DEAR FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS,

This year, we are proud to announce grants totaling $421,000 to 38 outstanding local nonprofits. With exceptional applications seeking almost $800,000 in funding, we witnessed the largest demand ever from our Island’s remarkable nonprofits, and faced a significant challenge to meet the pressing and vast needs of our community.

This year’s grant recipients cover a wide range of initiatives, each designed to make a significant and positive impact on the lives of Island residents, and strengthen the very fabric of our community. They are a testament to the power of our community coming together to make a difference, especially in the areas of meeting critical needs, increasing access and inclusion, educational opportunities for all ages, and promoting collaboration.

The proof of a community foundation is in the work of our esteemed partners. We are grateful for their hard work and dedication to enriching our community.

ARTS ENRICHMENT

• Circuit Arts
• Island Community Chorus
• Islanders Write
• Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society
• MVY RADIO
• Vineyard Independence Project
• West Tisbury Library Foundation

DIRECT HEALTH SERVICES

• Health Imperatives
• Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard
• Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group
• Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
• Vineyard Health Care Access Program

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

• ACE MV
• Communication Ambassador Partnership (CAP)
• Garden Gate Child Development Center
• Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society
• Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club
• Martha’s Vineyard Museum (top picture)
• Martha’s Vineyard Ocean Academy
• Mass Audubon / Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
• Penikese Island School
• Sail Martha’s Vineyard
• Sassafras Earth Education
• Vineyard Montessori School

ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES

• Friends of Sengekontacket
• Great Pond Foundation
• Lagoon Pond Association
• Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group

FOOD SECURITY

• First Congregational Church of West Tisbury (bottom picture)
• Island Grown Initiative
• Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust

HOUSING RESOURCES

• Harbor Homes of MV
• Havenside Corporation
• Vineyard House

OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS

• Camp Jabberwocky
• Healthy Aging MV (pictured)
• Island Autism
• Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center