosity create an ocean legacy for future generations.3

Champions for Sea Change We are grateful for ocean stewards who support our work with annual gifts of $1,000 and above. 8

Financial Summary An overview of Ocean Conservancy’s revenues and expenses.

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you will find a plastic bag blowing in the wind, an empty soda bottle right at water’s edge or a foam cup or plastic fork from someone’s picnic buried in the sand. We all see it—plastic debris fouling the ocean vistas we so enjoy.

Plastic debris devastates waters all over the world—causing injury and death to turtles, seals, seabirds and other wildlife, contaminating fish, damaging marine habitats and, quite possibly, affecting human health. It is high time to reverse this tide, and Ocean Conservancy is doing just that.

Ocean trash: far from a new issue for Ocean ConservancyOcean Conservancy has “talked trash” for years. Each fall since 1986, we’ve led the world’s largest marine debris recovery efforts through our International Coastal Cleanups. Millions of volun-teers have removed tons of trash from waterways and coastlines in more than 150 countries and throughout the United States and its territories.

But we’ve long known trash removal does not solve the ocean pollution problem. And for a number of years, we’ve conferred with experts, engaged renowned scientists and appealed to industry to help us develop a solution.

Four years ago, Ocean Conservancy commissioned a group of leading scientists with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Their scientific mandate was to examine the best available data from around the world about plastics in the ocean and quantify how much there is, where it comes from, what happens to it, and how it impacts fish and wildlife. The scientists’ findings will be published in peer-reviewed scientific literature in 2015.

Over the past year, Ocean Conservancy also conducted its own research on the supply chain of plastics. Our goal was to craft a solution that will keep plastics from getting into the ocean in the first place

The situation is far from hopeless. There are many ways to stem the tide of plastics into the ocean. All have value and they work:• Bans on plastic bags: Countries like

Bangladesh and cities like Portland, Ore., and Mexico City have passed laws banning them, and the first statewide ban recently passed in California.

• Innovative redesign of products and packaging: Using alternative materials and pressuring manufacturers to rethink their plastic footprints are increasing.

• Consumer awareness: Public-facing campaigns urge consumers to shed “disposable mentalities,” reduce consumption and reuse containers like water bottles, mugs and grocery bags.

And we need other solutions as wellWhile these efforts, as well as recycling products that can be used again, definitely help, we need an intervention, global in scope, to dramatically reduce the flow of plastics into the ocean.

Consider the facts:• Ocean plastics are greatest in rapidly

developing countries where waste collection is weak or absent.

• Without intervention, within 25 years the ocean will contain approximately one pound of plastic for every three pounds of fish.

• Only a small percentage of ocean plastics rest at the surface of the “gyres.”

• Evidence suggests that, over time, the plastic breaks into tiny pieces often eaten by marine mammals and fish that mistake them for food.

• Research confirms that plastics are present in more than 200 species of fish. This could have implications for animals that ingest them and for people, too.

So what is Ocean Conservancy doing about plastic pollution?Global plastics consumption is predicted to explode to an estimated 400 million tons per year by 2025. This consumption will largely take place in rapidly industrial-izing countries, which also have some of the lowest waste collection rates on the planet. Without effective waste collection, an avalanche of plastic debris will enter the ocean. If we focus our efforts on managing waste in those places where plastic pollution is greatest, we can reduce ocean plastic inputs.

While plastic products have done much for the world—think medical equipment, industrial machinery, automobiles, construction—plastics producers and consumer products companies have to

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Effective January 1, Ocean Conservancy’s Board of Directors appointed Janis Searles Jones as President of the organization. Andreas Merkl remains Chief Executive Officer. Over the past seven years, Janis has ably served Ocean Conservancy as Chief Counsel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In her expanded role, Janis oversees administration, communications and finance and jointly directs Ocean Conservancy’s programmatic efforts with Andreas, allowing him more time to focus on new program development, fundraising, and external relations.

From the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Maine to the Bering Strait, fishery and ocean management practices are more effective, scientific, and well-implemented because of Ocean Conservancy and our partners in the regions. We hope you share our pride in these accomplishments.

In the center section, you will read about our victories in U.S. waters—which have occurred amidst ongoing attempts in Congress to weaken our national fisheries laws. The California coast is teeming with wildlife—we have seen wonderful recoveries, such as the return of the Northern Pacific blue whale to numbers higher than ever recorded.

But the work of Ocean Conservancy is more critical than ever, and we look forward to 2015 as we expand our work on U.S. waters and beyond. We hope you will stand with us as we work to shift fisheries management in the Pacific from a species-by-species model to one that incorporates the entire marine ecosystem. And we need

your continued support as we work with affected states to address increased acidity that threatens their shellfish industries and communities.

Together, we will face the fifth anni-versary of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the spring, and we know that the work to restore the Gulf is far from over. We celebrated recently with the announcement of “blue water” projects to be funded to the tune of almost $100 million, but we lamented the news in November that links oil from the spill to the decline of Kemps’ ridley sea turtles in Texas and Louisiana waters.

And internationally, we have much to do in 2015. While we are heartened over the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council—and the opportunity to make a real difference in protecting this threatened ecoregion, an avalanche of plastic trash is still flow-ing into the ocean. As you read in the cover story, we are launching a major global campaign to convince the consumer goods and plastics industry

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to accept their responsibility to help solve the plastic pollution crisis. Overfishing remains a huge problem in the developing world, and we are now working with some of the best scien-tists around the globe to develop an entirely new approach.

So we celebrate our achievements in 2014—as we plan to accomplish even more for the ocean in 2015. And we look forward to sharing our success every step of the way with you, our committed supporters.

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take responsibility for what plastics are doing to the ocean. Ocean Conservancy has developed a plan—and industries are getting on board.

Through our Trash Free Seas Alliance®, we have signed up several global companies that agree we’re on the right track and have pledged to work with us. With industry, econo-mists, waste experts, and other NGOs, we are developing a funding mecha-nism to establish sound waste management in countries that need it. Once implemented, these systems create the conditions that make it

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Dr. David C. AldrichChairVienna, Virginia

Ms. Dane NicholsVice ChairWashington, D.C.

Mr. Edward M. MillerTreasurerCharlottesville, Virginia

Mr. Will MartinSecretaryNashville, Tennessee

Mr. Thomas H. AllenPortland, Maine and Washington, D.C.

Ms. Laura Burton CappsSanta Barbara, California

Mr. Steve HennGlenview, Illinois

Mr. Andreas MerklChief Executive O!cer Washington, D.C.

Dr. Stephen PalumbiPacific Grove, Californiaex o!cio

Mr. John Turner Sargent, Jr.New York, New York

Mr. Steven Strongin New York, New York

Mr. Lawrence WagenbergNew York, New York

Dr. Suzanne H. WoolseyHarwood, Maryland

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possible for local communities to prof-itably gather, separate, sell and store plastic waste, thus reversing the tide of plastics entering the ocean—while advancing the health, economies and well-being of the communities served.

We are convinced we are on to something big, bold and ambitious that can truly make a difference and help rid the ocean of plastic. We will keep you informed as this exciting project develops. And we hope we can count on your support as we go forward in 2015 and beyond to stem the tide of plastics in our ocean.

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ANDREAS MERKLChief Executive O!cer

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Hamilton Cove Fund of the Maine Community Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony BoweRobert Braddock and Joan

FrenchMr. and Mrs. Jerry A. BradyDr. Gay E. CheneyAlbert R. Christian, Jr.Susan N. ClarkBetty CushmanThe David F. and Sara K.

Weston FundChristina DellDeWoskin/Roskin FoundationAlan Donn and Dorothy HolleMargaret J. DruryJames L. and Cecelia D.

Ferman, Jr. Fund within the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Richard D. FlinnPenny Friedlander and Jerry

MasonPatricia and Charles GeigerThomas J. Grahame and Jan

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SocietyDr. Daniel and Mrs. Freida

GrischkowskyCraig and Susan GrubeMr. and Mrs. Keith HamiltonKathleen Tunnell HandelMarcia Hansen and Mary

GibsonHorace HildrethDr. Priscilla Janney-Pace/The

Frank Pace, Jr. FoundationNora P. KenwayWayne KrillJenny Lauth and Jason

MuelverPatricia C. LeeRebecca LeeJack W. LentferErica B. Lewis and Richard

Erickson, Seed Fund of the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation

Tom Wallace LyonsMrs. Edith W. MacGuireBrian and Heidi MillerTertia MoorePhyllis Anina Moriarty in

honor of Heidi NitzeRita V. MyersRoger NewtonPeter P. Nitze in honor of

Heidi NitzeWilliam A. Nitze in honor of

Heidi NitzePardee Properties, Inc. on

behalf of Laura KramerJohn and Nuri PierceMr. and Mrs. William L. Price/

William L. Price Charitable Foundation

The Raynie FoundationChristopher and Leslie RichSidney Stern Memorial TrustMrs. Joel D. SmithBrenda SmolaMr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens/

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FoundationsMargaret AshforthLaurance and Claudia BaerMichael and Sally BailinIvan Barkhorn in memory of

Aleta WatsonPauline C. BauerJoan L. BaxterLinda M. BealeHarold G. BeanGlen BehrendMr. and Mrs. Peter B.

BenedictMagnus B. BennedsenDana BermanUlrich E. BoeschRema BoscovDoris E. BouwenschGeraldine W. BowmanMary E. BrenneisenJim and Kathy BrickerMrs. Walter F. BrissendenDr. Olive J. BroseCaroline L. BrownRodger BrownBurford Leimenstoll

Foundation Inc.Rebecca BurkeNona ButterworthGenevieve CalvilloBridget T. CampbellDr. and Mrs. William CanadyLaura Burton CappsAllen CarrollFred H. CarterDr. Ann B. CattsJoseph R. CazaresCedar Elm Fund of The Dallas

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Brian and Allayne ChappelleKevin ChristensenJames M. ClarkDr. Julie A. ClaymanLeigh A. ClaytonWalter L. CleaverElizabeth CollinsCornell Family Charitable

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Coulter, IIIStephen CraigSally F. DavidsonMrs. G. T. H. DaviesKatherine DavisElizabeth M. DenningBruce and Lois DonaldsonRachel DreyfusColleen E. Dunn and Stephen

M. HallLee DuranEaton-Yara Fund, an Advised

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Robert C. EberleDr. Joy EisenDonn EllerbrockDavid ElyPeter EnggassMonica R. EricksonMr. and Mrs. Tim ErnstJennifer EtterThe Eugene and Emily Grant

Family FoundationCarolyn EvartsCharles R. EwaldDavid FachettiFrances Martin Falanga

The Fenton Family Charitable Trust

Richard FerrieJohn B. FieldJudy K. FishmanMitra FiuzatFour Paws Family Charitable

FundSte&en and Deborah FosterMio L. Fredland, MDMarilyn FrerkingMarianne GabelKathleen GarfieldKen GawasonElizabeth GemmillElizabeth GentileBruce M. GillamMichael and Bettina GilliganKatie GillisWynne S. GillisJames GleasonNancy L. GlenzMyles S. GoldfeinChristine M. GordonLaurie GoshornPatsy M. GrahamGreater Milwaukee

Foundation in memory of Pat and Harvey Wilmeth

Alan J. GreenLumina GreenwayTimothy S. GudukasAnn T. HalePamela S. HallHoward G. HansenMichael HarmonPhilippe HartlRuth HartmannLeigh HendersonStephen HermannFrank C. and Ellen M.

HerrmannHelen and Aaron HerskowitzThe Hickey Family FoundationCleveland HickmanHilltop FoundationJames V. Hittner*David K. HoMelissa H. HoaglandSusan J. HoebichNancy and Bob HoelDr. Richard W. HollingsMr. Dennis HollinsRobert W. HoltVirginia HooperCrystal M. HorwitzWilliam H. HowardJanice and John HowieJacqueline HughesMrs. Phillip HulitarJulee M. HuntPriscilla HuntShelley Hunt-NicholsBarbara and David HurdMichele HurlimanSteve and Alison HusseyMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Je&reyMary and Grady JeterJim and Ginger Tolonen

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Ken and Beverly JinkersonJane JohnsonThad and Suzanne JohnsonProf. Judy M. JuddJordan KatzVicki KatzGinnie KeithLeslie KenyonKevin Kerr and Genevieve

Hahn KerrJeanie and Murray KilgourMartha KingsburyKevin KinkeadThe Kirk FoundationSheri L. KleistKnightsbridge ParkRalph KoldingerMrs. Wilfred R. KonnekerEleanor M. KowalczykNick J. LabedzShannon S. LambDiana L. LangerTerilynn LangsevPeyton LeeLori J. LefebvreYvette LeFebvreTiana Lehmer

Lewis Brounell Charitable Trust

Laura LewisVicki LittellRobert and Alice LoebThe Loomis Foundation along

with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Loomis, III

Louden Family FoundationKatherine C. LowdenBetty White LuddenElaine Carol LudwigLorn H. MacDougalCaroline MarkhamJacqueline B. MarsWilliam E. Martin and Jean C.

NelsonPamela W. MasseyCarl E. MastersonKathleen A. MayerMr. and Mrs. Frederick R.

McConnaugheyTimothy McHaleJane McLaganAnne Wyatt McLaughlinJoyce and Steve Melander-

Dayton, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Florence J. MelearRichard M. MelsheimerM. J. MenendezAndreas Merkl and Donna

PerrotRobert MesserschmidtSharon MilinazzoAlice T. MillerJoanna A. MillerDebra Erickson Mills and Lew

MillsMs. Carol H. Minkin/The

Halperin FoundationDr. and Mrs. Roy MolinaAmelia L. MontjoyMark MoritaMr. and Mrs. Jay MorrowBruno MoschettaTimothy M. MullerConstance MurrayJohn NelsonDr. Paul NewellLinda L. NicholesMargery NicolsonSusan B. Nordyke-SmithRyan NorthropMr. and Mrs. Walter NortonMr. and Mrs. Roger

Nussbaum/The Max Minsky and Florence Minsky Goldstein Family Foundation, Inc.

Leslie O’LoughlinJana M. Orsinger and Bill OrrLida OrzeckLarry Osborn and Paula J.

Dorris-OsbornRoger H. Ostdahl, M.D.Brainard W. Parker, IIJosephine P. ParrishDale Ann ParsonsSheila and Ole PelosoMara and Robert PerkinsDr. Patti McGill PetersonRuth PetzoldLouise PfisterDr. Gordon PhilpottSusan PimentelMr. and Mrs. Jack K. Piper, Jr.Plato Malozemo& FoundationLora PlattnerJoan and Brian PoorSara K. PopeWelling PopeBruce W. PosthumusCindy S. PowellKirk and Cindy PrattNewton PrattElissa QuerzeAndrew ReichJean M. RennoldsCarl and Wendy Rieger, Jr.The Robert J. and Carole A.

Mason Family Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation

Pam and Ken RobertsMargery Robinson/The David

Altman FoundationMarius A. RobinsonRobin Robinson

Roger RohwederRuth Magness RollinsMr. and Mrs. Herbert T.

Rorer/The Rorer FoundationJonathan P. RosenRoger and Barbara RufeMr. and Mrs. James A. RupkeGeorge and Jayne SabbaghJames L. SammetDavid SansoneSasco FoundationJames R. SchaeferSusan U. Scha&erDr. Hans SchmidtHelen L. SchneiderTaylor and Kimberly

SchollmaierWerner SchumannJe&ery J. SchutesLaura M. SegalMr. and Mrs. Lynn SeppalaErika SeshadriJohn ShackelfordMorris H. ShafterSally H. SharplesNicole P. SkerryAndrew H. SkinnerGail S. SlifkaKurt SmalleySarah SoutterElizabeth SteeleNancy StegensEva StegerMark and Margaret

StenftenagelMr. and Mrs. Thomas SteppFrances W. StevensonStifler Family FoundationAlbert SusorDr. Alina M. SzmantDavid P. TapscottCelia P. TaylorSallie TeutschClare E. ThawDavid ThomasE. Blyth Timken/The Timken

Family Charitable TrustDaena Title and Jay

GreenspanJennifer Tost/Marana Webber

Tost Charitable Fund of the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation

Michelle TrantinaAlex TrebbyDiane E. TrothKevin TsengTheo and Bill TuckerRichard D. UrellDr. Fernando ValeKathy S. VeileDharmendra T. VermaVeson NauticalLawrence and Natalie

WagenbergNathan WalkerMargaret WallaceDenise A. WardJohn WaymanMr. and Mrs. Larry E.

WestphalGeorgiana D. WhiteKaren D. WilberMichael Wilens and Carolyn

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Champions for Sea Change Ocean Conservancy values all of the dedicated members, volunteers and activists who believe in our mission and make our work possible. We want to thank all of our members for their generous financial support of our ocean conservation e$orts.

Ocean Conservancy is especially grateful for our Champions for Sea Change, an elite group of ocean stewards who support our work with annual gifts of $1,000 or more.

The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell FoundationThe Moore Family FoundationDr. and Mrs. Gordon E. MooreSteven E. Moore and Kathleen Justice-MooreMr. and Mrs. Gilman OrdwayPanaphil and Uphill FoundationsMr. and Mrs. Roger SantConnie and John SargentWestWind FoundationWiancko Charitable FoundationAnonymous (")

Dr. and Mrs. David C. AldrichMr. and Mrs. Robert W. BarbourMr. and Mrs. C. Austin Buck/Hartfield FoundationMr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Chapin/Chester F. Chapin Charitable Lead Unitrust

Livia Davidson/The Thomas R. and Deborah A. Davidson Foundation

Elizabeth B. Denison/Denison Family FoundationDon and Julie DickinsonMr. and Mrs. Gilad ElbazJohn EvansHart and Nancy FessendenApril P. FordMr. and Mrs. Harry Hagey/HRH FoundationHawksglen FoundationRandy and Nicole Luskey/The Dorothy Jordan Chadwick FundJohn D. MacomberMary Ann E. MahoneyCecily and David MajerusGrace McIlvainMerlin FoundationSandra J. MossDane A. NicholsMr. and Mrs. Patrick PurcellSidney E. Frank FoundationDel SnowStrongin Family TrustCyrus B. and Barbara K. SweetMatt and Suzanne WoodsDavid and Judi ZachesAnne ZetterbergAnonymous (%)

Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationChris Barnhill/Tierra Oil CompanyBeverly CurciDr. Marino D’Amato*David DavisElizabeth EllisDavid and Sarah EpsteinFlorida Gulf Coast University Honors Program Trails for Tails TeamJoan M. ForteFranklin Philanthropic FoundationAbby and Lloyd Gerry/Edith B. and Lee V. Jacobs Fund No. %Steve HennDr. Elizabeth C. HewittSulara JamesThe Kedar Family and Zoltan Sonesh FoundationKeith and Mary Kay McCaw Family FoundationAl Kelly in memory of Dana WolfeJenny and John KempsMrs. Terry KleidDouglas L. Lemle/The Episode FoundationRenate B. LowersRobert W. and Doretta M. MarwinThe McAlaine Family FoundationCharlotte Delahay MeyerJudith G. MichGene PalsgroveThe Phase FoundationMitchell and Kathy RacoosinPatricia Goss RhodesMr. and Mrs. Nathaniel SaltonstallMr. and Mrs. W. Ford SchumannJill SidemanAlly WalkerThe Weiss Family FoundationAnn M. WilliamsLeslie K. WilliamsPenelope WrightAnonymous (&)

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Defended the nation’s fisheries law so it continues to work for healthy oceans and higher economic returns for coastal communities

For the past two decades, Ocean Conservancy has worked to defend and strengthen the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to rebuild and protect U.S. fisheries. As a testament to the law’s success, in 2014 the economic value of U.S. fisheries was higher than ever before. In an increasingly combative Congress, we’ve spearheaded efforts of the NGO community to thwart legislative proposals that would weaken the law and to create the relationships, political will, and coalitions to support future reforms.

Ensured Gulf recovery is on track—helped to secure dollars for marine restoration and win passage of new measures to boost red snapper fishery

Since the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, we’ve maintained a steady drumbeat of pressure to keep BP accountable, despite their attempts to shirk responsibility. We have also fought for independent scientific evaluations as the basis for funding decisions made by restoration officials—ensuring that projects to restore the Gulf are chosen based on merit, not on politics. And we have advocated for funding to support blue water restoration priorities that complement recovery of the Gulf’s coastal habitats. As a result of our collective efforts with partners, Gulf states were awarded funding to protect dolphins and manatees, track the recovery of key fish species, and map the seafloor to inform sustainable fishing practices. Other advocacy efforts yielded another important win for the region with Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approving new measures for managing recreational fishing that will help with the continued recovery of red snapper.

Worked with states on the East Coast to fight ocean acidification

Because of carbon dioxide emissions, the ocean is becoming more acidic, damaging the ability of

shell-forming organisms like oysters, clams and others to make their shells and wreaking havoc on

shellfish industries and communities that rely upon them. Building on successful West Coast efforts,

we celebrated victories in Maine and Maryland with passage of legislation to establish panels (like the

successful one in Washington state) to take local action on ocean acidification. Ocean Conservancy

is now talking with Massachusetts, Virginia and Florida to encourage similar measures and working

with a coalition of Pacific states and British Columbia on a carbon pricing plan that could

help reduce acidification.

In June, we joined world leaders, scientists, and other

ocean advocates at the Our Ocean Conference, hosted by U.S.

Secretary of State John Kerry. Our CEO Andreas Merkl, spoke on a panel about ocean trash and Ocean Conservancy Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Sandra Whitehouse presented

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Convinced the State Department to launch conservation initiatives to protect the circumpolar Arctic

As the U.S. geared up to chair the multinational Arctic Council in 2015, Ocean Conservancy led efforts to ensure that our government seizes this opportunity to protect the entire Arctic ecosys-tem. In October, our work with the Council, the White House, the Department of State and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration paid off when our priorities were listed among those the U.S. Chair will press for—establishing Marine Protected Areas in the circumpolar Arctic, developing a Regional Seas Agreement among the Arctic nations, and reducing emissions to the atmosphere. These ambitious initiatives will set the stage for global and regional efforts to address the rapid changes in the Arctic and enact protections for at-risk wildlife.

Launched new efforts to protect beaches—and sea turtles—from harmful debris

In 2014, we expanded our sea turtle-marine debris monitoring program from one North Carolina area in 2013 to over 16 sea turtle nesting beaches throughout the southeastern U.S. In total, turtle volunteers removed more than 54,000 pieces of harmful debris from beach zones where loggerhead, green and leatherback sea turtles made their nests. We also launched the “Last Straw Challenge” which asked people to pledge to “Skip the Straw” when dining out. More than 25,000 people took the pledge, which will keep more than 5 million plastic straws out of our ocean and landfills in the coming year alone.

Helped establish the world’s largest network of marine reserves and ensure lasting legacy for California’s underwater parks

In September, with Ocean Conservancy’s support through a coalition of environmental organizations, President Obama expanded the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. This action places over 400,000 additional square miles of ocean under permanent protection from activities like offshore drilling, undersea mining, and commercial fishing. This expansion makes the Monument the largest protected area of any kind–on land or water. The expansion also permanently safeguarded over 130 undersea mountains—known hotspots of biodiversity and home to threatened and endangered species like green and hawksbill turtles, reef sharks, parrotfish, dolphins, and whales. In addition, in California, after spending a decade to make the nation’s first statewide network of underwater parks a reality, we shifted gears to ensure a lasting legacy. Specifically, we worked with key state agencies to improve coordination of proposed coastal and ocean planning projects to ensure they do not interfere with the state’s newly protected areas.

Secured federal commit-ment and funding to complete comprehensive plans for New England and the mid-Atlantic waters

We scored a major victory last year when the Obama administration publicly committed to completing comprehensive ocean plans for the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions by the end of 2016. In addition, Congress responded to our efforts to rally thousands of ocean users and advocates who expressed their support for planning by including $5 million for Regional Coastal Resilience Grants in this year’s

federal budget and rejected multiple attempts to undermine the National Ocean Policy and ongoing

ocean planning via legislative riders. Reliance on the ocean for food, energy, recreation and trans-

portation, among other things, requires smart planning to allow everyone the access they need

to this critical shared resource and to protect the myriad creatures that depend upon it for habitat

and well-being.

Built the case to protect vital parts of the U.S. Arctic from oil and gas development

In 2014, Ocean Conservancy invested time and knowledge in identifying the places most critical to ocean health in the U.S. waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, where potential oil and gas activity poses an enormous threat. We collabo-rated closely with partner organizations to pull together the best science on those marine ecosystems, and we sponsored an innovative project by the University of Alaska to document and map the infrastructure associated with oil and gas development and commercial transportation in the Arctic. We will be using this critical research to press the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to make informed, responsible decisions through BOEM’s nationwide offshore oil and gas leasing program that will last from 2017 to 2022.

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Ocean Conservancy is grateful to the following foundations, corporations and government agencies for their generous support of our ocean conservation work.

Foundations, Corporations and Government AgenciesJAN UARY 1–D ECE M B E R 31, 2014

(((S FoundationAdessium FoundationAlgalita Marine Research FoundationAltria Group, Inc.Robert & Toni Bader Charitable FoundationBank of AmericaBank of America A!nity Card ServicesThe Bernice Barbour Foundation, Inc.The Brunckhorst FoundationBrunswick Public FoundationBunting Family FoundationClimateWorks FoundationThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola FoundationCovanta Energy CorporationCox Enterprises, Inc.CVS Caremark

Dart Container CorporationThe Dow Chemical CompanyDyson FoundationEducational Foundation of AmericaeQuilter.comHammermill PaperHarney & SonsHollomon Price FoundationInternational PaperITWITW FoundationKeep America BeautifulKeith Campbell Foundation for the Environment

The Kingfisher FoundationLandshark LagerForrest C. and Frances H. Lattner Foundation

Marine Mammal CenterMarisla FoundationThe Martin Foundation, Inc.MAVA, Fondation pour la NatureThe Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationCurtis and Edith Munson FoundationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Nestlé Waters NAOak FoundationThe Ohrstrom FoundationO-I Charities FoundationThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationParis Presents Inc.The Pew Charitable TrustsPottery BarnProject AWARE

Resources Legacy Fund FoundationRockefeller Brothers FundThe Summit FoundationSuperior Nut CompanyTevaTiny ShowcaseTriad FoundationVeritivThe Walton Family FoundationWilburforce FoundationWorking AssetsWorld Society for the Protection of Animals

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Bequests for the Ocean Claire AtkinsR. Samantha AtteberryHans BruijnesMarie Parker CoeJohn H. DeareRalph EichhornAlzada FerrisGarnet GorinJune HammackLauren HollanderThomas Horner

Luella HowardMary E. KentSheila KnopMildred LillisElison MarieLawrence MeyranIrma NeumannClara W. NiemollerJoanne OsgoodHeather PutnamAnne Rowland

Robert H. SchuldtMartin ScofieldRobert SkakelRobert A. TrautAlan S. TruebloodNan WalnutJeannette L. WidomDonald R. WillinghamRichard Zeller

We honor in memoriam the following supporters of Ocean Conservancy. Their foresight and generosity provide important and ongoing program support and create an ocean legacy for future generations to behold and enjoy.

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We thank the following dedicated supporters who are investing in the future of our ocean and its wildlife by including Ocean Conservancy in their wills, trusts and beneficiary designations.

Ocean Legacy Society

Danielle T. AbbottOrr Adams, Jr.Susan B. AdamsWes AdamsSteven H. AhearnRobert V. AielloRichard W. AlbertsKathryn AlbrechtSandy AldenShabnam AlibhaiJ. G. AllenJeane Ann AllenLisa AllenMary A. AllenTracy L. AllenDavid R. AlmEnrique AlvarezDamaris AmaranteJudith W. AmicoAudrey J. AmthorJoan AndersenAnne AndersonGuy K. AndersonKaren AndersonDr. Thomas F. AndersonNancy AndonPriscilla AndrewsSabine Antonson

William AppelKenneth ArkenbergCathy ArnettCindy ArnoldJohn D. ArnoldAmy AsciTerri and Ken AshDiane AugurJanise AugurJennifer J. BaerPatrick W. and C. Elaine Baird

Dixie BakerRuth R. BakerJanet BakshDr. Michael H. BallotLinda BancroftJames BangerterDr. John BannisterAlexis BarbeauDanielle BarcilonEleanor BariaCharles J. BarnettRobert G. and Ann S. Barrett

Sally S. BarrettVirginia BarrettJamie Bartel

Kai and Kiku BartschiDianne G. BatchKevin W. BauerPauline C. BauerMr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Beard

Marilyn BeasleyDenise BechtelAlice BeetzAnn L. BeierMary J. BelfieLizabeth McDannel BellMrs. Helene BelzMagnus B. BennedsenAnna B. BensonWalter BergerBarbara BermanRyan BerningLinda BertschJonathan BeshelJoseph BieblPeter BierceKristi BinaMs. Lela BishopDorothy BlackPerry BlackHelen B. Blackburn-WhiteNancy Blackwell

Richard BlakemanJudith BlancheMs. Betty E. BlumenkampSara R. BlummBillie BlytmannCurtis and Janet BohlenShirley BollingerSheila BondJay BonestellStan BorenArt BorerRema BoscovRobyn C. BostromHara A. BouganimSandra BovesValarie A. BowenJoan BoyceDebra BradfordJoAnna L. BrandRamna BrandtWayne A. BrandtSherri BrayPatricia A. BredenbergLinda BrentzelEleanor G. BrewJim and Kathy BrickerMelissia BrittFe C. Brittain

Enoch BrookenLois G. BrounellKaren A. BrownPhillip T. BrownRoss S. BrownTheresa BrownBarbara B. BruellCharles BryantMary K. BuckRaymond BucklandAndrew G. BukovitzDiane L. BunkerFrederick J. BuonoGeo&rey BurgerR. and A. BurleighWendy Burnett-StewartMary BurnsNoreen Burns-McDonaldTy BuschNancy A. ButlerDebi ButtreeNancy BybeeMary ByePatt ByrdKathleen CairnsScott CaldwellWilliam and Alice CallowayElnora CameronAlexander A. CampbellFay G. CampbellPauline B. CampbellAdrianna CaneverFrank CannonDr. Irene Cannon-GearyPamela CanyonriversMarie B. CapaciNancy CaranicaErin Carmack

Christopher CarneyMr. and Mrs. John F. CarrBirgit CarstensenCandis CebulaBecky CenicerosDr. Joseph ChaiklinToni ChanOliver ChanlerJohn ChapmanThomas S. ChapmanLida G. ChaseTom R. ChaseDr. Gay E. CheneyElizabeth ClarkMarjorie ClarkMatthew C. ClarkSheryl ClarkToni ClarkAnne ClarkeDawn M. ClarkeWalter L. CleaverMs. Teena R. Co&elR. E. CohenSeth Cohen and Kimberly Horning

John R. ColeToni ColemanCarol ColipSally P. CollinsonJulie ColwellBettie L. CombsTim CombsMarianna ConfredaDon and Linda ConnollySue ConsidineMary L. ContakosC’Anne M. CookJohn M. Cooney

Edward C. CooperMarilyn C. CooperKathy CorcoranSean CosgroveNancy L. CostaC. Beth CotnerMr. and Mrs. R. S. CottrellGeraldine CoulterDonald L. CowardSue A. CoxDr. Bryan C. CraftsHeather CraigKathleen CraigDr. Susan CropperEric CrossDonna CummingElizabeth CummingBob CunninghamStuart L. CurrierConstance J. CushmanMichael CzajkowskiJoseph DahlheimerBetts W. DannGary H. DarnellPaul E. DautremontSaundra DavenportDolores DavidsonDiana P. DaviesDavid DavisJoan DavisM. A. DeangelisMs. Liz deCaracenaCarl DegelJames M. DegenBarbara DelgadoMarial DeloArlene DemancheEd DeMartini

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Greg DemchickDr. Jos DeRuyterRonald DeveauHelene DienerDebbie DillDr. Jason DillyNancy DirkseDavid DixonPatricia S. DixonPeggy A. Turner and Anna Dobbins

Jacqueline M. DolphinManuel A. DominguezLynda H. DonatiLinda DortonMaria DossantosKathy DoyleMs. Helen M. DrewsL. DruckerHeather DumasHenry P. DunbarLinda DunhamPatricia DunhamHugh R. DunlapMadeline DuperreFrances DuvallSarah DuvallErna EarleMrs. Jean K. EckertBeverley EdgarShih-ping EdmondsonAnna W. EdwardsPatricia EhlineDaphne EitelCarolyn A. EldredJames EldridgeDonn EllerbrockSusan S. ElligerKurt ElmLinda EmblenDr. and Mrs. Hamilton Emmons

Dennis S. EmoryJolene ErnstErik EsborgG. E. EvansMarylynn Irene EvansR. Evans-BanksFrances L. EzerJohn T. FaheyJonathan FairDiane FalkLeslie FarerSandra J. FarwellJames A. FenimoreMitchell FieldMarty FlickPatricia FloodCymbelene A. ForbesSarah ForkeySusan ForsterCarol S. FortierLuanne C. FortierRichard FortmannGregory A. Fowler and Julie B. Lovins

Kim A. FoyJean FrankelThomas F. Frankhouser, Jr.Mr. Donald FrantzKira FreedRichard FreemanRussell B. Frehling and Debra Blalock

Melanie B. FrenchLenore FriedmanG FriedrichAnthony J. FuccelloSusan J. FuglieJames FullertonMolly M. FultonOwen B. Fuqua, Jr.Robert M. GaiserClaudia A. GaisfordJonathan P. GaitsAudrey GallowMargot GaltLouise GantressConstance Garcia-BarrioSarah GardenerTanya Gardiner-ScottJoyceAnn A. GardnerBarbara I. Garlinghouse

Cheryl L. GarnantAlice M. GatesRita GehrkeJames GeibJoan T. GeislerArlene M. GeistAbby GerryGail T. GibsonJoni C. GilbertKatie GillisWynne S. GillisEliot GirsangJames GleasonDoris GleimNancy L. GlenzSuzette GoebelJohanna E. GoeringPeggy D. GoldbergKip GoldsberryDonna GonzalezFred GoodStanley Z. GoodfarbBarbara J. GoodwinDaniel S. GordonJeanne GordonKenneth A. GordonHenry GoreckiMark GorsetmanThomas J. GrahameRobert N. GranfeldtJohn GrangerCynthia GrayGloria GrayJanet M. GrayDavid GreenblattJohn W. GriekEdward G. Gri!nRebecca Gri!thJulie GrossCraig and Susan GrubeRuth GrzesiakTimothy S. GudukasMelva HackneyMargaret A. HagerJennifer C. HainDebbie HamelNancy M. HamiltonHarry N. HammJohn S. HandSteven Eric HandwerkerMelissa A. HanmerSherry E. HansenWilliam T. Hardison, Jr.Pollyana L. HarmonGary HarpelBecky HarrellMr. and Mrs. Ellis M. Harris

Ruthanne HarstadJeannine B. HartmanHelen HartzogPaul B. and Karen J. Harvey

Alyson Harvey-WilliamsJoan HaskinsMarti H. HatchettBeverly HattersleyJohn and Bonnie HausnerDonald HawkinsChristine B. HayesJulie HazardJason HealyDiane K. HeathPhilip HeaverRodney A. HeavnerChristel J. HebekeDr. June E. HeilmanLois HeintzAnneliese HendersonRon and Denise HerboldJoan HesterbergPamela HetheringtonPeter A. HeusDonald HeynemanBarbara HigginsDr. Emita B. HillConnie M. HillerMary A. HohenseeJane HollandBetty J. HollingScott Holloman/In memory of Beatrice Jenkins Holloman

Don and Diane HolmesStewart HolmesJe&rey M. HolsteinKaren HoltKathleen M. HomaEdna M. HooverCatherine HossLynn A. HouleAlice HouseknechtJulia HoustonJanice and John HowieMargaret HubbertRuth HubenschmidtElizabeth E. HullJohn HuntClarice HunterDr. Joan HunterJoel Hunter, IIILeonora R. HurstLinda T. JacksonEdward JakaryMyrna JakobowskiNancy JamisonT. R. JaskowskiJan M. Jennings CailleuxRose M. JepsenJake JeromeRoseanne E. JobinAlvar JohansonCharles S. JohnsBill JohnsonLaura K. JohnsonBill W. JohnsonRichard JohnsonRichard W. JohnsonRoger JohnsonSue C. JohnsonBeverly M. JonesCharlie JonesChristine F. JonesJe&rey JonesJohn N. JonesMelinda S. JonesSandra B. JonesConnie JoycePhyllis F. KadleWilliam KaganKatherine KaiserJulie KammDonna E. KantnerTeresa KapciukJoann KargesSusan B. KarstenBernard KatzSabrina KatzShirley J. KaubBarbara KautzPauline E. KayesG. KazillPamela J. KearbyGinni KeithJames M. Keith, IVCharles W. KellerLee and Kathy KelleyMary KentNora KenwayKristy J. KernenKevin Kerr and Genevieve Hahn Kerr

Harold S. KerznerDr. Brina KesselK. KingJohn KirchnerJustine KirkJennifer KirschnickJackie KliegerSharon KloepferTheresa KloetLewis E. KlotzbachDonna KnappJohn and Carol KnoxMickey G. KnoxBryan KnuthPatricia E. KohaneBruce E. KohlerRichard Kolbell and Patricia Bowman

Mrs. Wilfred R. Konneker

Susan J. KramerDiane M. KrauseCatherine KrellAlbert Krenz

Wayne KrillArmin U. KuderAnn J. KugelSandra KullerCarol KummerowJean KyleGreg La FortuneNancy A. LahnanenGretchen LallyCatherine LambLois LancasterPeter LandeckerAnita LangKim M. LangDiana L. LangerLinda LanginJohn LargeHarmony LarsonSylvia LarsonWilliam LaudaniLeslie BoyleDr. Louis F. LawrenceMarta Jo LawrenceCarol A. LawsonMary Ellen LaytheJean LecuyerPeyton LeeW. R. LenvilleDonna Levin and Denis Loring

Kelly LewisLynn LewisCharlie and Sharon Lindner

Tui LindseyPhilip A. LinkElsie ListromElaine F. Livesey-FasselJean H. LockeBjorn LofbladJoseph LoganMargret E. LohfeldFrances M. LorenzoDwight and Kimberly Lowell

Millie LozierJames M. LukasDr. Kirk LumJane W. LuskRobert R. LutherLinda A. LutzJacqueline V. LynnDana LyonsWebster M. MackAndrea J. MaederMs. Karen A. MalkinTimothy MaloneyS ManginiJoanne ManowayZandria L. MansfieldBonnie J. MarkleyRuth B. MarlattWendy MarshDoris E. MarshallDr. Susan MarshallGordon MartinJean MartinJulie MartinKaren L. MartinJoHanne MartzCandace MastDianne MathiesonIrene MatthewsWilliam H. MattoxShari MatzChristopher B. MayPatricia MaydahlNancy B. MayeskiBetty MayrPamela MazzolineAnn S. McAllisterRev. Mary E. McAnally Stacey B. McAndrewsMargaret McBrideLorraine M. McCarthyCharles W. McClearyKenneth L. McClintockDelia McCullochMr. and Mrs. Roy M. McCulloch

Hugh P. McElrathSharon McElrathKathleen McEnerney

Dr. Mike McGeeMr. and Mrs. Christopher McKee

Laurie L. MckeonMichael McLeanJohn R. McMahonRobert J. McMillinColleen McMullenDina Mcne&Mary M. McPhersonMaureen McTigueKathryn McWilliamsHyta MedererMeg MeltzAnthony MerolaAlison D. MerowDr. R. M. MesavageCharlotte Delahay MeyerElizabeth MiddletonRichard MikitaRuth E. MikuskoMarie A. MildramBob MillerMary MillerMichael A. MillerRobert MillerPeter and Susan MimnoPhyllis E. MinaMs. Patricia L. MinnickVinnia H. MiskimenDavid ModicaJan Mo&atYvonne Mohlman, M.D.Marion MoirJudy A. MonroeAngelina MontellaAmelia L. MontjoyHelen MoodySusan MoonGillian MooreGlory MooreJerry MooreSteven E. MooreSusan L. MoreyPamela S. MortonAndrew W. MossIrene MostekPhyllis F. MountLouise MuellerMarcella MulhernCharles MulryC. Lynn MunroDenise C. MurphyJoe B. MurphyMichael MurphySarah MurphySimon MurphyVonnie L. MurrBill and Sandy Myskowski

Donald NeeperAnn NehringGloria NelsonKathe and Les NelsonJohn A. NevrosJohn S. NewberrySharon NicodemusBarbara E. NilesRichard NordJe&rey D. NorwalkBarbara NowaczykBeverly L. O’DonoghueElizabeth A. OfsteadJ. Anthony OgdenMichael and Barbara OggKathleen E. OlanderMr. Steven H. Olano&Florence Oliverio Leslie O’LoughlinAnn OlsonKari OlsonRon OlsonDr. Carol O’NeilJe& O’NeilMr. and Mrs. Gilman Ordway

Shirley OrtmanRowland M. OrumDetlef OttJeanne OwenMadeline OwenLauretta M. OwensCheryl S. Pace

Valerie PaganoAlexis M. PalinkasDella PanosRobert and Ann Pardini Family Trust

Suzanne M. ParkerWilliam N. ParkerViolet PaschkeEvon PattersonJean PattonAndria PayneR. L. PearsonRobert F. PearsonIrma PeersVernette PembertonJulanne PentecostDr. Theresa A. PerenichMara and Robert B. Perkins

Ronald W. PerkinsThomas M. PerkinsSheila J. PetersenCaitlin PetersonJulia PetipasDennis PfeiferJayne C. PhelpsDavid PhillipsJulie PhillipsSherry PiattFabrice PierreGail PigeonFeodor PitcairnNaomi C. PitcairnJames PochertBernie M. PorterCecil L. Powers, Jr.MaryLou PriceLinda PriorDiane PriscoJoseph R. PulleyElissa QuerzeDr. Carolyn S. QuinnVedran RadojcicAlan D. RammerDavid J. RamosEdward R. RangDr. Francine RascoJuanita RasmussenKelly RauchTim RauppMary A. RaynoldsSuzanne RealMichael and Laila Redman

Douglas G. ReesCarla ReevesJeanne RehwinkelJulie M. ReillyBrenda ReimertCadi M. ReissGail ReissenLori ReiterLorita RenfroKristen L. RentonLaura ReutterGertrude ReynoldsPhyllis ReynoldsKaren RhinesDavid RiceAnn T. RichardsBarbara RichardsonGail RichardsonJulie RobertsE. L. RobertsonMs. Jane W. RobertsonSydney R. RockefellerElaine RoederHelen P. RogersJoseph RosemanMs. Judith RosenthalVicki L. RothePat RothfederDanielle RoyDiane RoyBrad August RueschNorma E. RuggDorothy M. RuhlEric RushSteven J. RussG. RussellJanice L. RussellMs. Paula A. RussoJaneris Saavedra

Dr. Charlotte SahnowJoyce SalgCarol A. SalzettiJoan S. SamaraPatricia T. SandbergRobert A. SanviHeather SargeantPhil ScanlanDianne ScarduzioKaren F. SchaafKaren SchanerbergerJudith Scher&Mr. Harold A. SchesslerRoberta SchieleJanet H. Schi&Michael SchinagelRhoda SchlammHoward L. SchlesingerSabryna SchmidtL. D. SchockLawrence SchoppJudith F. Schra&tDavid C. SchroederEileen E. SchroederMr. and Mrs. W. Ford Schumann

Connie ScontrinoDiane M. ScottJoan ScottPenelope D. ScottCarolyn SearcyLaura M. Secord and Eric J. Lobbins

Judith SedlowLee SeegerRobert J. SegalJoanne SelkoDr. Ranil SenanayakeViki M. ServisMary S. SettlesMary E. ShallowPatricia ShannonStephanie ShawAnna SheaTara ShewchukMarilee ShigematsuEileen C. ShoemakerR. C. ShorbLois ShriverDr. David P. SicklesJames SidellLucy SidenerGeorgia SiegelMaureen S. SikoraNancy M. SikoraCynthia SillamanD. SilvermanMarie SimolinPatricia SinclairKenneth R. Sinibaldi, D.V.M.

Miriam L. SivakCarol SjolundCindy SlawskiStella SmetanaMrs. Joel D. SmithEleanore N. SmithGlynda R. SmithJ. B. SmithJacqueline K. SmithMarci SmithRandi L. SmithRoberta SmithRobert E. SmythMaria A. SocarrasJe& So&Mark SolomonsonAnne B. SouléDavid SpainhowerGreg SparksEarline SpinneyAnne D. SpivakPaula C. SpreitzerHeidi G. SprowlsJe&rey and Vikki SpruillJenny R. St. MartinMae StadlerSusan C. StaeblerTellina Sta&ordLinda StalcupNancy StanislawskiLauren Stau&erMichelle Stau&er

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For the Year Ended June 30, 2014

R EVE N U E S Contributions, grants and bequests $18,483,469List rental income 31,928Royalties and other 283,890

Total revenues 18,799,287

EXPE N S E S Gulf of Mexico restoration 3,474,352Ocean policy, science and governance 3,193,331Trash-free seas 1,715,315Marine wildlife and ecosystem protection 1,947,792Communications and outreach 3,547,337

Total program expenses 13,878,127

Fundraising and membership development 3,436,996General and administration 2,022,354

Total supporting service expenses 5,459,350

Total expenses 19,337,477

GAINS AND LOSSES Investment gains and interest income, net 2,204,625Change in net assets 1,666,435Net assets, beginning of the year 21,942,708Net assets, end of the year $23,609,143

Ocean Conservancy continues to deliver high impact programmatic results in an operationally efficient and cost-effective manner. This impact is made possible through the ongoing commitment, involvement and financial contributions of individuals, foundations and corporations who understand the critical importance of protecting and preserving the ocean.

Ocean Conservancy’s fiscal year 2014 revenue totaled $18.8 million. Investment income and gains totaled $2.2 million and expenses totaled $19.3 million. Eighty-two percent of expenses were for ocean conservation programmatic activities and administrative services, and 18 percent of expenses were for fundraising.

Ocean Conservancy meets all twenty standards for charitable organizations established by the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance, and is proud of its reputation as a good steward of the resources entrusted to it by its supporters. The financial results depicted are derived from Ocean Conservancy’s June 30, 2014 audited financial statements. Copies of the complete audited financial statements are available upon request or on the Ocean Conservancy website: www.oceanconservancy.org.

Program and Administrative Services 82%Fundraising 18%

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Leigh E. StedmanKurt StephanMr. and Mrs. Thomas SteppMartin SternlichtDennis StevensonDr. Artemas StewartAndrea J. StickneyMichael Sti)erDenise StimeRebecca J. StimsonLee StollWilliam StoyerPatricia C. StrasburgerMichael A. StremPenny StrohlSonja StupelJeanne SuchanekWilliam SumnerStephanie SunnarborgLarilyn SwansonJim SwearingenRichard A. SwinneyKaren Joan SwopeUrsula TaggartDr. John H. TantonChristine L. TapparoTamara TauntBarbara T. TaylorGeorge L. TaylorGlenn H. TaylorJudith TaylorDr. Roslyn D. Taylor, M.D.Jean TeaseDawn N. TecumsehDiane TelanderL. P. TendersJudith TherrellHerbert H. ThieleFred & Susie ThomasHildegarde ThomasDr. Joyce ThomasMartha L. ThomasKimberly M. ThompsonRoberta ThompsonKathy ThornhillThomas E. ThorntonTom Tlusty

Connie TonkenMs. Barbara H. ToppCarlos TorresMarshall TrackmanAnn TretterScot TrinkleinCatherine Jeri TruesdellCindy TruranTheo and Bill TuckerLisa TurriniKassandra TutenFrances M. UjhazyNancy UmphreyLinda UnrueJ. R. UsherDora Van LoggemSuzanne Van SickleKristina VandenBergRose B. VandersliceShelley VargaFred J. VeltriDharmendra T. VermaJohn C. VermillionDr. Seeske D. VersluysRobert VictorSally VogelElsa Von EckartsbergJames WadeCarol WagnerLyn Wagner-DitzhazyPeter WalkerSusannah L. WalkerRosemary WalshBetty M. WaltersJane WaltersKathe WaltonWilliam WarburtonRoxanne WarrenLinda J. WatsonPat WatsonJane WebbSandra M. WebberThomas R. WebberRachel WeedMargaret J. WelkeDamaris E. WellesDarlene Wenner

Lisa WersalSuzanne WestgaardWilliam WheatlandPatchur WhiteDiane WhitmoreFrederic WhitsonLeslie WildrickRoxanne WileyDeborah L. WilkerDeborah WilkinsonH. C. WilleboordseLisa and Paul WilliamsRebecca M. WilliamsStephen A. WilliamsArlene WilsonJesse T. WilsonElizabeth C. WinterAnita WintnerPatricia J. Wol&Michael N. WoodFay Woodru&Wayne WrightStanley A. WtulichPatricia C. WyseErnest YagelMary Yazel-MuskaDr. Lynne YeannakisKent YeeGail YennySusan YorkBrian D. YoungIna YoungDavid and Judi ZachesChristine ZahmAlan ZaslowScott ZelenskiKendra ZellLilly ZhangArlene C. ZimmerJill ZimmermanRoger L. ZinneckerAnonymous ((()

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