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National Geographic Society 2014-2015 Development Office 1145 17th Street NW , DC 20036-4688 U.S.A. nationalgeographic.org “We are in our infancy as . LETTER FROM GARY E. KNELL We think we know this place,  Dear Friends, but we don’t. We think we under- stand how things work, but we At , we believe in the power of , exploration, and storytelling to change the don’t. That’s why exploration is world. For over 127 years, we have funded explorers so fundamentally important.” who have changed our understanding of our own story, opened our eyes to the wonders of our living planet, taken us to new frontiers, and illuminated LEE BERGER National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence the plight of critical species.

With the support of donors and partners, we’re pushing the boundaries of knowledge and having an impact on our world. Scientists like Alberto Nava and Lee Berger are uncovering astonishing clues about human and migration. The Pristine Seas project has helped governments and communities protect 850,000 square miles of critical ocean habitat. And we’re sparking a global dialogue about the future of food, explor- ing often polarizing issues and helping people make better choices as individuals and as a society that must soon feed a global population of nine billion.

National Geographic reaches more than 700 million people worldwide each month with meaningful and engaging content. Through our magazines, television produc- tions, books, expeditions, channels, mobile, and social media platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and our new Nat Geo View, we’re connecting curious individuals every- where and inspiring them to take action to address the issues we all care about. CONTENTS Letter From Gary E. Knell 1 We don’t do this alone. I am grateful every day to the donors and partners who Caring for Our Living Planet 2 believe in our mission and work alongside us to nurture and empower the world’s Revealing Our Human Story 10 most innovative minds to help solve the planet’s mysteries and challenges. Together, Exploring New Frontiers 18 we are changing the world for the better. Protecting Critical Species 24 Support National Geographic 31 Thank you for your support of the National Geographic Society. The Power of Philanthropy 32 Financial Summary 38 Sustainability at National Geographic 40

Gary E. Knell President and CEO

On the cover: A remote camera captures a Bengal tiger in Kaziranga National Park, . CARING FOR OUR LIVING PLANET Through exploration and in-depth reporting, we help others understand the amazing, intricate, and interconnected systems of our changing planet. CARING FOR OUR LIVING PLANET

PROTECTING THE OCEAN WE LIVE ON A BLUE PLANET. The ocean sustains on and supplies half the we breathe. Overfishing, pollution, climate change, and other immediate THE LAST PRISTINE PLACES threats prompted National Geographic to take action to protect ocean wildlife and restore the health and productivity of the ocean. National Geographic’s Pristine Seas is helping create large, “no take” marine reserves to protect the last wild places in the ocean. Led by Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala, Pristine Seas works with organizations, communities, and governments • National Geographic supports the exploration, protection, and to encourage the protection of the last reservoirs of marine wilderness: remote areas restoration of the ocean. that provide a blueprint for conserving other ocean ecosystems. Pristine Seas has • Pristine Seas helped make possible the designation of the largest already inspired the protection of 850,000 square miles (2.2 million square kilo- fully protected marine reserve, around the Pitcairn Islands. meters) of ocean across the globe and is contributing to the international goal of protecting 10 percent of the ocean by 2020. • Our work has inspired the protection of 850,000 square miles In March 2015, the United Kingdom established the world’s largest contiguous of ocean. ocean reserve around the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific, thanks in part to the • Sixteen pristine places in the ocean will be targeted for exploration work of Pristine Seas and key partners. A 2012 National Geographic expedition and eventual protection over the next four years. to the region, led by Sala, revealed several new species of fish and a vibrant ecosys- tem in need of protection. The new reserve is just over 322,000 square miles

In its first expedition of 2015, the Pristine Seas team journeyed to the island groups of Aldabra and Cosmoledo in the Seychelles to document untouched habitats teeming with wildlife (preceding pages). The sea around Millennium Atoll (left) in the southern Line Islands has been protected, thanks in part to National Geographic’s Pristine Seas project. CARING FOR OUR LIVING PLANET

(834,000 square kilometers) and is home to more than 1,200 species of marine PRISTINE SEAS PROJECT: EXPEDITIONS mammals, seabirds, and fish. In September 2014, President expanded the Pacific Remote ARCTIC OCEAN Qaanaaq Islands Marine National Monument to nearly 490,000 square miles (1.27 million square Franz Josef Land Lancaster Sound GREENLAND () kilometers), six times its previous size. Years of work by the Pristine Seas team, includ- RUSSIA CANADA ing expeditions to Kingman and other ecosystems in the northern Line Islands, helped make possible the original designation of this monument in 2009 and its NORTH expansion in 2015. PACIFIC NORTH NORTH AMERICA In November 2014, at the World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN President Ali Bongo Ondimba announced a network of marine parks protecting 23 PACIFIC REMOTE ISLANDS MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT SEAMOUNTS MARINE percent of his country's territorial waters. This announcement built on the October MANAGEMENT AREA Northern Line Islands U.S. 2012 Pristine Seas expedition led by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Mike GABON MARINE Cocos Island PROTECTED Palau Gabon AREA NETWORK EQUATOR KIRIBATI COSTA RICA Fay and Sala to the coast of Gabon, where the team surveyed and documented the Seychelles SOUTHERN LINE SOUTH country's underwater world. SOUTH Southern Line Islands ISLANDS PROTECTED AMERICA INDIAN AREA ATLANTIC New Caledonia Pitcairn Islands OCEAN U.K. OCEAN FRANCE Desventuradas AUSTRALIA Rapa Iti Islands Southern FRANCE. Mozambique PITCAIRN ISLANDS MOTU MOTIRO HIVA MARINE RESERVE MARINE PARK Easter Island and Isla Salas y Gómez SOUTH PACIFIC CHILE OCEAN

ANTARCTICA

Completed expeditions Protected areas 2015 expeditions

Other Pristine Seas expeditions in 2014, to the southern coast of Mozambique, Palau, and Rapa Iti/Marotiri, have yielded assessments of marine health and that will help the team inspire the creation of new marine sanctuaries. Over the next four years, Pristine Seas will target 16 additional pristine places— areas ranging from to the Arctic—to help bring about their protection and ultimately restore the health and resilience of the ocean. The work of Pristine Seas is made possible through the generous contributions of the following principal donors: Blancpain, Keith Campbell Foundation for the I admire big ideas, bold thinkers, and nonprofits with an entrepreneurial Environment, The Case Foundation, Davidoff Cool Water, Leonardo DiCaprio focus—all of which are evident in National Geographic’s mission and Foundation, Rosemary and Roger Enrico, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley the work of the explorers and scientists it supports. I choose to give Charitable Trust, Jynwel Foundation, Sven Lindblad/Lindblad Expeditions, Vicki and to National Geographic because it is supporting technological Roger Sant, The Philip Stephenson Foundation, and The Waitt Foundation. innovation, researching the unknown, and bringing remarkable stories To learn more, visit nationalgeographic.org/oceans. of science and discovery to the world.

JEAN N. CASE Member, National Geographic Board of Trustees, and Member, National Geographic International Council of Advisors The Line Islands were so named because they straddle the Equator, known to sailors as “the line.” Malden Island (left) is largely barren above water but is rich in underwater biodiversity, which attracted scientists from the Pristine Seas project.

6 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY NG MAPS. SOURCES: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRISTINE SEAS, MPATLAS 2014–2015 IMPACT REPORT 7 CARING FOR OUR LIVING PLANET 2,304

The number of species identified in the 2014 BioBlitz at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area by 9,000 participants, including more than 2,700 schoolchildren. More than 80 species were new to the park's list.

EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND EXPLORERS

At National Geographic, we believe in the power of science, exploration, and storytelling to inspire young people to care for our chang- ing world and make it a better place. Our goal is to spark curiosity about the planet and the life it sustains, and bring students, families, and educators together to work out to the problems of today and tomorrow. people in the task of caring for our intercon- Other educational experiences include than 100,000 educators into a community Underpinning all of National Geographic’s nected world. BioBlitz takes participants on the , sponsored by that promotes geographic literacy. Every day efforts to inspire and teach children about the a 24-hour species inventory of a different , which takes place each spring in Wash- these teachers rely on National Geographic world is our Learning Framework. This new national park each year, gathering students, ington, D.C., and spurs more than four million classroom materials and teacher trainings to framework outlines the attitudes, skills, and families, and scientists to ask questions, students from 11,000 schools across the U.S. to inspire their students. And beginning in 2015, knowledge we believe students need in order observe the natural world, and learn how to find out more about the world. The 2015 cham- these educators will have the chance to join to be effective global citizens and explorers. care for the animals, , and habitats pionship brought in 54 contestants from state our new Educator Community and become It is consistent with the latest educational re- around us. The 2014 event, at the Golden Gate and territory bees. The winner, Karan Menon, 14, Nat Geo Certified Educators, enabling them search and standards, and is informed by our National Recreation Area in , was answered every final-round question correctly, to share best practices with their peers and own rich history of work with leading scien- made possible by the Golden Gate National edging out the runner-up, Shriya Yarlagadda, 11, take their own teaching to a new level. National tists and explorers. Parks Conservancy, the Gordon and Betty who missed only one question. Geographic Trustee and Education Foundation The Learning Framework also lays out what Moore Foundation, the Harold M. and Adeline National Geographic also works directly board member Brendan Bechtel and his family people of all ages should learn from their S. Morrison Family Foundation, NatureBridge, with teachers. Our Alliance Network links more have provided early support for this work. experiences with National Geographic. These the Pisces Foundation, Point Reyes National include programs like the annual BioBlitz— Seashore Association, the Presidio Trusts, the A young volunteer (left) surveys life at the 2014 BioBlitz in California’s Golden Gate National a celebration of science in partnership with San Francisco Foundation, Southwest Airlines, Recreation Area. At Muir Woods National Monument (top right), a park ranger works with a BioBlitz the National Park Service which enlists young the Verizon Foundation, and Verizon Wireless. wildlife inventory team. This amphibian is just one of the creatures that blitz volunteers observed.

8 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 2014–2015 IMPACT REPORT 9 REVEALING OUR HUMAN STORY Our scientists, explorers, and storytellers examine where we came from, how we live today, and where we may find ourselves tomorrow. Set upside down (preceding pages) to keep the teeth in place, the skull of a young woman found in an under- water cave in has put a face on the New World’s first inhabitants. A facial reconstruction (left) shows that they didn’t look like later Native , though genetic evidence proves a common ancestry.

REDISCOVERING THE DIVERS WHO FOUND THE BONES chose the name Naia, after the water nymphs THE FIRST AMERICANS of Greek mythology. The remains were discovered in 2007, when Mexican divers exploring a vast underwater cave system in the Yucatán Peninsula came upon an immense cavern they dubbed Hoyo Negro—the “.” Naia’s bones lay at the bottom of the abyss, where she had fallen more than a hundred feet to her death during the last ice age, before the cave was submerged. • The skeleton of a teenage girl, called Naia, is the oldest, most complete With grants from National Geographic, Alberto Nava and the National Institute of human skeleton ever discovered in the New World. Anthropology and History led further expeditions to Hoyo Negro to investigate the • Her remains are revolutionizing our understanding of the first Americans. cave and its contents and recover Naia’s skeleton. The journey to the chamber where her bones were located was perilous: Divers had to climb into a sinkhole and swim • Grant support from National Geographic allowed a team led by through a 200-foot tunnel to the rim of Hoyo Negro before dropping the hundred the Mexican government’s National Institute of Anthropology and feet to the bottom. Working with National Geographic’s engineering department, the History to recover Naia’s remains. team documented the inside of the chamber, making 360-degree composite photos, powerful high-resolution images, and 3-D scans.

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More than 12,000 years old, Naia—the oldest, most complete human skeleton ever discovered in the New World—is helping solve an enduring mystery. If Native Americans are descendants of people who migrated from Asia to the Americas, why don’t they look like their ancient ancestors? A reconstruction of Naia’s face reveals features typical of the earliest Americans, but DNA analysis of her skeleton shows genetic signatures common to modern Native Americans, establishing a definitive link between the earliest Americans and modern Native Americans. The Hoyo Negro project was the cover story in the January 2015 issue of National Geographic and will be featured in a National Geographic/NOVA special on PBS.

The bones of at least 26 Ice Age animals—including those of an elephant-like gomphothere (above)—litter­ the floor of Hoyo Negro, the flooded cave where divers found Naia’s remains. The cavern was mostly dry during Naia’s short life. She may have fallen to her death while exploring the cave’s dark passages (right).

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The number of bones recovered by paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Lee Berger and his team in the far reaches of South Africa’s Rising Star cave system.

A DIGITAL CAMPFIRE BURNS BRIGHTER

National Geographic Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Salopek is now in the third year of his unprecedented seven-year adventure—an epic, 21,000-mile journey that retraces the path of early human migration, beginning at the birthplace of humanity in and ending at Tierra del Fuego, at the tip of South America. The Out of Eden Walk links the age-old tradition of the walking REWRITING THE STORY OF the tight squeeze was less than eight inches As the scientific revelations come to , storyteller with digital tools and emerging OUR EVOLUTION wide in places. To assemble a team, he put out the story of the journey to answer the many multimedia to share the stories a call on Facebook for caver anthropologists questions raised by the Rising Star find will of ordinary people, who are usually unseen “There it was, right there,” said Lee Berger, who could fit through the passage. Six young be shared with the world in the pages of our behind the headlines. paleoanthropologist and National Geographic women qualified for the expedition. magazine, online, and through TV and video. A generous grant from Knight Foundation explorer-in-residence, of a once-in-a-lifetime More than 1,700 bones were recovered, A generous investment from entrepreneur will help National Geographic develop innova- discovery—one of the most spectacular sets of representing one of the biggest caches of and International Council of Advisors member tive tools for deeper digital engagement with early hominin fossils ever found, lying on a cave hominin fossils ever found. Berger wanted to Lyda Hill is helping fund the next five years of Salopek’s avid online followers. This support floor a hundred feet underground. “History have the fossils analyzed quickly, so he broke Berger’s work. So far, his team has excavated is expanding this “digital campfire” to create would never forgive me if I didn’t act then.” from the traditional model of holding informa- just one square yard of a vast cave system. a dynamic, integrated online experience that Berger has devoted his career to searching tion close until it can be published. Fifty scien- This engrossing tale is a vivid reminder of how brings Salopek and the people he encounters for a prehistoric link between the Australo- tists from 15 countries took part in the work. much is still to be revealed about our past. on his walk together with curious online audi- pithecus and Homo genera in South Africa. He ences around the globe. hired some cavers to search for fossils, and in 2013 two daredevils stumbled upon a find in While walking in Turkey, Paul Salopek (above left) his mule past the first-centuryB.C. Karakuş the far reaches of the Rising Star cave system. royal tomb. Salopek reported on ethnic Kurds fleeing conflict in Syria (top left). Marina Elliott Berger couldn’t enter the cave himself; (above), one of six “underground astronauts,” sits at the entrance to the Rising Star cave system.

16 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 2014–2015 IMPACT REPORT 1 7 EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS We empower the world’s most innovative scientists and explorers to use the latest and science to discover new places and find new answers. EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS

BY 2050 THERE WILL BE NINE BILLION PEOPLE on Earth. As our need for food has FEEDING NINE BILLION grown, so has the damage caused by agriculture. When we think about threats to HOW TO BALANCE APPETITE AND AGRICULTURE the environment, images of congested highways or clear-cut forests probably come to mind. The fact is, agriculture is a greater contributor to global warming than transportation and has significant effects on water supply, pollution, and biodiversity. Finding a fair and secure way to feed ourselves is a huge challenge of the . In 2014, National Geographic launched a multiyear, multiplatform initiative to • By 2050 we’ll have two billion more mouths to feed—more explore how we can feed nine billion people—without overwhelming the planet. than nine billion people. World-class and photography, compelling videos and TV specials, live • Increasing prosperity around the globe is driving up demand presentations and demonstrations, interactive mapping, and infographics have for meat, eggs, and dairy and creating to grow made National Geographic’s Future of Food initiative part of a global conversation. more corn and soybeans to feed cattle, pigs, and chickens. In-depth features in National Geographic magazine and online have covered complex and controversial topics such as genetically modified crops; hunger, • The confluence of population growth and richer diets malnutrition, and obesity in America, the richest country on Earth; and the conflict will require us to double the amount of crops we grow by between large-scale agriculture and subsistence farmers in Africa. The six-part mid-century. miniseries Eat: The Story of Food aired on the National Geographic Channel in November 2014; it examined how humanity’s appetite has altered—and continues to alter—the Earth. Dynamic live presentations and interactions, including an evening with Washington’s top chefs and a farm-to-table sustainable meal, were part of National Geographic Live in fall 2014. Through nationalgeographic.com and other online media sites, Future of Food content has already reached more than a billion people. The Future of Food initiative would not be possible without the generous support of The Rockefeller Foundation, The 1772 Foundation, The Christensen Fund, and GRACE Communications Foundation. To learn more and join the conversation, visit NatGeoFood.com.

A World Demanding More By 2050 the world’s population will likely increase by about 35 percent.

1 billion people1 billion people Ukraine Bangladesh Bassama Camara, Siby Olexandra Salo, Hlynske Anwara Begum, Sajiali George Naylor, Iowa 35% 35%

To feed that population, crop production will need to double.

1 billion tons1 billion tons

100% 100%

SOURCE: DAVID TILMAN, UNIVERSITY OF DATA ACCURATE AS OF MAY 2014

A new honeybee emerges from a brood cell (preceding pages). A May 2015 National Geographic magazine story explored how scientists and breeders are trying to create a hardier honeybee. Farmers from around the world (left) showcase their crops.

United20 NATIONAL States GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETYUkraine Indonesia United States 2014–2015 IMPACT REPORT 2 1 Chris Covelli, Wisconsin Valentin Tarasov, Starovyshnevetske Pak Kompiang, Bali Sally Gran, Iowa EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS

WRAPPING OUR HEADS AROUND THE HUMAN BRAIN

Brain science represents one of the greatest scientific revolutions of our time, and National Geographic is sharing new discoveries with people around the world. A cover story from the February 2014 issue of National Geographic revealed how scientists at Harvard have been able to re-create a portion of a mouse brain the size of a grain of salt. That tiny speck contains a hundred terabytes of data, the amount you’d find in 25,000 high-definition movies. The February 2015 cover story delved into another aspect of brain science: the devastating effects of blast- trauma on a soldier’s brain, a condition affecting hun- dreds of thousands of U.S. combat personnel who served in Iraq and . These unique stories—blending hard science with deeply human narratives, sensitively told— connect and move people to reflect on issues that concern us all.

A COSMIC JOURNEY FOR A NEW GENERATION ing to inspire and excite audiences with Star Talk, a new show on the National Geographic 135 In 2014, the National Geographic Channel Channel. “Cosmos allowed us to share the aired the critically acclaimed 13-part television awesome power of the universe with a global million series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. This audience in ways that we never thought pos-

The number of viewers from 180 Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series sible,” says Tyson. “To be able to continue to countries who tuned in to watch is a modern update of the classic 1980 mini- spread wonder and excitement through Star the inspired successor to ’s original 1980 Cosmos— series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, with Carl Talk, which is a true passion project for me, is making it the most watched series ever on the National Geographic Sagan. In the new show, astrophysicist Neil beyond exciting.” Channel International. deGrasse Tyson took an audience of 135 mil- While viewers were tuning in, visitors viewers in 180 countries on a breathtak- to the National Geographic Museum in Wash- ing adventure through the universe. Viewers ington, D.C., were treated to a free exhibition young and old learned profound scientific based on the series. The multimedia journey Host Neil deGrasse Tyson travels to a black hole concepts, witnessed a stunning vision of the showed clips from the television series, spec- (opposite and top left) in Cosmos. Marine Cpl. cosmos on a grand scale, and contemplated tacular NASA images of the universe, and a Chris McNair (Ret.), who had a blast-force brain our place in the universe. Tyson is continu- re-creation of the cosmic calendar. injury, holds a mask he made in art therapy.

22 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 2014–2015 IMPACT REPORT 2 3 PROTECTING CRITICAL SPECIES We are committed to protecting the extraordinary and diverse creatures that share our world.

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HELPING BIG CATS WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM DONORS, National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative invests in on-the-ground conservation programs that will have the greatest impact on AND COMMUNITIES FLOURISH the dire situation facing big cats. Since 2010, BCI has supported 73 conservation projects in 25 countries, and, in 2014, we made our first grants to support jaguar conservation. BCI’s Build a Boma program allows donors to directly support the communities that live with big cats by helping them build and improve bomas, traditional livestock corrals that serve as a barrier between herds and big cats. Sturdy bomas keep • National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative is one of the top sources livestock safe from attack by big cats, just as they keep big cats safe from retaliatory of funding for big cat conservation projects in the world. killings by the herders who depend on livestock for income. Build a Boma helped • Over the past five years 40,000 individuals have supported BCI’s construct 262 new bomas in Kenya and Tanzania in 2014. The enclosures protect more work to help communities around the world understand, protect, than 50 a year in a region that is critical for their long-term survival. To learn and live with big cats. more, visit nationalgeographic.org/bigcats.

• BCI has supported more than 70 conservation projects to help protect lions, cheetahs, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, clouded leopards, and jaguars. Two children walk next to a Living Wall (below), an innovative boma fortification that combines fast-growing trees with chain-link fencing. Big Cats Initiative grantee Laly Lichtenfeld and community members build a living wall (bottom) in Tanzania.

In Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, a lioness cares for her cub. A jaguar on the hunt (preceding pages) trips a camera trap in Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park.

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The number of grants National Geographic awarded in 2014 to scientists, conservationists, photographers, and storytellers for fieldwork in 40 countries.

SAVING ELEPHANTS AND COMMUNITIES

The killing of African elephants for the illegal ivory trade continues unabated continent-­wide. Investigative journalist, National Geographic Fellow, and 2014 Explorer of the Year Bryan Christy is leading the development of investigative stories at National Geographic magazine to uncover wildlife trafficking and help save critical species such as elephants and rhinos. surrounding ivory consumption. The survey ADVANCING SCIENCE research activities and conservation objectives Following up on a 2012 National Geographic also will document attitudes and beliefs about AND CONSERVATION IN in East Africa. magazine cover story and a 2013 film, Christy the killing of animals in the wild and about pol- EAST AFRICA Over five years, National Geographic antic- is using innovative technology and in-depth icy changes governing trade in these regions. ipates doubling the amount of grants awarded investigative reporting to reveal the human A deeper understanding of these concerns A generous gift from the Howard G. Buffett to both new and established voices in a range cost of the ivory trade and its ties to African will inform our storytelling and help us inspire Foundation will allow National Geographic to of disciplines. This powerful investment will warlords, child soldiers, and terrorists. An change. Through storytelling, grants, educa- significantly expand research and exploration add to the number of scientists and research- upcoming story in National Geographic tion, and more, we’re launching a concerted opportunities for scientists and conservation- ers working in the region and advance educa- and a feature-length film will focus on the wildlife initiative aimed at creating positive ists in East Africa. Based in Kigali, Rwanda, the tion and conservation in East Africa. threat ivory trafficking poses to elephants outcomes for the world’s imperiled wildlife. newly established Buffett Fund for East Africa and communities. bolsters National Geographic’s regional grant- National Geographic is working to better making and will appreciably raise the profile of understand consumer attitudes about wildlife poaching and trafficking in parts of the globe where these practices are most prevalent. This Elephants (left) roam through Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth Park, founded in 1952. Innoncent includes commissioning an extensive, five- Mburanumwe, a ranger in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is country survey on the motives and sensitivities surrounded by confiscated ivory tusks (top right). On a small farm in Rwanda, a woman winnows soybeans (bottom right).

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Her face dusted in bedak sejuk, a cooling powder made of rice and pandan leaves, Alpaida paddles out to visit friends. Her family belong to the tribal group known as the Sea Bajau because they live year-round on their lepa-lepas, handmade houseboats. The Bajau of Malaysia fish and dive for almost everything they eat and were featured in a September 2014 National Geographic magazine story that explored whether eating like our ancestors could make us healthier.

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Mackenzie George Muñoz Charles Desmeules Schmitter Ms. Marie Farestveit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grehn Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy K. Hon Jeanie and Murray Kilgour Mr. and Mrs. Lowe S. MacLean Laurence and Barbara Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Robert Prentice Marge and Tom Schueck Dr. and Mr. Mary Feeley Mr. Andrew Grisdale Ms. Beverly Honchorek Mrs. Camille V. King and Ms. Kathleen M. Madej Reg Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Prewitt Ms. Martha Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. David P. Feinbloom Ms. Charlotte J. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mr. Terry Hong Karen L. Madia Roberto H. Murray Meza Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan L. Prial Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Dr. Joanne Feldman Griswold-Tergis Hooyman Denyse A. King Ms. Bonnie G. Mahan Mrs. Ruth O. Mutch Mr. and Mrs. Richard Prince Scothern Mr. and Mrs. James Feller Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Grossen William Logan Hopkins Mr. Glenn King Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maisto Ms. Janet L. Nachlinger Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Proffitt Mr. Angus Scott Mr. and Mrs. James Fijolek Alexandra Grosvenor James C. 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Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence Mr. James R. McCotter Mrs. Jennifer Okutake Rodman Simple Actions Family Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Frazier Hartnack Mr. and Mrs. Brett A. Jacobs The Honorable Howard H. Sarah C. McFarland Mr. and Mrs. John M. Old Mr. and Mrs. David E. Rogers Foundation Kip and Mary Freeman Mr. Christopher Harvie Mr. Carl G. Jacobson Leach and Mrs. Gretchen C. Mr. Peter McGrath and Ms. Kathleen Olsen and Ms. Laurel A. Rohrer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Skarbinski Patti Freudenburg and Mrs. Nariza Hashim Michael E. Jacobson and Leach Ms. Sandra R. Fucigna Ms. Elizabeth R. Cipriani Mr. Michael E. Rokos Mr. and Mrs. John A. Anthony C. White Ms. Kathleen S. Hatlelid Wanda Olsen Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Lebel Mrs. Molly McKaughan Dorothy A. Oremus and Mr. Pere Roma Fuster Skogman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frostman Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Haulter Ms. Jane H. Jahn Ms. Judith D. Leclerc Bob and Linda McKenzie John H. Lindauer Mrs. Patricia A. Ronten Mary Phillipa Sledge Mr. John T. Gaffney Mr. Darryl Havens Mr. John A. Jancik and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Lederer Ms. Jane McKnight Mr. and Mrs. Allan F. Osberg Mrs. and Mr. June A. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Norton Q. Sloan Mr. Thomas J. Gallagher Rosemarie Havranek and Theresa Baker Ms. Charlotte Lee Mrs. Betty L. McMicken Mr. and Mrs. John Osborn Mr. Marvin Gerald Rose Mr. and Mrs. Roby L. Sloan Mrs. Cynthia J. Galli Dr. and Mrs. Scott M. Janke Mr. and Ms. Glenn L. Lee Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Osborne Dr. and Mrs. Rosen Mrs. K. C. Smith Leigh Gardner/Mills Group, LLC Ms. Julia E. Hawley Ms. Lynn F. Jeffrey Mr. Lam Sum Lee McTernan Ms. Anita J. Ostroff Bruce and Lori Rosenblum Mr. and Mrs. Barry T. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy H. Mr. and Mrs. Gates H. Hawn Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Jewson Deborah S. Leighton Ms. Natashia L. Meens Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Otani Virginia Ross Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Smith Garrett-Cox Hawn Foundation Dallas Ms. Debra K. Johnson and Stephan and Jo Ann Leimberg Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. S. Mellon Ms. Harriet A. Otis Mr. David J. Rossetti and Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Smith Mr. Paul D. Garrett and Mrs. Mr. Andy Haymaker Ms. Margaret Rosander Allen and Kathy Lenzmeier Ronnie Mae Melnick-Lattanzi Mr. Joseph M. Pahl Ms. Jan R. Avent Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Smith III Theresa L. Cabral Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Hays Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Dr. Janet B. Leventhal and Emma D. Melton Ms. Louise V. Pantaleo Ms. Patti M. Rottmund Walter T. Smith Veronica and John Gates Hazen Inc. Johnson Mr. David White Linda L. Melvin Rebecca L. Papke Miss Avia Roundtree Ms. Lynette R. Snow Ms. Claudia Gelzer Jacquelyn Hedlund, M.D. Gerry Johnson and George Levert Mr. Mark C. Melvin Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Parker Mr. Donald J. Rouse and Ms. Susan P. Snowdon Elizabeth H. Gemmill Ms. Joann B. Hendrick Linda Larson Wendy Kurtz Levine The Menard Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mukesh A. Patel Mr. Steven Galtier Margaret Sodemann Michiel P. Gerritsen Dr. and Mrs. David S. Henkel Katie Butler Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Levy Ms. Maria L. Merlo Mr. and Mrs. David R. Paul Ms. Helen S. Rubinstein O. J. Sopranos Sybille Gerull Trust* Ron and Sheri Henriksen Paul T. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Levy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Merritt Dan and Susan Paulien Janet C. Ruhl, Ph.D. and Dr. Janet R. Southby and Tim and Susan Gibson Ms. Jane Herner Mr. Andrew R. Johnston and Michael Libbee and Dr. Ali and Stephanie Mesiwala Rowena A. Pecchenino Theodore H. Carski, Ph.D. Dr. Richard F. Southby Ms. Sharon Giese Mr. and Mrs. Marshall V. Heuser Mrs. Susana Perrilliat Kristin Sheridan Ms. Pamela G. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Noel N. Pederson Dr. John C. Russ and Sadi Sparks Ann Gildemeister Mr. Robert C. Hewitt Mr. and Mrs. Monroe A. Jubitz Diane and Steve Liga Dr. Roslyn Meyer Ms. Helen C. Pekny Ms. Helen M. Adams Robert Spaulding and Mrs. Natasha D. Giraudie Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hickey Ms. Vicki L. Juelsgaard Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. 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Pfeifer and Dr. Enric Sala Mrs. Maria Stafford and Mr. and Mrs. Francois Godat Grace and John Hill Mr. Donald A. Kaplan and Ms. Ali Long Drs. Allan R. Molloy Dr. George M. Taybos Dr. Deborah L. Salivar-Keene Mr. Michael Cromer Captain James Godshalk Ms. Charlotte R. Hill-Skura Dr. Evelyn M. Karson Mr. Theodore D. Long Mr. and Mrs. Van S. Monroe Mr. Mark A. Phariss Mr. and Dr. Peter A. Sallstig Professor and Mrs. Oscar Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Goertz Drs. Jeffrey S. Hillmann Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Kaplan Luisa Longo Mr. William C. Monroe and Dr. Scott Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Saltonstall Stafsudd Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Q. Hinkel Estate of Harlan Carol Karlstad* Dr. Alexius K. Loo Mrs. Helen Dalberg Pian Silverman Family Mr. and Mrs. Ian Sanderson Daniela Staiculescu and Rosemary and David Good Jim and Mary Hirshfield Mr. and Mrs. Steven Katz Miss Erin Lough Drs. Mary Beth and James Foundation Nancy Sanger Octavian Stan Montgomery Ms. Barbara M. Pickrell Mr. and Mrs. Steve W. Sanger

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Florence C. Stanley Ms. Anna L. Walsh MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMS Ms. Natalie Birk Mrs. Barbara L. Flowers Leonard H. Jones Mrs. Irene M. Myers Mr. Thomas P. Sheridan Joseph W. Stanley Charitable Deborah and Michael Walsh Air Liquide USA LLC Robert K. Black and J. Ms. Elise Foladare Mr. Willie C. Jones, Jr. Arnold and Rosemary Nelson Susan L. Shillinglaw Trust Ms. Pearl I. Wang Altria Group, Inc Ormond Sanderson, Jr. Mrs. Helen Formell† Ms. Mary E. Kanable Mary and Paul Nelson Dr. and Mrs. J. Paul Shively Bill and Diane Steen Ms. Shihong Wang Bank of America Ms. Stephanie Blair Mr. Tom Foster Helga Karker Dr. Theodore and Harold and Mary Margaret Mr. Robert J. Stein Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Ward The Boeing Company Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Bluntschli Mr. and Mrs. Craig Fox Harlan Carol Karlstad† Mrs. Monica Nicholas Shore† Stellar Solutions Foundation Mr. Oliver D. Ward Bristol-Myers Squibb Margaret and Frederick Mr. Harry M. Friedman and Ms. Sheila Kelsey William C. Niegel M. Sickels, Ph.D. Mr. Frederick W. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ward Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Boehm Mrs. Fran Thomas Mr. George H. Kemnitz Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Nies Jeffrey I. Simons Mark and Paula Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Warren The Capital Group Companies Mrs. Dom D. Bonafede Jeff and Chanel Friesen Ms. Marianne Kenney Geoffrey P. Nolan Ms. Francoise J. Smith Ms. Cynthia I. Stewart Rick and Kristi Warters Charitable Foundation Gladys S. Borrus† Dennis J. Gardner Dermot Kenny Douglas Kelbaugh and Janine M. Smith Mr. Gregory C. Stewart Mrs. Kathleen M. Washienko Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Darlow G. Botha John Peter Gardner† Mrs. Patricia Kiefer Kathleen Nolan Robert Spaulding and John and Sherry Stilin Mr. Paul D. Wasserott Chubb & Son Eric Wilson Bowman Mrs. Joan E. Garnsey Mr. Carl R. Kilian Mr. Thomas L. Nolle and Estelle Yamaki Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Stillman Chris and Suzi Weaver The Coca-Cola Company Ms. Patricia A. Brandon Veronica and John Gates Mr. David H. Kinzie Mrs. Linda S. Nolle Saundra and Peter Spilotro Mr. Matthew Stone and Mr. and Mrs. Helmut Weiher Ericsson Ruth E. Brehmer† Sybille Gerull† Miss Grace Kirchner Mr. Manuel P. Nonong, Jr. John and Shirley Spinelli Ms. Shirley D. Fillmore Mr. Geoffrey S. Weil ExxonMobil Corporation Lee Mary E. Brenneisen Mr. Richard G. Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Klich Dr. Pieter Noomen Mr. Peter Spinner Barry S. Strauch and Ms. Jennifer S. Weil General Electric Mrs. Andrea R. Brisben Lawrence Dean Goodman Reverend Vann Knight The Patrick F. Noonan Family Earl C. Spohr Evelyn M. Strauch The Welch Family Glaxo Smith Kline Melinda Y. Brisben Ms. Linda Grable-Curtis Ms. Liselotte S. Koerner Mr. Timothy J. O'Connor Ms. Tellina J. Stafford Ms. Mary G. Stuard Ms. Joyce M. Wellman Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Thomas P. Brobson and Jim Grant Nancy C. Konkol† Maria L. Olsen June G. Stainbrook Mr. James T. Stull Dr. and Mrs. John W. Wells Home Depot Mr. David A. Brady Mrs. R. L. Green Rev. Paul P. Koszarek Mr. Joseph Patrick Florence C. Stanley Dean and Audrey Stupke Lucille Werlinich IBM Corporation Judith Brown Drs. Norman and Gilda Ms. Karen A. Kozleski Opferman and Mrs. Gwen Mr. Lyman S. Stanton Jean Huntington Summers Ms. Debbie Wernet Instrumentation Laboratory Ms. Karla J. Brown Greenberg Mr. Ivor Kraft Lucille Turbyfield Mr. James L. Starkey Tom and Marilyn Sutton The Weston Foundation Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Brown Mr. Ralph Greenhouse Mr. William G. Kranker Ms. Jean Osbon Mr. Pete Stasse Ms. Kimberly S. Swanson Claude Wetzel and Lorna John Hancock Mr. Chris Brucker Susan B. and Bentley C. Gregg Richard Inge Kranz Rebecca L. Papke Barbara Steinmann Stephen Sydow Marshall Robert Wood Johnson Ms. Jane Burgarella Ms. Alice Grindstaff Patricia A. Krause Ms. Sabina Parks Sandi L. Stohlman† Ms. Sylvia Taborelli Ray and Gina Wheeland Foundation Robert and Cynthia Burns Mr. David E. Grosvenor Mrs. Paula Kreuzer Mr. Chetan M. Patel Mr. Jeff Strobel Ms. Lillian Tallman Mrs. Daphne White Macy's, Inc. Bush Family Charitable Fund The Gilbert M. Grosvenor Mr. Charles Lang† Mr. Peter R. Patzig Thomas H. Stutzman Dr. and Dr. Martin Tarlie Mr. and Mrs. James L. White Merck Partnership for Giving Mrs. Thelma D. Cabaniss Family Ms. Evelyn G. Lanzillotta Paul C. and June D. Perritt Craig A. Summers Ed and Gail Taylor Diane M. Whiteley and Leg- Microsoft Ms. Julie Cady Ms. Jane P. Guiliano Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Larson Mr. James M. Peterson Mr. Warren D. Swingle† Paul and Cara Taylor ends Escrow Services, Inc. Mutual of America Rebecca Cairns Madeleine Joyce Roberts Mr. Harold W. Laubscher Ms. Jean A. Peyrat Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Tanner Dave and Cathy, Dick and Mr. Joeff Williams NVIDIA Foundation Mr. Alexis Calvo-Mena Hagen David and Rosalie Lawrence Ms. Nancy C. Phillips Mr. Simon Taylor Lynn, Lee, Chris, Lauren Mr. and Mrs. John Williams The David and Lucile Packard Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Cameron Dr. Russell Ham and Ms. Deborah Lazerson Steven J. Piazza and Lori L. Wayne Franklin Temple and Blake Templeton Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Williams Foundation Mr. James L. Campbell Dr. Adrienne Ham Ms. Chelsea V. Lee Dietrich Wendy Thomas Robert and Marjorie Templeton Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Wilmot The Pew Charitable Trusts Ms. Pauline B. Campbell Tom and Char Hand Iara Lee Mrs. Dorothy E. Pollak† Mrs. Muriel Thompson Mark and Amy Tercek Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Wilson Pfizer, Inc. Rich and Katie Cane Foundation Eric A. Lindstrom Paul Porch Ronald L. Thweatt Dr. and Mrs. James A. Terry Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. N. Prudential Ms. Diane Carlile Mrs. Edith H. Harcum Mrs. Sally C. Lockwood Jane M. Protzman Mrs. Anna M. Tossey Ms. Nancy Terry and Mr. Kerry Wilson Reynolds American The Carpe Diem Group Mr. Don D. Harper Joan Marie Longmire Joan Bradley Prewitt† Dr. Jack W. Trigg, Jr. H. Brown Ms. Janet R. Wilson and Foundation Susan Cayco Ms. Carol Hartman-Andersson Mr. Robert F. Loughridge Ms. Linda Prusik Mr. Jack L. Trommer Mr. Timothy Tice Mr. Greglan Steel Salesforce.com Foundation Mr. William Chatlos and Mr. Nils Andersson Mrs. Barbara L. Lowe† Mr. and Mrs. Purcey Nancy C. Tuck† Mr. and Mrs. James A. Tichy Mr. Mark E. Wilson and The Simons Foundation Gary E. Christenson Ms. Kimberly L. Harvey Ms. Zelda R. Mack Mr. Michael E. Quick Ms. Kay Tuttle Michael and Amy Tiemann Ms. Anita Koelzer Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Mr. Michael J. Chusmir Mr. Wilbur Bud Hastin Gay Maestas Dr. Carolyn S. Quinn Ms. Beverly A. M. Valentine Mr. Mark Tobias Mr. P. G. H. Wilson Tektronix Foundation Ms. Gail S. Cleere Ms. Patricia A. Haynes Mr. Walter J. Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. William Radock Mrs. Natasha J.M.C. van Bentum Drs. William and Dorothy Mr. Steve Wilson Teleflex Foundation Mr. Lowell Clemons Mrs. Edward A. Hazen Ann H. Maier Mr. and Mrs. George C. Ramey Mrs. Catherine van Haelewyn Tompkins Tracie Winbigler and Thomson Richard Coca and Mr. Alfred A. Hebert, Jr. Eddie Mae Marsh Nathaniel P. Reed JJ van Haelewyn Chris and Bill Tompsett Andrew Seay Verizon Foundation Tammie Cortez Jacquelyn A. Hedlund and Mr. Lowell A. Martin and Nancy E. Rehman Mr. and Mrs. William Mr. and Mrs. Ton Ms. Heather A. Wingard Ms. Ethel A. Collins Julien S. Murphy Ms. Jerre J. Ellis Patty and Rick Reis Waddington Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Tonissen Ms. Kathryn B. Winter Ms. Elizabeth Blaine Converse Christine R. Heidtke David J. Mason Dr. Mildred Rendl-Marcus Howard and Patricia Wakefield Mr. and Mrs. Hosia M. Towery Mr. and Mrs. John Winthrop Mr. Paul J. Cotugno James and Rebecca Helm Ms. Myrtle F. Mathews Mike Rex and Joanne Mr. Robert H. Walden Richard and Nydia Tranter Jerry and Marcy Withrow LEGACY SOCIETY Gilbert G. Coville Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Heymann The Matyas Family Living Trust Neugebauer-Rex Andre Mercel Walton Mr. and Mrs. Walter Trent Mr. Peter A. Witt and Anonymous (62) Albert E. Cowdrey Howard and Virginia Hight The Sunset Trust Mrs. Robert F. Rick Missy and Seth Warfield Mr. Shodhan Trivedi Mrs. Joyce I. Nies Mr. Nik Malik N. Z. Abidin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cullen Ms. Wendy Hinchliffe Mr. John B. McCallister Mr. Lucien Rico Sylvia B. Weaver Mr. James W. Truman Mr. Steven Wolfson and David and Lisa Actor Ms. Kate Cunningham Ms. Mary L. Hines† Mrs. Ardis E. McCarthy Rozanne L. Ridgway Garry Weber Mr. Hieu D. Truong Dr. Elsa L. Stone Mrs. William B. Alexander V James G. Cushman, M.D., Barbara D. Hitchings (in William R. McCarty, Jr. In memory of Grace Mangual Ms. Mildred A. Wehrly† Mr. Alan R. Turem Mr. and Mrs. Burman E. Woods Mary Beth Allen F.A.C.S. memory of Lola Fisher Gast) Mr. Timothy W. McCormick Roberts Mr. Paul E. Wellington Kay Tuttle and Richard Ms. Sandra C. Woznitski Anne Allen-Wyman Mr. David L. Daughtry Mrs. Rose A. Hoeper and Mr. Jeff Brizzi Murray Robinson Akiko Wendelmoot Hancock Ms. Ranae Wright Valerie Amerkhail Mrs. Genevra Davis Mrs. Jane N. Holt Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McLaughlin Ralph Rohena Constance V. R. White Mr. and Mrs. Vairin Ms. Doris A. Wunsch and Jeffrey and Darlene Anderson Mr. George F. Davis† William Logan Hopkins Mr. John V. Meeks Mr. Patrick L. Roherty Elizabeth T. Willems† Mrs. Christina R. Valauri Mr. William Goodman Mr. David M. Anderson Ms. Lorna L. Davis James C. Horgan† Linda L. Melvin Ms. Laurel A. Rohrer Mr. Fred Williams Ms. Sheila R. Valley Ann P. Wyckoff Marjorie A. Ariano Shirley R. Deering Sara H. Horsman Mark Melvin Jocelyn R. Roy Jon Williams Mr. Conrad Van Oostrom Mr. and Mrs. Clinton R. Mr. Wade H. Atkinson, Jr. Ms. L. C. Devereaux Mr. James E. Horton† Jesse W. Metzger† Mr. Raphail Rubinov Ms. Linde Williston Ms. Deborah A. Vanasek Wyckoff III Mr. Robert J. Atwater and Elizabeth Diemont Roberta C. Hossbacher† Martin S. Michael and Penny Mr. Bill Rugoff Dr. and Mrs. John R. Winters Dr. Lelia Vaughan Ms. Melissa Wyers Mrs. Susan Richland Thomas E. Dill Ms. Pauline Hostettler A. Michael Mr. David Salo Ms. Eve Wittig Mr. and Mrs. Jay Vawter Mr. and Mrs. Domenick J. Yezzi Ms. Janis Augustin Ms. Renate Doheny-Neuss Lauren Hannan Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Ron H. Michael Ms. Rosemary Ann Sater Mrs. Rosemary J. Keates Witty Dr. Alagiriswami Venkatesh Carl and Sylvia Yoder Mrs. Marie-Louisa Austin Ms. Blanca Domingo-Yenes Mildred J. Husband† Ronda Miller Ms. Ruth C. Scanlon† Estate of Bruce Wolf Art Verharen and H. E. Ardeshir Zahedi Fritz and Ginger Bachem Janet L. Dreyer† Robert H. Hutchinson, M.D., Susan S. Miller Mr. Bruce Schmidt and Mrs. Diane B. Wood-Miller Karen Conoley Ken Zaremba and Susan Ms. Susan Baer, Ph.D. and Mrs. Ann W. Driver and Louise A. Hutchinson, Patricia I. Minnick Ms. Lara J. Chapel-Schmidt Dr. Amy B. Worell Mr. Tom Verkooijen and Kamprath Mr. Bruce Thornburg Mr. Duello M.D. R. C. Mitchell J. G. Schmidt Mrs. Anne R. Worrell Mrs. Elizabeth Burns Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ziegler Stephen S. Ball† Mrs. Pauline B. Dunn Mr. Jean-Jacques Illi and Beth Ann Alberding Mohr† Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Frank R. Wraspir Ms. Laura Villalobo Dr. Ingrid E. Zimmer-Galler Nancy J. Balles Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dunne Mrs. Toepelt Mr. Khashayar Momeni Schoman Mr. David W. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Lance C. Vinson Mr. Terry Zink Ms. Carolyn Barnhill Mary Dyer Ms. Helen C. Issep Mr. Michael Monroe, C.M.M. Ms. Catherine Schuster Ms. Ritsuko Yamaji Curt and Pat Vogel Bob and Sandy Zook Sprague Bartels Ms. Nicole M. Engdahl Ms. Mary Jablonsky Debra L. Monticciolo and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre B. Scott Ray S. Yparraguirre Ms. Monika Vogler Mr. Thomas M. Zulim Susan Bateson and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Eperjesi Dr. Cleo E. Jackson Bruce Griffing Sharon S. Scotti† Henri and Melanie Zajic Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Stephen Fuller Mr. Kurt F. Ephraim† Mr. Jan Jadrosich† Janet R. Mooney and Benjamin M. Scribner Mr. and Mrs. Jerome C. Zajic Walbridge IN-KIND GIFTS Mr. Daniel C. Baxley Mr. William E. Evans In Memory of Gary S. Jaehne Kurt W. Schiller Laszlo and Eileen Ms. Flora Zamora-Barrios Mr. Robert H. Walden Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Ms. Cathy L. Baynard John and Heidi Fahey Ms. Biliana Jeleva Mr. James B. Moore Seas-Kenessey Hugh and Birgitta Walker Bungalows Mr. Michel M. Belisle Susan K. Feagin Alta I. Johnson† Mr. and Mrs. Evandro Morselli Mr. Errol Sehnke Mrs. Karen G. Walker The Fairmont Olympic Hotel Mr. James R. Beneyfield Mary and Bruce Feay Ms. Cecile V. Johnson and Ms. Linda Jasmine Moscona Ms. Cecilia Sophie Sestak Mr. and Mrs. Rolf B. Wallin Iron Horse Vineyards Mr. Owen G. Benthin Ms. Nancy Ferguson Mr. Charles Blackwell Mr. Charles H. Moss Douglas R. Shane * Bequest Rite in the Rain Mr. Richard J. Beschi Mr. Paul B. Finegan Dwight L. Johnson Stacy and Marc Murison Joan L. Shapiro † Deceased Verizon Wireless Mrs. Violette B. Biggins† Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Finkelstein Ms. Sue D. Johnson Mr. Davis Musser II Mrs. Norma Gudin Shaw

36 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 2014–2015 IMPACT REPORT 3 7 A MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL ULICA, FINANCIAL SUMMARY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (in thousands)

2014 2013 SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES Members and donors of the National Geographic Society make an investment in science, Support & Revenue exploration, and storytelling. One way we show our commitment to our mission—and Membership dues $ 113,355 $ 120,740 the trust our supporters place in us to achieve it—is through careful management Publishing, film, and other educational activities 336,813 340,272 of our financial resources. Because our financial position is strong, in 2014 the National Contributions and grants 37,981 35,173 Geographic Society was able to increase programmatic spending. Income from investments, net 10,117 8,589 Total Support & Revenue 498,266 504,774 National Geographic’s 2014 financial performance remained steady, with revenues and philanthropic support at $498.3 million. Programmatic costs represented 89 percent Expenses of expenses, with management and fundraising accounting for 11 percent of expenses. Publishing 264,513 279,620 Net assets of $800.9 million represented an 11 percent decrease from 2013. Scientific research and exploration, grants, and outreach 64,404 62,707 Other educational activities 131,806 112,529 Program expenses 460,723 454,856 Management and general 44,593 40,916 Fundraising 10,780 10,996 Total Expenses 516,096 506,768 OPERATING EFFICIENCY 2014 CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONOR TYPE 2014 Operating Loss (17,830) (1,994) Other non-operating activities* (76,812) 152,865 2% Change in Net Assets $ (94,642) $ 150,871

9% Program expenses Individuals Management Corporations STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION and general 33% Foundation and Cash and cash equivalents $ 39,763 $ 23,337 Fundraising 51% Government Receivables, net 142,665 230,060 Prepaid expenses, inventories, and other assets 57,242 50,364 Investments (including endowments) 958,802 931,783 16% 89% Property and equipment, net 72,974 65,496 Total Assets 1,271,446 1,301,040

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 58,575 65,999 Deferred revenue 136,568 146,990 Pension and postretirement benefits 265,742 157,912 ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT BALANCES* Other liabilities 9,664 34,600 (in thousands) Total Liabilities 470,549 405,501

300,000 Total Net Assets 800,897 895,539 250,000 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 1,271,446 $ 1,301,040 200,000 Education Foundation Exploration Fund 150,000 * “Other non-operating activities” primarily consist of net realized and unrealized investment gains and other pension and postretirement expenses. 100,000

50,000

0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 *Includes management funds

38 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 2014–2015 IMPACT REPORT 3 9 SUSTAINABILITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014-2015

At National Geographic, sustainability isn’t just a catchword; it’s a way of life. John Fahey Alexandra Grosvenor Eller Peter H. Raven Chairman Salt Lake City, Utah St. Louis, Missouri The National Geographic Society aims to be an international leader for conservation Washington, DC Roger A. Enrico Edward P. Roski, Jr. and environmental sustainability. In 2003, our headquarters became the first existing Gilbert M. Grosvenor Dallas, Texas North Hollywood, buildings in the U.S. to receive LEED-EB certification. We recertified at Gold in 2009 Chairman Emeritus California William R. Harvey and have recertified at Gold three times since. Leading by example, the Society has Hume, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. put innovative green initiatives into effect across our enterprise. Gary E. Knell Washington, DC Maria Elena Lagomasino • Since 2014, National Geographic has awarded small grants to employees for original President and CEO New York, New York B. Francis Saul II Washington, DC ideas that will advance sustainability in the workplace and in our community. Chevy Chase, Maryland The Honorable Dawn L. Arnall • The Society’s rooftop garden is providing herbs and vegetables for our cafeteria. Jane Lubchenco Ted Waitt Aspen, Colorado • In 2014, the Society added a bicycle-commuter benefit to its slate of benefits for em- Corvallis, Oregon La Jolla, California Wanda M. Austin ployees who commute to work by bike, public transit, carpool, or low-emission vehicle. Nigel Morris The Honorable El Segundo, California • In 2014, National Geographic began offering deep discounts to employees for Alexandria, Virginia Anthony Williams Brendan Bechtel Washington, DC purchasing, financing, and installing solar panels at their homes at a flat rate that George Muñoz Washington, DC averages close to 34 percent lower than the national average. Arlington, Virginia Tracy R. Wolstencroft Michael R. Bonsignore New York, New York • By deploying compost and recycling stations throughout our office space, Reg Murphy Seattle, Washington we’re diverting around 75 percent of our waste away from landfills. Sea Island, Georgia Terry Adamson, Jean N. Case Secretary, Chief Patrick F. Noonan To learn more, visit nationalgeographic.org/sustainability. Washington, DC Legal Officer Chevy Chase, Maryland Washington, DC

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