FY2019 ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT Whale and Dolphin Conservation

2019 impact report

continuing to OUR VISION prevail & protect EVERYis a world where I look at 2019 as a pivotal chapter of an adventure book. It was dramatic, heartwarming, devastating, exhilarating and most SAFEwhale and dolphin is importantly, hopeful. FREEA N D Anxious-in-a-good-way describes what it felt like when waiting to hear how once-captive belugas were doing after their flight from PASSION China to Iceland. That was followed by exhilaration when they safely We care deeply about whales and dolphins arrived at their new seaside sanctuary in Iceland. Devastating can and we share this passion with our supporters. only describe the feeling of Japan openly resuming commercial integrity whaling. Heartwarming is an understatement to convey the feelings O ur work is backed by robust research, of being hugged by kindergartners who literally squealed with science, and philosophy. excitement when they received a visit from Delilah, our new life- courage sized inflatable right whale. And there are no words to describe the We are not afraid to take on governments, sadness and sorrow I still feel after 10 endangered North Atlantic industries, or big business whose actions right whales died from human causes in just a three-month period. could harm whales and dolphins. But, through it all, hope was the emotion that was most prevalent. collaboration The hope for this year’s newborn right whales spotted off the coast of WDC does not work alone, as our supporters Georgia; the hope of the new measures we worked to get in place to are at the heart of what we do. We also save endangered Southern Resident orcas; and the hope of knowing work with other NGOs, communities and we are not alone. Your passion, your voices, and your support are the governments to achieve meaningful, lasting reason we can - and will - prevail in our vision of a world where every protection for whales and dolphins. whale and dolphin is safe and free. The beauty of this adventure is that the ending is not yet written. Contents Together, we are its co-authors and we can fill the next chapters with victories and hope for all whales and dolphins. Outreach & Education 3 Next year, 2020, marks our 15th year as WDC in North America (and our 32nd year as a global organization)! With your passion and Prevent Entanglements 5 support on our side, we will continue to protect whales and dolphins, both for their benefit and ours. Healthy Seas 9 With sincere thanks for being part of our team, End Captivity 11 End Whaling 13 Our Partners 15 + Financials & Thank You 17 Regina Asmutis-Silvia 30+ YEARS OF Contact Info Back PROTECTING WHALES AND DOLPHINS

Whales play a vital role in the marine ecosystem provide up to 50% combat climate sustain of our oxygen change fish populations Whale poo is an incredible fertilizer for microscopic plants called phytoplankton. Phytoplankton absorb carbon from the atmosphere – tons of it! Whales play an amazing role in an ecosystem that keeps every creature on Earth alive, including you! By bringing nutrients to the surface, whales help phytoplankton flourish. Phytoplankton sustain fish populations, store thousands of tons of carbon from the atmosphere, and produce OXYGEN FOR every other breath you take! We want governments and individuals to understand that recovering whale populations will help create and maintain a healthy planet. both alive Humans can and after they protect whales and die, whales their ocean homes , contribute to the health of to rewrite the our planet history of erasing 90% of some populations 2019 WDC 2

OUTREACH EDUCA&TION A unique teaching tool comes to WDC say hello to delilah! We were all so excited when we states and having almost 5,000 Delilah is based off of a real North received the 150 pound package in individuals walk through Delilah. Atlantic right whale who went by late March and one week later the same name. Sadly, in 1992, Delilah was out visiting her first We had no idea that she would Delilah died from being struck by a school. The re she taught 900 kids become such a celebrity! We love ship, but we keep her memory alive about how important whales are that she is such a valuable with this life-size inflatable whale for our planet, and how awesome component of our outreach made in her image. right whales are. programs, helping children and Our team worked with the adults understand how impactful inflatable experts at Landmark The kids were amazed at the whales are in our ecosystem. We Creations to make sure Delilah was sheer size of her (45 feet long!), and also love that she is an ambassador functional and looked as close were stunned that they could even for the fewer than 400 remaining possible to the real right whale, go inside to see her internal organs! North Atlantic right whales. Delilah! The remaining months of 2019 were a whirlwind, visiting six Delilah is just one of the stars of our outreach programs. WDC’s we are grateful to metabolic studio for making our dream of delilah come to life. and thanks to the jessica rekos foundation and nantucket whaler for supporting our outreach and 3 WDeCd2u0c17ation programs

Delilah’s NUBMY BTHEERS premiere visit 201942o0v0er staff and interns deliver engaging volunteer outreach presentations at community HOURS centers, schools, and businesses. We go on local radio and television 9 5000 shows, and interact with thousands of people at festivals and states expierenced DELILAH community events. This is all made had at least possible by the other star of our one wdc 11000 outreach programs - you! presentation attendees at EVENTS Your donation makes all of this possible. The more people know about whales and the key role they play in the health of the ocean, the more likely they are to take action to keep whales safe. Save the whales. Save the world. 5000 PEOPLE WALKED THROUGH DELILAH “Thank you for bringing delilah to the Raymond school. I learned that when she sleeps, one side of her brain stays awake, and i thought delilah was beautiful!” Raymond School student 2019 WDC 4

ending bycatch: Coming closer to reality Marked buoys are Cetacean Bycatch - the accidental attached to bottom set “catch” of whales, dolphins, and fishing gear, like traps porpoises in fishing gear - is one of used to catch lobsters their biggest global threats. and crabs, with vertical lines. The buoys clearly When whales accidentally swim into mark where to find vertical lines, they sometimes get the gear and to which startled and roll, wrapping the line fisher it belongs. around them. The wrapping lines can restrict blood flow, cut into flesh and bone, and Image courtesy of Natalie Renier, WHOI cause lethal infections. 5 WDC 2019

IN 2020 how will this NEW technology work? “Ropeless” gear uses a technique where the Fishers use apps with GPS tracking to “see” buoy line is submerged and only “called” where their gear is set and then release it from or brought to the surface when a fisher is the bottom. actively retrieving their gear. Some ropeless systems being tested do not Rope, or line, connecting traps on the bottom include any vertical line at all, directly calling the may still be used. This reduces the amount of trap to the surface. time vertical lines are in the water, allowing whales to swim freely without accidentally These ropeless systems may help prevent gear swimming into lines. from getting lost, therefore reducing long-term costs to the fisher as well as reducing marine debris!. Image courtesy of Ashored Innovation Whale image courtesy of Lucy Molleson 2019 WDC 6

WDC works with the science and fishing industries to reduce accidental entanglement or bycatch. EcoHealth Alliance, NOAA Permit #932-1905

2019SUCCESSES IN untold numbers of whales and progress in exploring alternative dolphins become accidentally fishing methods. Together with entangled in fishing nets and gear. other marine conservation groups, Known as “BYCATCH”, it is one of we’re working to garner support the biggest global threats to whales from Congress to help fishers and dolphins, and it has pushed implement “ropeless” gear. It is one some species and populations to the of the most exciting developments brink of extinction. in recent history that offers a real This year we’ve made tremendous solution to this issue. key work on this 2 WDC and its conservation issue partners are advocating for the passage of the SAVE 1WDC is part of the Ropeless Right Whales Act. The SAVE Consortium. This gathering Right Whales Act is a bipartisan provides a platform for bill which will provide $5 million fishers, engineers, scientists, USD a year for 10 years to a and conservationists to work grant program specifically together toward a working aimed at creating new ropeless future. technologies to reduce Image courtesy of Natalie Renier, WHOsaI hcicpidsetnritkaelse.ntanglements and Sea to Shore Alliance; NOAA permit 15488 epdruocjateicotn a byc tch Through our innovative outreach initiative, At initiative the Helm of Conservation, we collaborate with Globally, WDC is... recreational boat operators and commercial whale watch companies to identify and report Following our bycatch campaign and lobbying, UK entangled whales to permitted disentanglement Fisheries Minister George Eustice committed to teams. Reporting whales in distress is helping creating a bycatch initiative. WDC is helping with to keep them alive as we work on the long-term the early stages of development. solution of preventing entanglements. Click on each of the three programs In Scotland we initiated a project with fisheries and other partners to better understand entanglements below for more information. in creel fisheries and work towards a solution to Sharing the Seas this problem. See a Spout Whale SENSE 2019 WD 2019 WDC 8

2019successes IN hcreeaatlintghy safer homes seas Protecting the place for southern whales and dolphins resident orcas! call home After five years of WDC campaigning, the US government moved forward with expanding protections for the homes of Southern Resident orcas. 6 new pr tective measures • Improved habitat protections for salmon • Increased funding for salmon habitat recovery • Updated safety regulations for oil transport • Stronger regulations to prevent contaminants from entering watersheds • A detailed and comprehensive plan for short-term and long-term recovery actions for Southern Resident orcas • Stronger protections from vessel noise and disturbances SHHH! WHALES AT WORK & PLAY key work on marine-protected areas 1We successfully petitioned to 2 W e continue working toward the increase federally designated development of critical habitat for critical habitat for endangered endangered Pacific humpback North Atlantic right whales. whales. 9 WDC 2019

JUST LIKE you, whales and dolphins need Some whales and dolphins are seasonal 50% to have a safe environment in which to live, commuters, traveling thousands of miles of the work, and play in. twice a year. They need their homes and planet's A safe home for a whale or dolphin is a their commuter route protected. Other oxygen is quiet one so that they can find their family, whales stick close to one town, which, produced by friends, and food. It’s filled with plenty of in the ocean can sometimes include our oceans nourishing, safe things to eat, and free of thousands of square miles. plastics and pollution. It’s OK to wander There are many ways to protect the homes 70% around, day or night, without worrying of whales and dolphins. From direct actions about accidentally getting entangled or such as cleaning up beaches and trash of the earth's struck by a ship. And no one crowds your from the water, to campaigning for Marine surface is personal space. What a great place that Protected Areas across the globe, WDC is water would be! helping to keep the homes of whales and dolphins safe. but the percentage of the world's oceans currently 5%protected is only Healthy oceans, HEALTHY planet!

ending WDC helped to create the Sea Life Trust Beluga Sanctuary - the first of its kind for whales and dolphins. Roughly 3,000 whales and dolphins are still key work to end captivity being kept in aquaria, zoos and marine parks globally, even though it’s known that they WDC is creating sea sanctuaries where whales and dolphins held in captivity can live more natural lives need healthier conditions and more space. if they cannot be returned to the wild. Whales and dolphins are highly intelligent We’re working to reduce demand for whale and and live in complex social groups in the wild where they freely swim many miles dolphin shows through campaigns that raise aware- ness among tourists and tour operators of the cruel on a daily basis. conditions they face in captivity and training. WDC is working to create a better future for We help stop the supply of whales and dolphins to these amazing creatures. We are concentrat- ing efforts on three key areas that we believe captive facilities by putting pressure on governments to ban the capture of wild whales and dolphins. CAPTIVIT Ywill ultimately bring an end to captivity.

the first sanctuary CREATED IN partnership rehabilitation of more with WDC, the SEA LIFE captive whales into #WhaleHelloPlane – The specially TRUST Beluga Whale natural environments in commissioned Cargolux plane Sanctuary in Iceland the future, and one day that flew the two belugas, Little is one of the biggest bring an end to whale and White and Little Grey, to their new developments in captive dolphin entertainment ocean home whale and dolphin care shows. and protection in decades! 2019successes IN It’s also the first of its kind WDC is also supporting to be created for whales other sanctuary projects, Klettsvik Bay in Iceland, and dolphins. such as a dolphin sea home to the SEA LIFE refuge in Italy. TRUST Beluga Whale After years of opposition Online travel giant, Sanctuary and campaigning by WDC, TripAdvisor, is stopping Vancouver Aquarium in the promotion of whale Canada announced they and dolphin captivity would end their display shows, a move that of captive whales and follows many months dolphins in 2018. A bill of positive dialogue to end captivity (banning between the company capture of whales and and WDC. This is the dolphins and breeding in latest success for WDC’s captivity) also progressed tour operators campaign, through the Canadian as British Airways and government. Virgin Holidays have The project hopes to recently announced that encourage the they will no longer be selling SeaWorld trips to customers. 1 STRESS In confinement, whales and dolphins become stressed, swimming endlessly in circles, staying on the floor of the tank for many hours, chewing on the sides of the pool and then repeating the same patterns of behaviour over and over. 2 loneliness 3 SHORTER LIVES most whales and dolphins have rich and On average, whales and complex social lives in the wild, unlike IN dolphins die younger CAPTIVITY . when kept in captivity than in the wild.

Stop WDC continues to fight hard on this crucial issue WHALING DESPITE THE international ban on whaling ban in place, to investigate commercial whaling, a few countries and expose this trade, to prevent new continue to hunt by exploiting markets for whale products opening up, and to reduce the numbers of loopholes that enable them to whales being taken. make money from selling parts of a whale. These parts can be There is no humane way to kill used for pharmaceuticals and a whale at sea, so it’s extremely harmful and painful for the whales.  health supplements, pet food, or  as a dish served to tourists as a ‘traditional meal’. Around 50,000 Whaling adds another threat to whales have been killed since the populations struggling to thrive. ban came into effect in the 1980s, with Japan, Iceland and Norway Consumer demand for whale meat conducting the most whaling. and products is steadily declining. WDC continues to fight to keep the Music legend Brian May in designer Katherine Hamnett’s tee

2019SUCCESSes IN Our exposure of Norwegian minke whale Following pressure from WDC, reachedhunt report figures remRadisson ved national media whale meat publicizing the fact from its menus in Iceland that exploding grenade WDC’s anti-whaling team harpoons take up to 25 attended the meeting of minutes to kill whales. the International Whaling Tireless work from our team Commission (IWC), the body at the international CITES that regulates whale hunting, meeting (the body that to highlight the dangers of regulates trade in the Japanese government’s endangered species) helped attempts to remove the convince members of the international whaling ban. Convention that Japan´s trade in sei whales, who were REMOVAL OF hunted in international THE BAN WAS waters, was illegal. The voted d wn Japanese government has boeefn ficially or face sanctions. Our campaign, which pressured the EU to use trade talks to convince the Japanese government to stop killing whales, convinced almost 270,000 people across Europe to sign our petition. Many members of the EU Parliament then raised their concerns about closer trade relations with Japan. Despite the trade deal going ahead, the EU Parliament has an end to Japan’snow called for an end to trade in whale products and whal ng. key areas of our 2 Reducing demand for work INCLUDE: whale meat by dissuading tourists who may 1Fighting to stop whaling in otherwise be tempted to try the Europe, Japan and around meat and highlighting the the world by representing health risks around its whales at international meetings consumption. (such as the International Whaling Commission). 3 Educating communities about whale watching as a financial alternative to whaling. 2019 WDC 14

Thanks to multiple Partners funding sources, including Nantucket Whaler, JOINING FORCES TO Metabolic Studio, and The Jessica Rekos Foundation, save whales our education programs reached over 5,000 In a year that brought new challenges for whales students! It was a great and dolphins, corporate partnerships have been experience for our interns, instrumental in WDC’s successes. like Zoey, pictured here. Our partners not only help WDC raise vital funds to support our work, but also help us in spreading the word to new audiences about WHY we need whales to keep our shared oceans healthy, and HOW we can work as individuals and collectively to make meaningful, lasting change. Long-term WDC partners, such as Cape Clasp, Kamibashi, and Sakroots, were joined by several new companies. Along with our partner Nantucket Whaler who joined us in 2018, another Nantucket-based company, Cisco Brewers, joined the team this year. British Columbia's Sunshine Coast Air, makeup company PUPA Milano, and The Mountain apparel all came onboard in 2019. We celebrated World Oceans Day with The Lions Model Management, who hosted an amazing and celebrity studded event for us in June. Each company approached the partnership in their own way, but they all have made it possible for WDC to do what we're best at - saving whales! Foundations GRANTS Foundation grants are an important source of revenue for WDC. In FY19 we saw a 133% increase in Foundation grants! This funding was instrumental in the expansion of our outreach programs and policy work. It was funding from Metabolic Studio that brought the life-size inflatable right whale, Delilah, to life. She enthralled thousands of adults and children this year, and we continue to seek funding which will allow us to triple the number of presentations. PUPA Milano's make-up whale, left, was a holiday hit for the Italian-based make- up company. Cape Clasp's whale bracelet, right, is a staff favorite! 15 WDC 2019

leaving behind a legacy The Whale and Dolphin S. J. Kaub OCRaroeclhikalSneaoooCeepbsurvnoaicFtte,nrahaentWstelstblerr,oDtyrneswoCvsCuSRashtFpouoteheeiapnrsoillaspposilndotthr,fitewtAoiohaennnri,etdert. Society recognizes those S. L. Laybourne tChiWeschNoaelwBerFeEewnsgetliravsnaadl t individuals who have J. A. Maxon made the ultimate gift by S. Mayer including WDC in their A. Mazza estate plans. M. C. Palma B.L. Pilarowski M. I. Arola J. Rente R. Banas J. Revelson J. A. Brown S . W. Sanderson A. E. Brown A. J. Schifrin J. Cadmus V. Hall Smith R. J. Carney M. Thomas D. Carney L. Richards Tweedy P. Dare R. C. White P. L. Day R. M. Wootten J. Castano Ferioli R. M. Zamora G. Henning B. W. Holman El. M. Jara Contact Douglas Lovell, Philanthropy Officer, [email protected] or by calling 508-746-2522 and we can add you to our list. If you have already included us in your estate plans, please let us know! PARTNER SPOTLIGHT NANTUCKET WHALER Nantucket Whaler supports our outreach and education programs, including the Intern Program, our ongoing work to prevent the extinction of the North Atlantic right whale, the New England Whale Festival, and some of our boater outreach events. We were honored to join them on Nantucket for the ribbon cutting ceremony for their newly-expanded flagship store! 2019 WDC 12

thanItk’ss atollyou Our incredible supporters have done amazing things in 2019 THE SUCCESSES highlighted in this year’s Impact Report are only possible because of you! Individually and collectively, you inspire and motivate us – and you fund every piece of work we do. People like you have donated their time, their energy and their money to WDC. Each gift made to WDC, no matter the size, is an important contribution supporting our work. It is our promise that we spend each and every dollar in a fiscally responsible manner. Here we celebrate just a few of the amazing people whose efforts and gifts, small and large, have made a difference for whales and dolphins and our collective future. Scott Sperling Joan MaGuire... Scott adopted humpback whale Salt in 1987. It was his first year teaching & SKIPPY 4th and 5th graders, and “he wanted to share his love for these magnificent, Joan remembered reading intelligent creatures with his students”. Scott told us his students love about us in 1993 and learning about whales, why they’re endangered and what we can do to help decided that she wanted to them. They read books about whales, sing songs about them, and twice his adopt a whale. class performed a whale-themed play for the entire school, raising about “I adopted my first $1,000 for WDC! 2020 is Scott’s last year teaching, as he is retiring after 33 whale for my colleague’s years. Thank you Scott, for introducing hundreds of students to the wonder daughter and one for my of whales and the many ways we can all play a part to protect them. cousin’s daughter and two for myself! I am pleased that WDC is fighting for healthy oceans.” Joan is dog-mom to Skippy, the adorable Boston Terrier. We swap updates every month- we send her whale updates and she sends us Skippy updates. Lucky us!

YOUOUR PROMISE TO The annual NEW ENGLAND WHALE FESTIVAL We appreciate your support and value every Our volunteers made it happen at 2019’s New England Whale Festival. single one of you. In return A good time was had by young and old, and attendance more than doubled from the previous year! A big thanks to all of the volunteers who worked with us and to for your passion and Safe Harbor Marina Bay Boston for hosting us again. commitment, this is our Marissa Cartee promise to you. It is nearly an impossible task to choose a single Volunteer of the We will: Year. Jessica Rekos, for whom this award is commemorated, exemplified unending passion, tireless commitment, a tenacious • A DMINISTER your desire to learn and teach, all while bringing joy to those around donation efficiently, her. It is with those values in mind that we celebrate Marissa putting your gift to work Cartee as our 2019 Volunteer of the Year. Marissa started quickly. volunteering with us during her winter break, and was a full-time summer intern with us, where she spent ample time with whales • USE your donation out at sea and with our life-size inflatable whale, Delilah. She carefully and responsibly. was charismatic with everyone she met and fully immersed herself in every opportunity she was given. Thank you Marissa!! • RESPECT your wish to allocate your donation to ed maheigan a particular project. When we introduce this amazing person to anyone, we say, “This is Superstar • T HANK you for your Volunteer Ed”. We even gave him a cape! support and let you know (Which he keeps hidden in his desk drawer) what your donations have Ed is a retired financial professional who made possible. walked into our office five years ago and asked to volunteer 20 hours a week. His • M AKE the best use of our contributions have helped our office grow income by carrying out in more ways than we can describe here, projects that have a and he has become a valued part of the demonstrable, positive whamily. This year we presented Ed with impact on the lives of the Preseident’s Volunteer Service Award. whales and dolphins. We are incredibly grateful for his service and all that he has done - and continues to • INSURE that your do - for WDC. personal details and donations are kept securely, and never share your personal data with other organizations. • COMMUNICATE with you in the ways that you prefer and, if these change, adapt them to suit your needs. • NEVER put any pressure on you to make a donation. • ABIDE by the Internal Revenue Services code for 501(c)3 organizations to insure that all our activities are open, fair, and honest. 2019 WDC 18

how we SPEND EACH DOLLAR $0.83 $0.17 Conservation Programs Fundraising & Administrative Outreach & Education Expenses Policy Work TOTAL INCOME for FY19 was $801,134, up 10% from FY18 income of $725,769. The increased income came from above-projected revenues in three main areas: Individual Giving, Foundations and Grants, and Corporate/Business Donations. Total expenses for the fiscal year were $753,670, increased from the FY18 expenses of $565,486. This was primarily due to the addition of two new full-time staff members and the implementation of a health care and retirement benefits package for all staff. Net retained assets at the end of FY19 were $409,180 up from $361,716 at the end of FY18. STRATEGIC GROWTH is the not-so- secret secret to our success. Over the last five years we have grown from a team of four full- time employees to a team of eight. We’re expanding both our outreach and education programs as well as our efforts to work with stakeholders and decision makers to define viable, long-lasting conservation measures to protect whales and dolphins for decades to come. 19 WDC 2019

THANK YOU ALL! MAJOR DONORS Nantucket Whaler The Jessica Rekos Pew Charitable The Lions Foundation Trust Cisco Brewery Acton Community Metabolic Studio Fund WDC would like to thank all of our partners for their important support throughout 2019. We couldn’t do this without you! CORPORATE PARTNERS TRUSTS AND UK AND INTERNATIONAL • SEGA Europe (US) FOUNDATIONS (US) partners • Creative Assembly • 4Ocean • Amplitude Studios • A llstate Giving Campaign • Acton Family Giving • Alpha Insurance • MAGIX • Amazon Smile • Central Carolina • BRITA • Mercury Learning • A merican Express • PADI • The Varsity Match Community Foundation • ORCA Design • Wildlife Worldwide Employee Giving • F idelity Charitable Gift • Teemill • Sky Ocean Rescue Program • Humble Bundle • A lliance Pharmaceuticals • Benevity Fund • A nimal Friends Insurance • SKC • Brewers Marina Bay • The GE Foundation • MBNA • O aken Palace Records • Cape Clasp • IBM International • Elite Ecologistics GERMANY • C aptain John Boats • Off the Map Travel • B RITA DACH • Cars, Inc Foundation • eBay.co.uk • Cisco Brewery • The Jessica • PayPal Giving Fund (Deutschland, Österreich, • Design by Witt • Ethical Superstore Schweiz) • F ranklin Templeton Rekos Foundation • Fourth Element • BRITA Italy Investments • The Litowiz Foundation • Twitch • BRITA France • In the Wild Productions • M assachusetts • Relic Entertainment and Benelux • Chris Hamilton • 11 Bit Studios • BRITA Turkey • JustGive Environmental Trust • The Yogscast • Windströöm • K-25 Towel (MET) • 3d Computers • Gretas Schwester • Kamibashi • Metabolic Studio • Auroch Digital • International Ocean Film • The Lions • N ational Marine • C odename Entertainment Tour • Nantucket Whaler Sanctuary • Unknown Worlds • Rewe Weich OHG • PayPal Giving Fund Foundation • P erfect World • Sonnentor • Pura Vida • P atagonia Foundation • Vaude • The Riviera Towel (US) Entertainment • Kleen Kanteen Company • PEW Charitable Trust • Good Gifts • Patagonia • Sakroots • Merlin Entertainments • Langbrett • SEGA • The Gaming Beaver • Baron de Sel • Shearwater Excursions • Stacey of Gotham • Denk-Keramik • Systems Marine, Inc • Wild Sky Productions • Whaletrips (Olive Dirr) • Ternua • Prizeo • T he Unitarian Church of • Clarity Environmental Barnstable 2019 WDC 20

get in touch WDC North America 7 Nelson Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360, United States T +1 888 699 4253 E [email protected] WDC UK Brookfield House, 38 St Paul Street, Chippenham SN15 1LJ, United Kingdom T +44 (0)1249 449500 E [email protected] WDC Deutschland Implerstr. 55, D81371 Munich, Germany T +49 89 6100 2393 E [email protected] WDC Australasia PO Box 720, Port Adelaide Business Centre, Port Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia T +61 (0)401 866 633 E [email protected] WDC Scottish Dolphin Centre Spey Bay, Moray IV32 7PJ United Kingdom T +44 (0)1343 820339 E [email protected] WDC Latin America Cap. Justo G. Bermúdez 2634 B1636EMX Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina T +54 11 4790 0918 E [email protected] All images by WDC, Shutterstock and Alamy.

THANK YOU ALL! WDC would like to thank all of our partners for their important support throughout 2019. We couldn’t do this without you! CORPORATE GIVING (US) DONOR ADVISED FUNDS UK AND INTERNATIONAL SEGA Europe PARTNERS Creative Assembly Allstate Giving Campaign Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Amplitude Studios Amazon Smile Central Carolina Community 4Ocean MAGIX A merican Express Employee Foundation Alpha Insurance Mercury Learning Giving Program Vanguard Charitable BRITA The Varsity Match Benevity Endowment PADI Wildlife Worldwide Brewers Marina Bay ORCA Design Sky Ocean Rescue Cape Clasp TRUSTS AND Teemill A lliance Pharmaceuticals C aptain John Boats FOUNDATIONS (US) Humble Bundle SKC Cars, Inc A nimal Friends Insurance O aken Palace Records Cisco Brewery Acton Family Giving MBNA Design by Witt Central Carolina Community Elite Ecologistics GERMANY F ranklin Templeton Invest- Foundation Off the Map Travel ments Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund eBay.co.uk B RITA DACH (Deutschland, In the Wild Productions The GE Foundation PayPal Giving Fund Österreich, Schweiz) Chris Hamilton IBM International Foundation Ethical Superstore BRITA Italy JustGive The Jessica Fourth Element B RITA France K-25 Towel Rekos Foundation Twitch and Benelux Kamibashi The Litowitz Foundation Relic Entertainment BRITA Turkey The Lions M assachusetts Environ- 11 Bit Studios Windströöm Macy’s Gives Back mental Trust (MET) The Yogscast Gretas Schwester Nantucket Whaler Metabolic Studio 3d Computers International Ocean Film Tour PayPal Giving Fund N ational Marine Sanctuary Auroch Digital Rewe Weich OHG Pura Vida Foundation C odename Entertainment Sonnentor T he Riviera Towel Company Patagonia Foundation (US) Unknown Worlds Vaude Sakroots Pew Charitable Trust Perfect World Entertainment Kleen Kanteen SEGA Good Gifts Patagonia Shearwater Excursions Merlin Entertainments Langbrett Systems Marine, Inc The Gaming Beaver Baron de Sel Ternua Stacey of Gotham Denk-Keramik T he Unitarian Church of Wild Sky Productions Whaletrips (Olive Dirr) Barnstable Prizeo Clarity Environmental 2019 WDC 22

get in touch WDC North America 7 Nelson Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360, United States T +1 888 699 4253 E [email protected] WDC UK Brookfield House, 38 St Paul Street, Chippenham SN15 1LJ, United Kingdom T +44 (0)1249 449500 E [email protected] WDC Deutschland Implerstr. 55, D81371 Munich, Germany T +49 89 6100 2393 E [email protected] WDC Australasia PO Box 720, Port Adelaide Business Centre, Port Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia T +61 (0)401 866 633 E [email protected] WDC Scottish Dolphin Centre Spey Bay, Moray IV32 7PJ United Kingdom T +44 (0)1343 820339 E [email protected] WDC Latin America Cap. Justo G. Bermúdez 2634 B1636EMX Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina T +54 11 4790 0918 E [email protected] All images by WDC, Shutterstock and Alamy.