Bonnell Cove Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 13-3556721
Foundation Overview
Based in Camden, ME, Bonnell Cove Foundation has awarded 133 grants totaling $703,673 to organizations in District of Columbia, Washington and 10 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $800 to $13,750, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
13 of 19 recipients (68%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 24% in Maine and funding distributed across 14 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Maine, funding concentrates in Portland (31%), Rockland (19%), South Portland (13%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 59% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on environment (60%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Bonnell Cove Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billion Oyster Project Inc | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | Environmental Project | 2023 |
| Brigs Youth Sail Training | $3,976 | Hamilton, ONTARIO, CA | Safety At Sea | 2023 |
| Call Of The Sea | $9,945 | Sausalito, CA, US | Safety At Sea | 2023 |
| Center For Coastal Studies | $8,448 | Provincetown, MA, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Centrum Foundation | $6,000 | Port Townsend, WA, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Gulf Of Maine Lobster F | $10,000 | Kennebunkport, ME, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | $3,200 | Rockland, ME, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Maine Coast Fisherman | $5,000 | Brunswick, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2023 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | $5,000 | Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Maine Maritime Museum | $3,350 | Bath, ME, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Maralliance | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Safety At Sea | 2023 |
| Marine Mammals Of Maine | $3,000 | Bath, ME, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| National Audubon Society | $3,000 | Breman, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2023 |
| Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Assn | $5,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Ocean Research Project | $5,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Puget Sound Restoration | $5,000 | Bainbridge, WA, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Us Sailing Association | $6,000 | Bristol, RI, US | Safety At Sea | 2023 |
| Vashon Mauri Island Nat | $5,000 | Vashon, WA, US | Environmental | 2023 |
| Wooden Boats For Veterans Foundatio | $2,500 | Sdausalito, CA, US | Safety At Sea | 2023 |
| Bellingham Bay Community Boating Ce | $5,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Environmental & Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Brigs Youth Sail Training | $3,000 | Hamilton, ONTARIO, CA | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Maritime Museum | $5,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Friends Of Casco Bay | $7,500 | South Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Gulf Of Maine Research Institute | $4,000 | Portland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Loggerhead Marine Center | $10,000 | Juno Beach, FL, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | $10,000 | Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| New York Harbor Foundation Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Rocking The Boat | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sail Newport | $3,000 | Newport, RI, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sea Education Association | $6,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sound Experience | $8,500 | Port Townsend, WA, US | Environmental & Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sustainable Marblehead Inc | $2,269 | Marblehead, MA, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| The Coral Reef Alliance | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Wooden Boats For Veterans Foundatio | $5,000 | Vallejo, CA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Bellingham Bay Community Boating Ce | $5,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Environmental & Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Brigs Youth Sail Training | $3,000 | Hamilton, ONTARIO, CA | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Maritime Museum | $5,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Friends Of Casco Bay | $7,500 | South Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Gulf Of Maine Research Institute | $4,000 | Portland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Loggerhead Marine Center | $10,000 | Juno Beach, FL, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | $10,000 | Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| New York Harbor Foundation Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Rocking The Boat | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sail Newport | $3,000 | Newport, RI, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sea Education Association | $6,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sound Experience | $8,500 | Port Townsend, WA, US | Environmental & Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sustainable Marblehead Inc | $2,269 | Marblehead, MA, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| The Coral Reef Alliance | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Wooden Boats For Veterans Foundatio | $5,000 | Vallejo, CA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Bellingham Bay Community Boating Ce | $5,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Environmental & Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Brigs Youth Sail Training | $3,000 | Hamilton, ONTARIO, CA | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Maritime Museum | $5,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Friends Of Casco Bay | $7,500 | South Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Gulf Of Maine Research Institute | $4,000 | Portland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Loggerhead Marine Center | $10,000 | Juno Beach, FL, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | $10,000 | Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| New York Harbor Foundation Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Rocking The Boat | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sail Newport | $3,000 | Newport, RI, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sea Education Association | $6,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sound Experience | $8,500 | Port Townsend, WA, US | Environmental & Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Sustainable Marblehead Inc | $2,269 | Marblehead, MA, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| The Coral Reef Alliance | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental | 2022 |
| Wooden Boats For Veterans Foundatio | $5,000 | Vallejo, CA, US | Safety At Sea | 2022 |
| Ascensions Community Se | $7,000 | Washington, DC, US | Safety At Sea | 2021 |
| Bellingham Bay Communit | $5,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Safety At Sea Safety Boat | 2021 |
| Brigs Youth Sail Training | $4,334 | Hamilton, ONTARIO, CA | Safety At Sea | 2021 |
| Center For Coastal Studies | $8,890 | Provincetown, MA, US | Environmental White Shark Move | 2021 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | $2,000 | Rockland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2021 |
| Long Live The King | $9,730 | Seattle, WA, US | Environmental | 2021 |
| New York Harbor Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2021 |
| Northwest Maritime Center | $4,775 | Port Townsand, WA, US | Safety At Sea | 2021 |
| Northwest School Of Wood | $5,000 | Port Hadlock, WA, US | Environmental | 2021 |
| Northwest Straits Foundation | $7,100 | Bellingham, WA, US | Safety At Sea | 2021 |
| Save The Bay | $2,385 | Providence, RI, US | Safety At Sea | 2021 |
| The Coral Reef Alliance | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental | 2021 |
| Connecticut Fund For The Environmen | $2,500 | New Haven, CT, US | Environmental | 2020 |
| Hudson River Community Sailing | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Environmental | 2020 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | $3,000 | Rockland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2020 |
| Long Live The King | $5,509 | Seattle, WA, US | Safety At Sea | 2020 |
| Lowell's Maritime Foundation | $3,600 | Amesbury, MA, US | Safety At Sea/environmental | 2020 |
| Nw School Of Wooden Boatbuilding | $5,000 | North Hadlock, WA, US | Environmental | 2020 |
| Oceanswide Inc | $5,000 | Newcastle, ME, US | Safety At Sea/environmental | 2020 |
| Rozalia Project Inc | $2,500 | Burlington, VT, US | Environmental | 2020 |
| Sail Maine Inc | $3,200 | Portland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2020 |
| Sail Sand Point | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Environmental | 2020 |
| Save The Bay | $2,000 | Providence, RI, US | Environmental | 2020 |
| Sea Education Association | $4,500 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Environmental | 2020 |
| Storm Trysail Foundation | $5,000 | Larchmont, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2020 |
| The Coral Reef Alliance | $8,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental | 2020 |
| The Salvation Army | $800 | Standish, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2020 |
| Toronto Brigantine Inc | $4,500 | Toronto, ONTARIO, CA | Seamanship/leadership | 2020 |
| Bellingham Bay Community Boating | $8,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Safety At Sea | 2018 |
| Building Conservation Trust | $6,500 | Houston, TX, US | Environmental | 2018 |
| Call Of The Sea | $5,000 | Sausalito, CA, US | Safety At Sea | 2018 |
| Center For Coastal Studies | $5,000 | Provincetown, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2018 |
| Community Boating Center Inc | $6,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2018 |
| Ct Fund For The Environment | $2,500 | New Haven, CT, US | Environmental | 2018 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | $2,280 | Rockland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2018 |
| Manomet Inc | $4,000 | Brunswick, ME, US | Environmental | 2018 |
| Puget Sound Restoration Fund | $3,000 | Bainbridge Island, WA, US | Environmental | 2018 |
| Rozalia Project Inc | $5,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Environmental | 2018 |
| Sail Newport | $2,990 | Newport, RI, US | Safety At Sea | 2018 |
| Save The Bay | $4,833 | Providence, RI, US | Safety At Sea | 2018 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $2,500 | Providence, RI, US | Environmental | 2018 |
| World Ocean School | $9,513 | Boston, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2018 |
| Marine Appl Research & Exploration | $5,000 | Richmond, CA, US | Environmental | 2017 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | $5,000 | Rockland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2017 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $5,000 | Providence, RI, US | Environmental | 2017 |
| Catalina Marine Society | $7,500 | Lake Balboa, CA, US | Environmental | 2017 |
| Coalition For Buzzards Bay | $3,850 | New Bedford, MA, US | Environmental | 2017 |
| Ct Fund For The Environment | $2,500 | New Haven, CT, US | Environmental | 2017 |
| Block Island Maritime Institute | $3,900 | Block Island, RI, US | Environmental | 2017 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | $5,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | Safety At Sea | 2017 |
| Friends Of Casco Bay | $7,500 | South Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2017 |
| Hudson River Community Sailing | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Safety At Sea | 2017 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | $5,000 | Topsham, ME, US | Environmental | 2017 |
| Nova Scotia Nature Trust | $10,000 | Dartmouth, NOVA SCOTIA, CA | Environmental | 2017 |
| The Gloucester Adventure Inc | $9,204 | Gloucester, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2017 |
| Annapolis Maritime Museum | $2,850 | Annapolis, MD, US | Safety At Sea | 2016 |
| Gulf Of Maine Research Institure | $4,900 | Portland, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2016 |
| Marine Appl Research & Exploration | $5,000 | Richmond, CA, US | Environmental | 2016 |
| Mystic Seaport Museum | $2,454 | Mystic, CT, US | Safety At Sea | 2016 |
| Point Reyes Bird Observatory | $4,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | Environmental | 2016 |
| Sea Education Association | $13,750 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Safety At Sea | 2016 |
| Everett Community College | $3,500 | Everett, WA, US | Environmental | 2016 |
| The Landing School | $4,000 | Arundel, ME, US | Environmental | 2016 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | $5,000 | Rockland, ME, US | Environmental | 2016 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $2,500 | Providence, RI, US | Environmental | 2016 |
| Atlantic White Shark Conservancy | $4,500 | Orleans, MA, US | Environmental | 2016 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | $1,000 | Portland, ME, US | Environmental | 2016 |
| Educational Passages | $3,600 | Belfast, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2016 |
| Maine Coast Fisherman's Association | $4,000 | Brunswick, ME, US | Safety At Sea | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Bonnell Cove Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 13-3556721 |
| Website | http://www.bonnellcove.org |
| Address | 124 CHESTNUT ST Camden, ME 04843-2227 |
Key People (10)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Bonnell Cove Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Joyce Lhamon |
|---|---|
| Secretary | W Frank Bohlen |
| Treasurer | Paul Rogers |
| Director | W Bradley Avery |
| Director | Peter Balasubramanian |
Forms 990-PF
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