Skip to main content
GLGBA Home
Join Us On Facebook
HomeGiving Back
Logo_2_-_Preferred.jpeg (edited)

 

GLGBA Giving Back Program

 

Since 2021, the GLGBA Board has approved donations to non-profit organizations that support the by-laws and philosophy of our Association, some of which include: fostering safe, enjoyable, and knowledgeable boating and promoting environmentally responsible boating. Nominations for the grant must be submitted by a member of our organization on your behalf. If your organization would like to be considered as a possible recipient of the grant, please contact one of our members to submit your application.



For additional information or questions regarding the program please contact Chris Cantwell at: details02@sbcglobal.net


 


__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

To download a copy of the application simply click on the "Giving Back Application" button to the right.

Giving Back Application

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2024 Nominees & Grant Recipient

Island Seas Education Association (ISEA)

Suttons Bay, MI


Mission is to provide educational experiences aboard a schooner for children and adults, re: the health and ecology of the Great Lakes. The science of Great Lakes ecology including invasive species and the effects of pollution that threatens the health of our Great Lakes.





Click here to learn more

Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM)

Sturgeon Bay, WI


Year-round museum that provides interpretive and educational opportunities for current and future generations as well as preserving maritime history of the Greata Lakes.







Click here to learn more

Kenosha Community Sailing Center

Kenosha, WI


The goal of the Kenosha Community Sailing Center is to educate Kenosha youth in the sport of sailing while integrating academic, leadership, and life skills.







Click here to learn more

Recipient of the 2024 Giving Back Grant!
Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS) 
Cedarville, MI

An educational program that started as a hobby school has morphed into a certificate 1 or 2 year program teaching and inspiring the students in the art and craft of traditional and contemporary wooden boat building preparing them for a career in the building or restoration industries.  They also have a propulsion program, power and maintenance. GLBBS has gained affiliation with North Central Michigan College to further add the possibility of an accredited Associates of Bachelors Degree.  These are support trades crucial to our pursuits in GLGBA. 

Click here to learn more 


__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023 Nominees & Grant Recipient

Island Seas Education Association (ISEA)

Suttons Bay, MI


Mission is to provide educational experiences aboard a schooner for children and adults, re: the health and ecology of the Great Lakes. The science of Great Lakes ecology including invasive species and the effects of pollution that threatens the health of our Great Lakes.





Click here to learn more

Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM)

Sturgeon Bay, WI


Year-round museum that provides interpretive and educational opportunities for current and future generations as well as preserving maritime history of the Greata Lakes.







Click here to learn more

Kenosha Community Sailing Center

Kenosha, WI


The goal of the Kenosha Community Sailing Center is to educate Kenosha youth in the sport of sailing while integrating academic, leadership, and life skills.







Click here to learn more

Recipient of the 2023 Giving Back Grant!

Coast Guard Foundation

 

The Coast Guard Foundation partners with the Coast Guard to provide resources to members and families that build resilience and strengthen the entire community. To support families, bolster unit morale, honor the Coast Guard's mission at the national level, and recognize they risk their lives every day to protect our Country and citizens. This year's donation was even more meaningful because at the time of our donation, there was a matching program which resulted in our donation being tripled.

 

 

 

Click here to learn more


__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2022 Nominees & Grant Recipient

Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM)

Sturgeon Bay, WI


Year-round museum that provides interpretive and educational opportunities for current and future generations as well as preserving maritime history of the Greata Lakes.







Click here to learn more

Recipient of the 2022 Giving Back Grant!

The Great Lakes Foundation (GLF)



The Great Lakes Foundation is dedicated to preserving the richness of wilderness cruising areas of the Great Lakes, as well as fostering the art and science of cruising.






Click here to learn more


Island Seas Education Association (ISEA)

Suttons Bay, MI


Mission is to provide educational experiences aboard a schooner for children and adults, re: the health and ecology of the Great Lakes. The science of Great Lakes ecology including invasive species and the effects of pollution that threatens the health of our Great Lakes.





Click here to learn more

Kenosha Community Sailing Center

Kenosha, WI


The goal of the Kenosha Community Sailing Center is to educate Kenosha youth in the sport of sailing while integrating academic, leadership, and life skills.







Click here to learn more


__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2021 Nominees & Grant Recipient

Recipient of the 2021 Giving Back Grant!

Little Current Yacht Club (LCYC) Cruiser's Net

Little Current, CAN



The Cruiser's Net program is free a broadcast each summer providing emergency, mechanical, and medical messages as necessary over the course of the summer in the North Channel & Georgian Bay.



Click here to learn more




Island Seas Education Association (ISEA)

Suttons Bay, MI


Mission is to provide educational experiences aboard a schooner for children and adults, re: the health and ecology of the Great Lakes. The science of Great Lakes ecology including invasive species and the effects of pollution that threatens the health of our Great Lakes.




Click here to learn more

The Great Lakes Foundation (GLF)



The Great Lakes Foundation is dedicated to preserving the richness of wilderness cruising areas of the Great Lakes, as well as fostering the art and science of cruising.






Click here to learn more


Kenosha Community Sailing Center

Kenosha, WI


The goal of the Kenosha Community Sailing Center is to educate Kenosha youth in the sport of sailing while integrating academic, leadership, and life skills.






Click here to learn more