A scene from Galveston Bay Foundation’s 2020 2 Your Stress At Bay” video series. “Keep
A LETTER from the President Dear Galveston Bay Foundation Friends, Our work over the last year can be described in any number of words, but we think “resilient” fits best. With your support in the face of so much uncertainty, we moved for ward without pause in our mission to preser ve and protect the Bay. After all, the Bay never stopped needing our help. Throughout this report, you will see what we achieved together, safely. We pivoted our education programs to virtual and reached more students than ever before. Nearly 2,0 0 0 volunteers planted marsh grass and trees or tested water quality. We added 79 acres to our Flo Hannah Prairie giving us 115 acres of rare and ecologically vital remnant prairie that are permanently protect. Those are just a few accomplishments of 2020. Fundraising for our capital campaign to build a state-of-the-art green building that will ser ve as our headquarters and education facility in Kemah is ongoing. The connection between nature and mental health was emphasized in the pandemic and we saw the importance of a place where community visitors of all ages can access and enjoy the Bay. The image to the left is a view from the property that we look for ward to sharing with you in person soon. Thank you for your support in 2020. The future of Galveston Bay Foundation and our community is bright, and we can’t wait to see what 2021 will bring us!
BOB STOKES President, Galveston Bay Foundation
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2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EDUCATE
6-7
RESTORE
8-9
PROTECT
10-11
RESEARCH
12-13
CONSERVE
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ADVOCATE
16-17
VOLUNTEER
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RECOGNITIONS
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DONOR LIST
20-24
BOARD & FINANCIALS
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Galveston Bay Foundation Educator Mariah Waters shows students a blue crab during a 2020 virtual field trip.
Thank you for giving my students a project to do while they were in school remotely. This opportunity educated students, but also gave them something to look forward to. ”
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2020 - 2021 Teacher This experience has taught me a lot about how to help the Bay and even though I’m just one person, it still matters. ” Get Hip to Habitat Participant
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Westside High School Teacher Carolyn Klein and her school’s Get Hip To Habitat plants.
The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) At Home With the Bay lessons were a significant component of my Environmental Science Teacher virtual ELL Environmental Science class. When HISD went fully virtual last March, these lessons showed up Westside High School, HISD just in time. GBF staff showed how personable and flexible they are in confusing times! The lessons fit perfectly into my curriculum. The oyster lessons allowed my students to see an oyster dissection up close and the wetland lessons clearly demonstrated the benefits of this important ecosystem. I appreciated the structure of the lessons which allowed me to pick and choose components best suited to my grade level. They really were the next best thing to being there!
Carolyn Klein
This year, we have benefited greatly from the restructuring of GBF’s Get Hip to Habitat program. Our school is on the far west side of Houston, approximately 1.5 hours away from the GBF offices. In past years, it has been impossible to plan a fall trip to GBF to pick up the marsh grasses in addition to a spring class to install the plants. This year, staff offered to bring the plants to our school! Megan Sambilay and Mariah Waters drove all the plants and kits to us. By combining the experience of monitoring the plant with virtual workshops on Galveston Bay’s ecology and dolphins, my students have begun to appreciate the significance of caring for these plants. This year’s virtual schooling has made real world hands on activities that everyone can access so critical. We are looking forward so much to our planting trip, and we are so grateful to GBF for making this program COVID safe! 6
EDUCATE Galveston Bay Foundation’s education programs get students outdoors through hands-on STEM curriculum.
8,634
students engaged in virtual and in-person events, over half of whom are considered low-income and of an under-represented ethnicity.
1,000
students from 12 schools participated in the 2020-adapted “Wetland At Home” program complete with wetland kits and virtual lessons.
Galveston Bay Foundation education programs quickly adapted to include virtual opportunities in 2020 including “At Home With The Bay” field trips, summer camp, at the “Wetland At Home” program for Get Hip to Habitat participants.
I was able to feel like I was really making a difference in the Bay by growing cordgrass. Living farther from the Bay used to make me feel like I had little impact on the Bay life, but after learning about Galveston Bay and having the opportunity to grow cordgrass, I now look at my actions in a new light. I strive to make a more conscious effort to protect the Bay through my daily activities.
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Elizabeth Makondekwa, Westside High School Student (Houston Independent School District)
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RESTORE Galveston Bay Foundation’s habitat restoration programs protect and restore the Bay’s natural resources.
Limestone is moved into the water to create oyster habitat in Trinity Bay. Photo: HDR Inc.
In 2020, conservation partners added 40 acres of new oyster habitat to Upper Galveston Bay/Trinity Bay in the first restoration project of its kind in the area. The partnership project between Galveston Bay Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department aims to demonstrate how the Bay’s oyster population can be sustainably managed without completely restricting commercial harvest. After a two-year closure to allow oysters to populate the reefs, 25 acres of reef will be open for commercial harvest while the remaining 15 acres will be preserved as a sanctuary reef to provide larvae to the harvestable sites, providing a sustainable approach to commercial oyster harvest.
“Oysters are a vital component of a healthy estuary and we are particularly excited that this innovative reef will provide ecosystem service benefits to Galveston Bay and also sustainably support our commercial fishing industry.” Bob Stokes, Galveston Bay Foundation President
The new oyster habitat in the 40-acre reef complex will help filter coastal waters, enhance water quality, and provide food and shelter for over 300 different species of fish, shrimp and crabs, and other invertebrates. 8
905
feet of nearshore break waters constructed at Galveston Bay Foundation’s Kemah proper ty the first step toward a “living shoreline.”
40
acres of oyster reef complex added in Trinity Bay. This effort aims to create the first sustainable model for harvesting Gulf oysters. More details on pg. 8.
22,500
stems of smooth cordgrass planted during Galveston Bay Foundation’s 21st annual Marsh Mania and other planting events.
18,000
new oysters raised in oyster gardens at 75 bayfront homes.
115
tons of oyster shells recycled from 10 partner restaurants, including three new restaurant partners.
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465
water quality samples collected and analyzed and 91 bacteria samples processed with the assistance of 55 water quality monitoring volunteers at 53 Bay-wide locations as part of our long-term water monitoring efforts.
288
rain barrels distributed at seven community workshops, creating the potential to conserve over 302,400 gallons of water per year
I have participated in several Galveston Bay Foundation projects. GBF personnel leading these projects are always most competent, conscientious, and fun people with whom to work. There is always plenty of field work to do with prairie and wetland restoration and monitoring the Bay. Our community is truly fortunate to have GBF as a creative advocate for our ecosystem. In a time of COVID restriction, we who partner with GBF enjoy working in the expansiveness of bays, wetlands, prairies, and forests that are our home. As we restore and preserve the Bay and surrounding watershed, we take satisfaction in contributing to the vitality of the Galveston Bay Area. Mike Petitt, Galveston Bay Foundation Volunteer
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PROTECT PROTECT Galveston Bay Foundation’s water programs ensure Galveston Bay is fishable and swimmable.
Nurdles (the pictured plastic pellets) serve as raw material in plastic production and are a common type of microplastic pollution on our shorelines. Photo: Desi Farias
A few months after I began at Galveston Bay Foundation, funding for a new project landed in my lap for what would become the Marine Debris Monitoring Program. What started as a plan to have our water monitors collect data on the marine debris that they saw in the field at their sites evolved into monthly cleanups, surveys, Nurdle Patrols, partnerships, and large events. It has been a lot work to get a new program off the ground, but it has been incredibly rewarding. I could not have done it without the student leaders at Texas A&M University at Galveston or our water monitors who got behind it early on and helped to generate exposure, awareness, and, most importantly, quality data. Our partnership with Nurdle Patrol has been an added success and a fun way for anyone and everyone to get involved in community science. The Marine Debris Monitoring Program has been more well-received than I ever expected and has been a great way to increase engagement, create awareness of a local and global environmental concern, and get new volunteers involved with Galveston Bay Foundation. Nick Ellis, Galveston Bay Foundation Water Quality Programs Coordinator
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RESEARCH Galveston Bay Foundation’s research programs provide vital data to help understand dolphin activity and water quality issues.
This map shows all sightings in 2020 of the Galveston Bay Dolphin Research Program’s adopted dolphins. Due to COVID restrictions, we were unable to survey as often as we do on a typical year; Nevertheless, we saw many familiar dolphins. To learn more about our adopted dolphins, visit galvbay.org/dolphin. 12
1,450 22,000 9,257
bottlenose dolphins sighted in 46 boatbased surveys in collaboration with the Environmental Institute of Houston.
nurdles collected and reported to Nurdle Patrol in 250 surveys. pieces of marine debris collected, catalogued, and reported to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s marine debris database in monthly surveys at two shoreline locations.
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acres of valuable habitat permanently protected in Brazoria and Galveston Counties through fee simple acquisition and conser vation easements.
1,112
acres permanently protected as coastal preserves under Texas Parks and Wildlife Department management in Matagorda and Brazoria counties.
1.5
acres of native tall grass prairie restored at Galveston Bay Foundation properties.
760
trees planted at Galveston Bay Foundation properties around the Bay.
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CONSERVE Galveston Bay Foundation’s conservation programs protect vital habitat in perpetuity.
The Flo Hannah Prairie Acquisition – an additional 79 acres of vital remnant prairie preserved forever In 2020, Galveston Bay Foundation added 79 additional acres of remnant coastal prairie to its 115-acre acquisition in Brazoria County as part of its continued effort to conserve coastal habitat through property acquisitions and conservation easements. Conserved land provides clean water, recreational opportunities, scenic beauty, a refuge for wildlife, and a host of other benefits. “The Texas Coast was once home to an estimated 6 million acres of coastal prairie. Today, less than one perFlo Hannah (left). Photo cent of that coastal prairie remains in a relatively pristine courtesy of Emily Coulter condition,” said Bob Stokes, Galveston Bay Foundation’s president. “At this point, every acre of conserved remnant prairie in our region is important. In terms of its biological value, Flo Hannah Prairie has been compared to Nash Prairie, another large remnant coastal prairie that has been conserved, so we are excited to be able to preserve this Texas coast treasure for generations to come.” The site was named the “Flo Hannah Prairie” after Flo Hannah, a Galveston native and a renowned conservationist and prairie enthusiast, who passed away from cancer in 2018. A steward for the environment and the Upper Texas Gulf Coast, Hannah was passionate about native grasses and did meaningful work in native prairie plant restoration through her role at Houston Audubon Society, her own nursery of Gulf Coast Prairie plants, and her involvement with several local nature conservancies. “Mom was so quiet about her achievements and accomplishments in prairie restoration and stewardship, and she would have been overwhelmingly humbled by this honor,” said Emily Coulter, daughter of the late Flo Hannah, speaking on behalf of herself and her sisters. “She always did what she did for prairie restoration and protection for the greater community, not for the recognition. The Galveston Bay Foundation has made such an incredible effort, and we hope we speak for all of her family, friends, and colleagues when we say thank you for honoring her. She felt so passionately about prairies – far more than any possessions. This is a perfect gift to the community as a whole, and it is a gift that will keep on giving for years to come. Thank you!” 15
ADVOCATE
Galveston Bay Foundation’s advocacy programs work with all stakeholders including community and business leaders, policy and decision-makers, to protect the health and well-being of the Bay.
Galveston Bay Foundation was selected as a Texas Water Market Maker through a competitive process sponsored by Texas Water Trade. This program is designed to expand the use of voluntary water transactions to restore flow in priority Texas basins by providing technical support to non-profits to develop environmental water trade. As a Market Maker, GBF and Texas Water Trade will work together to drive voluntary, market-based solutions to protect and enhance critical freshwater inflows to Galveston Bay.
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indicators in the 2019 Galveston Bay Repor t Card resulted in an overall grade of a “C” for Bay health and productivity.
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13 wetland permit applications reviewed for projects proposed to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, resulting in three letters of concern or opposition.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
45,000
attendees at three key events that pivoted to virtual including the Guardian Gala, Bay Day Festival, and a 50th Anniversary of Earth Day celebration.
819
cyclists participated in the annual Bike Around the Bay ride. This year’s ride pivoted to one day in Chambers County as opposed to the usual two-day route.
305
volunteers participated in clean up events and removing approximately 7,000 pieces of litter and debris from the shoreline.
6,630
community members engaged in issues affecting Galveston Bay through 12 community events, 29 virtual presentations, and 16 interpretive videos.
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1,929
volunteers donated a combined 6,239 hours to help preserve and enhance Galveston Bay.
My interest in volunteering with Galveston Bay Foundation began when I glimpsed a “plant/seeds volunteer” post. At first, I thought about my son who is a high school student and interested in plants. When we attended the training Ricci led in July 2020, it brought us so much joy and knowledge. We learned the names of flowers, when and how to harvest and it was GREAT to be part of the nature and help nature. Working with Ricci to continue the tree/seed planting at Galveston Bay Foundation, we got to know more about the organization and what it does for the community. The more we learned, the more we wanted to be involved. The “Kemah shoreline cleanup”, which was organized by Sasha, provided us a wonderful educational opportunity not only for our high school students but also the parents to see how bad the pollution is and how close it is. I think more similar activities will be much appreciated by our communities. These experiences made me realize that so many people are helping to protect nature and the planet. This feeling makes me confident in our future and I’m happy to have been a part of it. Overall, 2020 was a great start for to volunteering endeavors, especially during the pandemic. We have been physically and mentally isolated and volunteering made us happy and socially connected without safety risk. Volunteering and giving back not only helps you gain new knowledge and skills, but it also gives you a great feeling of accomplishment and allows you to see the wonderful side of the world.
Cindy Du Galveston Bay Foundation Volunteer
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DOWNTOWN LAUNCH PAD DOWNTOWN
Central Houston, Downtown Redevelopment Authority, Gensler Architects
An anchor of the upcoming 4-mile Innovation District spanning downtown to the Med Center, this start-up incubator will take up the 10th floor of the Amegy Bank building.
Hundreds of entrepreneurs will cycle through every four months to develop start-ups that could address climate change, advance medicine, and more.
We don’t know what the future of tech looks like, but Houston aims to be a vital part of it between the Launch Pad, Rice’s Ion, and the TMCx.
Two floors of modern and contemporary art
The building’s 7 site-
Two of America’s top accelerators, MassChallenge and gener8tor, were recruited to anchor the 17,000-squarefoot Launch Pad. The Cannon Houston will also run two floors of co-working space at Amegy, a “virtual village” where start-ups can land post-Launch Pad.
Almost finished
Spring 2020
RECOGNITIONS
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The thirdfuture and featuring never-before- Headquarters specific commissions Come nighttime, Galveston Bay MFAH, Foundation’s Kemah was recognized in Nancy and final gallery building seen collections, include vertical glass tubes Rich Kinder, Stevenas one on the museum’s plus a restaurant, a a dragon sculpture bythe new on the trapezoidal Underway will Houstonia magazine of five developments in decade that Holl Architects 14-acre, $450 million 215-seat theater, an Ai Wei Wei and a concrete building will Sarofim campus atrium, 400 parking tapestry by Trenton glow in patterns. change Houston forever. spaces, and tunnels Doyle Hancock. MFAH NANCY AND RICH KINDER BUILDING MUSEUM DISTRICT
Fall 2020
to sister buildings
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LYNN WYATT SQUARE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS DOWNTOWN THEATER DISTRICT
Houston First, Rios Clementi Hale Studios Architects 1
A $29 million facelift for Jones Plaza
The square will anchor the bustling Theater District, host performances on its new lawn, and 2 no longer resemble a toilet.
RISE AND SHINE
COURTESY
GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION KEMAH 1
DOWNTOWN LAUNCH PAD DOWNTOWN
MAJOR PLAYERS
GBF, Kirksey Architecture Central Houston, Downtown Redevelopment Authority, Gensler Architects
WHAT IT IS
The green, 30-acre headquarters forofthe An anchor the upcomfoundation ing 4-mile Innovation District spanning downtown to the Med Center, this start-up incubator will take up the 10th floor of the Amegy Bank building.
In 2020, Galveston Bay Foundation was featured in 55 stories in local, national, and global publications. 2
MFAH NANCY AND RICH KINDER BUILDING MUSEUM DISTRICT
MFAH, Nancy and Rich Kinder, Steven Holl Architects
The third and final gallery building on the museum’s 14-acre, $450 million Sarofim campus
WHY IT MATTERS
Students (and adults) can head here daily to learn about Hundreds of entreprethe bay.
neurs will cycle through every four months to develop start-ups that could address climate change, advance medicine, and more.
Two floors of modern and contemporary art featuring never-beforeseen collections, plus a restaurant, a 215-seat theater, an atrium, 400 parking spaces, and tunnels to sister buildings
Houston Endowment, PRODUCTORA, Kevin Daly Architects
GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION
GBF, Kirksey Architecture
headquarters for the foundation, overlooking Spotts Park
WHY WE’RE
A pier, boardwalk, EXCITED trails, 4-acre shoreline conservation project, outdoor classrooms, We don’t know and, of course, what the future of tech water access looks like, but Houston aims to be a vital part of it between the Launch Pad, Rice’s Ion, and the TMCx.
The building’s 7 sitespecific commissions include a dragon sculpture by Ai Wei Wei and a tapestry by Trenton Doyle Hancock.
FUN
The headquarters FACT will be among 25 buildings in America that meet the rigorous Living Building Two of America’s top Challenge, with solar panels accelerators, MassChallenge cisternswere to collect andand gener8tor, recruited forthe drinking water. to rain anchor 17,000-squarefoot Launch Pad. The Cannon Houston will also run two floors of co-working space 02 / at Amegy, a “virtual village” where start-ups can land post-Launch Pad.
Funding secured
May 2022 5
CONSTRUCTION STATUS
OPENING DATE
$15 of $25 million raised; first phase underway
TBA
Almost finished
Spring 2020
2020
HOUSTONIA
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Come nighttime, vertical glass tubes on the trapezoidal concrete building will glow in patterns.
Underway
Fall 2020
Wyatt donated $10 million to the project—hence the naming rights.
Starts summer 2020
Summer 2021
May 2022
The $20 million, 40,000-square-foot office will be the new center of Houston philanthropy.
inspired by the park and its canopy of oaks, will be among our city’s architectural wonders.
The winning architects (Mexico City’s PRODUCTORA and LA’s Daly) won out over 120 other teams.
Funding secured
(and adults) can head here daily to learn about
shoreline conservation project, outdoor classrooms,
in America that meet the rigorous Living Building Challenge, with solar panels
$15 of $25 million raised; first phase underway
The state of the art four-acre headquarters facility was made possible thanks to a lead gift from Andy and Barbara Gessner. It will include a living shoreline as well as trails, boardwalks, an observation deck, and pier to provide A pier, boardwalk, The headquarters 5 The green, Students trails, 4-acre will be among 25 buildings access to the property’s many natural habitats. 30-acre headquarters for the
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The winning architects GWENDOLYN (Mexico City’s KNAPP PRODUCTORA and LA’s Daly) won out over 120 other teams.
Galveston Bay Foundation has a once in a lifetime 3 opportunity to create a “Living Building” headquarters LYNN WYATT The square will SQUARE Houston anchor the bustling and educational center on the Bay that will help connect FOR THE First, A $29 million Theater District, The dazzling PERFORMING Rios Clementi facelift for host performances water features, people directly ARTS to the heart of the Galveston Bay. Our Hale Studios Jones Plaza on its new lawn, great for selfies DOWNTOWN Architects will serve as a destination and no longer new location in Kemah where THEATER resemble a toilet. DISTRICT visitors of all ages can experience the wonder and awe of the Bay and learn about the rich diversity of Gulf Coast plants and wildlife, conservation, and science. The building, The new 4
Summer 2021
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The Gessner Center – Connecting our community to the heart of Galveston Bay.
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT WASHINGTON CORRIDOR
Starts summer 2020
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The building, The new 4 Houston The $20 million, inspired by the park headquarters Endowment, 40,000-square-foot and its canopy HOUSTON for the PRODUCTORA, willRAPID be the PACE —so of oaks, will be ENDOWMENT THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA IS CHANGINGoffice AT A rapid, foundation, Kevin Daly new center of among our city’s WASHINGTON it’s easy to lose the plot. Theseoverlooking five major developments, all taking shape over Architects Houston philanthropy. architectural CORRIDOR Spotts Park the next couple of years, are set to change the face of the city. wonders.
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Wyatt donated $10 million to the project—hence the naming rights.
The dazzling water features, great for selfies
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DONOR LIST We are thankful for the support that creates positive changes in Galveston Bay for future generations.
$100,000+ Dan L. Duncan Foundation Houston Endowment Inc. Phillips 66 Mr. and Mrs. Brad Robbins Transocean Ltd. The Hearst Foundation
$50,000-$99,999 John P. McGovern Foundation KBR National Wildlife Federation Mr. and Mrs. Edward Randall IV Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rice Shell Oil Company Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Traweek
$20,000-$49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Byron Davis The Polly Reed Daniel Family EarthShare of Texas Mr. C.M. Garver HARC Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Harvey Houston Wilderness The Clayton Fund Kirby Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Kirk Land Trust Alliance LyondellBasell Marathon Petroleum Corporation Mrs. Kathrine McGovern NRG Energy 20
Phase Engineering, Inc. Port Houston Resource Environmental Solutions Cheniere Energy Scotts MiracleGro Foundation Southwest Shipyard, LP The Marvy Finger Family Foundation Tommy’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar Valero Energy Foundation
Mr. Michael Tapick TC Energy The Mitsui USA Foundation The Tuckerman Foundation Wells Fargo
$5,000-$9,999
Baker Botts L.L.P. Ms. Norma Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Don Berkemeyer Ms. Elizabeth Blair-Redfield and Mr. Gene Gansky Mr. and Mrs. Monty Briscoe Mr. and Mrs. George Britton Accenture Mr. and Mrs. George M. Adrian Garcia for Harris County Britton, Jr. Comm. Pct 2 Burns & McDonnell Foundation Association of Commercial Real Mr. and Mrs. Mark Burroughs Estate Professionals CCA Texas Automovil, LLC Mr. Frank Coffey Mr. and Mrs. Bonner C. Barnes Covestro LLC Butler Conservation Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Dean Cabela’s Del Papa Distributing Company CenterPoint Energy Ms. Denise DuBard and Mr. CITGO Marvin Conrad Dow Chemical Company Frost Bank Mr. and Mrs. Andy Giffhorn Dr. Cullen Geiselman Mr. and Mrs. Kent Graziano Gulf Coast Authority H-E-B Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Houston Audubon Society Gulf Coast Limestone Inc. Ms. Carla Knobloch Gulf Coast Water Authority Kinder Morgan Foundation HDR Engineering, Inc. Orion Administrative Services Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Hildebrand Inc. Intercontinental Terminals Mrs. Beth Roberston Co. LLC Satterfield & Pontikes Ippolito Charitable Foundation Construction, Inc. of Galveston Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sauer
$10,000-$19,999
$5,000-$9,999 CONT.
Mr. and Mrs. Maury Rubenstein Mr. John Scherer Mr. and Mrs. David Knowles Mr. Tom Shaffer Mr. Brian Krueger Ms. June Shaw Kuraray America, Inc. SK Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Scott Martin Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Smith Mary Moody Northen Mr. William T. Snypes and Endowment Ms. Suzanne Suter Odfjell Terminals (Houston) Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Spedale Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Prioleau Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stokes Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Pistner Mr. Pat Studdert Mr. Doug D. Pitcock The Tapeats Fund Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pounds Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Ticatch Ralph and Genevieve B. Mr. Robert Todd Horween Foundation Ms. Corinne Yancy REI Co-Op Mr. and Mrs. John R. Young Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swinbank The Hillcrest Foundation AIG The Kaneka Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George Aldrich The Trull Foundation Alvin and Lucy Owsley Mr. Donald Verser Foundation Ms. Donna Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Andries Mr. Robert B. Armstrong AECOM Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bailey AVERA Companies Secretary and Mrs. James A. Conoco Phillips Baker, III Mr. and Mrs. Austin Cornelius Mr. Adam Bangs and Mrs. Judy Mr. and Mrs. Gary Crum Calloni Mr. and Mrs. David Elmer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bedell Gulf of Mexico Alliance Mr. and Mrs. William Bos INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA BP Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ivy Mr. and Mrs. David Branton Mr. Douglas C. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Greg Brown Mr. Bill E. King Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buckner Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Ben C. Carmine Kirksey Architecture Mr. Timothy D. Love and Mr. and Mrs. David Cazes Ms. Mary S. Stark-Love Chevron Mr. Christopher Church MD Anderson Cancer Center Ms. Susan Conaty Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mohn Ms. Emily Hannah Coulter Ms. Theresa Napaletano Mrs. Linda Debrovner Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Nielsen Padgett Shoreline Construction Mr. David DeVido Mr. Michael S. Parmet Mayor Matthew Doyle Prestige Oysters Inc. Encap Investments Mr. and Mrs. Steve Provenzano Mr. and Mrs. David Eskins
$1,000-$2,499
$2,500-$4,999
Mrs. and Mr. Marie F. Evnochides Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ference Finger Interests, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Finkelstein Freese and Nichols Ms. Christina V. Garcia Mr. Jonathan Goddard Dr. Milton Gray Ms. Patty Griffin Mr. Thomas G. Gruenert Mr. Douglas Hannah Ms. Kirsti M. Harms Mr. Jim Elskes and Dr. Edee Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Herink Mr. Steve Hill Mr. and Mrs. Marc Hill Hollaway Environmental and Communications Services Ms. Wendy Houghton Mr. and Mrs. Lynn D. Houston Houston Pilots Dr. Georgia R. Hsieh Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hutcheson Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Ives Mr. Guy R. Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Jennings Mr. Edwin Jennings Jogi Jalaram Inc. Mr. Kyle Kafka Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Chip Kelman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Kelsey Ms. Kendra Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. James Key Mrs. Judy Koehl Mr. Michael Lange Liberty Mutual Mr. Jeff Lichon Mr. Keith Little Loch Bar Houston Mr. and Mrs. John Lollar Ms. Leslie L. Lott Mr. and Mrs. Tommy W. Lott Mrs. Meghan Z. Lutschg Mr. Earl Mangin Ms. Grace Martinez 21
$1,000-$2,499 CONT. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Miers Morgan Stanley Ms. Tom Morris Mr. Kevin C. Mulholland Native Plant Society of Texas, Houston Chapter Mr. and Mrs. Paul Newman Mr. Leonard Norris Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Odum Mr. Frances Pengra Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC Mr. Harry Phillips Mr. and Mrs. James Pirnik Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Reasoner Ms. Marie M. Robertson Mr. Lance W. Robertson Dr. and Mrs. Fernando A. Romero Mr. Ramon Sanchez and Chula R. Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Smith Jr. Mr. William C. Smith Sr. Mr. Alexander Smith Sterling and Associates Ms. Julie Summers Sutliff & Stout, PLLC Mr. Aaron Swerdlin Mr. Stephen Szalkowski Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Teich The Nature Conservancy of Texas The RR Family Foundation Mr. Brad Thielemann Ms. Gaylynn Thomas Ms. Sharron Tomlin Total E&P USA, Inc. Mr. Aldo Vasquez Mr. Doug E. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Ward Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Steven Widen Mr. and Mrs. James E. Winn Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zinn
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$500-$999
Mr. Lawrence L. Kitchel Dr. Janet Kohlhase Mr. Robert Allen Dr. Helen W. Lane and Ms. Jacqueline M. Allen Mr. Roger Rowe Ms. Amy W. Ardington Ms. Lisetta A. Lavy Ann and Tom Estus Fund Ms. Janna Lee Webber Mr. Kent Barton Ms. Kristin R. Lucas Bike Barn Mainland Urology Clinic Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bird Mr. John Manley Mr. and The Honorable Mr. William L. Medford Douglas S. Bland Mr. and Mrs. David Meeh Ms. Kerry Botha Mr. Wilhelm Mohr Mr. Samuel Bowen Dr. Timothy J. Molloy BP America Mr. and Mrs. Martin Murdock Mr. David Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Niebuhr Mr. and Mrs. Angus M. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Norris Brown Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Patterson Ms. Patricia G. Caddell Mr. Lester Pearce Mr. Nicholas Capuzzi Ms. Elise Morvant and Ms. Ms. Rosebud L. Caradec Debra L. Pence Central Michigan University Mr. Guido Persiani Mr. Lloyd Cizmar Mr. and Mrs. Larry Peterson Dr. Dominic T. Clausi Ms. Alice Phillips Mr. Gregory Cooney Mr. John W. Preston Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dickey Mrs. Cherl Prince Mr. Patrick Doyle Proud Pour Mr. Scott Flechsig and Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Reasoner Ms. Beverly Dreher Mrs. Rebecca Roof and Mr. Ms. Darcie Durham Gary Smith Mr. Mark Eidemueller Mr. and Mrs. David Rose Mr. Gus Eifler Scurlock Foundation Environmental Defense Fund Ms. Kari G. Shearer Mrs. Elizabeth Epstein Another Outboard Shop ExxonMobil Corporation Mr. John Mark Shreve Ms. Sidney Fay Ms. Sis Singletary Mr. and Mrs. Marvy Finger Mr. Fred Spiegelberg Mrs. and Mr. Cece Fowler Mr. Timothy St. Pierre Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Francis Ms. Christine Stewart Mr. Tim Gessner Texas Rice Industry Coalition Mr. Jaime Gonzalez Trust for Public Lands Greybird Foundation UBS Financial Services Inc. Mr. Jaime Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Larry Watson Mr. Jeff L. Haas Mr. Brian Weeks Ms. Sarah Hannah Mr. Richard Whisenhunt Mr. David T. Hedges Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Wilson Mr. Benjamin Hildreth Mr. Wallace Wilson Mr. William Hixon Jr. Ms. Christine E Wood Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hutchinson Mr. Cade Wood Mr. George Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Matt Woodruff JPMorgan Chase Foundation Ms. Madeline M. Woods Ms. Ashley Judith Mr. Ravi Raj Yanamandala Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kazda Ms. Linda Yancey Kendra Scott Mr. Horacio A. Zea
THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 BIKE AROUND THE BAY TITANIUM TOP 30 FUNDRAISERS: Jim Pirnik Ellen Yarrell David Eskins Bonner Barnes Lythia Metzmeier Donna Plewa-Allen Tom Shaffer Michael Parmet Bob Stokes Madeline Woods Greg Loushine
Wendy Houghton Vanessa Urdaneta Sharon Deshotel Jim Overman John Blanco Robert Armstrong Dan Vo Craig Wilems Eliezer Rodriguez- Rios Ann Stout
Yamin Chowdhury Adam Klipstein Tameem Ansari Joseph Cavallaro Jim Hillier Grant Haggard Ann Ross Catherine Ross Malcolm Ross Klaus Weispfennig
Together, this group raised over $64,000 to preserve and enhance Galveston Bay for generations to come! 23
THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 DOLPHIN SOCIETY MEMBERS:
Texas Mariners Cruising Association Mr. Robert Arnold Mr. Andrew J. Boyle Mr. Ryan Busking Mr. David and Morgan Cangelosi Mr. Avian Caruso Ms. Constance E. Clark Ms. Laura Donnelly Mrs. Sasha Emery Ms. Mellyn Fisco Ms. Lori Friemel Mr. Greg Garrison Ms. Ellen G. Gerloff Mr. and Mrs. Kent Graziano Mr. James Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Lynn D. Houston Ms. Deb Lynch Mr. Michael Macek Ms. Tom Morris Mr. Martin Murdock Ms. Theresa Napaletano Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Neuhaus Ms. Kendall H. Nidoh Mr. Roger Rowe and Dr. Helen W. Lane Ms. Nicole Scanlin Mrs. Karen S. Scott Becca Scoville Ms. June Shaw Mr. Jake Siegel Samuel Telleen Mr. and Mrs. John R. Young
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Support funds research to enhance our knowledge about the lives of bottlenose dolphins that make the Bay their home.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020 - 2021 CHAIR Lori Traweek
1st VICE CHAIR Charlie Prioleau
2nd VICE CHAIR Janelle Daniel
TREASURER Jeff Miers
SECRETARY Clayton Forswall
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Fred Pounds
DIRECTORS Monty Briscoe Shelley Britton Mark Burroughs Trae Camble James Dismukes Andy Giffhorn Sarah Hudgins
Fay Kirby Helen Lane Kathleen Lucas Madeleine Montes Jeff Myerson Larry Neuhaus Matthew Pistner
Steve Provenzano Ed Randall Scott Rice Brian Sauer Tom Tollett
ADVISORY COUNCIL Mike Andries Amy Ardington Tom Bacon Bill Baker Jim Blackburn Bonner Barnes John Bartos Garrick M. Behelfer Chuck Buckner Ryan Bergeron Christina Pickett Blackwell Glenda Callaway Ben Carmine Barbara Carroll Denise Cazes
Jim Dobberstine Tom Douglas Denise Dubard Paul Dunphey Gene Fisseler Paul Francis Sabra Francis David Haglund Clifford Hillman Lynn Houston Michelle Hundley Marianne Ibrahim Charles Irvine Bill Jackson Melinda Kilpatrick Jay Levy
Grace Martinez Bill Matthews Henry May Lythia Metzmeier Jerry Mohn Jennifer Pickett Lawrence Rearick Lou Rosenfeld Priscilla Seymour Dana Siglos Frank C. Smith, Jr. Margaret Woodruff Matthew Wright Suzanne Wright Ellen Yarrell
EMERITUS DIRECTORS Anna Armitage James Doyle Guy Robert Jackson
Bill King Timothy Love George Pontikes
Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson Sharron Stewart Matt Woodruff
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FINANCIALS 2020 HIGHLIGHTS
10%
3%
2%
$356,453
$176,864
Special Events
Program Fees + Other
Capital Campaign Contributions $1,143,176
14 %
Land Donated Easement $1,600,000
TOTAL REVE NUE TOTAL
$11,496,491
25%
Other Contributions
$2,923,646
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48 %
Grants
$5,513,366
4% 1%
4%
Advocacy
$341,125
Research $114,243
Management & General
$415,598
7%
Education $634,384
7% Fundraising $699,365
TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL
$9,464,832
77 % Conservation $7,260,117
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