Until further notice, our preservation grants are on hold. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Since its inception in 1998, NELL has donated over $180,000 to many lighthouse organizations around New England. The following is a partial list of these organizations.
Avery Point – $2,820
Cape Elizabeth – $3,140
Dutch Island – $1,200
Little River – $6,000
New London Ledge – $6,000
Newport Harbor – $570
Pomham Rocks – $5,500
Portsmouth Harbor – $9,528
Prospect Harbor – $2,000
Race Point – $7,465
Rockland Breakwater – $3,520
Beavertail – $720
Block Island North – $2150
Block Island Southeast – $41,246.67
Portland Bug Light – $625
Coast Guard Heritage Museum – $1,500
Project Gurnet and Bug Light – $500
Highland Lighthouse – $660
Hudson Athens Lighthouse – $830
Trustees of Reservation (Long Point Light) – $250
Maine Lighthouse Museum – $10,520
Monhegan – $2,840
Nantucket Lightship – Amesbury, MA – $6,500
Nauset – $665
Nubble – $175
Portland Breakwater – $850
Portland Head – $482
Scituate – $1,315
Sheffield – $5,500
Spring Point Ledge – $3,930
Stonington – $1,830
Thacher Island – $9,000
USCG Lightship Sailors Assoc. – $730
LaMotte and Windmill Point, VT – $1,100
Watch Hill – $440
White Island – $5,200