YEAR IN REVIEW 2017

Engagement Education Conservation NUMBERS AT A GLANCE Dear Friends, At the New England Aquarium, our mission is our promise. Further evidence of the Aquarium’s global conservation reach Education is the 2017 expansion of the Anderson Cabot Center for Conservation It serves as the foundation of every exhibit we plan, every Ocean Life. Its Marine Conservation Action Fund provides 47 educational lesson we teach, and every research and microgrants to emerging conservation leaders heading early- peer-reviewed conservation effort we undertake. When we combine the papers published stage projects in developing countries. By sharing the resources and strengths of the Aquarium, we seek to actively engage of the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, we are building others in our mission to be effective advocates for vital and a pipeline of future conservation leaders. 43 vibrant oceans. countries have had 11 14,395 programs funded by It has truly been an honor serving as Interim President and students from book chapters We know this passion is resonating with the public. In 2017, the Marine Conservation contributed by CEO of the New England Aquarium. Although I’ve long underserved schools visited Action Fund since 1999, Aquarium attendance was the highest in 15 years. Perhaps the Aquarium utilizing the scientists at the served as Chair of the Board of Trustees, as Interim I now have 7 in 2017 alone Anderson Cabot more important, 79 percent of Aquarium visitors said they an even deeper appreciation for the many people involved in Free to Learn were “very likely” to help the oceans after a visit to Central program Center for protecting the blue planet and the rich work they do. 915 Ocean Life Wharf. Those numbers aren’t the result of happenstance. educators participated in Looking forward, I’m thrilled to welcome Vikki Spruill as teacher services, including Our mission is the foundation of the Aquarium as a cultural the Aquarium’s next President and CEO. Vikki brings a workshops, professional institution, educational resource, and global research and development programs, and wealth of leadership to this position, having served as President one-on-one consultations conservation institute. In everything we do, we seek to educate and CEO of the Council on Foundations since 2012 and the public as we engage them—with the ultimate goal of before that in the same role at the Ocean Conservancy. inspiring them to become ocean advocates. Thank you to my fellow Board members for their tireless Science of Sharks is a perfect example. Launched in April 2017, efforts in selecting someone with her unique qualifications and extraordinary experience. 126,000 this multimedia exhibit captivates visitors with interactive people engaged in the ways to explore shark diversity and threats to the species. A I can’t think of anyone better to lead the Aquarium into Aquarium’s accredited highlight of the exhibit is the research conducted by scientists a new era. STEM education and volunteer programs 4,133 991 at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New individuals attended articles featured Anderson England Aquarium. In 2018, we aim to shine a similar There were many more accomplishments here at the Aquarium Cabot Center for Ocean spotlight on the northern fur seal. in 2017. None would have been possible without the support 1,500 Life at the New England 22 Aquarium experts with an of our generous donors, loyal members, Boards of Trustees and times teachers Aquarium lectures as part This past year also saw the installation of an exhibit Overseers, a devoted staff, and 1.4 million visitors. in grades K-12 audience reach of showcasing the Aquarium’s commitment to climate change of the Aquarium Lecture utilized the Teacher Series, supported education. Space in the Blue Planet Action Center was Thank you for all you do. Resource Center by the Lowell Institute 1,483,691,946 dedicated to the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI). This exhibit, made possible through a generous donation by EnerNOC and its founder, Aquarium Trustee Tim Healy, showcases some of the ways we can effectively discuss climate change science. Donna K. Hazard Engagement Chair of the Board of Trustees 215 teens in live blueTM Ambassadors program 20,847 146 donated more than 79% active member corporate of visitors surveyed households members We are delighted to announce that Vikki Spruill, current Prior to leading the Council on Foundations, she served who identified as 1,986 leader of the Council on Foundations and former head as President and CEO of Ocean Conservancy, one of “very likely” to help hours to activities the oceans, up from such as habitat of Ocean Conservancy, has been appointed as the New the nation’s foremost advocacy organizations dedicated restoration England Aquarium’s President and CEO. Vikki brings to the oceans. 70% in 2016 a wealth of national leadership experience both in 466 members of the TM philanthropy and marine conservation. Her work to make complex ocean issues relevant live blue Service to the public led to expanded participation Navigator and Corps engaged nearly Throughout her career, Vikki has in international coastal cleanup efforts Conservation Societies worked to elevate the significance and in the Coastsweep program here 1.4 million visitors to the Aquarium 800 of philanthropy and make it more in Massachusetts. 1,533 and Simons IMAX® Theatre participants in hands- effective. Since 2012, she has adult volunteers on environmental Vikki’s extraordinary experience and 91 served as President and CEO of served members of stewardship the Council on Foundations, the leadership in both marine conservation The Tide principal leadership organization and philanthropy make her uniquely qualified to lead the Aquarium. 104,384 1,006,810 for foundations and grant-making hours social network followers institutions of all sizes and types in 8,141,223 the United States. page views on neaq.org and andersoncabotcenterforoceanlife.org

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Numbers at a Glance 2 Year in Review 6 Supporting New England Aquarium 15 Board Leadership 16 Year-End Financial Summary 1 1 Engagement CONVENING POWER OF A TRUSTED CULTURAL INSTITUTION Visitor satisfaction is and always will be a top goal at the Aquarium—it’s how we connect the public with the oceans. By constantly striving to enhance the visitor experience, we put the blue planet at the forefront of the public’s consciousness. Each new exhibit is an opportunity to engage visitors while educating and galvanizing them to care more deeply about our marine environment. In 2016, inspired by research conducted by aquarists In 2018, we are using and Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists, a similar model to we began planning a new exhibit meant to engender feature the challenges empathy for sharks. A challenge, given their undeserved facing the northern reputation. The starting point for creating empathy fur seal and threats to was a simple but powerful fact: of the approximately its ecosystem. 500 species of sharks, 80 percent are 4 feet long or less. A reimagining of the The result was the innovative exhibit Science of Sharks, New Balance Foundation which debuted in April 2017. Marine Mammal Center Science of Sharks is a cohesive exhibit that highlights exhibit space highlights the Our mission the Aquarium’s mission to engage, educate, and fun and fascinating life of fur seals, while sharing the inspire conservation. plight of this beloved mammal. The goal is to use these charismatic animals to draw visitors to Central Wharf, Once visitors descend the West Wing staircase, they while also highlighting seal biology, behavior, and the are immersed in shark images taken by Board member, research being conducted at the Anderson Cabot National Geographic photographer, and Aquarium Center for Ocean Life. is our Explorer in Residence Brian Skerry that splash across three massive screens. In its coverage of the opening, As visitors are being delighted by the playful antics of The Boston Globe wrote, “Skerry’s footage amps up the the fur seals in their open-air exhibit on Boston Harbor, exhibit’s awe factor in simulating what it’s like to they can watch a live presentation by marine mammal swim with sharks.” trainers, and learn more about this marine mammal and what people can do to help our blue planet. promise Integrated into all of this are videos of researchers at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life sharing their With your support, we will honor our commitment cutting-edge scientific research. The actual tools they to marine animal conservation and inspire others to use in the field are featured alongside videos explaining commit to conservation too. Every effort we undertake here on Central how they use technology, such as Fitbits® or E-ZPass® Wharf—and beyond through our community for sharks, as well as tools as simple and effective as engagement and education programs, our vast targets and thermometers. social media network, and the work of our scientists and researchers—is informed by our global advocacy for vital and vibrant oceans. By leveraging the strengths of the Aquarium, we seek to actively engage others in our mission.

As a nonprofit organization and the only Boston-based cultural institution with a mission focused primarily on the environment, our goal is to inspire the next generation of ocean protectors. We also hope to inspire this generation to act now. But it’s not enough to have a goal, we must have an effective strategy to achieve it. And we know our strategy is working because 79 percent of Aquarium visitors surveyed in 2017 said they were “very likely” to help the oceans. How are we achieving this goal? With your support, we are leveraging the strengths of the Aquarium: our convening power as a trusted cultural institution, the extensive resources of our education department, and the cutting-edge science of the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life.

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EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT ON CLIMATEENS TRANSFORMING SCIENCE BUILDING A PIPELINE OF CLIMATE CHANGE Recognizing that the future is now, the INTO ACTION CONSERVATION LEADERS What started as an idea to change the public Aquarium founded a youth-oriented Fifteen years. That’s how long At the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, we are conversation about climate change has grown into internship program in 2013 to encourage the the Right Whale Team at the cultivating the next generation of ocean advocates and a national program that spans 170 institutions in next generation of ocean protectors. Anderson Cabot Center for scientists by convening a global network of conservation 38 states—and is growing. ClimaTeens selects applicants from among Ocean Life, led by senior scientist leaders. In addition to the education programs we Rosalind Rolland, D.V.M., provide to young people on Central Wharf and in our Co-founded by the Aquarium in 2009, the National the promising participants in other Aquarium dedicated to collect and analyze local communities, we seek out those across the globe Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation education programs, such as Marine Biologist hundreds of fecal samples from right who are already addressing the most challenging issues whales. One goal of these years of facing the oceans. research was to measure glucocorticoid The Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) not hormones to determine the stress levels of only provides microgrants to emerging conservation living whales. The project allowed the team to leaders heading early-stage projects in developing gather a baseline of hormone levels in healthy whales countries, it also works one-on-one with them to and compare that to whales experiencing chronic stress, such nurture their projects. Each year, we host select grantees as fishing gear entanglement and ship strikes. at the New England Aquarium as fellows and make What they discovered garnered coverage among international available the institution’s convening power to enrich media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, their experience and amplify their reach through our and CBC News. Rolland’s findings, published in the journal education programs, access to our scientists, and by Endangered Species Research, showed that whales suffering from sharing their work at events in the region. fishing gear entanglement had “sky-high hormone levels.” To date, MCAF has supported 140 conservation projects (NNOCCI) uses the convening power of aquariums, in Training, who have demonstrated outstanding We know sound science can have a profound influence on the in more than 40 countries—and we’re not done yet. zoos, and nature centers to engage their audiences in leadership and commitment to the oceans. Generously well-being of marine life. Since 1997, New England Aquarium one of the most important global issues of our time. The supported by the Cabot Corporation, ClimaTeens By sharing the resources of the Anderson Cabot Center scientists and their Canadian colleagues have worked with program equips science educators at these institutions focuses on teaching interns the fundamentals of climate for Ocean Life, MCAF is helping build a global network government agencies, marine industries, and environmental with the skills necessary to effectively engage visitors in change science and strategic communication strategies of conservation leaders. stakeholders to influence the development, implementation, constructive conversations about climate change. that can initiate effective conversations within their communities. and monitoring of measures designed to reduce the number of In a June 2017 profile highlighting the program’s ship strikes on right whales. Measures including shipping lane inception and some of the successes of NNOCCI, The Aquarium’s goal for the ClimaTeens program is for changes, identifying areas to be avoided, and speed restrictions Education Week wrote, “The New England Aquarium in the 40 or so participants to gain a greater understanding are now in place throughout the right whale’s range in the Boston has founded a national network to try to make of the four Cs—civics, communication, connection, and U.S. and Canada. In Canada’s Bay of Fundy, these measures this tough subject easier to teach and to ensure that more change—and use those lessons learned to be engaged reduced the risk of right whales suffering a strike in shipping members of the public, including students on class visits, citizens and ocean ambassadors. ClimaTeens is already lanes by about 90 percent. get a complete picture of the climate-change problem generating success in the region through partnerships and what can be done to solve it.” with Greenovate Boston, GreenRoots, and Zumix. With the generous support of Aquarium Trustee In 2018, ClimaTeens is exploring options to expand Tim Healy and the company he founded, EnerNOC, its reach, in much the same way as NNOCCI, by the Aquarium was able to further highlight building a model for other aquariums, zoos, and NNOCCI and our commitment to climate change nature centers. With the support of individual and education by dedicating exhibit space in the Blue foundation supporters, we envision a national Planet Action Center. network of programs supporting conservation- minded teen leaders. Building that vision is By combining the Aquarium’s convening power to one way the Aquarium is working toward engage the public with the resources of its education our mission of effective advocacy for department, we are fulfilling our mission to be catalysts vital and vibrant oceans. for global change through public engagement.

An interactive map on the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life website highlights the more than 140 marine conservation projects 4 supported by the MCAF Program. MCAF’s microgrants are helping to build a global network of conservation leaders. 5 Bill and Barbara Burgess Doug Lober and Ann Bitetti Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lovejoy Jr. Jeannie and Henry Becton Jr. Paul and Sandra Edgerley Lynne and Tim Palmer Ann and George† Macomber Mrs. Dianne Brown Thank you Michael and Barbara Eisenson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Peters Dr. Andrew S. Magee Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Brown II Donna and Chip Hazard Mr. and Mrs. John S. Reed Michael Mars Susie Buttrick* Barbara and Amos Hostetter Kathleen and Ross Sherbrooke* The Mateo Family Ms. Leanne Cowley and for your support! Mr. and Mrs. John W. Humphrey David Andrew Trust Dennis Mitchell and Jessi Marcoff Mr. Steven Galante Ms. Kathryn B. Kavadas Michael E. Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. DeSisto This publication lists all donors of $500 or more during Dr. Anne C. Kubik and NAVIGATOR SOCIETY HARBOR Mr. and Mrs. William A. Muggia Mr. and Mrs. John J. Doyle Jr. the fiscal year (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017). Mr. Michael Krupka $5,000 – $9,999 Charles Nadler and Mr. Bart Epker and Ms. Medha Sinha To learn more about the Aquarium’s giving programs, Mr. John N. Little and Anonymous Louise Mauran Nadler Mr. and Mrs. John K. Felter please email the Development Office at [email protected] Ms. Nancy Wittenberg Don Abrams and Roberta L. Rubin Kim Ogden and Frank Huntowski Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Flaherty or call 617-226-2622. The Lovett-Woodsum Family Mr. John C. Amoroso* Mrs. May H. Pierce Ms. Ellen W. Griggs and Alistair, Sharon, and Rebecca Lowe Kristen and James Atwood Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Pothier Ms. Judith Erdman Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mui Mrs. Hope Lincoln Baker* Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Quinn Ms. Kathy Grise and Ms. Alex Grise Mr. and Mrs. A. Neil Pappalardo Amy and Joshua Boger Mr. Brian Rivotto Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Hall Jr.* Anne B. and Stephen C. Peacher Edmund and Betsy Cabot Mr. Samuel Slater and Mrs. Serena Hatch Mary and Peter Renner Charitable Foundation Mrs. Jessica Slater Ann Hochberg and Howard Weinstein Liz and Duncan Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Campanelli Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stansky Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Ingraham* Gail Sullivan and Scott Page Brian and Karen Conway Mr. and Ms. Donald J. Steiner Dr. and Mrs. David I. Kosowsky GREAT BENEFACTORS New Balance Foundation Diane and Martin Trust* Ms. Ellen Curren and Mr. John Lees Dr. Susan E. Sunbury and Mr.† and Mrs. John M. Kucharski The following donors have committed Office of Naval Research Kendra and Peter Wilde Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. DiMaura Dr. James S. Allan Marilyn K. Kucharski $1 million or more cumulatively, The David and Lucile Packard Dr. Mary F. Dockray-Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Swett Ms. Jone D. LaBombard and since the New England Aquarium’s Foundation NAVIGATOR SOCIETY Mr. Michael A. Miller Mr. and Mrs. James W. Taylor Mr. William Noyce opening in 1969. Mr. and Mrs. A. Neil Pappalardo DEEP SEA Jennifer and John Eielson Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Trumbull Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lennox $15,000 – $24,999 The Harold Whitworth Pierce Jamie and Katie Fagan Ann Welsh and Carden Welsh Mr. Douglas P. Leu and Anonymous David Bechhofer and Kate Neave Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Lionel P. Fortin Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Willauer Ms. Debbie Pepper Bank of America Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Jared A. Chase Anne and Walter Gamble Dr. Evan Leventhal and Robert L. Beal* Hans and Margret Rey/Curious Daniel and Grace Evans Mr. and Mrs. William B. Holding Jr. NAVIGATOR SOCIETY RIVER Ms. Madeline Miller Anita and Joshua Bekenstein George Fund of 2001 Ogden and Nina Hunnewell Danny Kalmar and Elaine Chow $2,500 – $4,999 Carol and Doug Linde Arthur F. Blanchard Trust Richard Saltonstall Charitable Karp Family Foundation Mary Alice Karol Anonymous Mr. Michael Lombard BNY Mellon, Trustee Foundation Marion and David Mussafer Meg and Jonathan Kelly Mr. Mark Aher and Oxford Fund, Inc. The Boston Foundation James and Marilyn Simons The Jeffrey H. Pierce Family Mrs. Stephanie Kube and Ms. Jacqueline McCoy Stephen and Donna Mastrocola Bill and Barbara Burgess David B. and Margot D. Stone Kristen and Paul Reeder Mr. John Kube Ms. Kirsten Anderson Mr. Timothy E. McAllister and Linda Cabot and Ed Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Taft Sr. Karen Foote Richards Alexander and Lianne Leventhal Mr. James R. Andrew Mrs. Beth Lehman John M. Cohen, M.D. Edward and Pamela Taft Conservation International Diane, Martin, David, and NAVIGATOR SOCIETY COASTAL Global Conservation Fund Laura Trust and The Trust $10,000 – $14,999 Charles Hayden Foundation Family Foundation Anonymous Thank you to Dell for its longtime support of the New England Edwin S. Webster Foundation Cynthia A. Becton Barbara and Amos Hostetter Aquarium’s STEM opportunities for youth. Institute for Museum and Yawkey Foundation Ms. Katrine S. Bosley Library Services Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Burton III Dell (formerly EMC) has been a New England Aquarium corporate partner Irving Oil 2017 INDIVIDUAL Linda Cabot and Ed Anderson since 1995. Through its workforce development initiatives, Dell has ANNUAL GIFTS Jane’s Trust Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Callaghan supported the Aquarium’s youth programs, including direct funding for the The following individuals provided Teen Internship Program. In 2017, Dell expanded its partnership with the Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Casey John and Marilyn Keane unrestricted operating gifts to the Aquarium by supporting the work of the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lovejoy Jr. Aquarium in 2017, as members of the Mr. and Mrs. Dozier L. Gardner Life at the New England Aquarium to build upon the important, ongoing The Lovett-Woodsum Family President’s Circle and Navigator and Mr. and Mrs. R. Jeremy Grantham research to help protect the oceans. Conservation Societies. The Lowell Institute Hastings Family Foundation “We are pleased and proud to partner with the New England Aquarium to Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Jeffrey and Roxanna Hurst engage youth in ocean science and conservation, helping them to develop PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Massachusetts Cultural Council The Janey Fund work readiness skills, and learn about careers in science, technology, $25,000+ engineering, and math,” said Jessica Anderson, North American Giving MassDevelopment Karp Family Foundation Anonymous Manager. “Together, we can help prepare the next generation of ocean National Grid Thomas and Michelle King Diane Arnold and stewards and advance critical research and marine conservation efforts.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Dean Goodermote Robert A. Lawrence Administration Maliz and James Beams Sherry and Alan Leventhal National Science Foundation Anita and Joshua Bekenstein *Charter member *Charter member 6 †Deceased 7 Mr. Peter Coffin and The Donald G. Ross Trust† Kate and Gordon Baty Thank you to Bryan and Kristin Pothier! Mrs. Ann Coffin The Estate of Tom and Karen Berry Bryan Pothier’s connection to the New England Aquarium began as a child Mr. John DeSisto Mr. Louis M. Rusitzky† Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Blumsack over many visits to Central Wharf. His lifelong passion for the oceans led him Mr. Michael Dobler and The Saul Family Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cabot to pursue a degree in marine biology. Later, Bryan made a greater commitment Mrs. Andrea Rasmussen Mr. and Mrs. Kitt Sawitsky Mrs. Jennifer Cashman and to the Aquarium when he and his wife, Kristin, impressed by our commitment Dr. Jeffrey Ellenbogen and The Shane Foundation* Mr. Carlos Cashman to inspire children to learn more about marine life, became members of our Dr. Marina Bedny Navigator Giving Society—and Bryan became a volunteer. Tillen Family Mr. John Chapin Mrs. Grace K. Fey and Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Torrey Joe and Rhonda Chronic Bryan has jumped into life as a live blue™ Service Corps volunteer, and has Mr. Edward G. Fey Mr. and Mrs. Glen L. Urban Mr. and Mrs. Gerard H. Cohen become intricately involved in the Aquarium’s sea turtle rescue program. Ms. Tracy E. Fischer Louis J. and Carol M. Volpe Jennifer Lenox Craig “I was surprised to see the scope of the turtle rescue program,” said Bryan. Elise and Richard Frisbie Mrs. Myra von Turkovich Mr. Allereton Cushman Jr. “My experience volunteering has confirmed for me that the Aquarium is an Daniel and Patricia Gillis Dr. Chris Waller and Mr. Michael Daitzman and organization with a significant impact on Boston—and the world.” and Family Dr. Mary Bradley Dr. Lesley Michalowsky The Aquarium is grateful to Bryan and Kristin Pothier for their generous financial Dr. Jeff Gore and Ms. Sena Kang Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Hillyard R. Danforth support, and for Bryan’s dedication as a live blue™ volunteer. Dr. Gary Gottlieb and Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Mr. Fred G. Davis and Dr. Derri Shtasel Emily G. Wood and Thomas Wood Mrs. Jane Hilburt-Davis Alexander and Carol Grant Mr. Eric J. Wu and Ms. Debra DePaulis and Jocelyn and Fred Greenman Ms. Samantha A. Spencer Mr. Lawrence DePaulis Mr. and Mrs. Perry Harris IV Mr. and Mrs. Scott Yaphe Dr. Carolyn Dever and Mr. Rick Musiol Jr. Tina Donnarummo Ms. Carol J. Rugani Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hart Mr. Paul Young Ms. Anastasia Pavlovic Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dwyer Mr. René A. Ruiz and Dianne Hobbs CONSERVATION SOCIETY Mr. James F. Dore and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Pedulla III Ms. Alexandra Ellwood and Dr. Susan Ruiz Lily Rice Hsia and John Hsia CONTRIBUTORS Mrs. Teresa Dore Bud and Margaret Ris Mr. Assar Westerlund Maurice and Luly Samuels Shiaw-Juang Jen $500 – $999 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Dowden Mr. Malcolm A. Roberts and Graig and Jacqueline Fantuzzi Linda and Ron Savage Ms. Elizabeth L. Johnson Anonymous Mr. Michael F. Dunn Mrs. Mona J. Roberts Mr. Jonathan Flynn and Mr. C. Eric Schwartz Mr. Jonathan Jordan and Dr. Allan W. Adams and Michael and Suzanne Dunn Emily F. Schabacker Ms. Carrie Dunsmore Mrs. Miriam K. Schwartz Mr. Daniel Jordan Dr. Rebecca Saxe Ms. Jennifer Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Soden, Esq. John and Vicky Garnsey Mr. and Ms. David Segal Dr. Kay and Mr. David Kane Ms. Susan Avery Dr. and Mrs. Kerry A. Emanuel Pat and David Squire Mr. Jay Gassner and Mr. and Mrs. Cris Shuldiner Barbara and Leo Karas Mr. Stefan Backhus Donald J. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Karel Steiner Ms. Cara Maggioni Debbie and Bob Slotpole Dr. Michael G. Kauffman and Mr. Mark Bailey Mrs. Allison Evermann Jonathan F. Stone Harry Hanson and The Estate of Ms. Ellen L. Sutton† Ms. Sharon Shacham Dr. and Mrs. James F. Bastian Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Faer Annie Hollingsworth Mrs. Susan T. Strauss Mr. Gerald A. Swislow John Keane Helen G. Hauben Foundation Kate and Ben Taylor Robert and Mary Uek Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis* Charlotte and Kurt Hemr Mrs. Walter H. Trumbull* Ms. Lee S. Varon Mr. Scott M. Lincoln and Joan Hiam Mrs. Amy Auman-Lincoln Thanks to The Volgenau Foundation Judy and Richard Usen Mr. and Mrs. Monte J. Wallace Mark D. Iafrati and Mr. John D. C. Little* Thank you to The Volgenau Foundation “We support the work being done at Mrs. Emily V. Wade Mr. Scott Wayne Jane E. Freedman Ms. Jane Loos for its generous support of the the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Mrs. Katherine B. Winter* Ms. Lynn Wiatrowski and Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life because we have seen firsthand Ms. Natalie C. Johnson Ms. Jacquelyn Loren and Dr. Joren Madsen Life at the New England Aquarium the passion and work ethic the team Dr. H. Kimball and Mr. Adam Loren NAVIGATOR SOCIETY Mrs. Kim Wilson and and our efforts to protect the critically brings to finding innovative ways to Ms. Traci Calcinari FRESHWATER Mr. Roger Nuss Cynthia and Kent Lundberg endangered North Atlantic right whale. protect this iconic species.” Mr. David Kloss and $1,500 – $2,499 Dr. Charlotte Yeh Ms. Susan T. Mahan Ms. Karen Scott A long-time supporter of the Aquarium, Through its trusted partnership, The Anonymous Ms. Sally Martin and The Volgenau Foundation significantly Volgenau Foundation is helping to Mr. and Mrs. Murray Lapides The Apple Lane Foundation CONSERVATION SOCIETY Mr. Terry D. Martin increased its funding in 2017. With its amplify the Anderson Cabot Center Ms. Patricia Ma Kim Beede and Richard Soule SUPPORTERS Mr. Mark Matuschak generous support, we have been able for Ocean Life’s role as a convener Larry Madin Mrs. Wendy W. Benchley $1,000 – $1,499 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Morzano to accelerate our work to reduce whale and leading institution in developing Dr. Ruth M. Marrion and Anonymous Gordon and Jane Nelson mortalities and severe injuries from innovative, science-based approaches Gerald W. Blakeley Jr. entanglements in fishing gear through to help protect right whales. Mr. Robert Halenda Dr. Aryeh Abeles and Michael J. Bohnen, Esq. Alexander Notopoulos and collaboration with the fishing industry Mr. Kevin McCann and Dr. Shyoko Honiden Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Boit Alexis Anderson and recreational fishermen, and in Mrs. Cheryl McCann Jonathan and Penny Altman George and Valerie Buckley Vaughan O’Neal the development of technological Mr. and Ms. Michael J. McConnell Mr. Aaron L. Baggish, M.D. and alternatives to traditional fishing rope. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Burkus Mr. and Mrs. Laird P. Pendleton Dr. John Meyers Ms. Sylvia C. Winter Camille and David Carlstrom Ms. Susan Pioli and “North Atlantic right whales could Charles J. Pentis Jr. and George Baldwin and Family Mr. Martin Samuels easily become functionally extinct Helen Colquhoun and Holly F. Malarney Ms. Amy Belkin and during our lifetimes,” said Lisa John and Ishbel Maclennan Ms. Keri Pyke Mr. Dan Powell and Mr. Jay Mofenson Volgenau, board director and vice Heidi Cox Emma and Mike Reeve Mrs. Catherine Powell Brady Family president of The Volgenau Foundation. Ms. Flora E. D’Angio* Ms. Andrea Reimann-Ciardelli Kathy and George Putnam* Susan Briggs David and Susan Rockefeller *Charter member Cady Family Foundation *Charter member 8 †Deceased †Deceased 9 Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Forkner Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Oberg Christopher Yens and Temple Gill Environmental Protection Agency Leilani and Andrew Germain Ms. Anne O’Neil Ms. Debra Zides Donna and Chip Hazard Anne Gilson Mr. and Mrs. Randall Orbon Mrs. Rya W. Zobel* Island Foundation, Inc. A High Tide Mark Ms. Kathryn Goodfellow and Dr. Sean O’Reilly Ms. Marion Magill and 2017 was a great year for The Tide, the Aquarium’s young Mr. Darren Beals Mr. Richard B. Osterberg INDIVIDUAL, FOUNDATION, Mr. Marc Dohan supporters group, which launched in May with a sold-out event— Mr. Hans Heilman and GOVERNMENT, AND Massachusetts Cultural Council Making Waves with The Tide. Ms. Carol S. Parks CORPORATE GIFTS Ms. Nancy Shepard Drs. Robert A. and AND GRANTS Massachusetts General Hospital The Tide is a community of young supporters who have made Linda Pizzuti Henry and John Henry Veronica S. Petersen The following donors, members, and sponsors National Institutes of Health a commitment to the oceans and the Aquarium’s mission to Mr. Karl J. Hirshman Susan D. Pett contributed cumulative gifts, grants, and New Balance protect our blue planet. Guided by a group of dedicated volunteer committee members, The Tide is committed to finding the perfect Mr. and Mrs. David M. Houghton Ms. Amanda Pitcher awards of $500 or more to the New England NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals Aquarium in 2017. This includes restricted blend of philanthropy, education, and fun. The Aquarium is grateful Nancy and Charles Hovey Ms. Jennifer Ponting and Mabel Louise Riley Foundation to The Tide’s founding committee members for their commitment, Ms. Bessie Howard Mr. Matthew Cox gifts from individuals, corporate sponsors, partners, members foundations, and Richard Saltonstall Charitable enthusiasm, and energy in launching this exciting new program. Ms. Kimberly Hutchinson and Ms. Karen Rankin government grants and contracts. Foundation Mr. Benjamin Tarlow Mrs. Maria Reisman and Ms. Mirjam Ijtsma Mr. Robert Reisman $100,000 AND ABOVE $25,000 – $49,999 Richard Jacobus Jr. Mr. Godfrey A. Rockefeller Jr. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kakabeeke Ms. Aurelia Rus EnerNOC, Inc. American Australian Association Ms. Amanda Kelley-Teng and Tedd and Ella Saunders Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gray BNY Mellon Mr. Alex Teng Daniel and Jessica Schmitz Tim and Jaimee Healy and Family Brigham and Women’s Hospital Ed and Kathleen Kelly Ed and Joan Shankle Irving Oil Broad Reach Fund of the Maine Ms. Susan Knack Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sharpe Lowell Institute Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Northrup R. Knox Jr. Neil Shifrin and Laura Hanson Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dwyer Mr. Adam Koppel and Mr. Kevin Shone Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy Eaton Vance Corporation Dr. Brenda Haynes Ms. Dorothy Silver and Environmental Affairs Harvard University Mr. David S. Lang and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Skerry National Grid Mr. Don Keene and Mrs. Heather Lang Mr. Edward M. Smith National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ms. Linda Keene Robyn L. Laukien Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith Administration Korein Foundation Mr. Phillip E. Ledin and Mr. Richard C. Smith Jr. and National Science Foundation Massachusetts Institute Ms. Janet Morehouse Mrs. Susan O. Smith New England Aquarium Education Fund of Technology Mr. Jim Lee and Mr. Alan Steinert Jr.* at The Boston Foundation MEDITECH Ms. Caroline Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Stevenson Norman H. Read Charitable Trust National Fish and Wildlife Ms. Alison Levy and Mr. Craig Levy Foundation Ms. Joan S. Strauss The Prince Albert II of Monaco Mr. Joseph Lind and Polar Beverages Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sullivan Foundation Ms. Caitlin Bearce Schrafft Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. David Taliaferro The Harold Whitworth Pierce Jacqueline Lipson and Jeffrey Tripp The TJX Companies, Inc. Dr. Guillermo Tearney Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Mann University of Massachusetts, Boston Ms. Jillian Terry The Volgenau Foundation Mr. Daniel Mansuri Edwin S. Webster Foundation Janet L. Testa Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Mr. Alan Marshall and The Yawkey Foundation Mrs. Laurie Marshall Mr. Jan S. Tkacz and $50,000 – $99,999 Dana and Sheri Martin and Family Ms. Mary Anne Talle Anonymous $15,000 – $24,999 New England Biolabs Foundation Lowell General Hospital Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mashal Mrs. Gerard B. Townsend Bank of America Aldrich Family Charitable Office of Naval Research Massachusetts Department of Mr. Andrew McLane and Ms. Maggie Tyler and Cabot Corporation Foundation Saquish Foundation Marine Fisheries Mrs. Linda H. McLane Mr. Lee Rubenstein Dell BAE Systems, Electronic Systems The Curtis and Edith Munson Mr. Stephen Mead Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Paul van Mulbregt Berklee College of Music $10,000 - $14,999 Foundation Mrs. Laetitia F. Mead Judith A. Vanderkay Michael and Barbara Eisenson Biogen Foundation Analog Devices, Inc. National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ray Miller Mr. Ralph F. Verni and Boston College Boston Children’s Hospital, People’s United Bank Ms. Jamie Monovoukas and Mrs. Kathleen Verni Patient Family Housing Program Sappi North America Mr. Yiannis Monovoukas Mr. Scott Warner and Charter Members Charles River Analytics Cox Enterprises Sea Research Foundation Inc. Ms. Barbara L. Moore and Ms. Brenda Campbell-Warner We would like to extend a big thank you to Defense Advanced Research Mr. Jack A. VanWoerkom Mr. Walther T. Weylman* our 101 Charter Members who have been Projects Agency Alan R. Dynner State Street Corporation NCW Charitable Foundation Ms. Sarah Whittaker with us since the Aquarium opened its Digital Federal Credit Union Foundation M The Abbott and Dorothy H. Stevens doors—and some even before that! Almost Foundation Ms. Lindsay Neagle and Mr. Keith Willits Liberty Mutual Insurance Ann Hochberg and 50 years later and we are still incredibly The Tiny Tiger Foundation Ms. Anne Pearson Mr. Ted Wolfrum Marine Stewardship Council Howard Weinstein fortunate to have your support and fidelity. Mr. Thomas C. Werner Ms. Ann O. Noyes Mr. David Wypij and The MathWorks, Inc. John Hancock Thank you, Charter Members. Ms. Heather Nunn Mr. Timothy Baum Natural Resources Defense Council Doug Lober and Ann Bitetti

*Charter member 10 11 $5,000 – $9,999 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. Fellowship Health Resources $500 AND ABOVE Anonymous Hayward Industries Inc. MassGeneral Hospital for Children IN-KIND GIFTS Animal Welfare Institute Membership Hollingsworth & Vose Company Mr. David L. Mattingly The following individuals and Asahi America, Inc. Our loyal and growing member base and visiting times, increased access The Hopedale Foundation Neighborhood Health Plan Inc. corporations donated goods or services with a reported value of $500 or more to Associated Grant Makers is an essential part of what makes to go behind the scenes, and priority Houghton Chemical Corporation NEPC the New England Aquarium in 2017. Summer Fund the New England Aquarium thrive ticketing. At the end of 2017, 20 year after year. Our members are percent of members who rolled into Roy A. Hunt Foundation PGA Global Association of Zoos and Aquariums advocates for our mission, as well the new structure had selected the IBM ProAquatix Autodesk Be Our Guest Premium tier. as thoughtful critics and financial International Data Group R & B Aquatic Distribution Inc. Boston Harbor Cruises supporters. We are extremely Bose Corporation Based on the initial research findings KPMG LLP Reed Mariculture, Inc. grateful for all that our members Boston Harbor Hotel Boston Police Patrolmen’s in 2016, one of the most sought after KW Solutions, Inc. San Francisco Bay Brand do. In turn, we want to make every Bulger Veterinary Hospital Association, Inc. benefits of Premium membership is effort to provide the best possible Ms. Sue S. Marr Senior Aerospace-Metal Bellows Brandeis University early morning access to the exhibits. Chestnut Hill Farm membership experience. Massa Products Corporation Division Brigham and Women’s Faulkner To meet that need, we tested two Chipotle Massachusetts Port Authority Somerville - Cambridge Elder Services Hospital Following a year of research and Premium-exclusive events: September Connelly Partners planning, we rolled out in April Sundays and our December Holiday Massachusetts Service Alliance South Boston Animal Hospital C&W Services Hash Marine LLC 2017 a new tiered membership Breakfast. Both permitted Premium Maxspect Limited Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Timberlake IV Cambridge Savings Bank members to visit the Aquarium in the Island Creek Oysters structure that is designed to better McKinsey & Company Inc. The Timberland Company Cell Signaling Technology personalize the member experience hour prior to our public opening and Massachusetts Veterinary Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. Lea Trumbull Ferris CGI Information Systems and by giving current and prospective featured the opportunity to enjoy the Referral Hospital Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. Management Consultants, Inc. members the opportunity to select zen of early morning as well as witness Neptune Solutions Inc. Microsoft Corporation not only the number of admissions staff and volunteers as they care for Charles River Laboratories, Inc. North Coast Seafoods Corporation Pelican Products Inc. they prefer with their membership the animals, exhibits, and facility. $1,000 – $1,499 Chubb Group of Insurance Omega Sea Rebecca W. Quinn level, but also the depth of their Surveyed after each of these new Anonymous Companies offerings, members overwhelmingly Pecan Grove Solutions LLC Reynolds DeWalt engagement with the Aquarium. Mr. David Beddoe Conservation Law Foundation reported their appreciation for the Putnam Investments Swedish Fish Those who choose the Standard exclusivity of the programs, the relaxed ReefBrite Ms. Donna W. Cameron Copyright Clearance Center levels enjoy all the perks members Wegmans and quiet Aquarium atmosphere, and Dr. Jonathan Green and DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. have come to know and love over Residences at The InterContinental quality one-on-one time to learn about Dr. Jennifer P. Stone the years, including admission Boston ENDOWED AND Everett Public Libraries the inner workings of the Aquarium benefits, discounts, and special Ms. Sarah Hancock and NAMED FUNDS Granite Telecommunications from people with whom they don’t Schneider Electric events. Premium tier members, while Ms. Isabel Hancock normally have the chance to interact. Sensitech Inc. David B. Stone Fund (1970) Helen G. Hauben Foundation Hash Marine LLC enjoying all the benefits of Standard- Taunton-South Shore Foundation Winslow Memorial Fund (1977) Ms. Denise Johnson level membership, are provided We look forward to building on these Mill River Foundation John H. Cunningham Jr. Fund (1982) Karp Family Foundation the opportunity to gain a deeper early successes in 2018. Ms. Tammy Tauscher and Mr. Mark Tauscher Quebec-Labrador Foundation Harold E. Edgerton Fund (1982) Mrs. Stephanie Kube and relationship with the Aquarium and our mission through exclusive events Tsunami Coral Reefs and Aquariums U.S. Postal Service Processing and New England Aquarium Education Mr. John Kube Distribution Center Tufts Health Plan Fund at The Boston Foundation Manwarren Habitats Mr. Paul V. Walsh and Twin Rivers Technologies (1983) NED Management L.P. Ms. Jennifer Sudduth Walsh Comprised of the following funds: Veolia Henry E. Niles Foundation Robert G. Stone Fund (1971), Wellesley Bank $500 – $999 Nu-Bite, Inc. Veterinary Neurology and Pain The Baupost Group, LLC Paul F. Hellmuth Fund (1984), Ms. Maris Wicks Old Mutual Asset Management Management Bloomberg Philanthropies Ms. Donna Marie Brewer Helen B. Spaulding Fund (1985), Wolverine Worldwide and William S. Brewster Fund Parent Talk Waters Corporation The Boston Beer Company Ms. Madeline Carpenter (1986) Parker Hannifin Corporation Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Duck Tours Mr. John Chapin $1,500 – $2,499 David B. Arnold Jr. Fund (1984) Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Picard Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust Cambridge Trust Company CLS America, Inc. 7 News WHDH-TV Boston Animal Care Fund (1985) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard CDM Smith Matia Diamond Anchor Capital Advisors, Inc. Weston Howland Fund for Quality Marine $2,500 – $4,999 Mrs. Mary Cerulli Chloe Kotik BAMSI Admissions (1988) Red Acre Foundation Anonymous Kenneth Kuttner and Cory Kuttner Citizens Bank of Massachusetts Edmund C. Toomey Endowed Abyzz Ben & Jerry’s Ms. Kimberley A. Lehner Simmons College Credit Suisse Education Fund (2005) Acadian Asset Management Bethesda Lodge #30, I.O.O.F. Ms. Doris Lowy and South Shore American Postal Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Akiko Shiraki Dynner Fund Blackbaud, Inc. Mr. Paul Zigman Workers Union AEW Capital Management, L.P. Jimmy Fund Clinic for Ocean Exploration and Boston Children’s Hospital - Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Agore Technologies, LLC Dunkin’ Brands Dr. June H. Romeo Conservation (2005) Newborn Medicine Stearns Charitable Trust Allegro Microsystems, LLC EisenShine Ms. Katherine Schoonover The Buttrick Fund for Volunteer Brandt Box & Paper Stetson Whitcher Fund at Aquavet Pty. Ltd. ENGIE Ms. Josepha-Aimee Shu Programs (2006) Champion Lighting and Supply Co. The Boston Foundation Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Ms. Deborah Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Galen L. Stone Lindy Johnson Fellowship Fund Christian Book Distributors USPS Social & Recreation Management Services, Inc. Ms. Angelina Galindo Wildlife Computers (2011) Committee Domio Association of Reptilian and Mr. David E. Goodman USW Local 9360 Amphibian Veterinarians Dryden Aqua Ltd. Grafton Job Corps Vertex Pharmaceuticals Barings EMCOR Services Northeast - CommAir/BALCO

12 13 Mary Renner: A Dedicated Ocean Advocate Board Leadership It’s not often that an organization has a Following many years as an Aquarium Board member as dedicated as Mary Renner. Overseer and Trustee, Mary has stepped into the role of Chair of the Board’s Officers of the New England Aquarium P. Eric Krauss Mary first engaged with the Aquarium in the Development Committee. For Mary, Corporation Executive Vice President, 1990s, when she and her husband, Peter, the creation of the Anderson Cabot Chief Operating and Financial Officer moved to Boston. After learning about the Donna K. Hazard Center for Ocean Life represents Aquarium’s mission, education programs, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Daniel S. Evans an important next step for the and leadership in conservation, Mary joined Interim President and CEO Secretary of the Corporation organization that inspired and the Aquarium Council. Mary’s commitment to engaged her many years ago. the organization was cemented through her relationships with the Aquarium’s leadership “With the creation of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jennifer D. Eielson MAGELLAN SOCIETY HONORARY TRUSTEE and Board members. Anderson Cabot Center for Donna K. Hazard, Chair Kerry A. Emanuel, Ph.D. Jeffrey H. Pierce, Co-Chair Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D. Ocean Life,” said Mary, “we David Altshuler Katharine B. Fagan R. William Burgess Jr., “I feel indebted to so many of the Board are moving forward boldly Co-Chair members who mentored me and, through Maliz E. Beams Michael W. Fish In Memoriam to illuminate the work of our their example, showed me how important David Bechhofer Dozier L. Gardner George R. Baldwin We would like to honor the talented scientists and to educate it was for the New England Aquarium to Barbara Burgess John M. Gray Henry P. Becton Jr. memory of the following one another about how we can all distinguish itself as a leader in marine Thomas R. Burton III Ellen W. Griggs Richard G. Casey Aquarium employees, board live more responsibly.” education, research, and conservation,” Linda N. Cabot Bowman Hallagan John J. Doyle Jr. members, and supporters. said Mary. As we look toward the Aquarium’s 50th Jared A. Chase Mark Hastings Jamie C. Fagan William W. Bain anniversary, we are grateful for Mary’s Mary joined the Aquarium Board in 1994 and, Barbara Eisenson Winston E. Henderson Walter J. Flaherty dedicated leadership in bringing the Louis Rusitzky to our good fortune, has been serving the Daniel S. Evans Walter J. Gamble, M.D. Aquarium into an exciting new era. Ann P. Hochberg Jacob Thompson Aquarium ever since. Dean Goodermote Pamela R. Holding Harry A. Hanson III Ralph B. Vogel Kathleen Healy Danny Kalmar Lily Rice Hsia Timothy G. Healy Mary Alice Karol Ogden Hunnewell Pamela Petri-Humphrey Margaret C.H. Kelly Jeffrey M. Hurst Mr. Douglass E. Karp Stephanie Kube Thomas B. King Alexander D. Leventhal, Douglas J. Lober George M. Lovejoy Jr. Ex-officio Michael S. Lorber Anne R. Lovett Alistair Lowe Laurence P. Madin, Ph.D. Stephen C. Peacher Raymond F. Mui Deborah J. Manus Rudolph F. Pierce, Esq. Scott H. Page Stephen J. Mastrocola Sandra B. Prescott Anne B. Peacher Richard A. McKenna Karen Foote Richards Jeffrey F. Peters Dennis Mitchell Bud Ris Mary T. Renner Michael E. Mooney Kathleen Sherbrooke Duncan W. Richardson Brooke N. Muggia Richard A. Soden, Esq. Looking Forward Brian Skerry Rick Musiol Jr. Patricia R. Squire Peter O. Wilde Charles F. Nadler Robert W. Uek Your support is what makes all this possible, and we thank Alison Nolan Timothy L. Vaill you. We hope the next time you visit Central Wharf, you will BOARD OF OVERSEERS Kim J. Ogden Louis J. Volpe take a deep dive into our exhibits, have a conversation with Alexander D. Leventhal, Chair Sandra Park one of our Visitor Experience staff, and check out the research Robert C. Trumbull, Vice Chair Kevin F. Parker LIFE TRUSTEES featured around the building. You’ll understand that the New James R. Andrew Richard C. Pierce Gerald W. Blakeley Jr. England Aquarium isn’t simply a building—it’s a mission. James A. Atwood Caroline Rando Charles S. Boit Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Robert G. Bannish Brian Rivotto Jacob F. Brown II Aquarium. We look forward to celebrating a half century of Robert L. Beal Kitt Sawitsky Anne T. Buttrick dedication to that mission with Cynthia A. Becton Samuel Slater Gale R. Guild all of you. Michael J. Bohnen, Esq. Gregory S. Stone, Ph.D. Karl J. Hirshman With the support of our Board, Annie Bourne Jonathan F. Stone David I. Kosowsky, Sc.D. our staff, our members, and our George D. Buckley Kevin Joseph Sullivan Robert A. Lawrence philanthropic supporters, the Carolyn J. Campanelli James W. Taylor William J. O’Neill Jr. Aquarium will continue to fulfill W. Reed Chisholm II Arnaud Tesson Edward E. Phillips our most important mission—to John M. Cohen, M.D. Robert C. Trumbull Sandra B. Prescott be effective advocates for vital and Ronald W. Crawley Jr. David A. Trust George Putnam vibrant oceans. Christopher T. Cuddy Michelle P. Vilms Paul W. DiMaura Charles S. Willauer Alan R. Dynner

14 15 Year-End Financial New England Aquarium Corporation Summary Financial Results (in thousands of dollars)

We finished 2017 with 1.42 million visitors, which was Operating Revenue & Support FY 2017 FY 2016 CHANGE $ CHANGE % 1.8 percent higher than 2016’s results of 1.39 million TOTAL AQUARIUM Admissions: Individuals & Groups $22,789.9 $22,724.8 $65.1 0% visitors. It represented the highest total attendance since ATTENDANCE (millions) Retail Sales: Food, Gift Shop & Events 12,566.8 12,004.0 562.8 5% 2002, which was the first full year of the Simons IMAX® Memberships: Individual & Family 3,135.6 2,954.7 180.9 6% Theatre’s operations. Our strong attendance in 2017 was 2017 1.42 Corporate: Memberships & Sponsorships 797.5 846.6 (49.1) -6% attributable to the opening of the popular new Science of 2016 1.39 Gifts & Pledges 2,021.9 2,087.2 (65.3) -3% Sharks exhibit and record visitor satisfaction throughout 2015 1.27 Grants & Contracts 4,222.1 4,468.8 (246.7) -6% the year. 2014 1.37 Net Assets Released From Restriction 2,372.9 1,659.4 713.5 43% 2013 1.28 Operating revenues increased by 2 percent to $49.1 million Other 1,203.6 1,288.4 (84.8) -7% in 2017 due to strength in attendance and catering event revenue, and increased releases from restrictions of certain TOTAL NET Total Operating Revenue & Support $49,110.3 $48,033.9 $1,076.4 2% gifts related to the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life ASSETS (millions) at the New England Aquarium. On the expense front, 2017 $52.8 we grew by 4 percent to $45.4 million in 2017, yielding a Operating Expenses 2016 $52.1 healthy operating reserve of $3.72 million as compared to Research, Conservation & Education 8,403.3 8,280.5 122.8 1% 2015 $47.5 an operating reserve of $4.35 million in 2016. Exhibit Operation & Maintenance 6,233.2 6,143.8 89.4 1% 2014 $49.9 Plant Operations 7,723.2 7,087.6 635.6 9% Our overall financial position remains strong and should 2013 $53.1 continue to improve in the years ahead. The Aquarium’s Cost of Retail Sales 9,493.0 8,883.2 609.8 7% endowment and funds functioning as endowment General Administration & Supporting Services 11,187.3 10,977.4 209.9 2% increased roughly 15 percent to $18.8 million in the Fundraising 1,919.1 1,878.6 40.5 2% aggregate due to market appreciation and the application 2% Corporate Partners Interest 434.9 438.9 (4.0) -1% of $750,000 of excess unrestricted cash to the funds functioning as endowment at year-end. Total debt 6% Memberships Total Operating Expenses $45,394.0 $43,690.0 $1,704.0 4%

decreased by roughly $1.8 million to $20.6 million in 2017 Operating Reserve (deficit)* $3,716.3 $4,343.9 $(627.6) -14% due to scheduled debt payments and a $750,000 voluntary 9% Gifts payment from excess unrestricted cash at year-end. 9% Grants & Contracts Other Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets We look forward to 2018 and beyond. We have prepared 2017 Operating Reserve (deficit) $3,716.3 4,343.9 (627.6) -14% a thoughtful financial plan for 2018 that includes making 74% Admission, Sales & Other OPERATING continued progress on Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean REVENUE Non-Operating Revenues and Expense, Net 205.9 (384.0) 589.9 -154% Life strategic priorities, building overall fundraising Net Assets Released to Fund Capital Improvements 109.5 623.3 (513.8) -82% capacity, and planning for our 50th anniversary in Realized & Unrealized Gains (losses), Net 239.3 459.6 (220.3) -48% 2019. 2018 should be another solid year operationally, Gain on Disposal of Fixed Assets & Debt Refinancing 2.5 (124.5) 127.0 -102% financially, and from a mission delivery perspective. 4% Fundraising* Depreciation & Amortization Expense (4,805.8) (4,735.9) (69.9) 1% Net Non-Cash Pension Related Changes 107.6 145.1 (37.5) -26% Thank you to our staff, our volunteers, our members, 6% Education our donors, and our Board for your continued and Increase (Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets $(424.7) $327.5 $(752.2) -230% valued support. 8% Operating Reserve Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Net Assets $1,090.1 $4,261.5 $(3,171.4) -74% Best regards, 11% Conservation/Research 2017 71% Aquarium Operations, OPERATING Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets $665.4 $4,589.0 $(3,923.6) -86% Animal Care & Other EXPENSES Net Assets – Beginning of Year $52,092.9 $47,503.9 $4,589.0 10% Net Assets – End of Year $52,758.3 $52,092.9 $665.4 1%

P. Eric Krauss Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer * Operating reserve, as defined by management, excludes depreciation and amortization charges and non-recurring transactions. Audited financial statements, with an unqualified opinion by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C., are available upon request.

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