About Block Island Maritime Funding
The Block Island Maritime Funding Inc. concentrates on coastal and maritime-related causes, funding hands-on maritime education, museums, yacht and sailing clubs, and community institutions in coastal New England and other U.S. shoreline communities. It also supports animal welfare and small local cultural/historical organizations, often with mid-sized grants that enable program delivery or capital/operational support. The foundation’s giving emphasizes practical, place-based maritime learning and stewardship alongside rescue and wildlife care in coastal regions.
Focus Areas
Hands-on maritime education and trades training (e.g., IYRS, experiential underway programs)Maritime and coastal museums and historical societies (e.g., Maine Maritime Museum, regional museums)Local yacht and sailing club support and club foundations (e.g., Cuttyhunk Yacht Club, Pequot Yacht Club Foundation)Coastal animal rescue and wildlife rehabilitation (e.g., Helping Hands and Hooves, Treasure Coast Wildlife Center, Nala's Rescue)Community K–12 and independent schools in coastal communities (e.g., Hammond School, Paul Cuffee School)
Giving Approach
Modest-sized portfolio (14 grants, ~$202K total) with a concentration in a few larger grants but broad geographic spread across coastal communities; typically mid-size, one-off program or operating grants rather than large multi-year commitments.
About Block Island Maritime Funding
Block Island Maritime Funding Inc. gives across a compact set of coastal priorities, with recent support reaching maritime learning, yacht and sailing clubs, museums, schools, and animal rescue groups. Its largest recent grant in the data, $32,750, went to Helping Hands and Hooves in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts for general support, showing that the foundation’s scope extends beyond boats and waterfront institutions to practical community-based animal care. Another large grant, $30,000, supported Fuel Foundation for Underway Experiential Learning in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, pointing to hands-on maritime education as a core theme. The pattern also includes support for school-based and historical institutions, such as Hammond School in Columbia, South Carolina and Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor general support rather than tightly restricted project funding, and its recipients are concentrated in shoreline communities and maritime towns. The mix of education, stewardship, and local institutions suggests a funder interested in preserving maritime culture while supporting day-to-day organizational work.
What Block Island Maritime Funding Funds
Hands-on maritime education is one clear thread. The foundation gave $30,000 to Fuel Foundation for Underway Experiential Learning in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts for general support, and $10,000 to Iyrs School of Technology and Trades in Newport, Rhode Island for general support. Maritime heritage institutions also receive support: Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine received $12,056, and Elliot Museum Historical Society of Martin County in Stuart, Florida received $9,500. Beyond maritime culture, the funder supports coastal animal welfare. Grants of $7,075 went to Treasure Coast Wildlife Center in Palm City, Florida and Nala's Rescue in Palm City, Florida, both for general support. The list also includes $9,500 to Rescue Adoptions Inc in Fort Pierce, Florida, reinforcing that animal care is part of the portfolio.
How Block Island Maritime Funding Gives
Typical awards cluster around five figures: the p25 is $9,500, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $17,114. The recent list shows repeated general support grants rather than highly restricted project awards. Recipients appear across both 2023 and 2024, which points to continuing relationships with some parts of the portfolio rather than one-time grants only. The foundation is a non-individual funder and does not make program-related investments. In the data provided, there is no application mechanism described, so the giving pattern is best read through the recurring general-support grants and the mid-sized award range.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$83K
Total Assets
$4.8M
Total Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $17K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$17K
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
About 7% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RICHARD T HARRIS
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