National Aquarium 2012 Annual Report

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2012 ANNUAL REPORT

The National Aquarium is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures.

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e celebrate all natural environments, from the

Our Economic Impact

ocean’s depths to the tropical rainforest canopy. Through

In 2012, Sage Policy Group, Inc., wrote a sweeping assessment of the National Aquarium’s economic contributions to the city of Baltimore, the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia, resulting in some extraordinary findings.

pioneering science, conservation initiatives, educational programming, and advocacy for public policies informed by science, we address issues that challenge aquatic habitats globally. We are dedicated to ensuring that these aquatic treasures are able to thrive, and we are determined to convey the beauty and essential value of aquatic wildlife in all its astonishing variations.

Our work has an immediate impact, as children connect with aquatic creatures they never imagined existed, as families share the excitement of watching dolphins at play, as volunteers plant native marsh grasses and witness the improvement in water quality along the waterfront, and as our Animal Rescue team cares for injured sea creatures and releases them back into the wild. Each activity inspires insight into the incredible world we share with our aquatic neighbors.

In carrying out the National Aquarium’s mission, we keep our core values of integrity, innovation, service, excellence, and engagement in mind. As our influence expands regionally and nationally, these values provide a framework to lead with a conciousness of the value of people.

Every contribution helps us to preserve and protect our environment.

❚ 1.3 million people visit the National Aquarium, Baltimore, annually, making it the number one paid tourist destination in the city ❚ $319.6 million in annual economic impact for the region ❚ 590 people directly employed by the Aquarium ❚ 3,347 jobs supported by the National Aquarium in the region ❚ $17.9 million in fiscal impact for the entire region ❚ More than 88 percent of visitors say the National Aquarium is their primary reason for visiting Baltimore

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Chesapeake Bay to the world’s coral reefs, and from the

From the CEO

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The National Aquarium was founded through a unique partnership with the people of Baltimore City. What began as a project to revitalize the city’s neglected Inner Harbor has grown to become an urban success story. Over the past three decades, the Aquarium has emerged as one of the world’s top aquariums, and the Inner Harbor is a model for urban waterfront renewal. As Maryland’s most popular attraction, the Aquarium is a critical economic engine that has made Baltimore’s downtown waterfront a vibrant hub for businesses, families, and visitors to enjoy.

After 31 years, however, our galleries, exhibits, and infrastructure are showing the strain of hosting nearly 50 million visitors. At the same time, the health and resiliency of aquatic ecosystems worldwide have been challenged, and we now bear a major responsibility to address the threats facing our coasts and oceans. We take this duty very seriously, and one of our first steps has been to embark on a $50 million fundraising campaign to revitalize and update the entire Aquarium. This multi-year effort starts with Blacktip Reef in 2013 and is followed by Atlantic Seashores, which will feature the abundant life of our Mid-Atlantic beaches and dunes using exciting, interactive exhibits and two living “touch” pools. Many more such improvements will follow in the decade ahead.

The National Aquarium is an active and tireless advocate for the myriad wonders that make up our aquatic world—whether they be animals, habitats, or even human communities—and wherever we operate, we are focused on our mission to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures.

We have learned that the ocean is our planet’s “life support system”—the source of half of our life-giving oxygen, the receptacle for most of the world’s carbon, and the moderator of Earth’s weather and climate. Our future depends on how well we nurture and care for this life support system. As an important voice for ocean conservation, we count on the support and commitment of those who are recognized in this report to accomplish such goals. We are deeply grateful to our dedicated donors and friends whose contributions sustain our efforts, and we hope you will continue to do so for years to come. There is, after all, only one National Aquarium, and we will not rest until it is recognized as our nation’s finest.

John C. Racanelli CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

LEADERSHIP TEAM

NATIONAL AQUARIUM FOUNDATION

John C. Racanelli President, Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Anna L. Smith Chair

Bruce Hoffberger Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Neal D. Borden

Paula Schaedlich Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Steven Schindler Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

Mr. Charles E. Knudsen, III Mr. John C. Racanelli

NATIONAL AQUARIUM BALTIMORE Ms. Jennifer W. Reynolds Chair

NATIONAL AQUARIUM WASHINGTON, DC Ms. Tamika Langley Tremaglio Chair Dr. Carole C. Baldwin Mr. James Bowers Mr. James L. Connaughton Ms. Jane W.I. Droppa Mr. Randall M. Griffin Mr. Robert Neuman Treasurer

Kathleen Sher Senior Vice President, External Affairs

Mr. Robert E. Carter Chair-Elect Mr. Karl S. Bourdeau

Mr. John C. Racanelli

NATIONAL AQUARIUM INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Mr. David R. Bowen

Mr. Mark Rovner

Mr. Marc Bunting

Ms. Nina Selin

Ms. Jennifer W. Reynolds Chair

Ms. Marilyn Carp

Mr. John D. Shulman

Mr. Robert E. Carter Chair-Elect

Mr. James Dale

Ms. C. Elizabeth Wagner

Mr. Michael Dunmyer

Mr. Otto Wolff

Mr. Marc Bunting

Mr. Mark P. S. Edward

Dr. Daniel A. Wubah

Ms. Jane W.I. Droppa

Ms. Ann T. Gallant

Mr. Michael Dunmyer

Mr. Andrew L. Good Secretary

CENTER FOR AQUATIC LIFE AND CONSERVATION

Mr. Andrew L. Good Secretary Mr. Randall M. Griffin Mr. Frank A. Gunther Life Director

Mr. Mohannad F. Jishi Treasurer Ms. Donna Morrison Ms. Kaliope Parthemos, Esq. Mr. Donald S. Pettit

Mr. Mohannad F. Jishi Treasurer

Mr. Charles A. Phillips

Mr. Donald S. Pettit

Mr. John C. Racanelli

Mr. J. Scott Plank

Ms. Diana Ramsay

Mr. John C. Racanelli

Mr. K. Lee Riley, Jr.

Mr. K. Lee Riley, Jr.

Mr. Thomas E. Robinson

Mr. Thomas E. Robinson

Mr. W. Charles Rogers, III

Ms. Anna L. Smith

Mr. Jim Seay

Ms. Tamika Langley Tremaglio Vice Chair Ms. C. Elizabeth Wagner

Individuals listed here are current as of December 31, 2012.

Mr. J. Scott Plank

Mr. Randall M. Griffin Chair Mr. Neal D. Borden Mr. John C. Racanelli

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Ms. Ann T. Gallant

Ms. Marianela Peralta

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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

— JACQUES YVES COUSTEAU

AMAZE

With more than 17,000 animals representing species from around the globe, National Aquarium is an amazing journey through the wonders of our aquatic world.

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mazing experiences, both inside and outside the Aquarium walls, are what make the National Aquarium such a dynamic institution. Award-winning exhibits and a diverse animal collection

are intended to excite guests as they absorb information about this incredible planet. Yet this influence goes further.

Education programs, like Terrapins in the Classroom, bring the wonders of the aquatic world to life for children across Maryland. Aquarium CEO John C. Racanelli’s weekly radio segment, A Blue View, launched in summer 2012,

An Iconic Rainforest Animal Gives Birth In late August, Ivy, one of National Aquarium’s Linne’s two-toed sloths, was discovered carrying a newborn.

The baby emerged with a full coat of hair and trademark claws.

informing tens of thousands of people about our connection to water.

The birth prompted a naming contest

Marine mammal researchers work with our dolphins on topics ranging from

in honor of International Sloth Day on

whistle repertoires to mirror self-recognition.

October 20, which aims to increase awareness of illegal trafficking and

In every corner of the Aquarium, our staff is doing amazing things. When

mistreatment of sloths in Central and

aquarist Nick Little redesigned the freshwater exhibits at National Aquarium,

South America. After 4,000 votes,

Washington, DC, he created the first successful aquarium breeding program

the sloth was christened Camden in

for the endangered woundfin fish. The life support system he designed

honor of the Orioles and their 2012

replicates stream action in the woundfin’s native habitat of shallow Western

baseball season. Camden is the third

rivers, and his success with the three-inch fish has established the National

sloth born at the Aquarium and the

Aquarium among their most effective advocates.

That level of expertise is evident throughout the National Aquarium, where the practice of the highest quality of animal care, and every aspect of animal welfare, is a priority. Our insistence on these high standards paid off again in 2012. After undergoing a thorough review that included a multiple-day onsite inspection by a team of experts from around the country, National Aquarium, Baltimore, was reaccredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) through March 2017.

first offspring for Ivy. Camden will become increasingly independent as he explores his new environment. Sloths have been an ongoing feature of the Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit since 1981. The new arrival will help increase awareness of—and interest in—this unusual mammal.

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polycarbonate, painted jellies make up the Jelly Swarm art installation in the Helen and Merrill Bank Atrium.

TERRAPINS IN THE CLASSROOM Under the guidance of Aquarium staff, students and teachers across Maryland raised 32 diamondback terrapins in their classrooms. This incredible education program culminates in the release of their terrapins at Poplar Island at the end of the school year.

We were named one of the best US aquariums by the Travel Channel and received the popular vote as one of the five best aquariums by 10best.com.

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Page 4: 2012 was a banner year for baby animals born at the Aquarium. Two of these spiny-tailed monitors were hatched in the Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes backup area.

Page 5: 1 Our Jelly Swarm art installation, made possible by an anonymous donor, was a collaboration between Aquarium staff and concept designer Stephen Seigel of Dillon Works in Seattle, WA. 2 In late August, Ivy, one of National Aquarium’s Linne’s two-toed sloths, gave birth.

The newborn was later named Camden. 3 A rare albino alligator named Oleander found a temporary home at National Aquarium, Washington, DC. 4 With an amazing Ravens season culminating in a Super Bowl victory, Charm City—and the National Aquarium—showed some Baltimore spirit. 5 Here, Director of Marine Mammal Programs Sue Hunter is pictured working with an underwater touchscreen keyboard used by our dolphins. Diana Reiss, renowned cognitive psychologist and dolphin researcher, worked with Aquarium trainers to create a touchscreen keyboard to study how dolphins communicate. 6 During Sailabration, Aquarium guests celebrated the bicentennial of the War of 1812 by watching the tall ships and the Navy’s Blue Angels.

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This planet and all of its inhabitants have amazing stories, and the National Aquarium is committed to sharing these stories with the 1.3 million guests who visit the National Aquarium, Baltimore, annually.

PAMELA TATE Volunteer Exhibit Guide and Horticultural Assistant in the Upland Tropical Rain Forest

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Guests are responsive to just finding out more information.

They have a thirst for scientific information, interesting stories, finding things…it’s walking through the Rain Forest and having a volunteer point out, ‘Oh, look, there’s a monkey! There’s that kind of a bird!’ [Volunteers] get to see things through somebody else’s eyes.

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Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.

— SARAH KAY

INSPIRE

Each day at the National Aquarium is different—full of surprises and inspiring encounters. Every startling insight encourages visitors to help protect our blue planet.

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here’s inspiration to be found in the stories of individual sea creatures, and our understanding of their world has been expanded through observation in our facilities and the monitoring of these

animals in the wild.

As the only organization permitted to respond to live, stranded marine animals along the almost 4,360 miles of Maryland shorelines, our Animal Rescue program has successfully rescued, treated, and returned animals— including a pygmy sperm whale, Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, and a manatee— to their natural habitats.

We don’t work in isolation, though. Our partners include numerous volunteers who report stranded or struggling animals, as well as colleagues

Sea Turtle Regains Diving Capability In August, a green sea turtle was seen floating off the East Coast.

The New Jersey Marine Mammal Stranding Center diagnosed the turtle with edema, swelling that interferes with the ability to dive for food.

Caretakers decided to transfer the turtle, dubbed Olympian, to our Animal Rescue facility.

at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

There, staff discovered that Olympian

and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2012, we continued to strengthen

had hyper-inflated lungs. One

our partnerships and served as an active member of NOAA’s Northeast

morning, after months of care,

Stranding Network, a group of nationally recognized facilities that works

Olympian surprised staff by resting

cooperatively to respond to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles.

on the bottom of the pool, and thereafter, swimming naturally and

Rescued animals are just one piece of the Aquarium’s inspirational story.

diving for food. His health restored,

From the Marjorie Lynn Bank lecture series, which brought nationally

Olympian was transported to South

syndicated cartoonist Jim Toomey, creator of Sherman’s Lagoon, to speak to

Carolina for release in October.

a room full of families, to the school programs available to visiting students, to the Cultural Series, which invites guests to celebrate the world’s cultures, the Aquarium seeks to inspire people in ways big and small.

Before his release, Olympian was outfitted with a satellite transmitter that tracks location and speed. The data will reveal migration and travel patterns, informing efforts to preserve endangered sea turtles.

OCEAN CITY DOLPHIN COUNT Aquarium staff and more than 100 volunteers met in Ocean City in July for the Annual Maryland Dolphin Count. The information gathered at the event provides an ongoing record of dolphin sightings, a vital indicator of reproduction rates and ocean health.

Page 8: Ten species of sea anemone are on exhibit at the National Aquarium, Baltimore.

Page 9: 1 National Aquarium film, Wounded Warriors, was a finalist for the Blue Ocean Film Festival “Best Short” award. The film documented nine wounded warriors from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center who were able to dive at the National Aquarium, Baltimore, as part of their rehabilitation programs. 2 Our Cultural Series starts every fall, highlighting a culture from around the world on the first Friday of every month. These special evenings feature performances, food, crafts, and education programs. 3 2012 marked the end of an era, as our longtime Wings in the Water exhibit was drained, and work began on Blacktip Reef, a dynamic re-creation of an Indo-Pacific reef. The new exhibit is intended to strengthen our reinvigorated conservation message by inspiring our guests to take action. 4 Our Animal Rescue program brought 10 loggerhead sea turtles, six Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, five green sea turtles, and one Florida soft-shell turtle in for rehabilitation in 2012.

KOKOE-PA BREEDING Staff re-created the wet rain forest environment needed to stimulate breeding of Kokoe-Pa poison dart frogs. The tadpoles of this species feed exclusively on specialized “food” eggs produced by their mother.

A 2012 egg laying event has brought the

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animals have been released back into the wild by our Animal Rescue program.

From Mid-Atlantic marshes and Costa Rican rain forests to Hawaiian monk seals, the Aquarium is engaged in the inspiring work of preserving and protecting the world’s marine life on our blue planet for the benefit of all of its inhabitants.

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number of offspring raised to seven.

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Days before Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast in October, our Animal Rescue team rescued and began caring for a loggerhead sea turtle from the first confirmed viable sea turtle nest ever seen in the Assateague Island area. When the hatchling was strong enough, it was transported to North Carolina Aquarium for further care and eventual release. Volunteers and interns in our Animal Rescue program provided 1,862 hours of service in 2012.

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RICHARD WRIGHT Baltimore City Public School Teacher and AquaPartners Teacher

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Most of my AquaPartners students live 5 to 10 minutes from the water, but do not know the impact that humans have on the Bay and its rivers and streams. National Aquarium helps bridge that gap, and the students become stewards of the Bay. The students are empowered by the Aquarium. Once they begin the program with all these hands-on activities, they become proponents of marine life and ecosystems.

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With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea, no matter where on Earth you live.

— SYLVIA EARLE

CONNECT

Connections that we make through education and outreach are the lifeblood of our endeavors and the heartbeat of our work.

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ach connection the National Aquarium can make with someone is a vital link in the realization of our mission. Creating a dialogue is part of what we do every day.

Connecting Guests to the Aquatic World

With an emphasis on action-oriented, hands-on learning, National Aquarium

Helping people to understand their

education programs reached 131,838 people in 2012. Aquarium staff

connection to water is at the core

traveled to 58 schools, taking animals and artifacts on the road to delight and inform students. Students kayaked, tested water quality, explored Chesapeake waterways, camped along the Susquehanna River, sailed aboard a skipjack, studied fishing in North Carolina, snorkeled along a coral reef in Florida, and watched five hatchling sea turtles make their way to the sea.

To bring people close to our dolphins, the new Dolphin Discovery exhibit area allows visitors to spend as much time as they wish observing these magnificent marine mammals and their trainers, highlighting the dolphins’ natural intelligence.

Through the cultivation of an engaging evening of good food and amazing

of everything we do. With this in mind, “Making Connections” was born, a themed program with more than 40 staff-guest interactions a day throughout the Aquarium.

These interactions include touching a jelly wand full of baby moon jellies, watching the Australian barramundi fish jump up to get some lunch from their feed pole, and being greeted by Margaret, our blue hyacinth macaw.

ambience, the Fresh Thoughts sustainable seafood dining series aims to

Designed to give guests multiple

educate about the very important issue of seafood sustainability, helping

opportunities during each visit to

people to understand their connection to the food they choose.

meet animals, watch feedings, touch

By utilizing every channel of communication to reach the public—including

fossils, and learn from curators and staff, this program tripled our daily

a number of social media platforms, our newly redesigned website aqua.org,

staff-guest interactions, increasing

and a presence in local and national media—our ability to connect with

the potential for guests to truly be

people has never been greater.

inspired to conserve the world’s aquatic treasures.

A Pacific Coral Reef exhibit webcam transmits images to patients in Sinai Hospital’s new children’s wing.

131,838 people participated in National Aquarium education programs during 2012.

EDUCATION OUTREACH Thanks to the generosity of individual and organizational donors, National Aquarium awarded college scholarships to 12 Aquarium on Wheels and Henry Hall graduating seniors in 2012. These successful programs connect students with the natural world.

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to the Amazon River Forest exhibit.

Page 13: 1 The work-study program Aquarium on Wheels combines field research, conservation activities, job training, and the theater arts to promote environmental stewardship.

2 The new Dolphin Discovery is designed to allow guests access to dolphins and their trainers throughout the day.

3 A bearded dragon, a black-headed python, and Margaret the hyacinth macaw meet, greet, and educate Aquarium guests. 4 Staff-guest interactions reinforce messages about our connection to the natural world.

5 Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Research Vessel Falkor docked at the National Aquarium at the end of its maiden voyage, sharing information about its ocean research projects. 6 The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) designated the Aquarium’s Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Waterfront Park a Certified Wildlife Habitat. John C. Racanelli was joined by City of Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and NWF Board Chair Steve Allinger.

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Forging a connection with our aquatic world is important to people of all ages. To help provide access to the enriching Aquarium experience, Maryland residents enjoyed several programs with discount benefits, such as Fridays After Five, Dollar Days, and Maryland Mornings.

KYLE MUEHLHAUSER Member, Board of Directors (2013) – National Aquarium Institute President, Rams Head Group

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The Aquarium is a first-class organization, an integral part of downtown Baltimore, and a huge economic driver for the city, state, and region. I have always loved the Aquarium, and as my wife and I start a new venture as parents, I’m even more aware of its importance. The more we educate children, the better it will be for the environment.

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We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

— DAVID BROWER

CONSERVE

Our successful initiatives in marine conservation have made a measurable difference in protecting aquatic wildlife and restoring our natural waters.

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eading by example, the Aquarium initiated internal conservation efforts that saved water through an innovative filtration system and by harvesting rainwater for irrigation; saved trees by printing

materials on recycled paper; and saved energy through “cloud” data storage, energy efficient upgrades, and a green roof. Our employees added to the effort by finding green ways to commute to work, recycling athletic shoes, and participating in community supported agriculture.

Our efforts extend beyond our own facilities, too. As the first zoo or aquarium to become an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), one of the largest, most effective conservation organizations in the country, we collaborated in 2012 on environmental initiatives ranging from the Chesapeake Bay to the Hawaiian islands.

In April, National Aquarium and its partners launched another 2,000 square feet of floating wetlands into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Plants on the islands

A Strong Advocate for Sharks The global demand for shark fin soup has wreaked havoc on the shark population and is partly responsible for a 90 percent reduction in the wild population of some shark species.

“Finning,” the practice of slicing the fins off a live shark and then discarding the helpless animal to die, is already banned in the United States. But a thriving market for fins continues, fueling the trade that endangers these amazing animals.

are removing excess nutrients from the water, improving both the Inner

Sharks are slow to mature and

Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay.

have few offspring, making them vulnerable to overfishing. Working

Each year, hundreds of thousands of volunteers participate in the Ocean

with Oceana, the National Wildlife

Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. As in previous years, our

Federation, and the Humane Society,

Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!) participated in the worldwide cleanup

we laid the framework for Maryland

in 2012, removing marine debris and restoring coastal habitat, primarily

to become the first East Coast state

around Fort McHenry. In partnership with the Naval Support Facility Indian

to ban the possession, sale, and

Head and Stump Neck Annex, ACT! volunteers also planted native wetland

distribution of shark fins. The

grasses and trees to create woodland buffers along the Potomac River, restoring more than 4,000 feet of shoreline.

National Aquarium is a strong advocate for more stringent laws to protect sharks.

34,121 pieces of debris were removed during our conservation restoration efforts.

Our Chesapeake Bay Initiative received an RBC Blue Water Project Leadership Grant from RBC Wealth Management, the largest grant ever received from a corporation for conservation. Funding will support improved water quality, forest restoration, and student education projects.

UPCYCLING Our Internal Conservation Committee decided this year to transform outdated vinyl banners that adorn our buildings into recycled, repurposed, reusable tote bags—now so popular in our gift shop that we have trouble keeping them stocked.

Page 16: Striking in appearance, the

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emerald tree boa demonstrates the diversity of our animal collection.

Page 17: 1 National Aquarium’s Youth Programs staff and Aquarium on Wheels students participated in osprey banding at the Patuxent River Nature Center in August. 2 Fort McHenry was inundated with trash and other debris following Hurricane Sandy. The National Aquarium coordinates cleanups for this historic site. 3 As part of the Healthy Harbor Initiative, Aquarium staff helped launch an additional 2,000 square feet of floating wetlands in the Inner Harbor in an effort to make the harbor

GOING GREEN

swimmable and fishable by 2020. 4 Our

National Aquarium was named as

research team and community members tag sharks off the coast of Ocean City every year to gather data on migration and abundance. 5 An incredible 1,432

the first attraction in the Maryland Green Travel program, which recognizes tourism businesses committed

volunteers participated in the National

to reducing their environmental

Aquarium’s community-based

impact. A total of 54.3 percent of

restoration projects in the Chesapeake

the Aquarium’s facility waste was

Bay watershed, including volunteer Mary Sidlowski, who planted trees at Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Stump Neck Annex.

diverted from a landfill by recycling plastic, glass, paper, and e-waste.

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Our active conservation team coordinated efforts in 2012 that resulted in the planting of 146,273 native plants and the restoration of 7.9 acres. There are numerous opportunities for conservation-minded community members to engage with Aquarium staff to improve the health of our natural world.

JENNIFER W. REYNOLDS Chair, Board of Directors (2012) – National Aquarium Institute Partner and Director, Ward Properties

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The conservation message being woven into the fabric of the Aquarium is particularly exciting for the future. Conserving our oceans and our aquatic life is not even a choice; it is a necessity for our children and our children’s children. If we don’t do something now, they are not going to have the same world we enjoy.

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Our task must be to free ourselves...by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.

— ALBERT EINSTEIN

COLLABORATE

2012 OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

NATIONAL AQUARIUM INSTITUTE

REVENUE $26,409,539

Memberships 7%

Contributions and Grants

9,615,073

Memberships

3,837,701

Education Programs 4%

Gift Shop and Food Service

2,112,105

Admissions

Group Sales

1,963,564

Education Programs

1,812,477

Auxiliary

1,453,152

Catered Events Investments

$8,756,859

Education Programs

4,625,060

Visitor Operations

2,723,029

Supporting Services Depreciation Total Expenses

Investments 7%

Admissions 51%

$51,565,875

7,947,253

Catered Events

Group Sales 4%

810,697

Plant Operations

General and Corporate Membership Programs

Private 67%

3,551,567

EXPENSES Biological Programs

Public 33%

Other 8%

Education Programs 10%

Plant Operations 18%

Visitor Operations 6%

Supporting Services 30%

565,203 320,593 13,566,020 7,014,952

Biological Programs 19%

Depreciation 15% Other 2%

$45,518,969

The operating highlights cover the calendar year 2012 for the National Aquarium, and are based upon information contained in the audited consolidated financial statements of the National Aquarium Institute, Inc. Copies of this report are available for examination by responsible parties at the Aquarium’s offices located at 501 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Documents filed in accordance with the Maryland Charitable Organizations Solicitations Act may be obtained from the Maryland Secretary of State.

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Total Revenue

Contributions and Grants 19%

We acknowledge, with deepest gratitude, the following individuals, foundations, corporations, and governmental partners who share our vision and have contributed in 2012 to its ongoing realization.

LIFETIME GIVING

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The National Aquarium exists today because of the leadership and continuing support of the entire community.

The following list recognizes those who have contributed a total of $200,000 to the National Aquarium Institute since our Aquariums opened through December 31, 2012.

Anonymous The Abell Foundation, Inc. Animal Planet/Discovery Anne Arundel County Government AT&T Wireless The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund Baltimore City Baltimore County Executive, County Council, and Commission on Arts and Sciences The Baltimore Sun Media Group Bank of America Helen and Merrill Bank Barnes and Noble The Batza Family Charles T. Bauer Foundation The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation, Inc. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation, Inc. Chesapeake Bay Trust The Classic Catering People The Coca-Cola Company Constellation, Exelon Company Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Larry and Jane Droppa Environmental Protection Agency First Union Corporation France-Merrick Foundation The Harry L. Gladding Foundation Mr. Randall M. Griffin

H&S Bakery, Inc. LaVerna Hahn Charitable Trust Harford County Government Hoffberger Family Philanthropies Howard County Government/ Howard County Arts Council Howard Hughes Medical Institute Hyatt Regency Baltimore Institute of Museum and Library Services The Kresge Foundation Mr. George Lambillotte Legg Mason, Inc. Lockheed Martin M&M/Mars M&T Bank Maryland Port Administration Maryland State Department of Education McCormick & Company, Inc. The Sumner T. McKnight Foundation Mr. Harvey M. Meyerhoff The Joseph Meyerhoff Memorial Trusts Middendorf Foundation, Inc. The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Parks Service National Science Foundation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Pepsi-Cola Company PNC Bank Procter & Gamble Cosmetics Jennifer and George Reynolds Rosemore, Inc. The Rouse Company The Ryland Group

Richard H. Schwartz Sodexo Southern Maryland RC&D Board Stanley Black & Decker State of Maryland SunTrust Bank Helene R. Swearer Tetra/Second Nature The Times Mirror Foundation Toyota Toyota USA Foundation Transamerica Travelers Foundation Tremont Suite Hotels T. Rowe Price U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Venable LLP Verizon The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company W. R. Grace & Co. NATIONAL AQUARIUM INSTITUTE The National Aquarium is grateful to those who so generously showed their support in 2012 through philanthropic gifts to both the National Aquarium, Baltimore, and the National Aquarium, Washington, DC. Donors are listed according to the cumulative total given during this period. $100,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous Animal Planet/Discovery Baltimore County Executive, County Council, and Commission on Arts and Sciences Charles T. Bauer Foundation

City of Baltimore Mr. Randall M. Griffin Maryland State Department of Education National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Southern Maryland RC&D Board State of Maryland The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company $25,000–$99,999 Anonymous Constellation, An Exelon Company The Dillon Fund Institute of Museum and Library Services Jane and Larry Droppa LaVerna Hahn Charitable Trust M&T Bank Maryland Environmental Service The Joseph Meyerhoff Memorial Trusts National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Jennifer and George Reynolds Betty and Tom Robinson Royal Bank of Canada Transamerica T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc. $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous Baltimore City Foundation Bank of America The Herbert Bearman Foundation Bunting Family Foundation Ms. Mary Catherine Bunting The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Bob and Carol Carter

$5,000–$9,999 Anonymous (2) Advance–The Document Specialists Helen S. and Merrill L. Bank Foundation Inc. Ms. Penny Bank Michael J. and Patricia K. Batza, Jr. Winnie and Neal Borden/The Harry L. Gladding Foundation Dorothy Jordan Chadwick Fund Caroline A. Coleman Mr. Howard P. Colhoun Community Foundation of ElmiraCorning and the Finger Lakes, Inc. Cora and John H. Davis Foundation, Inc. Helen P. Denit Charitable Trust Mr. Michael J. Dunmyer Frank M. Ewing Foundation, Inc. Mr. Ken French Philip and Ann Gallant Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Graul, Jr. The Henry Foundation, Inc. The Huston Foundation International Paper Foundation Dr. and Mrs. William J. Kinnard, Jr.

John J. Leidy Foundation Lord Baltimore Capital Corporation Mr. Robert S. Maslin III Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Morrissette Nordstrom, Inc. Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Mr. and Mrs. B. Dwight Perry Don and Joan Pettit The Phase Foundation PPG Industries Foundation Team Riley: Whitney, Lee, Gavin, and Austin Ripley Entertainment, Inc. Mr. W. Charles Rogers III Mr. and Mrs. Paul Silber Sodexo Subaru of America Foundation, Inc. Ms. C. Elizabeth Wagner Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Dr. Michael and Mrs. Mary Wise W. R. Grace & Company Xerox Foundation $1,000–$4,999 Anonymous (4) Renee and Stanton Ades Robert and Dorothy Bair Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Bearman Mr. and Mrs. William C. Berg Dr. Don and Mrs. Julie Berkow The Beveridge Family Mr. and Mrs. Max Bohnstedt Mr. Karl S. Bourdeau Mr. and Mrs. David R. Bowen The Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation, Inc. David W. Buck Family Foundation Mr. Marc G. Bunting J. Henry Butta The Campbell Foundation, Inc. Canusa Corporation Mr. and Mrs. David L. Carp Chesapeake Bay Trust Children’s Fresh Air Society Fund Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Clapp Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Collins, Jr. The Hon. and Mrs. James L. Connaughton CSX Transportation Tim and Amy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davison Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Dell III The Dimick Foundation Ms. Harriet Dopkin

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dwyer The Eliasberg Family Foundation, Inc. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Exxon Mobil Corporation Ms. JoAn Ferguson General Motors Foundation Ms. Linda L. George Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Good Mrs. Charlotte Ober Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. James Goodyear Mr. and Mrs. Sanford D. Greenberg Shirley C. Grimes Mary Ellen and Frank Gunther Mr. and Mrs. Dean Haddle The Hecht-Levi Foundation, Inc. Corina Higginson Trust Bruce, Caren, Bret, and Corie Hoffberger Hotel Monaco Baltimore Ms. Nina Rodale Houghton Mr. William H. Howard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hyde Mrs. Anne G. Imboden Mr. David Jarach Kiefer Foundation, Inc. Kinder Morgan Foundation The Kiplinger Foundation Philip and Harriet Klein Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Kuray H.R. LaBar Family Foundation Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Oliver and Ali Landow Mr. Andrew Lapayowker and Ms. Sarah McCafferty Traci and Mark Lerner John G. Lewis The Andrew London Family Dr. and Mrs. Chris Lupold Macy’s Shannon Majerle The Dr. Frank C. Marino Foundation Mars Foundation Ms. Pamela J. Mazza and Mr. Christopher B. Cyrway Sid, Susan, and Ryan Meier Fund of BCF Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Meyer Ms. Sally J. Michel Mr. Arthur Modell Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Nash Mr. Charles E. Noell and Ms. Barbara Voss Mr. Damian O’Doherty Office Depot Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Pakula Pearlstone Family Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Perkins Pettus-Crowe Foundation, Inc. Mr. Charles Phillips Pinto Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Mark and Joanne Pollak Poole Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David D. Prescott Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Quinn, Jr. Diane T. and Lawrence R. Rachuba Mr. Robert Ramin and Dr. Denise M. DeConcini Ms. Diana Ramsay The Rathmann Family Foundation Mr. Sean A. Rhoads and Ms. Keri A. Fisher Dr. and Mrs. Erik Rifkin Mary Jo and Brian Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Royal Farms Mark and Stacy Sapperstein Paula Schaedlich and Richard Ruess Linda and Ken Schuberth Richard H. Schwartz Mr. James L. Seay Joel and Kathy Sher Allen Shutt Staples Foundation for Learning, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gideon N. Stieff, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John F. Strahan Sullivan Family Foundation Gary L. and Sharen A. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Turrall Mr. Jeremy Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Waldman Ms. Beatrice L. Ward Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Wilbur, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Henry B. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Winter Mr. and Mrs. Jason D. Young $250–$999 Anonymous (5) Ms. Maria Roselle Abraham and Mr. Theodore Abraham Mr. and Mrs. Alan Abramowitz Mr. and Mrs. Wayne T. Addicks Dr. Sunil Agarwal and Dr. Ruchika Goel Mr. Mansoor Ahmad and Mrs. Arzoo Manzoor

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Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Curran, Jr. Darden Restaurants Foundation Ms. Dana DiCarlo and Mr. Scott Plank Dominion Foundation Environmental Protection Agency The Goldsmith Family Foundation, Inc. The David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation, Inc. Howard County Government/ Howard County Arts Council Mohannad F. Jishi Johnson Controls Foundation Mr. Robert F. Johnson Legg Mason, Inc. Laura J. Niles Foundation, Inc. MARPAT Foundation The Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc. The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation The Rams Head Group RCC Liquidation Trust REI Shared Earth Foundation SimEx Iwerks Venable LLP Veolia Energy E. C. Wareheim Foundation

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Ms. Shadi Akhavan and Mr. Charles Adam Sawyer Ms. Salma Akter and Mr. Abbas Ahmed Mr. and Mrs. Nasser Ali Mr. and Mrs. Hans S. Allen Patrick and Deborah Allender Calvin J. Alt Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Altpeter Paul and Donna Amico Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ankri Mr. and Mrs. John Asman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Attilio Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Bach Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bainbridge Mr. and Mrs. George D. Baker Lewis J. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Baker Dr. Carole C. Baldwin Ballard Spahr Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Barkley Mr. and Mrs. James H. Barton III Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Bateman Brig. Gen. and Mrs. David A. Beasley Dr. and Mrs. Dan M. Beaudry Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Beavers Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beckley Mrs. Rebecca Bees and Mr. Ryan Papson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Bell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Colin Bell Mr. and Mrs. David C. Benfield Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bennett Mr. Martin Benson Robert and Cathleen Berger Mr. and Mrs. A.G.W. Biddle Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bielecki Mr. and Mrs. Taurance Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bittner Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Bland Dr. and Mrs. Mordecai P. Blaustein Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Blaz Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Bleam Bluegrass Tavern Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Bluhm Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Bobka Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Bockin John and Carolyn Boitnott Ms. Susan Bonsall and Mr. Stephen Lewis Adam Borden and Lina Hong Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. Borleis Dr. and Mrs. Christian D. Bounds Ms. Melissa D. Bowman and Ms. Meredith L. Stone

Mr. and Mrs. Greg P. Box Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Boyce, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brackett Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Brant Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Brasser Mr. and Mrs. Michael Breeden Mr. and Mrs. Steve Breeden Ms. Catherine M. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brenninkmeyer Mrs. Mary Lynn M. Brett Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bricken Mr. and Mrs. Justin Brightbill Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Broadfoot, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Brousseau Mr. Adam H. Brown Mr. and Mrs. David E. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Eric W. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Jared Brown Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Brown E. J. Bruen Ms. Deanne Brzezicki and Mr. Curtis Hickman Mr. and Mrs. Travis Burd Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burdette Mr. and Mrs. James L. Burgess Stephanie Burgess Mr. and Mrs. Mark Burns Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Burpee Ms. Sandra L. Butchart Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Camara Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Campbell Caplan Family Foundation Inc. Drs. David B. and Lola J. Capps Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Caprarella Ms. Myrina Cardella-Marenghi and Mr. Jeffrey Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Chris Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Castano Mr. and Mrs. Amrit K. Chandra Mr. and Mrs. William Checkley Mr. and Mrs. Edric Chiang Mr. Thanh Chiem and Mrs. Ngoc Le Mr. Mark Chiochankitmun and Ms. Verushka Tanchez Mr. and Mrs. Alan K. Chiogioji Ms. Susanna Choy and Ms. Rosanna Yi Mr. David M. Christopher Mr. Achut Chukka and Mr. Pavan Vemuri Mr. and Mrs. David Clapp Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Clapp III

Mr. and Mrs. Don F. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Clark Dr. and Mrs. Edward Clarkson Mr. and Mrs. Jay E. Clasing Mr. and Mrs. James A. Clauson Ms. Patricia J. Clay and Mr. Jack B. Booth Mr. Adam Coburn and Ms. Jennifer Stott Mr. and Mrs. Howard K. Cohen Ms. Linda C. Cohen and Mr. Eric Warner Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cohen Suzanne F. Cohen Mrs. Barbara Colley and Mrs. Sue Wallen Kathy Colston Mr. Kirk Colwell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Conley Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Conn Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Cook Betty Cooke and WM. O. Steinmetz Ms. Debra Cooke and Mr. Andrew McFarland Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Blake L. Cordish Mr. and Mrs. William M. Correll, IV Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cowie Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Crites Mrs. Ethel I. Croll Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Croucher Mr. and Mrs. Cullen Cummiskey Dr. Leigh A. Curl and Ms. Elizabeth Kaminski Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Currie Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Cutter Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dack Ms. Diana D’Agati Mr. and Mrs. David Daneman Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne H. David Mr. and Mrs. William Davidson Diane and Seth Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Davis Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin DeFeo Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Delaughter Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dennis Mr. Richard Dent and Ms. Patricia Isaacs Mr. Chris S. Desautelle Ms. Nadine M. D’Esposito and Ms. Veronica Mueller Dr. and Mrs. James A. Dicke Mr. Paul Dillon and Ms. Sara Lahman Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Dirocco Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dooley Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Dotson Mrs. Sheri L. DuFour and Miss Kristy L. DuFour Mrs. Kathleen Dufresne Mrs. Margaret W. Dulaney Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dunn Ms. Monique Dupree and Mr. Anthony Thomas Ms. Alma H. Edgerly Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Edmonston Ms. Barbara J. Ehrlich Dr. and Mrs. Rainer M. Engel Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Y. Engineer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Engle Dr. and Mrs. Yener S. Erozan Mr. John Ertel and Mrs. Joslyn Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John Esce Ms. Krista Evans and Mr. Joseph Prostredny The Evo and Ora DeConcini and Thu Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Ewing Mr. Christopher Falzone and Ms. Juliette T. Lecomte Drs. Daniel C. and Jessica Strohm Farber Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Faulstich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Faye Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fayer Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Feller Mr. Tom Fischer Ms. Dana Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Fitzsimons Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Flinn Ms. Bridey M. Flynn and Mr. Joseph A. Meisner Mr. and Mrs. Todd L. Fox Mr. and Mrs. Rodney W. Frame Mr. and Mrs. Camron Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Brian Frederick Mr. and Mrs. John C. Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Lou Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fuenmayor Mr. Mark Fulchino Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Funk Mrs. Patricia Gaitley Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gall Mr. and Mrs. Joe Galli Ms. Cheri A. Garnet and Ms. Cindy Arno Mike Genau Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Genn

Mr. and Mrs. Randall R. Henggeler Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henley Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Hennessy Mr. Edgar J. Herman and Ms. Carole J. Shupe Jean and Harry Hetherington Mr. and Mrs. Noble Hetherington Mr. Todd Hettenbach and Ms. Anna Laitin Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. C. High, II Mr. and Mrs. Shawn C. Hlavay Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hochstein Mr. and Mrs. Erich C. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Wade Holden Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Holicky Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoobler Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hosterman Ms. Nancy A. Hotchkiss Ms. Weimin Hou and Mr. Braden S. Zimmerman Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Howey Mr. Russell P. Howey and Mr. Kevin Drum Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huang Jerry and Cindy Huesman Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Huey Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hug Mr. Nik Hughes and Ms. Phyllis M. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Dennis K. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Rob Hunter Mr. Michael Icore and Ms. Crystal Icore Mr. Noel Indrupati and Ms. Rebecca Bhimanpalli Mr. and Mrs. Masahiro Iwata Dr. Troy A. Jacobs and Dr. Kawsar R. Talaat Mr. and Mrs. David R. Jeffrey Mr. and Mrs. David L. Jennings Mr. Bruce E. Johnson and Ms. Cynthia L. Steinkamp Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Johnson Mrs. Enjoli S. Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Peter Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Jones Cole and Hayden Jones Dr. and Mr. Floyd Jones Mr. and Mrs. David Joseph Mr. Michael Josephson and Mrs. Heidi Saas

Mr. Michael Jowett and Ms. Lisa Payne Mrs. Royela J. Joyce and Mr. Timothy M. Thompson Barbara Judd Mr. Woo Y. Jung and Mr. Joseph Z. Jung Dr. Karen M. Kabat Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kagan Dr. and Mrs. Hinrich Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Kaiser Dr. and Mrs. Murray A. Kalish Thomas E. Kaltz and Mary Ellen Kaltz Dr. and Mrs. Harry W. Kaplan Joel and Wendy Katz Dr. and Mrs. Adam M. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Ali Kazemzadeh Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Keller Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. James P. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. John Kendra Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Kern, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kernan Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kessler Ms. Judith Kiefer Mr. Hyung Joon Kim and Ms. Sujung Choi Ms. Ke Rim Kim and Mr. Thinh Nguyen Dr. Mimi and Mr. John Kim Mr. and Mrs. Young Choo Kim Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Kindelan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. King Ms. Jennifer Kingsley Dr. Narayani Baliga and Mr. Deepak Kini Ms. Georgette Kiser and Ms. Annie Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Klein Ms. Amalia R. Knick and Mr. Michael J. Mahala Mr. and Mrs. George Kokus Dr. Orly C. Korat and Dr. Lawrence R. Feldman Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Korbeck, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Korwek Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Kraft Mr. Howard N. Krum and Ms. Mary Margaret Sloan Mr. Francis W. Kuchta Mr. and Mrs. Mahesh Kukata Dr. Kiran and Dr. Radhika Kuna Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lacovara L’Aiglon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. LaMastra Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Lambdin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Landau Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Lander Mr. and Mrs. John H. Laporte Ms. Wioleta Laska and Mr. Kenneth Cutler Mr. H. Kirke Lathrop Alan and Anne Ledbetter Mr. David Lee Mr. and Mrs. Seth Andrew Lee Mr. and Mrs. Lenwood Lee Dr. and Mrs. Yuan C. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Paul William Leeper Mr. William M. Legg and Ms. Adelaide Skoslund Ms. Beth Lemkelde and Mr. Wordsworth Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Harry J. Lessig Mr. and Mrs. Meir Levi Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Levin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Boon P. Lim Mr. Felix Lin Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Linda Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Linehan Mr. and Mrs. John D. Linehan Mr. Ray Lischner and Ms. Cheryl Klipp The Lloyd E. Mitchell Foundation Mr. Carl Lofaro and Ms. Deborah Conklin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Loh Mr. and Mrs. Wallace I. Longstreth III Mr. and Mrs. Giovanni Lopez Mr. H.M. Lopp II and Ms. Irene H. Reichert Dr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Loughlin Mr. David L. and Mrs. Antoinette Love Mr. and Mrs. David Lowe Mr. and Mrs. James S. Lowry, Jr. Mrs. Jennifer Lowry and Mr. Pete Sutcliffe Dr. and Mrs. Naeem A. Lughmani Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lurz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lyles, III Mr. Thomas J. Lynch and Miss Theresa Marie Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Jared Lyons Mr. Alonzo Macer and Ms. Alexis Montague Dr. and Mrs. David W. Machuga Paul and Anne Madden Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Mah Dr. Kumar Mahadevan, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. John Maldonado Dr. Ira Mandell and Mrs. Angelica Mushen

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Mr. and Mrs. Jason Gensburger Ms. Sandra Levi Gerstung Dr. and Mrs. Marc H. Gertner Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G. Getschel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Getter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Geyer Mr. and Mrs. Sivaram Ghorakavi Mr. William G. Giery and Ms. Eileen M. Meade Mr. David Douglas Gilbert and Ms. Jennifer Lisa Ms. Pamela Gilligan and Ms. Kimberly Gilligan Dr. Julie A. and Mr. Jason Goad Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Goble Mr. and Mrs. Ned D. Goldberg Connie Parr Goldsmith Mark and Carol Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gotlin Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Gough Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Gourlay Dr. David Granite and Dr. Mary Lou Oster-Granite Ms. Karin Grapes Mr. and Mrs. Greg Gray Dr. Bert F. Green, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Greenberg Mrs. Mary K. Greenblatt Dr. Gail T. Griffin and Mr. Kenneth A. Bertram Mr. George Grose and Ms. Amy Macht Mr. and Mrs. Gorden E. Groven Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Gruner Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gubernick Ms. Amita Gupta and Ms. Charlotte Sumner Mr. Jason Hahn and Ms. Ryan Smith Mr. and Mrs. H. Bard Halladay Mr. Eric Hamill and Ms. Ariane E. Cerlenko Mr. Glenn Hardcastle and Ms. Donna Lee Gerst The Harley Family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harpt Mr. and Mrs. Leon Harris Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harris Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Harsanyi Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harsha Mr. and Mrs. James Hartling Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hauge Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Heerdt Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Heffernan Mr. and Mrs. Ian R. Henderson

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Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mannes Mr. Scott Manning and Ms. Lane Muth Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Manning Mr. Praveen Marapaka and Mr. Narayana Sundaram Dr. Denise M. Markoff Alison and James Marthe Mr. Jobe Martin and Ms. Sue Kim Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Martin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Marvel Mrs. Hazel Marzan and Mr. Dennis Idnay Mr. and Mrs. Richard Masi Mr. and Mrs. Wink Mather Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Carmel M. Matricciani, Sr. Ms. Collette A. Mattingly and Mr. Aaditya Goswami Mr. and Mrs. Mark Matusiak Ms. Diane L. Matuszak and Mr. Rodney H. Summerford Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Mayer Ms. Halle Mayes and Mr. Kyle Majchrzak Mr. and Mrs. Brian McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McCoy Ms. Mary E. McEachern and Ms. Elizabeth Young Mr. Daniel McGarrity and Ms. Jamie Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. McGough Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGrorty Mr. and Mrs. Tim McHugh Mr. Thomas J. McKelvey III Mr. and Mrs. Quent McKennis Mr. and Mrs. Matt M. McKnight Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mclaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNamara Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Meilink, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Mellendick Ms. Deirdre Attea Meltzer Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Meltzer Drs. Kraig and Katherine Melville Ms. Mary Menne John and Mary Messmore Barbara Meyd Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Mietlicki Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Miles Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Miliman Mr. Wesley P. Millard Ms. Amanda Miller and Mr. Jeffrey Fisher Dr. Myron and Mrs. Judith Miller Mrs. Ruth Ann Mintiens Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Miskimon

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Malik N. Momin Karen and John Moniz and Family Mr. Mark Morishige and Ms. Melanie Hoehn Colleen and Sabrina Morris Ms. Donna M. Morrison Mr. Craig Morse and Ms. Marissa Farina-Morse Ms. Barbara L. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mullenhard Dr. Sherrill Munn and Mrs. Mary Ann Munn Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. George R. Murnyak Mr. and Mrs. N. James Myerberg Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Santiago Nava Mr. John Nelson and Ms. Debra Roepke Capt. and Mrs. Eric A. Nielsen Ms Lisa Nipp and Mr. Mel Antonen Kathy and Roger Novak Dr. and Mrs. Andrew J. O’Beirne Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ochs Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Oken Drs. Michael and Amanda Ombrello Mr. John Ommert Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Ordan Mr. and Mrs. Timothy O’Shaughnessy Mr. and Mrs. Francisco A. Ovalles P. R. F. B. Charitable Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Charles Allen Padgett Dr. Gustavo Palacios and Ms. Catherine Zylberman Mr. and Mrs. George Panor Mr. and Mrs. Jose Paranilam Mr. Todd Park and Ms. Amy Geng Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Parmer Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Paul Ms. Corrina A. Pavetto and Mr. Amir H. Fadakar Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Payne Ms. Vesna Perak and Mr. Slavko Bradic Mr. Scott A. Perich Mr. Peter Peril Ms. Erika Perrin and Mr. Timothy Green Mr. and Mrs. Libaniel Rodriguez Mr. Gregg E. Petersen and Dr. Shirley E. Reddoch Mr. and Mrs. Ed Petrovitch

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Petruzella Ms. Theresa L. Phillips and Mr. Richard D. Meyerdirk Dr. and Mrs. Richard N. Pierson III Mr. and Mrs. Menachem Pinck Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. Poggi Mr. and Mrs. Philip Poletti Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Polinsky Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Posko Mr. and Mrs. David Poteran Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Powell Mr. Earle Pratt and Ms. Kelly Emerson Mr. Michael and Dr. Nancy Proviano Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Puglisi Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Puhak Mr. Randal K. Quarles and Ms. C. Hope Eccles Mr. and Mrs. Santos R. Quintanilla Joel and Nancy Kohn Rabin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Radford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rafferty Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Rahorn Mr. and Mrs. Erick Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ramsey G. Edward Reahl, Jr., M.D. Mrs. Stephanie Rebaza Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Reed Mr. Steven P. Reichert, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Reinhardt Dr. Michael Reiser and Dr. Judith Mitrani-Reiser Mr. and Mrs. Beau Rennert Dr. Maria Reyes-Soto and Mr. Hector Rodriguez Phoebe and Bob Reynolds Ms. Betty J. Rice Ms. Sally Rich Mr. and Mrs. Scott Richards Mr. Brian Ricker Mr. Michael B. Ridge and Ms. Samona M. Spickler Betty Ann Rigney and Louis F. Marinelli Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Rineer Ms. Michelle Rinehart and Mr. Scott Jansen Ms. Bithia Rissinger and Ms. Brittania Gejoff Mr. Barry N. Ritter and Ms. Christine Dockstader Drs. Thomas and Carol Ritter Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Rivera Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. Rizzo Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Roa

Ms. Sara Roberson and Mr. Blake Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. James G. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rodriguez William C. Rogers, Jr. and Helen L. Rogers Ms. Jennifer Rolling and Mr. Christopher Brown Mr. and Mrs. Jason Romero Ms. Alexandra Roosevelt and Mr. Ronald Dworkin Mr. Willard Rosener Mr. Mark J. Rovner and Ms. Shira Saperstein Mr. Richard Rubin and Mrs. Kathleen Sweeney Mr. Wilson Russell Mr. William F. Ryan and Dr. Joan T. Richtsmeier Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Rytter Dr. and Mrs. Shalom Saar Mr. and Mrs. John B. Sacci, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leon J. Sadowski Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Sager Ms. Nina Salathe Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Sample Mr. Leonard C. Sandelli and Ms. Ana Sosa Mr. Antonio Santos and Mrs. Lara Dimick-Santos Mr. and Mrs. Mario Sarama Robert, Kay, and Matthew Sauers Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Schack Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Schapiro Mr. and Mrs. Benton H. Schaub, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Schellhas Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Scherr Drs. Adam and Shari Schiavi Mr. Paul H. Schindelar Mr. Robert Schlender and Mrs. Anne Spillane Mr. and Mrs. Eric Schline Ms. Jane Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schools Mr. Robert Schweitzer and Ms. Shannon Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Scott Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Scott Mr. and Mrs. David Scrivener Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Scurlock Mr. and Mrs. C. Scyphers Mr. and Mrs. David M. Seager Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Seaman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Sears Donald P. Seibert Mr. and Mrs. Michael Seibert

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stargel Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stasen Mr. Jack Steil Dr. and Mrs. Josh Steiner Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stern Mr. and Mrs. Cary Sternback Mr. George Steuer and Mrs. Erika Wesley Ron and Judy Stiff Mr. Robert P. Stockman Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Stokes Dr. and Mrs. George C. Stone Ms. Oksana Stowbunenko Leslie and John Stranford Mr. and Mrs. Phillip B. Strayer, Jr. Mr. Caleb H. Strickland and Ms. Tracey K. Marletto Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Neal E. Sullivan Mr. Kasiviswanathan Swaminathan and Ms. Rathna B. Kanagavel Mr. and Mrs. Lydon J. Swartzendruber Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Justin Sweetman Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Sweigard Ms. Laura B. Syron Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Tasto Ms. Pamela W. Tate and Mr. Patrick Cook Drs. Bruce T. and Ellen L. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Juan J. Tello Ms. Lori Tennyson and Ms. Cassandra McLellan Mr. and Mrs. Sanford V. Teplitzky Mr. and Mrs. Tracy L. Thiels Mr. and Mrs. Evan Thomas Ms. Lori Thompson Ms. Steffany Thompson and Mr. Thomas Marr Amelia Thornton Mr. and Mrs. David Thorp Mrs. Mary Donnell Tilghman Mr. and Mrs. David S. Tillman Mr. and Mrs. Patrick P. Tofilon Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Trent Mr. and Mrs. Michael Trent, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Troll Mr. and Mrs. David Trudil Mr. and Mrs. Eric Truslow Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Tully Mrs. Deborah Tupper and Ms. Mary Tupper Mrs. Heung Turner and Ms. Riley E. Turner

Henry and Debbie Tyrangiel Mr. and Mrs. Vincent van Joolen Mr. Mark Vogel and Ms. Christina Travaglini Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Wadel Mr. Ashraful J. Wadud and Ms. Mahbubul W. Murshed Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Waire Mr. Charles Walker Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Walker Mr. and Mrs. David Wayne Wallace Margaret and Patrick Walsh Mr. Jeffrey A. Walstrum Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ward Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ward Mr. and Mrs. Karl Warner Donna Watts Dylan Watts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watts Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wazlavek Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weadock Barbara and David Weaver Ms. Jenifer Weaver and Mr. Ianiv Eisenscher Dr. and Mrs. John B. Weaver Dr. and Mrs. Micah Webster Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weil Ms. Donna Weiss and Ms. Lynn Derman Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Weiss Mr. and Mrs. John Wells Dr. and Mrs. Roland W. Wentworth Dr. and Mrs. Keith P. West Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wheltle Ms. Carol Jann Whippo Adelaide and Duncan Whitaker Ms. Betty Ann White Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. White, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ken White Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Whitehead Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Wiese Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wilhelm Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wilkers Mr. and Mrs. Bruce T. Williams Mr. and Mrs. J. Harlan Williams, Jr. Mrs. Theresa Wills and Mrs. Amy Cardwell Mr. and Mrs. Clinton S. Winchester The Winner Distributing Company Mr. Gregory Winton Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wirin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Witt Commander and Mrs. Charles S. Witten Mr. and Mrs. James Wojcik

Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Wolff C. Wolkow Susan Wolman Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Wood Ms. Rose Marie Woodyard and Mr. Jere C. Woodyard Worldwide Small Change Foundation Mr. Edward Wos, Jr. and Mrs. Wendy Potter-Whitlock Drs. Daniel and Judith Wubah Dr. Jun Xue and Mrs. Xiaowen Qi Henry and Nancy Yee Dr. Srinivasan Yegnasubramanian and Dr. Lakshmi Santhanam Mr. and Mrs. John J. Yi Mr. and Mrs. James M. Yonts Jean Young Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Young Mr. and Mrs. Steven Zaffiris Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zeni Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ziniti Mr. and Mrs. Yancey Zinkon Ms. Juliana Zuccaro and Mr. Steve Chestnut Dr. and Mrs. Luis M. Zuniga E. J. and Diane M. Zuspan, Jr. NATIONAL AQUARIUM INSTITUTE CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS Enhancements to our exhibits will keep us in the forefront of world-class, must-see aquariums. The National Aquarium Institute is embarking on Capital Campaigns to fund these necessary capital improvements, with an emphasis on sustainability.

We thank the following donors for their support. $1 MILLION AND ABOVE City of Baltimore Jane and Larry Droppa Jennifer and George Reynolds State of Maryland The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company $250,000–$999,999 Charles T. Bauer Foundation Mr. Randall M. Griffin The Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seiferman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Seitz Mr. and Mrs. Myron D. P. Selby, II Ms. Elise Seraydarian and Mr. John Leone Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. Dharmesh Shah Mr. Kevin Shaughnessy and Ms. Desiree DeZanger Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Shelley Mr. and Mrs. Yehuda Shemtov Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Sherlaw Mr. and Mrs. Jon Shigehara Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Shilling Mr. and Mrs. Rick Shull, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Shultz Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sikorski Ms. C. Lynne Silverman and Ms. Debra L. Kroll Mr. and Mrs. Harris J. Silverstone Dr. Eric Simball and Dr. Jan M. Koppelman Mr. and Mrs. Brian Singer Dr. and Mrs. Kuldeep Singh Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Sipes Ms. Pam Slipakoff and Mr. Arthur Lechtman Ms. Joey Sliwkowski and Ms. Jo Ann Paradise Ms. Carole Small Mr. Scott M. Smiley Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith Mr. and Mrs. Beetle Smith Ms. Brandi Smith and Mr. Shawn Yuthsakdidecho Mr. Christopher M. Smith and Mrs. Amanda J. Bittner Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Smith Ms. Meredith J. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smith Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Sokolov Mr. and Mrs. Philip Spare Mr. and Mrs. Mark Speiser Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Spence Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sperduto Ms. Sharon Spooler and Mr. Jim O’Brien Mr. Philip H. Spotts and Ms. Wendy E. Peiffer Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Sprout, III Mr. and Mrs. David Stamper Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Stamper Mr. and Mrs. Steven Stanley

$100,000–$249,999 Anonymous Winnie and Neal Borden/ The Harry L. Gladding Foundation Bob and Carol Carter Colleen Dilenschneider The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation, Inc.

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$25,000–$99,999 Ms. Dana DiCarlo and Mr. Scott Plank Mohannad F. Jishi The Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc. Middendorf Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. B. Dwight Perry Don and Joan Pettit John and Susan Racanelli Lee and Whitney Riley Betty and Tom Robinson SimEx Iwerks $10,000–$24,999 Philip and Ann Gallant Bruce, Caren, Bret, and Corie Hoffberger National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Mr. W. Charles Rogers III Ms. Martha H. Schumacher/ Hazen Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Shulman Ms. Tamika Langley Tremaglio $5,000–$9,999 Dorothy Jordan Chadwick Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Neuman, Jr. Mr. Robert Ramin and Dr. Denise M. DeConcini Ms. C. Elizabeth Wagner $1,000–$4,999 Dr. Carole C. Baldwin Mr. James K. Bowers The Hon. and Mrs. James L. Connaughton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edward Ms. Marianela Peralta and Mr. Edward J. McCormack Mr. Mark Rovner and Ms. Shira Saperstein Ms. Christine T. Whitman Drs. Daniel and Judith Wubah $500–$999 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gibson

Mr. Scott B. Gudes Mr. Roger E. McManus and Ms. Dinah Bear Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Wolff CORPORATE MEMBERS Through membership, corporations support our initiatives while creating a special way for their employees and clients to explore the Aquarium.

The following were members of our Corporate Advantage program in 2012.

Corporate Circle Morgan Stanley Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Sodexo Executive Partner M&T Bank Under Armour Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Managing Partner Bank of America BD Diagnostic Systems The Classic Catering People H&S Bakery, Inc. Laureate Education, Inc. McCormick & Company, Inc. Otis Elevator Procter & Gamble Cosmetics Stanley Black & Decker Transamerica T. Rowe Price Verizon Maryland, Inc. W. R. Grace & Co. Business Partner AAI Corporation Advance – The Document Specialists Advanced Radiology Algeco Scotsman American Radiology Services LLC American Sugar Refining, Inc. American Trading and Production Corporation American Urological Association, Inc. Anne Arundel Community College Aon Hewitt ARAMARK Corporation Archdiocese of Baltimore Ascend One Corporation Bahri General Cargo

Ballard Spahr LLP Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. The Baltimore Life Insurance Company Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Baltimore Steel Erectors, LLC The Baltimore Sun Media Group Brown Advisory Cambridge Information Group, Inc. Cangene bioPharma Caplan Bros. Glass Co. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Inc. Carroll Independent Fuel Co. The Children’s House at Johns Hopkins Constellation, An Exelon Company Corporate Office Properties Trust Coventry Cristal USA CyberPoint International Design Collective Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Educate, Inc. Ellicott Dredges, LLC Ernst & Young, LLP Fidelity & Guaranty Life Fundamental Administrative Services, LLC General Dynamics - OTS Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP Howard Community College Hyatt Regency Baltimore Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund J.F. Fischer Inc. Kernan Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Knorr Brake Corporation KPMG LLP Legg Mason, Inc. Lockheed Martin McCormick HVP MECU of Baltimore, Inc. Mercer Merritt Properties, LLC MET Laboratories, Inc. Miles & Stockbridge P.C. NCAS OneMain Financial Pessin Katz Law, P.A. Phillips Seafood Restaurant PNC Bank Pompeian, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Procter & Gamble Cosmetics RBC Wealth Management

REIT Management and Research LLC R.E. Michel Company, Inc. Ronald McDonald House Charities Rosemore, Inc. Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP Saul Ewing LLP Semmes, Bowen & Semmes Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler Shire Pharmaceuticals Sun Products Corporation SunTrust Bank Sysco Baltimore Thomas C. Rich, PC Unilever United States Gypsum Company Venable LLP Veolia Energy The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Wolters Kluwer Health Associate Partner Adell Plastics, Inc. Aggreko LLC Alliance, Inc. Allied Waste Industries, Inc. BB&T Broadview Apartments, LLC Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Embryology Comm-Tronics, Inc. Consolidated Insurance Center, Inc. Creative Print Group Danaher Corporation Data-Prompt, Inc. Diageo Global Supply E. John Schmitz & Sons, Inc. EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. EBC Carpet Services EESCO Pump & Valve, Inc. Energetics Incorporated Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP Hackerman-Patz Patient & Family Pavilion at Johns Hopkins Hampton Inn & Suites – Baltimore Inner Harbor Harkins Builders Inc. Harmon, Inc. Heery International, Inc. Hertzbach and Company, P.A. Highmark Inc. Holiday Inn - Inner Harbor Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.

GIFTS-IN-KIND The following organizations and individuals have made non-cash gifts of goods or services with a value given of $250 or more in 2012 in support of the National Aquarium and its programs.

Atlantic Biomedical CapEx Advisory Group Dr. Elliott K. Fishman Dr. Jennifer Hyman, MA, DACVO Dr. Ira Luskin The Herman Maril Foundation Dr. Jay McDonnell Microsoft Mosaic Nightclub and Lounge National Parks Conservation Association Dr. Dan Petrus

Steve Rosenthal, DVMD, DACVIM Maris St. Cyr Worthington Cylinders Corporation MEMORIALS Gifts were made in memory of the following loved ones.

Helen S. Bank Charles M. Blosser, Jr. Jeffery Call Romeo Castaneda Robert S. Christy Matt Darr William J. Denton Rob Filip Elizabeth Gegner Joyce Gill Goldmann Bernice Greenberg Gil Grube Matthew “Bud” Jones Jeff Kiefer Kenneth King Josephine Kohn Cindi Elizabeth Majerle Chad Muehlhauser Richard and Antoinette Pruss Danielle Melissa Russell Dr. Rick Saull Daniel R. Schimmel Mary Sircovics Ethel Sollod Ann Stephens Gail Sukenik Janice Weinhold Robert Winegrad HONORARIA Gifts were made in honor of the following individuals.

Lily Andrews The Aquarium dolphins Andrew Boyce Jacob and Noah Brenner Charlotte Brittain Bill Chalmers Matthew Steven Del Grosso Dr. Michael Fleming Olivia Freiwald Friday 4th Shift Volunteers and Volunteer Office Staff Charlotte and Dixon Gourley Shirley Grimes Jay Henson

Bruce Hoffberger Anna Jensen Ellen Madden Patricia Anderson Moss Cristina Quigley Bob Ramin Sarah Rachel Rosenblatt Jeannie Storck Kim Tompkins David and Barbara Weaver

James C. McBride Endowment for Managerial and Professional Excellence A. Carter Middendorf Environmental Research Fund A. Carter Middendorf Library Fund

LEGACY GIFTS

AT&T Foundation Matching Gift Program BD Diagnostic Systems Bank of America The Boeing Matching Gift Program Casey Matching Gifts Program Dominion Foundation The GiveCorps Foundation IBM Corporation Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Texas Instruments Foundation T. Rowe Price Verizon Foundation

Legacy gifts may include bequests, insurance policies, trusts, charitable gift annuities, or other planned giving vehicles. We are thankful to these individuals who have included the National Aquarium in their estate plans.

Anonymous (4) Mrs. C. Selma Carton Ms. Kai-Yun Chiu Mr. Charles E. Herget, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Horwits Mr. Richard E. Hug Ms. Euphemia N. Johnson Ms. Judith L. Kressig Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Livesey, III Mr. Robert S. Maslin, III Miss A. Carter Middendorf The Honorable William Donald Schaefer Ms. Marian B. Smith Helene R. Swearer Mrs. Margaret C. Taylor ENDOWED FUNDS The National Aquarium wishes to give special recognition and appreciation to those benefactors who had the foresight and interest to create these endowed funds.

The Endowment for the Marjorie Lynn Bank Lecture Series The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Aquatic Education Endowment Fund The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Marine Accessions Fund Marion Bowers Memorial The Gary Gallo Fund for the Preservation of Marine Mammals The Henry Hall Endowment Fund

MATCHING GIFTS The following organizations have generously matched their employees’ gifts to the Aquarium.

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Jack’s Small Engine & Generator Services Jacob S. Shapiro Foundation Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister – JCS John S. Connor, Inc. Johns Hopkins Radiology The Joseph E. Shaner Company The Joseph Mullan Company Kovacs, Whitney & Associates, Inc. Kramon & Graham, P.A. Lord Baltimore Capital Corporation Malin Group, LLC McGuireWoods LLP MGH Inc. Miss Shirley’s Café Navigation Arts, LLC New Pathways, Inc. The PMA Group RCM&D, Inc. The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel Baltimore Samuel Shapiro & Co., Inc. Shawe & Rosenthal, LLP Shepherd Electric Supply Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel Structural Preservations Systems, LLC Tecta America East, LLC Tremont Plaza Suites and Grand Historic Venue The Vane Brothers Company Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP Willis North America

Volunteers contributed 119,648 service hours, the highest number ever. Volunteers with 500 hours of service or more are recognized in this report. Our sincere thanks to all who

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donate their time to helping us actualize our mission.

42,000 Marie Tillman

7,000 Carlton Treff, Sr.

20,000 Mary Sidlowski

6,500 Edmund Truter

14,500 Penny Bank

6,000 Edward Carlson, Jr. Shirley Gibson Shirley Grimes

12,500 James Peters 12,000 Deborah Clute Jean Singman 11,000 Thomas Fischer 10,000 Ralph Adams 9,500 Sidney Abrams William Harris, Jr. 9,000 Selden Cooper 8,500 Carol Benfield Michael Jachelski Patricia Venturino 8,000 Leo Abernethy Thomas Major 7,500 Terri Shanks

5,500 Bill Carson James Filipczak Connie Moore Jean-Marie Moore Mary Jane Simmons 5,000 Richard Carey Myrian Diamond Shirley Guy Gordon Huggins Lillian Miller Marsha Rosenberg 4,500 Anne London Miriam Nathanson Dinny Stuelpnagel 4,000 Virginia Adams Mary Bannon Cathleen Berlett William Chalmers Robert Cohan Adele Jefferson Yvonne Roe Albert Shulley Pache Wagner

3,500 Jerome Beard Gladys Demuth Curtis Graham Jeffrey Lindemuth James Myers John Olow Alfred Ryan Geri Schlenoff Brandi Sima Barbara Uricheck Rosalind Walman 3,000 Louise Briggs William Chesnutt Dawn French-Evans James Grim Marty King Michael Klein Anne Madden Susan Magri Dianne McHale Robin Korotki George Rabinek Edith Roth Michelle Ryan Richard Schwartz Marilyn Thorner Susan Treusdell Barbara Weaver Andrew Wegerski 2,500 Elizabeth Cavanaugh Susan Christenbury Anita Clayton Loretta Commodari Tom Deakin James Folk Geralyn Fromm

John Harman Paul Jendrek Jean Kapusnick Pamela Kreis Anna Martin April Martin Alan McKenzie, Jr. Marjorie Pearsall Wilson Russell Hannah Salvatore George Stephano Mark Welch Alan Whitfield 2,000 Kathleen Affeldt Barbara Axelsson Richard Baumann Janice Baxter Paul Bonicker Nicole Castagna James Cunningham Michelle Day Ronald Derr Kenneth DeVivo Edwin Dick Gary Dick Eric Duce Therese Haaf Abbe Harman Daniel Higgins Judy Hildenbrand Lourdes Jonosky George Kimbrow G. Darleen Landers Alan Little William Lyman Mary McKeever Mark Mercer Carl Perkins Barbara Renz

Kenneth Rhoades Robert Ryan Michael Santini Lauren Scott Susan Slowik Barbara Speight 1,500 Joseph Barley Stephanie Bates Barbara Bonicker Marie Burke Ralph Cass Richard Clagett Caroline Coleman M. Alan Conrad Richard Davis Paul Dixon, Jr. Amy Eagle Robert Eklund Gerry Emery William Emery Mark Everline Kristen Frizzell Phoebe Gilchrist Randy Gray Joyce Gross Stephen Hammond Marguerite Harding Pamela Higgs Dick Hughlett Yvonne Jordan Gregory Keggins Lewis Kozlosky Patricia Krasowski Phillip Lee Jennifer Lucas Helen Maher Craig Mathaney Janice Mazur Robert McLaughlin

1,000 Janet Barenburg Sharon Beard Cynthia Blanchard Bruce Blum Jay Bondar John Botek Edward Bowen Sharon Bowen Robert Burrows Peter Cohn Sal D’Alessio Matthew Dietz Irvin Donick Lesley Dudek Douglas Dzubinski Alexander Eng Mark England Ernest Feist Karen Folk Al Fleig

Larry France Michael Glass Peter Griffith Charlotte Harris Eric Hein Thomas Higgs Raymond Hirsch Bradley Hughes Kathy Isaacs Lisa Jeffrey Robert Johnson Jennifer Krisp Yvonne Lovell Ellen Madden Chris Malinowski Carolyn Marlow Brenda McLaughlin Victoria Meadows Larry Miller Gregory Lang Allison Luettel Marian O’Neil Mary Parker Amanda Payne William Perry Marjorie Phillips Cristina Quigley Sally Riley Carol Rowell Albert Sadilek Janna Schneider Burr Short Gordon Sima Duff Smith Nina Sonin Jane Spencer James Stofan Amy Tich Mark Turner Ronald Turner Elizabeth Wagner Mark Weisflog Genie Wessel Michael White Angela Zeit 500 Phil Bath Amber Beans Janet Bischoff Daniel Bounds Paul Briant Melbourne Briscoe Thomas Brockett

PollyAnn Burkert Edwin Carter Joseph Chiaramida Shawn Choy Adrienne Croll Helena Dahlen Charmaine Dahlenburg Tamara Daugherty Carol Dennis Jeannette Doleschal Walter Doleschal Ginger Duncan Charles Erbe Winifred Erbe Pamela Evans Kaitlin Follmer Mary France Karen Gall Mike Green Janet Gripshover Angela Gruenfelder Charles Guertler Joseph Guida Doug Haggerty Catherine Hammond Stephanie Hickock Melvin Hildebrand Michael Hilditch Dianne Hirsch William Hughey Carol Hull Deborah Jackson Laura Jansen Deborah Kappler Elizabeth Kessler David Kinney Joshua Kolko Sharon Krag Cecilia Lambert Carol Lancaster Elysa Leonard Bethany Link Chris Lombardi Donna Loudon Julie Mayer Autumn McElroy Mary Menne Brett Miller William Morey Delaney Murphey Linda Nedzbala Kevin Nichol Marian O’Neil Gavin Phillips

Cheryl Potter Elise Proctor Lisa Pulaski Stephanie Pully Christine Santos Heather Srch-Thaden Theresa Sclafani Marsha Shutty Danielle Siegers Paul Silber Becky Simmons Sharon Slieker-Jay Kristen Steinnagel M. Jeanne Storck April Trociuk Cynthia Turner Rob Turner Noreen Victor Linda Walizer Gabrielle Weber Steven Webster Mary Willard Dana Willoughby Gail Willoughby Jerry Winkelstein Robert Wirsing Victoria Zalewski

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Milvina Nelson Irene Newton Joe Nickoles Michael O’Connell Amanda Pack Andrea Paun Carol Pimental Betsy Rath Carolyn Reneski Mary Anne Rhoades Stephanie Richards Helene Rubinstein Gregory Ruff Marilyn Sachs Kenneth Simmons Phyllis Smyth Ray Steinberg Elizabeth Stanne Sunny Steinberg Becky Tallman Pamela Tate Frank Thomas Lamont Thomas Robert Waller Richard Ward Ruth Ward Les Weinberg Marilynn Willoughby Paul Wimmer Kathleen Wolfe Phil Wujek William Zobel

We can’t do it without you

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The National Aquarium has boosted civic pride, spurred the region’s economy, educated thousands of children and families about our marine counterparts, and ensured a sustainable future for many sea inhabitants.

As a private nonprofit organization, we depend on the generosity of those who understand our mission and support our work.

We invite you to be a part of a bright future for the National Aquarium by joining us in our continuing efforts to create world-class exhibits, delight our guests, and drive conservation action. As a private, nonprofit organization, the Aquarium relies on the involvement and generosity of friends, corporate partners, and foundations. Only through your gift of support can we develop the exhibits and programs that amaze, inspire, and connect with our guests in powerful ways—and spark the desire to protect and conserve this incredible blue planet.

Volunteers also play a key role in every aspect of the Aquarium’s operations and annually contribute nearly 120,000 hours. From interpreting exhibits for guests to helping with school programs, volunteers contribute their talent in innumerable ways. To learn more about our volunteer programs, please call 410-576-3886 or email volunteer@aqua.org.

If you are interested in learning more about how you can join as a member or make an individual, corporate, or foundation gift, please call our Development Office at 410-659-4217.

501 E Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202

National Aquarium is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures.