100% of your support goes towardS THE NSA mission to protect & preserve nantucket’s harborS, water quality, and shellfisheries.
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT NSA
NSA memberships run by calendar year, so please considering renewing or becoming a new member for 2025. As a NSA member you will publicly show your support for our mission “to preserve and protect Nantucket’s harbors, water quality, and shellfish fisheries”. You will also receive priority access to buy tickets to NSA shellfish celebration events (which tend to sell out quickly). Our membership has grown from 5 members in 2003 to over 740 members today, which we are super proud of. Please (re)join us as a NSA Member in 2025!
We are able to pursue our mission because of generous financial gifts that ensure the longevity and stability of our 501(c)(3) organization. By making a gift you are helping us continue to make a positive impact today as well as investing in the long term health of Nantucket’s water quality, harbor health, and shellfisheries. We welcome credit card, cash, check, stock, and estate planning gifts of all kinds and thank you in advance for considering NSA.
The strength of the NSA impact is determined by the collaborations and partnerships we have with businesses that share in our mission and values. We are proud of each one of our business partners as well as the partner family that we have built at NSA. If your business would like to learn more about our partnership platform, please reach out. Our partnerships are annual and multi-year so that we can develop a long term mutually beneficial relationship for both NSA and for our partners.
In 2025, we are growing two primary programs: NSA Youth Education and NSA Harbor Initiatives. With youth education we are working with all three schools on island in addition the Nantucket Boys & Girls Club to educate and inspire a diverse group of island youth about our island’s prized shellfish. In our harbor initiatives we are cleaning up sunken debris from the harbor seabed as well as supporting water quality & eelgrass research to promote a healthier home for our shellfish. If you are interested in being a part of or helping fund either program please feel free to reach out.
This year many of our members and partners have offered their homes or business locations to host a NSA fundraising event. These include wine & oyster parties, beach bonfire parties, as well as full on farm to table dinners. If you are willing and able to host an NSA fundraising event of any kind we would love to hear from you. As we grow our work, we need more support from our membership and believe there is no better ambassador than our members.
All NSA events and programs take a lot of work to host and we heavily rely on volunteers to help us at each one. We feel fortunate to have a strong partnership with Cisco Brewers where we host the NSA Shellfish Trilogy which includes NSA Scallopalooza (April), NSA OysterFest (June), and NSA Clam Jam (November). Every October we host Scallopers Ball at and with our partners the Nantucket Yacht Club. If you’d like to volunteer for an event or one of our programs please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Nantucket Shellfish Association is recognized by the IRS as a not for profit 501c3 charitable organization, EIN# 06-1684351. Your donation to NSA is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. However, certain donations in which donors receive a good or service in return for a donation are not tax deductible or may be only partially deductible. Please consult with your financial advisor for the tax implications of your donation.