Sea Meadow

What Sea Meadow does

Sea Meadow Marine Foundation is a Maine-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and advancing the state's working waterfront. It operates a tenant-informed, collaborative boat yard at 123 Even Keel Road on the Cousins River in Yarmouth, Maine — a property acquired in December 2021 via a $790,000 USDA loan facilitated by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. The facility hosts a mix of water-dependent small businesses including shellfish aquaculture operators (Butterfield Sea Farm, Spartan Sea Farms, Madeleine Point Oyster Farms), mooring and kelp services (Casco Bay Mooring), and marine construction (Greene Marine, historical), while also serving as a hub for marine education, electrification innovation, and scientific research partnerships.

The organization does not develop proprietary technology products; its core offering is physical waterfront infrastructure, shared collaborative space, and programmatic support for marine-dependent livelihoods in a market where Maine's working waterfront has been reduced to just 21 miles of its 3,400-mile coastline. Leadership combines 20+ years of waterfront trades experience (President Chad Strater), mechanical engineering and oyster farming entrepreneurship (co-founder Max Burtis), program management (co-founder Rebecca Rundquist), and a crew with credentials spanning marine biology PhD research, multi-state licensed civil/structural engineering, and environmental/ocean law.

Revenue is generated through three streams: individual donations (with suggested tiers of $10–$40 and flexible cadences via PayPal, check, donor-advised funds, matching gifts, and securities), corporate partnerships and sponsorships (accessed through platforms such as Benevity and YourCause), and tenant leases at the Yarmouth facility. The foundation is governed by a volunteer board, employs fewer than 10 people on a crew model, and operates with a statewide mission scope anchored by a single physical hub.

Name

Sea Meadow

Legal name

Sea Meadow Marine Foundation

Website

https://seameadow.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sea Meadow Marine Foundation is a Maine 501(c)(3) nonprofit that preserves working waterfronts by operating a collaborative boat yard in Yarmouth for aquaculture, marine construction, and education tenants, funded by donations, corporate sponsorships, and foundation grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Conservation and Working Waterfront Infrastructure

NAICS

Aquaculture (11251)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Shellfish Farming (e.g., oysters, mussels, clams) (AFAEAAAB), Quay & Waterfront Civil Works (Piers, Quays, Seawalls, Dredging, Revetments) (IMAJALAF)

Keywords

• Working waterfront preservation
• Marine conservation nonprofit
• Aquaculture facility access
• Marine education programs
• Blue economy support

Headquarters

HQ city

Yarmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Sea Meadow Marine Foundation generates revenue through individual donations at various levels (one-time, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual). Donors can give via PayPal, check, donor-advised funds, matching gifts, and securities/mutual fund shares. International donors can contribute via checks from US banks.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Corporations support Sea Meadow through financial contributions, resource allocation, and collaborative partnerships. Companies can participate via corporate giving or matching programs through platforms like Benevity or YourCause.
3. Tenant Leases: Sea Meadow generates revenue from tenant businesses operating at its Yarmouth boat yard facility, including aquaculture operations, marine construction, and other water-dependent enterprises.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sea Meadow Marine Foundation is a Maine 501(c)(3) nonprofit that preserves and operates a collaborative working boat yard on the Cousins River in Yarmouth. It provides physical waterfront infrastructure and shared workspace to water-dependent businesses such as aquaculture operators, marine construction firms, and scientific researchers, while running educational and innovation programs for Maine's marine economy.

Product overview

Sea Meadow (Sea Meadow Marine Foundation) is a Maine-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and supporting working waterfronts. The organization does not offer traditional products or services for sale; rather, it provides programs and infrastructure including tenant-informed collaborative working boat yard space, waterfront preservation services, educational initiatives, and innovation support for marine-dependent businesses. Their core offering is access to their Yarmouth facility on the Cousins River for aquaculture, marine construction, scientific research, and waterfront-related businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Working Waterfront Facility Access
• Marine Education and Community Programs
• Waterfront Innovation Support

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Conservation Law FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner working on marine conservation and environmental protection alongside Sea Meadow's waterfront preservation efforts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Island Institute: Island Institute is a Rockland, Maine-based nonprofit focused on sustaining Maine's island and working waterfront communities. It is one of the closest direct peers to Sea Meadow: both work on coastal community resilience, blue economy development, and waterfront preservation in Maine with overlapping funder networks.
• Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI): CEI is a Maine-based community development financial institution that facilitated Sea Meadow's USDA loan for the Yarmouth boatyard acquisition. It is a direct peer: both organizations share the mission of preserving Maine's working waterfront and supporting marine-dependent businesses through capital deployment and capacity building.
• Conservation Law Foundation: Conservation Law Foundation is a New England environmental advocacy organization and a strategic partner of Sea Meadow. It is directly comparable in marine conservation mission and operates in overlapping coastal geographies, though its primary mode is legal/regulatory advocacy versus Sea Meadow's physical asset preservation.
• Maine Maritime Museum: Maine Maritime Museum in Bath preserves Maine's maritime heritage and working boatbuilding traditions. It is directly comparable to Sea Meadow's heritage preservation mission (especially the historical Lowell lobster boat and Greene Marine trimaran legacy at the Yarmouth site) and operates as a Maine 501(c)(3) focused on maritime cultural continuity.
• Maine Coast Fishermen's Association: Maine Coast Fishermen's Association is a Brunswick, Maine-based industry association advocating for Maine's commercial fishing community and working waterfront access. It is directly comparable to Sea Meadow in mission (preserving working waterfront for fishing-dependent livelihoods) and operates in the same Maine coastal geography.
• Gulf of Maine Research Institute: Gulf of Maine Research Institute is a Portland, Maine-based nonprofit combining marine science research, education, and workforce development for the blue economy. It is a direct peer to Sea Meadow in marine education programming and Gulf of Maine ecosystem focus, with a comparable nonprofit funding model.
• Maine Coast Heritage Trust: Maine Coast Heritage Trust is a statewide land trust conserving Maine's coastal lands and waterways. It is a direct peer to Sea Meadow in mission (conserving Maine's coastal resources for public benefit) and funding model (foundation-supported nonprofit land stewardship), with overlapping donor networks.
• New England Ocean Cluster: New England Ocean Cluster is a Portland, Maine-based hub supporting ocean-based entrepreneurs and marine innovation. It is directly comparable as a blue-economy ecosystem builder in Maine; Sea Meadow crew member Austin Plaster interned there, indicating programmatic overlap in serving marine businesses.

Others

• Land for Maine's Future: Land for Maine's Future is a Maine state program that funds conservation and recreation land acquisition, including working waterfront. It is thematically connected to Sea Meadow's waterfront preservation mission as a state funding channel, but operates as a governmental program rather than a peer nonprofit.

Emerging players

• Schoodic Institute: Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park conducts marine science research and education in the Gulf of Maine. It is comparable to Sea Meadow in marine education and research themes, but focuses on science programming rather than working waterfront preservation, making it a partial-overlap emerging peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SeaMeadowMarine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seameadow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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