MAY 11, 2026 | The inquirer and mirror
AAN Hosts Environmental Artist in Residence
GHYC Foundation sponsored the Artists Association of Nantucket's Environmental Artists in Residency program, which supports artists seeking time and resources to engage with the profound questions and challenges presented by the island's changing environment.
MARCH 3, 2026 | Below deck nantucket
What $630,000 from GHYC Foundation Really Means for Nantucket Harbor
A major private grant cycle boosts eelgrass restoration, research, and municipal equipment — raising larger questions about scale, precedent, and the growing role of philanthropy in harbor governance.
MARCH 2, 2026 | nantucket current
GHYC Foundation Awards $630k in Grants for Harbor Health Efforts
The Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation has announced $630,000 in grants to a range of initiatives dedicated to the health of Nantucket Harbor and its marine ecosystems.
February 25, 2026 | Daybreak nantucket
Grants for Harbor Health
The Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation has committed $630,000 in grants this month to support projects focused on the health of Nantucket Harbor and its marine ecosystems.
February 20, 2026 | The inquirer and mirror
Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation Funding $630,000 in Harbor Health Projects
The Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation this month committed to funding $630,000 in grants to a range of initiatives dedicated to the health of Nantucket Harbor and its marine ecosystems.
February 6, 2026 | The inquirer and mirror
Conservation Foundation Receives $70k Grant for Coastal Resilience Mapping
The Nantucket Conservation Foundation has received a $70,000 grant from the Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation to support LiDAR mapping for its Coatue coastal resilience project.
October 24, 2025 | The Inquirer and mirror
GHYC Harbor Health Symposium
The Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation on Saturday hosted its annual Harbor Health Symposium, a program centered on eelgrass resilience, marine research and community stewardship.
October 30, 2025 | The Inquirer and mirror
GHYC Foundation a True Champion of the Harbor
I would like to publicly thank the Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation for its continued support of the efforts of the Town of Nantucket, the University of Massachusetts and the nonprofit environmental and scientific organizations involved in the Foundation’s now annual Harbor Health Symposium.
April 21, 2025 | The inquirer and mirror
GHYC Foundation Annual Harbor Health Symposium Oct. 17
In late March, the Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation hosted a two-day symposium, convening nearly 40 local nonprofit organizations united by a common mission: to protect and preserve Nantucket Harbor and its surrounding ecosystems.
February 21, 2025 | nantucket current
Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation Grants $250k for Harbor Health Initiatives
The Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation (GHYC Foundation) announced this month that it has distributed $250,000 through its semi-annual grants to support a range of harbor health initiatives driven by its island partners.
Winter, 2024 | nantucket Today
Read About the Foundation's Many Projects, Teaming with Organizations Which Share Our Mission
We partner with the Town of Nantucket's Department of Natural Resources and other like-minded organizations to fund and facilitate meaningful projects in pursuit of our mission to ensure a health Nantucket Harbor for generations to come.
fall, 2023 | nantucket Today
Read About the Foundation and Our Scientific Advisors
We partner with the Town of Nantucket's Department of Natural Resources and other like-minded organizations to fund and facilitate meaningful projects in pursuit of our mission to ensure a health Nantucket Harbor for generations to come.
february, 2023 | inquirer and mirror
Shellfish Boost: Town Becomes First in State to Use Photobioreactor to Grow Algae
We partner with the Town of Nantucket's Department of Natural Resources and other like-minded organizations to fund and facilitate meaningful projects in pursuit of our mission to ensure a health Nantucket Harbor for generations to come.
August 2019 | N magazine
Great Harbor's Great Cause
Nantucket boasts two of the most vibrant harbors in Massachusetts and one of the few remaining sustainable commercial scallop fisheries in the world. Gazing out onto our pristine waters, it's hard to imagine there could be anything wrong. However, according to Andrew Mckenna-Foster, the director of Natural Science at the Maria Mitchell Association, Nantucket Harbor is now at a critical moment when the tides could be changing for the worse.