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Made your check out to Detroit Community Sailing Center and mail it to:
Detroit Community Sailing Center
PO Box 15065
Detroit, MI, 48215
PO Box 15065
Detroit, MI, 48215
Your donation to our 501(C)(3) tax exempt youth program will make a summer to remember for a Detroit area young person.
Scroll down for more funding opportunities.
Funding Opportunities
- $50: Replace running rigging on a boat to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- $100: Provide fuel for coach boats for one month to support training and instruction.
- $400: Subsidize one child for a two-week "Learn to Sail" session, opening the door to new skills and experiences.
- $1,000: Subsidize one child for the full summer sailing program, giving them a comprehensive introduction to sailing and racing.
- $5,000: Fund the after-school boat building program, fostering hands-on learning and teamwork.
- $5,000: Fund repairs and updates to the fixed docks used by the sailing program to maintain safe infrastructure.
- $5,000: Fund a major refit and update of our 33’ Tartan 10 sailboat used for our Race Crew Training program.
- $10,000: Offset one year of boat maintenance expenses, ensuring a reliable fleet for all participants.
- $40,000: Replace the sailing program’s wood floating docks with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) modular docks to increase durability and safety.
- $100,000: Cover the expenses for one year of Detroit Community Sailing Center programming, supporting access and instruction for the community.
For sailing program endowment support inquire at [email protected]
Additional opportunities are available for the new home of our sailing program and education center on Belle Isle. Contact [email protected]
PayPal Giving Fund
Making supporting charities even easier, PayPal now has an option to donate a small amount every time you use PayPal via their Giving Fund. To select us as your favorite charity, log in to PayPal and click on "Set your favorite charity" from the dashboard. Type in "Detroit Community Sailing Center" and save the setting. Now, every time you check out and use PayPal (for anything!), you can choose to donate $1.
Alternatively, click the link below to select us as your favorite charity, and you are good to go!
Alternatively, click the link below to select us as your favorite charity, and you are good to go!
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship opportunities are available. With our partners we are growing:
-Future boat owners
-Boat club members
-Users of our vast marine services industry
Sponsorship can include your company's name and/or logo on our equipment. We are in a very visible location. Every car that enters and exits Belle Isle passes our center. Our sailboats are visible from the Belle Isle Bridge.
See the file below for our current sponsors and sponsorship opportunities. Contact us for more information.
-Future boat owners
-Boat club members
-Users of our vast marine services industry
Sponsorship can include your company's name and/or logo on our equipment. We are in a very visible location. Every car that enters and exits Belle Isle passes our center. Our sailboats are visible from the Belle Isle Bridge.
See the file below for our current sponsors and sponsorship opportunities. Contact us for more information.
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Tax Advantaged Stock Donate
Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to make a tax advantaged stock donate.
Wish List
You can also donate materials and equipment. Please visit our Wish List page to learn more, linked in the button below.
Thanking Our Partners
The Detroit Community Sailing Center would not be possible were it not for the long-term partnership, support, and encouragement of the following organizations (in alphabetical order):
America'a Boating Club - District 9
(Detroit and Grosse Pointe Power Squadrons)
Detroit Boat Club Crew
Grayhaven Sail Club Detroit
Youth Nautical Education Foundation