Grant Fund – Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation

In the News: “As Supplemental SNAP Benefits End, Aid for Food Relief Arrives”

By MVCFEmergency Response Fund, Grant Fund, Grants

Read the full article in the Vineyard Gazette, here. Vineyard Gazette / Louisa Hufstader - March 16, 2023 The end of March, already a lean time for low-income Islanders and those whose seasonal earnings don’t always last through the...

March 17, 2023

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New funding awarded to address food insecurity on Martha’s Vineyard

By MVCFEmergency Response Fund, Grant Fund, Grants

The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation (MVCF) has received a $1.3 million grant to directly address food insecurity brought on by the pandemic. The grant is from the federal CARES Act and funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

March 10, 2023

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Migrant Relief Action Was Islandwide Effort

By MVCFEmergency Response Fund, Grant Fund

Read the full article by Aidan Pollard in the Vineyard Gazette: The Island’s emergency infrastructure, established to deal with natural disasters and critical housing needs, was put to a different test last week when nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants arrived unexpectedly...

September 23, 2022

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Anna Nesser

In the News: “Let it Grow”

By MVCFGrant Fund, Grants

Pictured above: Community Foundation Executive Director, Emily Bramhall, with Bruce Mathews, resident and gardener at IEH, in front of Bruce's garden. ---------------- Island Elderly Housing was awarded an Impact Grant in 2021 to construct an accessible community garden at Woodside...

July 28, 2022

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photo by Jeanna Shepard / Vineyard Gazette

In the News: “Collaboration Conservation Works”

By MVCFGrant Fund, Grants

Please read the full article in the Vineyard Gazette. Commentary by Tess Bramhall Photo by Jeanna Shepard During April 2022, while we were all focused on passing the housing bank in our towns, stories appeared in the local newspapers announcing that the...

May 13, 2022

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Photo: Mark Lovewell / Vineyard Gazette

2017 Grant Awards Event

By Emily BramhallGrant Award Event, Grant Fund

The Endowment held its second Grant Award Event on Tuesday, November 7. A warm and enthusiastic crowd gathered to hear from each of the 30 recipients about the work of their organizations and plans for their awards. Grants were given…

November 9, 2017

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Photo: Alison Shaw / MV Magazine

Dunkl siblings receive the 2017 Creative Living Award

By Emily BramhallCreative Living Award, Grant Fund

The Endowment is delighted to announce that siblings Frank, Heidi, and Peter Dunkl of Chilmark will receive this year’s Creative Living Award. Designed to “encourage fine craftsmanship, creativity and ingenuity in many fields,” the award recognizes Islanders for their efforts…

September 14, 2017

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Ralph Stewart

Inaugural Grants Award Ceremony

By Emily BramhallGrant Fund

The Permanent Endowment held its inaugural Grants Award ceremony on Tuesday, November 15. Over 125 people braved the rainy weather and gathered at the Hebrew Center to hear from 25 of the Island’s creative, hardworking and dedicated non-profits that had received grants from…

November 17, 2016

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Fall 2016 Grant Cycle

By Emily BramhallGrant Fund

The Permanent Endowment Fund for Martha’s Vineyard Announces its Fall 2016 Grant Cycle The Permanent Endowment is proud to partner with the island’s dedicated and creative organizations and initiatives that are working to enrich and improve the quality of life…

August 31, 2016

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Interested nonprofit or municipal organizations can apply via The Permanent Endowment’s website for project-based funding to support board development consulting, longer-term board member training, and other education.

The Vineyard Gazette

January 20, 2016

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In the News: “As Supplemental SNAP Benefits End, Aid for Food Relief Arrives”

New funding awarded to address food insecurity on Martha’s Vineyard

Migrant Relief Action Was Islandwide Effort

In the News: “Let it Grow”

In the News: “Collaboration Conservation Works”

2017 Grant Awards Event

Dunkl siblings receive the 2017 Creative Living Award

Inaugural Grants Award Ceremony

Fall 2016 Grant Cycle

Interested nonprofit or municipal organizations can apply via The Permanent Endowment’s website for project-based funding to support board development consulting, longer-term board member training, and other education.

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