Bonnell Cove Foundation
Official website of the Bonnell Cove Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established by the Cruising Club of America that supports marine safety and environmental projects. The site includes board information, a Recent Grants section, grant application guidelines and a downloadable Grant Summary Form.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A tax-exempt public charity focused on marine safety or coastal/environmental projects seeking project-level grants in the $2K–$15K range and able to complete the foundation's Grant Summary Form.
Good Fit
- • Project clearly tied to safety at sea or environmental/coastal protection.
- • Asking for single-year project support in the typical $5K range (or up to ~$15K).
- • Able to provide the requested organizational description, financial summary, evaluation plan, and expected results.
- • Willing to submit by the posted deadlines and use the foundation's Grant Summary Form.
- • Located in or serving coastal communities (foundation funds multi-state coastal work).
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to recipients across nine states plus Ontario, with a minority share remaining in the foundation's home state, indicating a broadly multi-state footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 19 distinct recipients in the latest year (similar counts in prior years) and added many new grantees (12 new in the latest year and 17 new the prior year), showing a broad and changing recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Direct application instructions, a downloadable Grant Summary Form, published deadlines, and a high proportion of new recipients in recent years (12 new grantees in the latest year) together indicate that unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path to compete for support.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
