CURRENT INITIATIVES

The Emergency Rental Relief Fund is a collaboration between the Foundation and the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority (DCRHA) to assist market-rate renters who continue to face economic hardship in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, and…

The Older Adult Transportation Coalition exists to ensure that there are adequate options for both on-island enrichment and essential (medical) transportation needs for  older adults, as well as off-island medical transport. Sponsored by Healthy Aging MV, the MV Commission, and…

This year there are two recipients: • The first recipient is our Island's very own first responder Captain Nicole Gazaille-Graves and her husband Bob Graves. Nicole has served as a dispatcher for the Island for over 25 years. Bob was…

The Climate Action Fund was established by the Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation, with the goal to fund projects identified by the Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC) that address the effects of climate change on the Island. This includes extreme weather such…

Community consists of a place and the people who have a relationship with it. The Coalition is working to establish a MV Housing Bank modeled largely after the MV Land Bank. With median Vineyard real estate sales exceeding $1m, it…

The Emergency Response Fund was established in March 2020 to address the sudden and urgent needs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, this fund has awarded over $800,000 and remains as relevant as ever. The Emergency Response Fund…