# Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation: Here for Good

> Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation provides grants and scholarships that support students, local nonprofits, and initiatives across the Island\.

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## Pages
- [Creative Living Award](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/current-initiatives/creative-living-award/)
- [Board Members \& Staff](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/about/board-members-staff/)
- [Scholarship Funds](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/scholarships/scholarship-impact/scholarship-funds/)
- [Equitable access for all](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/current-initiatives/equitable-access-for-all/)
- [Language Access](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/current-initiatives/language-access/)

## 3D FlipBook
- [2024 Annual Report](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/3d-flip-book/2024-annual-report/)
- [Legacy Circle brochure](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/3d-flip-book/legacy-circle-brochure/)
- [2023 Annual Report](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/3d-flip-book/2023-annual-report/)
- [2022 Annual Report](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/3d-flip-book/6116/)

## SimpLy Galleries
- [2026 Scholarship Award Winners Celebration](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/pgc_simply_gallery/2026-scholarships-celebration/)
- [2025 Community \& Impact Grant Awards Celebration](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/pgc_simply_gallery/2025-community-impact-grant-awards-celebration/)
- [2025 Creative Living Award Celebration](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/pgc_simply_gallery/2025-creative-living-award-celebration/)
- [2025 Scholarship Award Winners Celebration](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/pgc_simply_gallery/2025-scholarship-award-winners-celebration/)
- [2024 Community \& Impact Grant Awards Celebration](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/pgc_simply_gallery/2024-community-impact-grant-awards-celebration/)

## Timeline
- [2021: Captain Bob Douglas receives Creative Living Award](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/timeline/2021-captain-bob-douglas-receives-creative-living-award/): On a spectacular September evening, at the edge of Vineyard Haven harbor that Bob has called home for over 60 years, amongst the boats and craftsmanship that he ushered in and the community he has inspired, Captain Robert S\. Douglas was awarded the 38th annual Creative Living Award\.
- [1983: Jack Ware, Founder](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/timeline/1983-jack-ware-founder/): Jack Ware founder of the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard\.
- [2019: Endowment Grants Celebrate Island Nonprofits](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/timeline/2019-endowment-grants-celebrate-island-nonprofits/): In addition to its customary grant levels ranging from about $1,000 to $5,000, the endowment has add\.\.\.
- [2018: Trip Barnes Creative Living event 2018, a rollicking evening\!](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/timeline/2018-trip-barnes-creative-living-event-2018-a-rollicking-evening/): On a warm September evening, at the Agricultural Society Hall where he has been a long time trustee, Trip Barnes was awarded the 2018 Creative Living Award\. Trip's front porch and office were recreated at the Hall and friends stopped by to share their stories with and about Trip\.
- [2017: Dunkl siblings receive the 2017 Creative Living Award](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/timeline/2017-dunkl-siblings-receive-the-2017-creative-living-award/): The Endowment is delighted to announce that siblings Frank, Heidi, and Peter Dunkl of Chilmark\.

## Initiatives
- [42nd Creative Living Award: Reverend Cathlin Baker and Bill Eville](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/initiatives/42nd-creative-living-award-reverend-cathlin-baker-and-bill-eville/)
- [41st Creative Living Award: Kib and Tess Bramhall](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/initiatives/41st-creative-living-award-kib-and-tess-bramhall/): 2024 Kib and Tess Bramhall
- [40th Creative Living Award: Julianne Vanderhoop](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/initiatives/40th-creative-living-award-julianne-vanderhoop/): 2023 Julianne Vanderhoop
- [2016 Creative Living Award: Johnny Hoy](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/initiatives/2016-creative-living-award-johnny-hoy/): 2016 Johnny Hoy
- [2022 Creative Living Award: Charlie Esposito](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/initiatives/2022-creative-living-award-charlie-esposito/): 2022 Charlie Esposito

## News
- [Congratulations to Christopher Celeste, Our New Board Chair](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/news/congratulations-to-christopher-celeste-our-new-board-chair/): A new phase of our Board leadership began on June 30\. Alec Walsh, who has served as Chair since 2023, passed the baton to Christopher Celeste\. 
- [Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation Announces $400,000 in Scholarships Awarded in the 2026 Annual Scholarship Cycle](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/news/marthas-vineyard-community-foundation-announces-400000-in-scholarships-awarded-in-the-2026-annual-scholarship-cycle/): We are proud to announce an historic level of annual scholarship funding to support local students: we are awarding $400,000 to 135 talented Islanders so that they can pursue their educational and life goals\.
- [Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation Announces the Dr\. James H\. Weiss Scholarship Fund](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/news/marthas-vineyard-community-foundation-announces-the-dr-james-h-weiss-scholarship-fund/): The Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation \(MVCF\) is proud to announce the establishment of the  Dr\. James H\. Weiss Scholarship Fund, created to honor the Island's former school superintendent who passed away in August 2025\. Dr\. Weiss designated $180,000 to support Island students in pursuing  their post high\-school educational goals\. 
- [Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation Launches 2025 Community \& Impact Grants Application](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/news/marthas-vineyard-community-foundation-launches-2025-community-impact-grants-application/): The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation invites nonprofit organizations serving the Island to apply for program\-based funding through its 2025 Community \& Impact Grants process\.
- [Our 2026 Scholarship Season is Now Underway\!](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/news/our-2026-scholarship-season-is-now-underway/): Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation has launched the 2026 scholarship application\. This is the primary process through which the foundation will award scholarship funding this year\. Applications are due by midnight on Friday, March 13\.

## People
- [Cindy Doyle](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/people/cindy-doyle/)
- [Julie Fay](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/people/julie-fay/)
- [Christopher Celeste](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/people/christopher-celeste/)
- [Alec Walsh](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/people/alec-walsh/)
- [Arielle R\. Faria](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/people/arielle-r-faria/)

## SimpLy Albums
- [2025 Galleries](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/?taxonomy=pgc_simply_category&term=2025-galleries)
- [2024 Galleries](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/?taxonomy=pgc_simply_category&term=2024-galleries)
- [2026 Galleries](https://marthasvineyardcf.org/?taxonomy=pgc_simply_category&term=2026-galleries)

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