Nantucket Fund Grants

The Nantucket Fund Grants, offered by the Community Foundation for Nantucket, aim to enhance the quality of life for island residents through targeted community projects. Grants are available to 501(c)(3) organizations, municipalities, and religious entities addressing critical needs such as mental health, housing, and senior well-being. The initiative encourages innovative, sustainable solutions that leverage additional support while fostering collaboration among local nonprofits to maximize impact and minimize service duplication.

Charitable Resource – by maintaining a trusted in-depth knowledge of the nonprofit sector, and by providing resources for donors, nonprofits and the community.Grant Maker – by awarding grants through the Nantucket Fund™ and donor-directed funds that respond to pressing Island needs.Convener – by organizing community leaders to affect collaborative solutions for Nantucket’s most critical needs.Steward – by creating and managing funds to ensure a permanent legacy for charitable solutions.
The Nantucket Fund is the Foundation’s unrestricted source to provide community grants to financially support and focus attention on the Island’s most critical needs and initiatives.
The Foundation encourages grant requests for projects and programs on Nantucket that are likely to have a substantial impact on the quality of life of people in the community, especially in the following areas:

• Mental Health
• Substance Use
• Housing
• Affordable Childcare
• Year-round transportation
• Senior Well-Being
• Diversity Initiatives

In addition, grant requests should: propose practical ways to address community issues and challenges, leverage other sources of support (i.e. funds or volunteers), stimulate others to participate in addressing community challenges, assist nonprofit organizations to maximize effective management, are cooperative efforts, which minimize or eliminate duplication of service, are sustainable over time.

Eligibility

Nantucket Fund grants are available only to organizations with 501(c)(3) tax status, municipalities, or religious organizations that deliver programs and services to Nantucket residents.