The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation

ORGANIZATION NAME & ADDRESS DETAILS

Foundation name: The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation

The Foundation is a public charity, exempt from income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3).

Address
The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation
Mailing address: 8 West 40th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10018, USA
Registered office: 535 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Check donations: Dept LA 24875, Pasadena CA 91185-4875

E-mail
Visit the Contact page to get in touch via e-mail

The Foundation supports initiatives to rid the oceans of plastic,starting with the Pacific Ocean

THE SCOPE

Ridding the oceans of plastic
The purpose of The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation is to preserve and protect the natural ocean environment for the benefit of the public. This includes promoting and supporting the efficient and environmentally-friendly extraction of waste from oceans, seas and other waste areas. It also includes promoting, supporting and performing the environmentally-friendly recycling of such waste.

Main activities
The main activity to be carried out by the Foundation is the assembly of ocean systems for deployment in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, by one of The Ocean Cleanup’s affiliates. The assembly of the first cleanup system is taking place in Alameda, California.

The extracted plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch will be recycled and sold, to finance (part of) the cleanup expansion to the other four ocean gyres, as well as the continued operation of cleanup systems in the North Pacific. The North Pacific Foundation may assist in the marketing and sales of the plastic.

The Foundation will also be responsible for raising funds in the US; firstly for rolling out The Ocean Cleanup initiative in the North Pacific, but also to support other The Ocean Cleanup initiatives around the world. The Foundation will also set-up and manage events in the US, such as media events related to the cleanup system progress.

Governance
The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation is an independent foundation established under the laws of Delaware and registered in the State of California. The foundation is managed by its board of directors, who report to the sole member of the foundation, the Dutch foundation Stichting The Ocean Cleanup, which aims to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. The board may delegate the management of the activities of the Foundation to any other person, provided the activities and affairs of the Foundation are managed under the ultimate direction of the board.

The members of the board are not entitled to any remuneration. They are, however, entitled to ask for reimbursement of reasonable costs (such as travel expenses).

Stichting The Ocean Cleanup
For more information on the Dutch foundation Stichting The Ocean Oceanup and its affiliated companies, including its annual reports and foundation details click here. For general information on The Ocean Cleanup we refer to the other website pages related to our mission, technology etcetera.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Boyan Slat CEO & Chairman

Inventor since birth. Founded The Ocean Cleanup at age 18. Youngest ever recipient of the UN’s highest environmental accolade; Champion of the Earth in 2015. Awarded the maritime industry’s Young Entrepreneur Award in 2015 by HM King Harald of Norway. Chosen as European of the Year by Readers Digest in 2017. Member of the Thiel Fellowship.

Jos Huijbregts Treasurer and board member

Over 25 years of corporate finance and business management experience from companies such as Royal DSM, Randstad and KEMA. Master of Science in Econometry from Amsterdam University as of 1990, executive degree in Financial Controlling received from Amsterdam University in 1994 and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2009.

Lonneke Holierhoek Board member

Over 20 years of experience in the maritime and offshore construction industry, from companies such as the Dutch dredging and offshore contractor Van Oord and its predecessors Ballast Ham Dredging and HAM/Hollandsche Beton Groep as well as Elixir Engineers. Master of Science in Technical Mathematics from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) as of 1993 and became G.M.I.C.E.S in Quantity Surveying from Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors.

Carl van der Zandt Secretary and board member

US attorney focused on EU-US business expansion and investments. Master at Law. Partner of Hand Baldachin & Amburgey.

Mark Hawkins Board member

President & CFO of Salesforce.com. Over three decades of high tech experience. Board member and Audit Committee chair of SecureWorks and Plex Systems.

Rob Parker Board member

Retired Vice Admiral of the US Coast Guard. Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. Expert on national and cyber security, crisis response operations and maritime operations.

FUNDING DETAILS

You can donate to The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation via our website donation form on our Support page.

If you would like to donate with check or via wire transfer, you can find more details on this in the Support page FAQ.

If you are interested in a partnership or making a large donation, please contact us through our contact form.