Our Funding
STCB is a non-profit, non-governmental organization. We raise funds through conservation and research grants, merchandise sales and from individual and business donors.
Main Funders
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WWF-NL Flagship Funder. WWF-NL provides major financial support for STCB’s work in conservation and education.
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As part of its mandate toward international obligations, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality provides annual financial support for STCB’s monitoring program.
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Stichting DierenLot provides financial support for STCB’s work. In addition, Stichting DierenLot has donated an animal rescue vehicle to STCB.
Funders in 2019
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Barbara Chu
Blue Jay Holding B.V.
Bon Doet
Cargill Salt Bonaire
Casa Presioso
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Dive Friends Bonaire
Gijs, Mieke, Daan, Sam & Florine Botman
Parrot Island Divers
Rob Hulsbergen
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Administratiekantoor Brandaris
Alain de Brouwer & Dinska Dohmen
Best Cellars Bonaire
Bonaire Office Systems
Brave Water Foundation
Bruce Brabec & Marlene Robinson
Buts Technical Consultancy
Cadushy Distillery
Dan & Christine Fisher
dNM Interim
Doris & Martin Elle
Dr. Robert Andrew Rutherford Trust
Hamlet Oasis Resort
Harbour Village Beach Resort
Harbourtown Real Estate
HVK Stevens
International Tax Advisors BV
Jim & Judy Kewley
Joan & Alan Zale
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Labor Omnia Vincit BV
Loek & Vera Maartens
Michael & Anne Contratto
Moon Tower
Mrs. van Lede
Nagico Insurances
Nederlands-Belgische Schildpaddenvereniging
Patricia Coe
QVillas Bonaire
RE/MAX Bonaire
Sand Dollar Ca’nesta’
Sand Dollar TLC 1
Sand Dollar TLC 2
Sunbelt Realty Bonaire
Sundhevy & Stijn
The Laughing Seahorse
Villa Kiki Bonaire
VIP Diving Bonaire
Wadyckis Family
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Anja Siegert
Barbara Larkin
Basic Bars Soap LLC
Claude Caron
Christopher Merton
Devon Beaupre
Family Gehlen
Growth Consultants
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Jennifer Patterson
Jenny Stewart
Moira Goulmy
Paul Hoetjes
Peter Ollendorf
Robert & Simone
Scott & Carole Johnson
Thorsten Albrecht
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Alan Scott
Barbara Richardson
Bonnie Severine
Damian Sprangers
Greg & Rachelle Oppenhuizen
Eelke & Anje van Kleffens
Jackie Christerson
Jan, Paul, Derk, Hans & Hans
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Kevin & Sue O’Brien
Lea Diem
Lindsey Johnson
M. Liedorp
Marcus Ollinger
Marinus de Wilde
Simone Penders
A big thanks to all our anonymous donors
How we spend your money
Whatever the size of the donation, we manage your gift responsibly to ensure the maximum benefit for sea turtles. We keep our administrative costs as low as possible by having the support of around 40 volunteers and year round assistance of one intern.
Your money is invested in 3 fundamental aspects:
Staff: STCB staff consists out of 2 full-timers and 1 part-time contractor.
Equipment: equipment is essential for our ongoing nest monitoring and in-water surveys.
Transportation: to do our job, we depend on our truck and boat to conduct fieldwork. That means that a part of your donations will go to finance our transport.
In 2019 your money made among others the following possible:
- Monitoring of 90 sea turtle nests on Bonaire and Klein Bonaire.
- Continuing the Adopt-A-Nest program, with 44 adopted nests in 2019.
- Publishing a paper in Endangered Species Research.
- Conducting 144 transect-count and six weeks of net-capture surveys.
- Capturing, weighing, measuring and tagging 88 green and three hawksbill turtles.
- Sending out the bi-monthly newsletter.
- Responding and acting on 12 reports called in of Turtles in Troubles.
- Organizing 12 Fishing line removal clean up dives.
- Organizing 24 presentations about Bonaire’s endangered sea turtles in English, Dutch and Papiamentu.
- Increasing our social media presence.
Financial Reports
All our financial documentation including our Annual Financial Reports are available for download on our Publications page