Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation’s grant program distributes funds to Nantucket Island nonprofits which share the Foundation’s mission to protect Nantucket Harbor and its marine ecosystems. Among the organizations which have been supported to date:

  • Clean Water Coalition

  • Egan Maritime Institute

  • Linda Loring Nature Foundation

  • Maria Mitchell Association

  • Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket

  • Nantucket Boys & Girls Club

  • Nantucket Dreamland

  • UMass Boston

  • Nantucket Land Bank

  • Nantucket Public Schools

  • Nantucket Shellfish Association

  • Nantucket Conservation Foundation

  • Nantucket Land & Water Council

  • Our House

  • Town of Nantucket

  • UMass Boston

Grants are awarded on a semi-annual basis. Please click “APPLY NOW” to complete Google Form. Information needed can be found here.

The next grant applications open November 1-15, 2026.