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

  • WWF-NL

    WWF-NL Flagship Funder. WWF-NL provides major financial support for STCB’s work in conservation and education.

  • 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.

  • Stichting DierenLot provides financial support for STCB’s work. In addition, Stichting DierenLot has donated an animal rescue vehicle to STCB.


Funders in 2023

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    Alex Bakhuizen & Anna Vasylieva

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    Barbara Chu

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    Blue Jay

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    Gijs, Mieke, Daan, Sam & Florine Botman

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    Cargill

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    Casa Presioso

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    Findling Family

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    Karel Hubers

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    The Laughing Seahorse

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    Oogwereld B.V.

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    Rob Hulsbergen

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    Dr. Robert Andrew Rutherford Trust

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    Stichting Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds

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    Alan & Joan Zale

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    All Season Apartments

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    ALLVAT

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    Autocity

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    Best Cellars

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    Brandaris

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    Bruce & Donna Hood

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    Bruce Brabec & Marlene Robinson

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    BUTS

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    Carib Inn

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    Dinska Dohmen

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    Dive Friends Bonaire

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    DNM Interim

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    Dolce Vita Homes Bonaire

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    Drieman Garantiemakelaars B.V.

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    Fanalone BV

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    Gaia Concepts

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    Hamlet Oasis

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    Harbour Village

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    Holloway-Jones-Taylor

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    Jack Easterwood

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    Jim & Judy Kewley

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    Moon Tower

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    Nederlands-Belgische Schildpaddenvereniging

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    Nienke van Hienen

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    Loek & Vera Maartens

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    One Ocean

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    Philippe van der Voort

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    Praktima

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    Qvillas

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    RE/MAX

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    Sera Tex

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    Steve & Meredith Schnoll

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    Sunbelt Realty

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    Sundhevey & Stijn

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    Toes Montage B.V.

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    VIP Diving

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    Aquamarin

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    Dan Vallentyne

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    Danielle Klose

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    David Billington

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    Emily Billington

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    Fiona Strebel

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    Grietje Spijkstra

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    Hans Freke

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    Jillixer

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    Joseph M. Bowen

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    Luisa Kahlert

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    Mark Finger

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    Semira van Hees

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    Simone Salvarani

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    Tag Place

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    Zoë Giezen


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    A.J. Dijkstra

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    Annemarie Holzmuller

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    Annemieke Beijlevelt

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    Barbara Richardson

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    Binnie Fisher

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    Christie vanHorne

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    Jackie Christerson

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    Marluz Creations

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    Mirjam Freke

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    Mirjam Timmers

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    Monique de Water

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    Shelley D. Warwick

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    Simone Hengstum

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    Simone Penders

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    Tom & Gigi Quinby

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    Mr & Mrs van der Burg – Linssen


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 50 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 2022 your money made among others the following possible:

  • Monitoring of 100 sea turtle nests on Bonaire and Klein Bonaire.
  • Conducting approximately 500 nest patrols on our nesting beaches.
  • Deploying temperature data loggers on Klein Bonaire, Playa Chikitu and in the south.
  • Continuing the Adopt-A-Nest program, with 36 adopted nests in 2022.
  • Publishing our Year Report with a design by Bonsai.
  • Conducting 108 transect-count and six weeks of net-capture surveys.
  • Counting 348 green and hawksbill turtles on the west coast and around Klein Bonaire.
  • Capturing, weighing, measuring and tagging 259 green, hawksbill and loggerhead turtles.
  • Sending out the bi-monthly newsletter.
  • Responding and acting on reports called in of Turtles in Troubles.
  • Organizing Fishing line removal clean up dives.
  • Organizing 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

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