Cape & Coast Bank Foundation Grant

The Cape & Coast Bank Foundation Grant focuses on five key pillars that address critical community needs, including building community connections, enhancing financial and economic vitality, promoting health and wellbeing, providing housing solutions, and supporting families. Grants start at $2,500 and target 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations operating for at least three years in Barnstable County. The foundation seeks to fund impactful programs that make a tangible difference in the lives of Cape Cod residents, ensuring funds remain local.

Our Five Giving Pillars in Action
Building Community:Creating spaces and programs that bring people together, fostering connection across diverse backgrounds.Financial & Economic VitalitySupporting financial literacy and economic development through education and entrepreneurship programs.Health & Wellbeing:Funding accessible healthcare and mental health services for our community’s most vulnerable members.Housing Solutions & Initiatives:Addressing affordable housing and homelessness prevention through strategic community partnerships.Supporting Families:Strengthening family support systems and resources that help children and parents thrive together.
Foundation Funding Opportunities
Capital Campaigns – Support building repairs, renovations, or new construction with impact.Scholarships – Fund specific areas addressing critical needs and broad accessibility.Programmatic – Launch or expand programs with clear data and proven community need.Multi-Year Grants – Larger funding over multiple years, contingent on impact reporting.
Funding
Grant requests should be a minimum of $2,500 for consideration.

Eligibility

must be from a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization with a minimum of three (3) years operating as a certified nonprofit organization;located on Cape Cod or directly benefiting Cape Codders with 100% of the monies received staying in Barnstable County; must align with our mission, fall within one of our five Areas of Impact, and abide by our Types of Giving; must meet a clearly defined need for which adequate support is not otherwise available; must be a minimum of $2,500 for consideration.

Ineligibility

We’re committed to supporting organizations that do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, genetic information, U.S. veteran status or active U.S. uniformed service, or any other classification protected by law. We seek to fund organizations with a minimum of three (3) years of operating as a 501(c)3 and a proven track record of bringing programs and projects with a demonstrated, tangible impact on the people who live and work on Cape Cod and a record of success. We reserve the right not to support:Annual appealsAd Book campaignsGeneral operating supportIndividualsSalaries for non-profit employeesReligious organizations, including restoration of church buildingsPreservation of historical buildingsLabor and fraternal organizations (including fraternal orders of police/firefighters)Political organizations or projectsOperating deficitsGovernmental and quasi-governmental public agencies or organizations