The Miles River Yacht Club Foundation, a non-profit organization based in St. Michaels, is accepting applications until April 15 for 2016 grants and stipends to support charitable and educational activities relating to the Chesapeake Bay maritime arts and sciences. The Foundation supports amateur youth-oriented sports including sailing and swimming.
Application forms can be downloaded by clicking on “Apply” on the Foundation’s website, mrycfoundation.org. Completed applicants may be emailed to [email protected]g or mailed to: MRYC Foundation, Inc., Attn: Grant Committee, 606A N. Talbot Street, S115, St. Michaels, MD 21663.
The Foundation was established in 2010 to promote and support youth-oriented competitive sailing and swimming and other water-related educational activities. The Foundation, although totally independent, is affiliated with the Miles River Yacht Club. To date, the Foundation has given more than $220,000 to help support 23 area groups. In the last two years, the Foundation’s Sink-or-Swim (SOS) Program has taught 750 Talbot County children how to swim. Visit the Foundation’s website for more information.
