How to Help
Donate
Volunteer, Take Action, and Attend Events
Our volunteers are an integral part of our community. They help us collect observational data, lend their voices in support of our advocacy, and help rally the region around Casco Bay. Friends of the Bay can also attend our events to stay educated and engaged on the latest issues facing our coastal waters.
You can also help Casco Bay by…
Pumping out your boat. Our pumpout service provides a convenient, practical way to dispose of sewage from your boat. Casco Bay is a federally-designated No Discharge Area, which means it is illegal to release raw or treated sewage from any vessel into the Bay.
Staying up to date. When you sign up for our email list you will receive stories about our work, invitations to events, and advocacy action alerts.
Be a Friend to Casco Bay
We are honored to partner with you to keep Casco Bay blue.
Friends of Casco Bay is a 501 (c)(3).
Become a Member
Donate to our Annual Fund
Make a Gift of Stock
We welcome gifts of securities to support our mission to improve and protect the Bay. A gift of appreciated securities may not only help the Bay but also result in capital gains tax savings. To initiate a gift of stock, please contact Development Director Sarah Lyman so we can properly acknowledge and track your gift: slyman [at] cascobay [dot] org or by calling (207) 370-7553.
Donate your boat
Rather than selling your boat, consider donating it to Friends of Casco Bay in order to support our mission.
Corporate Matching
Does your employer match charitable contributions? If so, you can double your impact by requesting that your company match your gift. Be sure to send us the required forms we need to process the matching gift: Friends of Casco Bay, 75 West Commercial Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101.
Make a donation to the Baykeeper Boats Fund
Friends of Casco Bay depends upon ongoing support from our Baykeeper Boats Fund to maintain our fleet, including our Baykeeper boat, our pumpout vessel, and the smaller boats we use in our work to protect the health of our coastal waters. You can read more about our Boats Fund and make a secure online donation to the Baykeeper Boats Fund here.
Make a donation to the Emeritus Fund for Advocacy
The Emeritus Fund supports Friends of Casco Bay’s advocacy and related staff development activities in our annual operating plans. You can read more about and make a secure online donation to the Emeritus Fund here.
Give a Gift Membership
There is no better or meaningful way to share your love of Casco Bay than by giving them a gift membership! In the “Additional Information” section of our secure online donation form, simply record in the comments box that you are making a gift membership. Be sure to give us the name, address, and contact information of whom you are giving the gift to so we can keep him/her updated about our efforts to protect the health of the Bay.
Planned Giving: The Anchor Society
Planned giving helps us ensure a healthy Casco Bay is passed on to the next generation. Planned gifts may provide donors with significant benefits through future estate tax savings, income tax savings, and a reduction of capital gains taxes. You can view a copy of our Gift Acceptance Policy here. To have a confidential discussion about making a planned gift to Friends of Casco Bay, please contact Executive Director Will Everitt [willeveritt [at] cascobay [dot] org, (207) 799-8574 ext. 204].
Workplace Giving
Friends of Casco Bay is a member of MaineShare, a community of more than 40 statewide nonprofit organizations working every day to make Maine a better place to live and work. MaineShare is offered in many workplaces. You can also give to Friends of Casco Bay through the Maine State Employees Combined Charitable Appeal (MSECCA), the Combined Federal Campaign, and your local United Way.
Donate in Honor of a Loved One
A gift in memory or in honor of a loved one is a thoughtful way to share your passion for Casco Bay. We will memorialize your gift in our Annual Report to the Community, which we publish each year.