The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston Governance Volunteers Volunteer services, once an informal component of the Museum's infrastructure, is now a well-developed program by which volunteers gain skills and experience while the Museums reap the benefit of an enthusiastic community resource. Robert Brown is the Volunteer Coordinator. Elected at the Annual General Meeting, November 5, 2000. The Museum has a Membership base spread across North America and Europe. Membership includes subscriptions to FreshWater, A quarterly journal of Great Lakes Marine History, FreshWater has been published since 1985 and a newsletter, Jib Gems is also published quarterly.
Admission is free to members and there are many special events during the year.
The Sustaining Membership includes admission to all the major maritime museums in North America. The Marine Museum is a participating member of The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston. A gift to the Marine Museum is specifically identified and 'pooled' with other gifts as part of a much larger endowment fund. Each year the proceeds of the investment is proportionally distributed to the participating members of the Community Foundation. The larger size of a 'pooled' fund tends to yield a better return on investment than a smaller fund.