Turks & Caicos Reef Fund

The Turks and Caicos Reef Fund a 501(c)3 organization was established to help preserve and protect the environment of the "Beautiful by Nature" Turks and Caicos Islands - an environment that draws so many visitors and is critical to the economic and physical survival of the islands themselves. The goal is to dedicate more than 85% of all funds raised through this effort to environmental protection projects each year.

Don Stark and David Stone are the co-founders of the Turks and Caicos Reef Fund. As visitors to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), which is a British Overseas Territory, for many years and part-time residents for the past several years, both Don and David have seen firsthand the challenges to the marine environment that the Turks and Caicos Islands face such as over-fishing and the impact of major new commercial developments. The TCI Government is doing what it can through the Department of Environment & Maritime Affairs (DEMA), which is also referred to as the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources. The TC Reef Fund supplements and complements those efforts.