The Aquarium attracts significant support each year from grant-making foundations and government agencies that value our contribution to Boston, New England — and the planet. Grant-making opportunities include unrestricted grants, improvements and renovations to our exhibit pathway, outstanding education and community programs for children and teens, cultural programs that offer a new perspective on the world of water, and initiatives that support the conservation of aquatic animals and habitats around the globe.

For more information about foundation giving, please contact:

Susan Thompson
Director of Foundation and Government Relations
New England Aquarium
(617)973-0296
sthompson@neaq.org

Current List of Foundation Supporters

Unrestricted Operating Grants 2007

The following foundations generously supported the Aquarium.

$50,000+

  • Anonymous
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council

$10,000-$49,999

  • Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation
  • William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust
  • Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust

$1,000-$9,999

  • The Cedar Street Foundation
  • John & Golda Cohen Trust
  • Merwin Memorial Free Clinic For Animals, Inc.
  • Sawyer Charitable Foundation
  • Stearns Charitable Trust
  • The Abbot and Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation
  • The Boston Foundation

Restricted Grants 2007

Research Programs

These donors supported the study of species and issues affecting the health of marine animals and ecosystems, including the North Atlantic right whale, bycatch reduction, and lobster shell disease.

  • Canadian Whale Institute
  • International Fund for Animal Welfare
  • Island Foundation
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  • Office of Naval Research
  • State of Georgia
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Marine Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Program

These donors helped the Aquarium respond to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles along the New England coastline.

  • Bernice Barbour Foundation
  • The Ellison Foundation
  • The Fuller Foundation, Inc.
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Prescott
  • The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation

Global Marine Programs

These donors supported the Aquarium's conservation projects around the globe, including efforts to study and protect the Phoenix Islands, our Marine Conservation Action Fund, and the Sustainable Seafood Initiative.

  • Global Conservation Fund of Conservation International
  • National Geographic
  • Oak Foundation
  • Pew Charitable Trust
  • Red Sox Foundation
  • Regional Natural Heritage Programme, Government of Australia
  • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  • Triad Foundation, Inc.

Education and Community Programs

These donors supported visitor education, teacher services, youth and teen programs, community outreach, summer camp, lectures, and other programs for children and adults.

  • Anonymous
  • Associated Grant Makers
  • Boston 2004, Inc.
  • First Night, Inc.
  • Germeshausen Foundation
  • Roy A. Hunt Foundation
  • Institute for Museum and Library Services
  • The Lowell Institute
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council YouthReach Initiative
  • Massachusetts Department of Education
  • The Millipore Foundation
  • National Science Foundation
  • Red Acre Foundation
  • Saquish Foundation
  • William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust
  • Storer Trust
  • The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund
  • Yawkey Foundation II

Capital Improvements

These donors supported renovation of the Aquarium building and exhibits.

  • Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust
  • Edwin S. Webster Foundation