Virginia · Nonprofit
GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC
GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC (Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $76k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $88k
What Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race Inc does
Mission
To promote awareness of the Chesapeake Bay's heritage * Encourage preservation of the Bay's resources * Support Chesapeake Bay education and clean-up efforts * Bring historic schooners to the Bay * Encourage schooner sailing and preservation
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Living Classrooms Foundation - Education Sails on Schooner Lady Maryland and Skipjack Sigsbee - $2,000.00 - 57 Students/Chaperones
$0 spentof which $2,000 as grants0% of program spendingSeafarers Foundation Inc. - Summer Youth Program Education Sail on Schooner Woodwind - $2,579 - 32 Students/5 Chaperones
$0 spentof which $2,579 as grants0% of program spendingAlexandria Seaport Foundation - Educational Sail on the three sail bateau, Jolly Dolphin. Participating in the trip were 7 Apprentices and 4 chaperones.
$0 spentof which $1,000 as grants0% of program spendingNauticus Foundation hosted Norfolk Youth Sailing Association who completed a sail-training and team-building experience aboard Schooner Virginia. The group included middle and high school sailors from across Norfolk Public Schools, along with their coaches.
$0 spentof which $1,000 as grants0% of program spendingWorld Ocean Sailing - Education Sail on schooner Denis Sullivan - 40 Students - $1000
$0 spentof which $1,000 as grants0% of program spendingThe Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race was founded in 1990. This annual event starts in Baltimore with dockside public viewing, education (STEM-H) programs aboard and underway for local school children, and a Parade of Sail to Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The race starts at the Bay Bridge and finishes at Thimble Shoals, participants dock in Norfolk for public viewing and an awards ceremony. Education programs for local school children are given. Participation in the events is approximately 500 people. The cost of the GCBSR event in 2025 was $42,971.
$42,971 spent100% of program spendingThe Alexandria Seaport Foundation's apprentice program helps young adults ages 18-23 build job skills and positive habits through woodworking and traditional boatbuilding. With support from the GCBSR grant, apprentices will take part in the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race aboard the schooner Denis Sullivan, operated by World Ocean School. During the experience, they rotate through active sailing duties, seamanship training like navigation and knot tying, and reflection time to connect with the marine environment.
$0 spentof which $3,000 as grants0% of program spendingFor over 15 years, The Chesapeake Mermaid has delivered engaging environmental education on Bay wildlife and habitats through storytelling and interactive activities, reaching up to 30,000 people annually. The GCBSR grant will support completion of a studio to expand their recorded educational programming.
$0 spentof which $3,000 as grants0% of program spendingThe Living Classrooms Foundation offers hands-on programs in education, job training, and community development. With the GCBSR grant, underserved students from Baltimore City College High School will join a three-day schooner race aboard the Lady Maryland, gaining a rare first-time sailing experience while supporting the vessel's return to Baltimore's sailing community.
$0 spentof which $3,000 as grants0% of program spendingThe Downtown Sailing Center promotes inclusive access to sailing, especially for youth, people with disabilities, and BIPOC communities. With support from the GCBSR grant, it will expand its BIPOC Sailing Program to recruit new sailors, help participants advance to skipper roles, and foster greater diversity, environmental awareness, and connection to the water.
$0 spentof which $2,000 as grants0% of program spendingYouth Sailing Virginia teaches middle and high school students life skills through sailing programs. Its Beginner Learn to Sail with STEM program combines hands-on sailing with subjects like physics, marine biology, and technology. The organization partners with local schools and community groups in Hampton and Newport News to reach students, and the GCBSR grant will support expanding access for underrepresented and underserved youth.
$0 spentof which $1,500 as grants0% of program spendingThe Norfolk Youth Sailing Association supports student sailing in Norfolk, VA by developing skills, organizing varsity teams, and hosting regattas. It focuses on schools like Maury, Granby, and the Hague School, promoting inclusion and reducing financial and social barriers through partnerships such as the Sail Nauticus program. The GCBSR grant will help expand access and continue supporting Title I students.
$0 spentof which $1,500 as grants0% of program spendingPride of Baltimore II promotes maritime education, tourism, and Maryland's culture. With support from the GCBSP grant, it will partner with Defensores de la Cuenca to offer free, bilingual sailing programs for Baltimore's Latino communities. These programs provide hands-on learning about the Chesapeake Bay, maritime history, and careers, along with take-home materials and follow-up resources, creating an inclusive way for Latino families to connect with maritime heritage.
$0 spentof which $1,000 as grants0% of program spending
The 13 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $42,971.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $92k to $83k (−10%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
54% of GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (92% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Duncan Hood
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $20k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC has grown faster than half of the 2,195 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,195 environment nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC?
- GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC (Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC.
- Who is the largest funder of GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC?
- AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing