 Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island incorporates comprehensive classroom education with an operational, at-sea experience to enrich independent and teamwork capabilities of young adults, to include the young-at-heart.
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 American Sail Training Association
The mission of the American Sail Training Association is to encourage character building through sail training, promote sail training to the North American public, and support education under sail.
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 Community Boating Center
CBC began operation in 1994 by a group of local sailors who wanted to share their passion for sailing with others. They believed sailing should not be limited to the privileged few. Instead, they felt the joy, freedom and responsibility of sailing should be available to everyone, regardless of income or background.
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 Carpenter’s Boat Shop
Founded in 1979, the Carpenter's Boat Shop is an apprenticeship-school and community for all people. Whether apprentices are between college and life careers, jobs and new directions, alcoholism and sobriety, or simply transitioning into retirement, the Boat Shop provides a safe harbor before setting sail on a new course in life. While considering goals and directions, apprentices live in community and learn boatbuilding, carpentry, furniture making, sailing, seamanship, and perform community service. They also explore personal faith through reading, study, and discussion.
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 Port Townsend Marine Science Center
The Port Townsend Marine Science Center (PTMSC) engages and inspires people of all ages in understanding and protecting our coastal and marine environment.
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 Friends of Casco Bay
Friends of Casco Bay is a marine stewardship organization founded in 1989 to improve and protect the environmental health of Casco Bay. We are recognized for our “work with” approach in seeking effective solutions to problems that threaten the health of the Bay. Our work involves advocacy, education & outreach, water quality monitoring, and collaborative partnerships
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 American Red Cross
Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.
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 Museum of Yachting
For more than 25 years, the Museum of Yachting (MoY) has worked to preserve the culture and heritage of yachting. Situated on one of the most beautiful seaside locations in New England, today the Museum celebrates the traditions of yachting through the presentation of informative exhibits and educational programming.
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 Maine Island Trail Association
The Maine Island Trail Association’s goal is to establish a model of thoughtful use and volunteer stewardship for the Maine islands that will assure their conservation in a natural state while providing an exceptional recreational asset that is maintained and cared for by the people who use it.
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 Piers Park Sailing
Our mission is to use Boston Harbor and the seas beyond to provide year-round recreational, educational and personal growth opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. Our commitments represent the three pillars of our organization, Outreach, Empowerment and Adventure: Outreach to at-risk youth, Empowerment for people with disabilities and Adventure for everyone to become a part of the natural environment.
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 Paul Cuffee School
Paul Cuffee School, a public charter school of choice, serves a diverse community of students from Providence, Rhode Island. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee's life, the School teaches students to value personal initiative and social responsibility. It seeks to accomplish this through an academic program that fosters discovery, stretches thinking, and demands excellence. Paul Cuffee School's maritime-themed curriculum prepares students for success in higher education and throughout their lives. We strive to be a community that respects each individual and responds to the needs of others. This quality of life together is central to our mission.
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 Community School, Camden, Maine
To function as a rite of passage into adulthood High School education must embrace a larger curriculum than conventional academics. We believe that much learning occurs outside the formal study of subjects, and in the relationships between students, their teachers, peers, parents, employers and community. Learning involves whole people, their intellectual, emotional, interpersonal, vocational and social lives.
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 Schooner Inc.
Schooner Inc is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and personal growth by providing educational experiences in marine science, sailing, and the history of Long Island Sound and its watershed.
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 The Apprenticeshop
The Apprenticeshop is a school for traditional boatbuilding and seamanship, whose mission is to inspire personal growth through craftsmanship, community and traditions of the sea. Utilizing the model of experiential education, students learn by doing—whether it is at the helm of a sailboat or behind a traditional hand tool, Apprenticeshop students gain self-reliance, tenacity, endurance and team-building skills through hands-on experience.
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 Maine Maritime Museum
Maine Maritime Museum celebrates Maine’s maritime heritage and culture in order to educate the community and a world-wide audience about the important role of Maine in regional and global maritime activities. The Museum accomplishes its stewardship through: discriminate collection, preservation and dissemination of historic materials and information, engaging educational programs, relevant and compelling exhibitions, and a unique historic shipyard, all connecting the past to contemporary and future issues.
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 Herreshoff Marine Museum
Dedicated to the education and inspiration of the public through presentation of the history and innovative work of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and the America’s Cup competition.
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Northwest Maritime Center
The Northwest Maritime Center is an adventure
- a link between past and present - offering new generations an opportunity to
explore the mystery and magic of the sea.
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Compass Project
Providing a positive direction to youth by encouraging the development of personal and community responsibility.
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Rose Island Lighthouse
Purpose of preserving the historic and environmental integrity of Rose Island, to maintain and operate the lighthouse, and to provide education and public access for all people.
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 Penobscot Marine Museum
Penobscot Marine Museum is the first and oldest maritime museum in Maine. Its mission is to preserve, interpret and celebrate the maritime culture of the Penobscot Bay region and beyond through collections, education, and community engagement.
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 Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Scientific exploration at Bigelow Laboratory ranges from the study of single-celled ocean microbes to fieldwork on the open seas and analysis of satellite images of global ecosystems. Our primary research focus is on the biogeochemical processes of the world's oceans, in order to advance society's understanding of the interactions between marine ecosystems, global climate, and the environment.
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 Maine Maritime Academy
The mission of Maine Maritime Academy is to provide a quality education primarily focused on marine related programs. The curriculum will empower students to take on leadership roles, encourage rigorous self-discipline, promote curiosity, and provide graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the global economy.
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 Lowell’s Boat Shop
To preserve and perpetuate the art and craft of wooden boat building and promote the history of Lowell’s Boat Shop and its environs.
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