President's Council gifts begin at $1 million*

Your gift at this level helps:

• provide WHOI President & Director Peter de Menocal the ability to deploy funds where they are needed most and to respond nimbly to new challenges and opportunities;
• advance innovation;
• drive discovery;
• educate the next generation;
• enable WHOI scientists to pursue bold new lines of research and education in ways that other types of funding can't; and
• position WHOI to leverage new funding for a powerful multiplier effect.

*Total lifetime giving

President's Council Benefits

Your gift of $1 million or more entitles you to:

A private dinner with WHOI President & Director Peter de Menocal
at his home with other President’s Council members;

VIP parking
on the WHOI Campus – Great for daytrips to Martha’s Vineyard;

VIP boat mooring
at WHOI’s Iselin Dock or in Woods Hole or Quissett Harbor – by arrangement;

Insider access to ocean science and technology
including invitations to the bi-annual Corporation gatherings, private science presentations, unique tours and meetings with scientists, and special events;

Global adventure travel with a purpose
on expeditions around the globe with the WHOI Travel Program;

A network of like-minded people
who share a passion for the ocean and science in service of society;

The President’s Fund Report
An annual overview of WHOI research, education, and exploration milestones;

Non-partisan, objective information
from WHOI’s ocean discovery magazine, Oceanus, and its weekly e-newsletter, Ocean Insights;

WHOI gear
including WHOI lapel pin, boating pennant, and clothing items, plus discounts at the WHOI store and at more than 250 science museums;

Recognition
of your leadership gift in the annual report and other WHOI publications;

An exclusive association
with one of the premier organizations in the world for ocean research and to make a meaning contribution to its continued success.