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 2021
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Barbara Chu
Blue Jay Holding B.V.
Cargill Salt Bonaire
Casa Presioso
Dive Friends Bonaire
Gaia Concepts
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Gijs, Mieke, Daan, Sam & Florine Botman
John Easterwood
Plaza Marina
Rob Hulsbergen
The Laughing Seahorse
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Administratiekantoor Brandaris
Alain de Brouwer & Dinska Dohmen
Alan & Joan Zale
Alex Bakhuizen
ALLVAT
Anna Vasylieva
Best Cellars Bonaire
Bruce & Donna Hood
Bruce Brabec & Marlene Robinson
Bruce Novis & family
BUTS Technical Consultancy
dNM Interim
Enjoy2Stay
Dr. Robert Andrew Rutherford Trust
Hamlet Oasis Resort
Harbour Village Beach Resort
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Jim & Judy Kewley
Kevin Allen
Labor Omnia Vincit BV
Loek & Vera Maartens
My Next Home
Nederlands-Belgische Schildpaddenvereniging
QVillas Bonaire
RE/MAX Bonaire
R Majoor
Sand Dollar
Setterberg
Sundhevy & Stijn
VIP Diving
VirtualGoals
QVillas
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C.A.F. Ledoux
Christina Thamm
Dana Bragonier
Denise Zmolek
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Family Schep
Julius Heerema
Marek Langhans
Simone Penders
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Danielle de Kool
Laura Moyer
Lindsey Johson
Marit Dhondt
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Paul van der Wal
Steve Porter
Scott O’Brien
Tim Proffitt
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 2021 your money made among others the following possible:
- Monitoring of 90 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 39 adopted nests in 2021.
- Publishing our Year Report with a design by Bonsai.
- Conducting 36 transect-count and six weeks of net-capture surveys.
- Counting 50 green and hawksbill turtles on the west coast and around Klein Bonaire.
- Capturing, weighing, measuring and tagging 252 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