Benefits for All Annual Donors

Donors providing annual contributions receive all membership benefits, including:

• Unlimited free admission for one year
• Personalized membership cards for each family member
• Express entry through the Member Entrance
• Special evening and early morning hours
• 10 percent discount in our Gift & Bookstore
• Discounts on Aquarium Adventures programs and special events
• Exclusive e-mail announcements and monthly e-newsletter
• Free subscription to our member magazine, Shorelines
• A special toll-free helpline with live operator

Ocean Advocate Donor Circle

($500 to $999)
You'll receive all the above benefits, PLUS:

• Two transferable guest cards good for free admission
• Invitations to special exhibit previews and exclusive donor events, including Donor Morning
• Two complimentary passes to a behind-the-scenes tour
• A limited-edition gift designed exclusively for our donors

($1,000 to $2,499)

You'll receive all the above benefits, PLUS:

• A total of four transferable guest cards good for free admission
• Your name listed on an Aquarium donor plaque

Packards' Circle

($2,500 to $9,999)
In our Packards' Circle, you'll receive all Ocean Advocate Donor Circle benefits, PLUS:

• Special Packards' Circle membership cards for each family member
• A total of four transferable guest cards good for free admission
• Complimentary one-time Aquarium admission tickets
  (5 tickets for $2,500; 10 tickets for $5,000)
• Your name listed on an Aquarium donor plaque
• Invitations to exclusive donor events with Julie Packard, executive director, including special exhibit receptions
• Discounted parking rates at the nearby InterContinental The Clement Monterey hotel

Leadership Council of the Packards' Circle

($10,000 and above)
In our Leadership Council, you'll receive all Packards' Circle benefits, PLUS:

• A total of 15 complimentary one-time Aquarium admission tickets
• Your name listed on an Aquarium donor plaque
• Invitations to attend exclusive Leadership Council events featuring prominent guest speakers; a chance to learn more about current ocean conservation issues
• Private Aquarium tour with advance reservation

($25,000 and above)

• A total of 20 complimentary one-time Aquarium admission tickets
• A special tour of our Animal Research and Care Center and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
• A private lunch and personalized behind-the-scenes tour with Julie Packard, executive director