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The Nantucket Fund Grants (Community Grants)

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NANTUCKET

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Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

The Nantucket Fund Grants

Geographic Scope: Nantucket, Massachusetts

Overview: The Community Foundation for Nantucket's primary grant program supporting local nonprofits. The Foundation has been offering annual Community Grants for over a decade, having distributed over $200,000 in the first six years and over $450,000 in 2013 alone.

Eligibility:

  • All Island 501(c)(3) charitable organizations
  • Focus Areas:

  • Health and Human Services (historically the primary focus)

  • Community programs and projects with substantial impact on quality of life

  • Special projects, programs, operational support, and staffing support

  • Recent priority areas identified include: housing, mental health and substance abuse services, year-round public transportation, and after school care

  • Collaborative projects between agencies
  • Application Process:

  • Annual application process

  • Grants Committee provides visits to each applicant organization to discuss applications

  • Selection based on community needs assessment and Foundation expertise
  • Contact:

  • Community Foundation for Nantucket

  • 9B Bayberry Court, PO Box 204

  • Nantucket, MA 02554

  • Phone: (508) 825-9993

  • Email: info@cfnan.org

  • Website: cfnan.org

  • Tax ID: 13-4316755
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

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