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WHALEFALL
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WHALEFALL
WHALEFALL
Expeditions & Courses

Expeditions & Courses
Summer Immersion

Summer Immersion
Future Leaders Professional Training

Future Leaders Professional Training

A US Based Environmental & Educational 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization

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The Brenda Heckathorn Memorial Shark Conservation Fund: 100% of funds donated go towards shark conservation in honor of our sister, friend, and team member. The fund will be advised on by Brenda's family and colleagues in shark conservation. Learn more about the first project in the memorial fund.

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Can a Bristlemouth enabled zooplankton light array on a Spotter platform increase survival in a coral breeding nursery?

WHALEFALL & Reef Renewal Bonaire are collaborating to build a new type of coral breeding nursery + light array on the Spotter Platform. Learn more at experiment:

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Reach out to WHALEFALL if interested in bringing a program to your school or student organization.

CONTACT US

  • The Mission

    The Board & Key Team Members

    Partnerships & Collaborations

    Educational Institutions

    Youth Organizations

    Mailing Address: 1577 C St. Ste. 105-54037, Anchorage, AK, 99501

    Email Address: connect@whalefall.ngo

  • Travel insurance is strongly recommended for participation in our trips. Wanderwell is a preferred vender, 1% for the planet member, and has been supportive of our students and oceans. Get a Quote

    Divers Alert Network (DAN) Dive Insurance is required for any scuba based activity at WHALEFALL. Enroll Here

  • Preferred Venders

    Underwater Safety

    Risk Awareness for Scuba Part 1

    Risk Awareness for Scuba Part 2

    All new staff and volunteers must pass a background check before working with students

  • Policies

    Donor Privacy Policy

    Zero UBI Policy

    501(c)(3) Exemption Requirements Declaration

    Privacy

    Terms of Use

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  • A US Based Environmental & Educational 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization. EIN # 93-2483554

    All administrative expenses are donated by core donors allowing community donations to go directly to the programs and tuition assistance for equitable access to place-based experiential education.

    If you would like your donation to go to a specific student Hub or a specific impact area, please let us know via email at connect@whalefall.ngo. For example, you could earmark your donation for local students in Palau or to advance our work in open networked science and open source development.

    If you have an interest in becoming a member of the core donor team for equitable place-based experiential education, and environmental solutions please email vsmith@whalefall.ngo.

    For information on tax deductible donations visit: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-contributions

    Effective Date of Exemption: 7/20/23

    IRS Determination Leter

  • We appreciate the financial support of our core donors. There are additional ways to support equitable access to our programming for all students:

    • Corporate sponsorship of our Summer Immersion allows us to offer sliding scale tuition to all students.

    • Donate airline miles. Many students are limited by the expense of the flight to participate in experiential learning.

    • Donate GoPros and iPads. Our goal is for every student to be able to tell their environmental story.

    • Donate high quality scuba equipment. Many of our domestic and international students in the future leaders program needs equipment to enroll in dive leader training.

  • BEYOND OUR PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS WHALEFALL IS PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION

  • UN SDG Alignment

  • 990 & Financial Statements

We would like express deep gratitude to area9 and our community of supporters on experiment.com