Corporate Partners & Community Sponsors

In April 2011, The Marine Mammal Center rescued Lapawi (left). Normally found around Guadalupe Island and the Channel Islands, rescuers knew something was wrong when they saw this threatened species on the mainland, far from home. Covered in tar and oil, this Guadalupe fur seal was severely underweight and desperately needed our help. Removing the oil was quite a process - he had to be carefully cleaned with corporate partner Procter & Gamble's Dawn dishwashing liquid many times. After six weeks of the Center’s constant monitoring and TLC, Lapawi was healthy and strong enough to go back to the wild where he belonged.

The Marine Mammal Center Corporate Partners Program

Together with our corporate partners, we recognize the fundamental relationship that binds humans, animals, and the ocean. Covering more than 70% of our planet, the ocean is Earth's primary life-support system – and these animals are critical bellwethers of its health. By caring for them, we care for all of life.

We rescue marine mammals for many different reasons, including malnourishment, separation, entanglements, and diseases, but nearly 10% of the animals we rescue have been impacted by human interaction and hazards like net and fishing line entanglements, gun shots, illegal pick-ups, and boat strikes – making their rescue our responsibility as a community.

Corporate support directly impacts the heart of our mission:  to expand knowledge about marine mammals—their health and that of their ocean environment—and to inspire their global conservation.

With this critical corporate support, we help build a sense of connection to the marine environment and marine mammals, and to inspire action to protect the oceans.   This sounds a call for education of the stewards of tomorrow.  Together we can inspire a new generation of ocean ambassadors.

How can corporate partners help?

Corporate partners can become overall Center sponsors or individual event sponsors.  Specific events include: Run for the Seals, Gala, Open Houses,  patient releases, Meet the Scientist, Earth Day, World Oceans Day, Playtime for Pups, special exhibits, and members’ only nights.

Benefits of Being a Corporate Partner:

We strive to meet the needs of our corporate partners in a variety of creative ways.

Standard benefits of being a corporate partnership might include but are not limited to:

• Corporate volunteer day with a behind the scenes tour and hands on work
• Series of private releases of patients at the beach
• Recognition on Center website, e-newsletters and social media
• Event for your company, clients or customers at the Center
• Networking events at the Center and other Bay Area venues
• Participation in the annual Gala
• Use of the ocean view board room
• Opportunity to name a pup patient
• Or at a long term strategic level, co-branding and marketing of strategic initiatives

For more information, please contact:
Cheryl Reiss
Corporate and Community Partnerships Officer
reissc@tmmc.org         
Phone (415) 754-4052 l Cell (415) 640-5431

The Center is grateful for the tremendous financial support from our corporate family:

Pacific Ocean Level Sponsors:

Pacific Ocean Level Sponsors (In Kind):

Atlantic Ocean Level Sponsors:

Atlantic Ocean Level Sponsors (In Kind):

Indian Ocean Level Sponsors:

Indian Ocean Level Sponsors (In Kind):

Southern Ocean Level Sponsors:

Autodesk, Inc.
Biz & Livia Stone Foundation
Double Forte
Marin Sanitary Service
Union Bank of California Foundation
Whole Foods Market

Southern Ocean Level Sponsors (In Kind):

View our Run For the Seals Sponsors.