Corporate Members and Sponsors

We would like to thank our current Corporate Members and Sponsors for the generous support they provide to Mystic Seaport Museum.

Members

Cannonball Management, Inc.

Cannonball Management is a hospitality management and consulting firm in Mystic Connecticut that operates Jealous Monk, Rio Salado, Rio Rapido, El Sueno, Taquerio, Andiamo, Pronto and Cannonball Catering.

We provide unique, thoughtfully designed gathering spaces and serve a range of cuisines and cocktails that are consistently and expertly crafted to the highest standards.

George Kirby Jr. Paint Company

For more than 150 years, the Kirby family has been handcrafting the world’s finest marine paints. Since 1846, George Kirby Jr. Paint Company out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, has been a supplier of marine paint to many small wooden boat builders, as well as Mystic Seaport Museum. Standard Kirby paints include marine outside paint, boot topping, buoy paint, marine deck and floor paint, engine enamels, house paints, and red lead primer. Today it is still a family-run business headed by George Kirby, IV.

Sponsors

AARP

AARP empowers people to choose how they live as they age. More than 100 million Americans are 50 or older, and people want their money, health, and happiness to last as long as they do. We are a wise friend and fierce defender, focusing on the priorities of older Americans.

AARP is a sponsor of Museum events and presentations.

Aquarion

Aquarion Water Company, a subsidiary of Eversource, is the public water supply and wastewater treatment company for more than 780,000 people in 73 cities and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. We are the largest investor-owned water utility in New England and are among the seven largest in the U.S. Based in Bridgeport, CT, we’ve been in the public water supply business since 1857, and each of our approximately 360 employees throughout New England are proud to have the opportunity to deliver the highest quality product and services to our customers.

CHET (Connecticut Higher Education Trust)

CHET, the Connecticut Higher Education Trust 529 College Savings Program, is sponsored by the Connecticut Office of the Treasurer and managed by Fidelity. This 529 plan is open to both residents and nonresidents.

The Museum’s events—What Lurks Beneath and Lantern Light Village—are proudly sponsored in part by the State of Connecticut, on behalf of the CHET 529 College Savings Program.

Delamar Hotels

More than a collection of distinctive, award-winning hotels, Delamar Hotels blend art, history, and character to offer uniquely elevated experiences. Step into a restorative sanctuary at our spas, offering the latest in massage therapy treatments and wellness rituals using coveted skincare products. Our restaurants provide an inspiring journey rooted in local authenticity, serving sustainable ingredients prepared with time-honored European techniques. From corporate events to private social dinners, weddings, and special occasions, Delamar Hotels host gatherings in remarkable spaces that capture the moment.

Delamar Hotels has been a Sponsor of the Museum’s America and the Sea Award Gala since 2020.

Dodson Boatyard

Dodson Boatyard is a full-service working boatyard providing mechanical, electronic, refrigeration, heating, air conditioning, rigging, fiberglass, painting, varnishing and spray painting (Awlgrip) services. They also provide on site sail and canvas repair. The boatyard is located in Stonington, Connecticut, beautifully situated in a harbor at the eastern most end of Long Island Sound, convenient to Block Island, Fisher’s Island, Newport, Martha’s Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. Our harbor is locally active as well as being a destination for cruising yachtsmen for more than a century. The Borough of Stonington remains one of the best-preserved historic towns in Connecticut — with the benefits of fine restaurants, shops, inns and convenient travel arrangements.

Glenmede Endowment and Foundation Management

Glenmede’s independent ownership, continuous innovation, and enduring commitment to our clients have made us a trusted partner for more than 65 years. We believes every client is a universe of one. Our commitment to clients is guided by our values and driven by the pursuit of excellence. With a four-to-one employee-to-client ratio, we give each client the undivided attention they deserve. Our optimal structure and scale allows us to provide comprehensive, customized solutions. Privately owned and independent, we have the patience to maintain a long-term perspective and the institutional knowledge to seek out sustained growth for our clients.

Glenmede Endowment and Foundation Management has been a Sponsor of the America and the Sea Award Gala since 2019.

StoneRidge

Senior living in Mystic, Connecticut, doesn’t get better than this. StoneRidge is a senior living community of doers and thinkers, artists and educators, lifelong learners and dedicated volunteers. We support each other, learn from one another and enjoy each other’s company. People who, like you, want to continue an active lifestyle in a corner of Connecticut that’s close to their hearts.

StoneRidge is a sponsor of the Museum’s annual Adventure Series.

Gowrie Group/Risk Strategies

Discover the Risk Strategies difference. We’re here to help you see the way forward in a complex world with specialty insight, practical advice, and custom insurance with a vast network of specialists in Property & Casualty, Employee Benefits, Private Client, as well as Consulting Services, and Financial and Wealth Management solutions. We are a different kind of insurance brokerage – bringing a strategic, holistic, specialist approach to our clients, so you can face the future with confidence. We love what we do, and it shows. We’ve been recognized as a best place to work for the past five years, and we’re excited about our future.

Gowrie Group, now a subsidiary of Risk Strategies, has been a Sponsor of the America and the Sea Award Gala since 2014.

Mattern Construction, Inc.

Mattern Construction has been in business for nearly 40 years, since George Mattern founded the company from his home office in Canterbury, Connecticut in 1987. Today, the company proudly operates as a second-generation family business under the leadership of George’s son Eric Mattern, who continues his father’s legacy of excellence and commitment to quality. As a leading general contractor, construction manager, and developer, Mattern Construction delivers innovative solutions to clients across many industries in both public and private markets. Their team of experts has a proven track record of success, delivering projects that are not only functional and efficient, but also beautiful and well-designed.

Mattern Construction, Inc. has been a Sponsor of the America and the Sea Award Gala since 2024.

Oakcliff Sailing

Founded in 2010 by Hunt and Betsy Lawrence in order to raise the caliber of sailing in the United States, Oakcliff Sailing has grown by leaps and bounds each year from offshore racing to high performance as well as inshore racing. Based in the North Shore of Long Island in Oyster Bay, Oakcliff hosts sailors from around the world filling the bay with sails through the summer.

Hunt and Betsy Lawrence have been Platinum Sponsors of the America and the Sea Award Gala since 2018.

Travelers

We are an insurance company that cares. Travelers takes on the risk and provides the coverage you need to protect the things that are important to you — your home, your car, your valuables and your business — so you don’t have to worry. We have been around for more than 165 years and have earned a reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry because we take care of our customers. Our expertise and focus on innovation have made us a leader in personal, business and specialty insurance and the only property casualty company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Every day, our approximately 30,000 employees and 13,500 independent agents and brokers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland help provide peace of mind to our customers.

Travelers has been a Gold Sponsor of the America and the Sea Award Gala since 2017.

Wiggin and Dana, LLP

Wiggin and Dana is a full-service law firm of highly talented, creative and experienced lawyers dedicated to exceeding our clients’ expectations every day. With offices in Boston, Connecticut, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Florida, we represent clients throughout the United States and globally on a wide range of sophisticated and complex matters. From defending a Fortune 500 institution in “bet-the-company” litigation, to helping the next generation of inventors bring a new technology to market, to preserving the wealth that a family business has worked so hard to create, we pride ourselves in offering value driven solutions and results.

Wiggin and Dana, LLP has been a Sponsor of the Museum’s America and the Sea Award Gala since 2023.