Carolina Coastal Classrooms initial funding efforts in 2005 focused on the restoration of the skipjack Ada Mae.  Grady White Boats provided a $25,000 challenge grant to complete ADA MAE's restoration.  Vessel restoration and Coast Guard Certification were completed in the summer of 2008.  That summer we began operational and educational programming with an all volunteer crew. Our focus has now shifted to obtaining funding and resources to hire a full-time crew to support regularly scheduled educational programming and operations.

Grant support was received from the following foundations:

The Harold H. Bate Foundation

The Triangle Community Foundation

Ella Ann L. and Frank B. Holding Foundation

Robert P. Holding Foundation, Inc.

Southern Bank Foundation

The Mildred H. McEvoy Foundation

The Felix Harvey Foundation

The Eddie & Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation

The Wireless Foundation

The Thomas B. & Robertha K. Coleman Foundation, Inc.

The BB&T Charitable Foundation

Verizon Foundation

Past corporate support received from:

Gregory Poole

RBC Centura Banks, Inc

First Citizens Bank

Tidewater Atlantic Research

Bank of America

Grady White Boats

West Systems, Inc.

Walmart

Hatteras Yachts

The Galley Store and Marina

The New Bern Sheraton Hotel and Marina

We would also like to thank the many individual supporters of Carolina Coastal Classrooms who have helped make our programming possible.