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Community & Impact Grant Recipients

2023 Grant Recipients
OrganizationCategoryAmountBrief DescriptionFund
ACE MVEducational Opportunities$20,000Language Access Cohort Learning, focusing on medical interpreting/translationMigrant Relief Fund / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Aquinnah Cultural CenterOther Community Groups$1,000awarded to during the Creative Living Award Ceremony from the Philanthropy Raffle prizeVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Camp JabberwockyOther Community Groups$10,000Camp Jabberwocky scholarships for Island residentsVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Circuit ArtsArts Enrichment$10,000MV Children's Theater Camp Scholarships for Island ResidentsIsland Fund for the Arts / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Communication Ambassador Partnership (CAP)Educational Opportunities$19,000Stepping Stones Mentorship, matching first-generation immigrant students with volunteer mentors to help them navigate life, career, and higher education after graduationGeneral Discretionary Fund / Migrant Relief Fund / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund /
First Congregational Church of West TisburyFood Security$10,000Community Meals and Food Outreach ProgramEmergency Response Fund / Kellman Family Fund
Friends of MVY RadioArts Enrichment$2,000Radio Games After-School Program for Junior High StudentsGeneral Discretionary Fund / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Friends of SengekontacketEnvironmental Initiatives$2,000Summer Intern ProgramHarriet N. Goldberg Fund
Garden Gate Child Development CenterEducational Opportunities$6,000 Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Accessibility Project: Increasing Diversity Through School LeadershipGeneral Discretionary Fund
Great Pond FoundationEnvironmental Initiatives$13,000Nitrogen Reduction Education Campaign: Forego Fertilizer, Protect PondsIsland Fund for the Environment / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Harbor Homes of MVHousing Resources$25,000Tashmoo House Upgrades and RepairsVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Havenside CorporationHousing Resources$9,350Havenside Aging In Place Shower Conversions for Older AdultsWallace & Co. Sotheby's International Realty Community Housing Fund
Health ImperativesDirect Health Services$20,000"Martha's Vineyard Equity Now,” a initiative to provide free sexual and reproductive health services to un-or-under-insured women on Martha's VineyardGeneral Discretionary Fund / James P. Cahen Fund / Migrant Relief Fund
Healthy Aging MVOther Community Groups$25,000GoGoGrandparents transportation program for older adultsVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha's VineyardDirect Health Services$9,340Community Grief Support for Children, Adolescents, and Families on Martha's VineyardEmma MacKay Hall Fund / Island Fund for Health
Island Autism GroupOther Community Groups$15,000Island Autism Group Afterschool and Summer ProgramsMV Community Services' Driving the Future Fund / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Island Community ChorusArts Enrichment$3,000Island Community Chorus Holiday & Spring ConcertsVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Island Grown InitiativeEducational Opportunities$10,000Cooking in the SchoolsWendy Weisman Jenkinson Culinary Arts Fund
Islanders WriteArts Enrichment$1,500Islanders Write 2024, bringing writers and publishing professionals with ties to the Vineyard together to explore the art, craft, and business of writing through writing workshops, panel discussions, and author signingsVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Lagoon Pond AssociationEnvironmental Initiatives$2,0002024 Internship ProgramHarriet N. Goldberg Fund
Martha's Vineyard Agricultural SocietyEducational Opportunities$8,000Farmworker Training and Education SeriesIsland Fund for Community / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls ClubEducational Opportunities$5,000Out-of-School Learning and After-School Programs at the ClubVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Martha's Vineyard Cancer Support GroupDirect Health Services$10,000Emergency Financial Assistance to Islanders Undergoing Cancer TreatmentEmergency Response Fund
Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music SocietyArts Enrichment$3,500Artist in Residence: Jazz for StringsIsland Fund for the Arts
Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation TrustFood Security$25,000Seafood Donation ProgramVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Martha's Vineyard HospitalDirect Health Services$31,000To help Island residents pay medical billsMayhew-Nevin Memorial Fund
Martha's Vineyard MuseumEducational Opportunities$10,000MVM Education ProgramsMV Community Services' Driving the Future Fund
Martha's Vineyard Ocean AcademyEducational Opportunities$10,0002024 Shenandoah Student Tuition AssistanceHarriet N. Goldberg Fund
Martha's Vineyard Shellfish GroupEnvironmental Initiatives$19,800Seawater intake repairs at the Hughes HatcheryGeneral Discretionary Fund / Harriet N. Goldberg Fund
Mass Audobon / Felix NeckEducational Opportunities$5,000Fern & Feather Preschool and Camp Play Yard UpgradesVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Misty Meadows Equine Learning CenterOther Community Groups$12,400"Forging New Paths," equine therapy programs with Island Elderly Housing, Island Autism, and Kinship HealsAlfred F. Ferro and Edward S. Redstone Fund for the Elderly of Tisbury / MV Community Services' Driving the Future Fund / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Penikese Island SchoolEducational Opportunities$7,000Penikese Discovery Day Field Trips for Island StudentsHarriet N. Goldberg Fund / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Sail Martha's VineyardEducational Opportunities$10,000Summer Sailing Camp tuition assistance for Island studentsGeneral Discretionary Fund / Harriet N. Goldberg Fund
Sassafras Earth EducationEducational Opportunities$9,000Financial Aid support for Wôpanâak youth to attend its summer camp and after-school programsLillian Hellman Recreational Fund / Vineyard Unrestricted Fund
Vineyard Health Care Access ProgramDirect Health Services$8,750Vineyard Smiles Adult Dental ClinicKatherine Harding Deeble Fund / Island Fund for Health
Vineyard HouseHousing Resources$10,000"Clean Start" Program Upgrades which provides housing for Island men and women in need of a safe structured living environment while they are in the early stages of recovery from alcohol and drug addictionVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Vineyard Independence PartnershipArts Enrichment$2,400Art Training and Enrichment ClassesJoy Fund
Vineyard Montessori SchoolEducational Opportunities$18,000Strong Start Scholarship ProgramVineyard Unrestricted Fund
West Tisbury Library FoundationArts Enrichment$4,000Community Room A/V UpgradesKellman Family Fund
2022 Grant Recipients
OrganizationCategoryAmountDescriptionFund
Aquinnah Cultural CenterCommunity$10,000Aquinnah Wampanoag Island Outreach ProjectIsland Fund for the Community, Lillian Hellman Recreational Fund
BiodiversityWorksEnvironment$7,500"Invasive Plant Brigade" programIsland Fund for the Environment
Camp JabberwockyHealth$10,000Scholarships for Island residentsGeneral Discretionary Fund
Circuit Arts (previously MV Film Festival)Community$7,500Schoolwide Filmmaking ProjectIsland Fund for the Arts
Communications Ambassador PartnershipCommunity$19,740Language access programs at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and across the IslandEmergency Response / Urgent Needs Fund
Featherstone Center for the ArtsArts$4,000Literary arts at Featherstone and this year's Slough Farm writer's residencyIsland Fund for the Arts
First Congregational Church of West TisburyCommunity$10,000Community Suppers programGeneral Discretionary Fund, Kellman Family Fund
FUELCommunity$8,500Tuition assistance for Martha's Vineyard students aboard SHENANDOAHHarriet N. Goldberg Fund
Garden Gate Child Development CenterCommunity$2,260"Creating Studios of Learning" programEmma MacKay Hall Fund
Harbor Homes of Martha's VineyardCommunity$25,000To provide emergency shelter for individuals who are homelessWallace & Co. Sotheby's International Realty Community Housing Fund, Rental Relief Fund
Health Imperatives of Martha's VineyardHealth$15,000"Martha's Vineyard Equity Now,” a initiative to provide free sexual and reproductive health services to un-or-under-insured women on Martha's VineyardMayhew-Nevin Memorial Fund, James P. Cahen Fund
Healthy Aging MVCommunity$15,000GoGoGrandparents transportation programVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha's VineyardHealth$9,831To fund child and adolescent bereavement education for HPCMV cliniciansMartha's Vineyard Community Services’ Driving the Future Fund, James P. Cahen Fund
Island Elderly HousingCommunity$7,124Phase 2 of the accessible Community GardenWallace & Co. Sotheby’s International Realty Community Housing Fund
Island Grown InitiativeCommunity$15,000Educational cooking programs for Martha's Vineyard studentsWendy Weisman Jenkinson Culinary Arts Fund
Island Health CareHealth$22,611.20 Islandwide Produce Prescription ProjectMassachusetts' Community Foundation Grant for Covid-19 Relief
Lagoon Pond AssociationEnvironment$5,0002023 Internship programHarriet N. Goldberg Fund
Penikese Island SchoolEnvironment$5,000"Discovery Day" field trips for Vineyard students to Penikese Island Harriet N. Goldberg Fund
Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls ClubCommunity$10,000After school programs at the ClubGeneral Discretionary Fund
Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music SocietyArts$3,000Quintango artist in residence programKellman Family Fund
Martha's Vineyard Public Charter SchoolArts$10,000The Drama Club's participation in the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe FestivalVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Martha's Vineyard CommissionEnvironment$9,300Phase II of the Pilot Sengekontacket Salt Marsh Migration ProjectHarriet N. Goldberg Fund
Martha's Vineyard MuseumArts$7,500Oral History Preservation ProjectHarriet N. Goldberg Fund
Martha's Vineyard PlayhouseArts$5,000Workshop and production of the play: Miss Maybelline's Nocturnal Flights of Fancy Island Fund for the Arts
Mass Audubon's Felix Neck Wildlife SanctuaryEnvironment$7,200Accessibility efforts and the "Nature Access for All" programJoy Fund, Katherine Harding Deeble Memorial Fund
Misty Meadows Equine Learning CenterHealth$7,500"Increasing Access" campaign, including "outreach to the Brazilian student population"Island Fund for Health, Katherine Harding Deeble Memorial Fund, Alfred F. Ferro and Edward S. Redstone Fund
MVCET (previously ACE MV)Community$5,000Early Childhood Education programs offered through MV Community College ConsortiumIsland Fund for the Community
MV MediationHealth$8,500Youth Mediation and Conflict Resolution ProgramsMartha's Vineyard Community Services' Driving the Future Fund, Island Fund for Health
MVYRADIOArts$3,000 "Radio Games" after school programIsland Fund for Community
Red Stocking FundCommunity$7,500 To provide warm winter clothes to 300 children on Martha’s VineyardVineyard Unrestricted Fund
Sheriff's Meadow FoundationEnvironment$2,500TrailsMV app upgrades and developmentIsland Fund for the Environment
Vineyard Montessori SchoolCommunity$10,000Strong Start scholarship programGeneral Discretionary Fund
The YardArts$7,500"Dance in the Schools" programIsland Fund for the Arts
Martha's Vineyard HospitalHealth$20,196To help Island residents pay medical billsMayhew-Nevin Memorial Fund
Rental Relief FundCommunity$3,000Rental relief for market rate rentersWallace & Co. Sotheby’s International Realty Community Housing Fund