--- title: WHOI | OTZ Giving image: https://explore.whoi.edu/hubfs/otz-banner-glass-squid600V2.jpg --- [![logo-oneline540](https://explore.whoi.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Jonna%20Imagery/logo-oneline540.png?width=675&height=45&name=logo-oneline540.png "logo-oneline540")](https://www.whoi.edu) [![logo-oneline540](https://explore.whoi.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Jonna%20Imagery/logo-oneline540.png?width=540&height=36&name=logo-oneline540.png "logo-oneline540")](https://www.whoi.edu/) Have Questions? [+1-508-289-4895](tel:+1-508-289-4895) | [mailto:%20development@whoi.edu](mailto:%20development@whoi.edu) # Exploring to Understand ## Will you be the catalyst for new ocean twilight zone discoveries? [OTZ Home](https://twilightzone.whoi.edu/)  |  Make a Gift ![otz-banner-autoresponder](https://explore.whoi.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/otz-banner-autoresponder.png?width=500&height=82&name=otz-banner-autoresponder.png) You can help us sustain the ocean twilight zone when you give to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. With your gift of over $60 or more you will get free ocean twilight zone socks with a creature from this dark, vast, and mysterious layer of our ocean. Give today for our ocean, our planet, our future. > With so much that is still unknown there is an unlimited opportunity for discovery. > > —Heidi Sosik, OTZ lead scientist and WHOI biologist - 1\. Your Gift - 2\. Your Information - 3\. Final Details #### **How often?** One Time Monthly #### **Select a giving amount\*** - $40 - $60 - $120 - $250 - $500 - Other: Please enter the amount you wish to select. - $10/ mth - $15/ mth - $25/ mth - Other: Please enter the amount you wish to select. I would like to receive the special gift. ![WHOI’s limited edition sticker set (for Explorers only)](https://explore.whoi.edu/hubfs/stickers2.jpg) Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Please do not send me a gift. Use this money to support more ocean research. I would like to receive the special gift. For donations between $60-$70 that receive the T-shirt gift, your tax-deductible portion will be reduced by $10, the fair market value of the T-shirt.  ![](https://explore.whoi.edu/hubfs/otz-socks4-trans.jpg.png) Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Size Small Medium Large X-Large XX-Large XXX-Large Please do not send me a gift. Use this money to support more ocean research. Please enter a valid email address Next Your Total gift of: $0 Back Next Thank you for showing your support for ocean science with the gift of: $0 Back [![WHOI\_PrimaryWhiteType®](https://explore.whoi.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/WHOI_PrimaryWhiteType%C2%AE.png?width=275&height=67&name=WHOI_PrimaryWhiteType%C2%AE.png "WHOI_PrimaryWhiteType®")](https://www.whoi.edu) 266 Woods Hole Road Woods Hole, MA   02543-1050   [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution](http://www.whoi.edu/) is the world's leading non-profit oceanographic research organization. Our mission is to explore and understand the ocean and to educate scientists, students, decision-makers, and the public. ![two-logos](https://explore.whoi.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/two-logos.png?width=164&height=77&name=two-logos.png) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a 501 (c)(3) organization. We are proud to be recognized as a financially accountable and transparent, 4-star charity organization by Charity Navigator. Your online donation supports WHOI’s core initiatives and will be utilized where it will make the most impact. For gifts of $25,000 or greater, please call the [WHOI Development Office](mailto:development@whoi.edu) at [(508) 289-4895](tel:508-289-4895). When you submit your donation, WHOI will send you periodic updates by email. WHOI Development Office, [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution](http://www.whoi.edu/) • 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050 • [(508) 289-4895](tel:508-289-4895) • [development@whoi.edu](mailto:development@whoi.edu) • [Privacy Policy](https://www.whoi.edu/privacy-policy)