2024 Annual Distribution

The Power of Collective Giving

The Cape Cod Foundation administers more than 330 funds, including funds for individual donors and its own discretionary funds for strategic grantmaking. In 2024, we distributed a total of $6,567,067 in grants and scholarships among the categories listed at right.

Arts & Culture $365,200

Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
ArtsFalmouth
Barnstable Historical Society
Beyond the Bounds
Bourne Historical Society
Brewster Historical Society, Inc.
Cape Arts & Entertainment
Cape Cinema, Inc.
Cape Cod Art Center
Cape Cod Center for the Arts
Cape Cod Chapter, The National Railway
   Historical Society Inc.
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Cape Cod Modern House Trust
Cape Cod Museum of Art
Chatham Chorale, Inc.
Chatham Orpheum Theatre
College Light Opera Company
Cultural Center of Cape Cod
Eventide Arts, Inc.
Falmouth Band Parents, Inc.
Falmouth Chorale
Falmouth Historical Society and
   Museums on the Green
Falmouth Theatre Guild
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Fractured Atlas, Inc.
Friends of Nobska Light
Friends of the Sandwich Glass Town
   Cultural District
Harbor Stage Company
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Heritage Museums and Gardens
Highfield Hall & Gardens
Hyannis Film Festival, Inc.
Monomoy Regional School District
Morris-Jumel Mansion, Inc.
Osterville Historical Society
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Provincetown Commons
Provincetown Film Society
Sandwich Arts Alliance
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Sound Explorations, Inc.
Tahoe School of Music
The Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich
   Junior Theatre
The Cape School of Art
The Centers for Culture and History
in Orleans
The Cordial Eye
The Edward Gorey House | Strawberry
   Lane Foundation
The Provincetown Theater
   Foundation, Inc.
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
Woods Hole Film Festival, Inc.

Educational $2,249,991
Includes grants and scholarships

Advocates for a Community College
   Education, Inc.
American Legion Boys State
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy
Barnstable Education Foundation
Barnstable High School
Boston College High School
Boston College Law School
Boston College Prison Education Program
Boston University
Boston University Questrom School
   of Business
Bourne Parent Teacher Association
Brandeis University
Brooks Free Library
Brown University
Cape Cod Community College
   Educational Foundation, Inc.
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
Chabad at Columbia, Inc.
Colgate University
Cotuit Library Association
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School
Department of Massachusetts ALA
Falmouth Academy
Falmouth Education Foundation
Falmouth Public Library
Fisher College
Friends of Harwich Early Childhood
   Advisory Council
Harvard Business School
Harvard Medical School
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
Hyannisport Club Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Institute for Nonprofit Practice
Jonathan Bourne Public Library
Learning Spring School
Lower Cape Community Access
   Television, Inc.
Mashpee Public Schools
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Monomoy Dollars for Scholars
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mount Holyoke College
Nauset Regional High School
Nauset Regional Middle School
New England College
Northfield Mount Hermon
Osterville Village Library
Our Bodies Ourselves Today
Our Sisters School Inc.
Oyster Harbors Club Caddy Scholarship
   Fund, Inc
Penikese Island School
Ruth Keeler Memorial Library
Saint John’s University
Sandwich Elementary PTA, Inc.
Sandwich High School
Sea Education Association, Inc.
Smith College
St. Paul’s School
Stonehill College
TBC Education Fund
The Trustees of Columbia University
The Waldorf School of Cape Cod
Trinity Christian Academy of Cape Cod
UK Philanthropy
Weill Cornell Medical College
West Falmouth Library
Westfield State Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation for the
   benefit of WCAI
Wheaton College
Williams College
Woods Hole Public Library
Worcester Academy
Yarmouth Library Association

Environmental and Animal-Related $530,810

Association to Preserve Cape Cod
Animal Rescue League of Boston
Barnstable Land Trust
Bourne Conservation Trust
Buddy Dog Humane Society
Buzzards Bay Coalition
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Center for Coastal Studies
Defenders of Wildlife
Dennis Conservation Land Trust
Farming Falmouth
Friends of Falmouth Dogs
Friends of Herring River, Wellfleet/
   Truro Inc.
Friends of Pleasant Bay, Inc.
Harwich Conservation Trust
Horses for Mental Health
In the Herd Cape Cod
Marine Biological Laboratory
Mass Audubon Society – Cape Cod

Mass Audubon Society – Wellfleet Bay
   Wildlife Sanctuary
Massachusetts Audubon Society: Long
   Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention
   of Cruelty to Animals
Mills River Rescue and Sanctuary, Inc.
National Marine Life Center
Native Land Conservancy
Native Plant Trust
New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance
Ocean Arks International
Orleans Conservation Trust
Paws Without Borders
People for Cats
Provincetown Conservation Trust
Sea Call Farm Supporters, Inc.
Sierra Club Foundation
Sipson Island Trust, Inc.
The 300 Committee Land Trust
The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation
   Trusts, Inc.
The Marine Mammal Center
The Nature Conservancy in
Massachusetts
The Sampson Fund for Veterinary
   Care, Inc.
Untamed Hope
Woodwell Climate Research Center

Health $769,550

Adler Aphasia Center
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod
Alzheimer’s Family Support Center
Aspire Healthcare Alliance
B FREE Wellness, Inc
Behavioral Health Innovators, Inc.
Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
Brazilian Resource Center – Health
   Ministry Inc.
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation
Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary, Orleans
   Branch
Cape Head Injured Persons & Education
   Group Inc.
Cape Wellness Collaborative
Children’s Cancer Research Fund
Clinica de la Raza
Community Health Center
Compassionate Care ALS
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation,
   Inc.
Dana-Faber Cancer Institute
Doctors Without Borders USA, Inc.
Duffy Health Center
Gosnold on Cape Cod
Health Imperatives
Joslin Diabetes Center
Learn to Cope
May Institute
Outer Cape Health Services
Perinatal Wellness Support Center of the
   Cape and Islands
Power Forward, Inc.
Prion Alliance
Recovery Without Walls
Samaritans on Cape Cod & the Islands
San Francisco Community Clinic
   Consortium
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston
Southcoast Health Systems
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
The Dry Dock
The Hastings Center
The Herren Project
The Smiley Fund, Inc.
Thrive Cooperative Center for Wellness
Wellstrong, Inc.

Housing & Shelter $867,323

Belonging to Each Other, Inc.
CHAMP Homes, Inc.
Christian Family Care Center & Rock
Island Rescue Mission
Falmouth Housing Trust
Father Bills and Mainspring, Inc.
Friends or Relatives with Autism and
Related Disabilities
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
Harwich Ecumenical Council for Housing
Homeless Not Hopeless
Homeless Prevention Council, Inc.
Housing Assistance Corporation
St. Anthony’s Foundation

Human Services $1,086,797

22Mohawks
826 Boston
American Red Cross – Southeastern
   Massachusetts Chapter
Angel Babies
Best Buddies International
Bourne American Legion Post 230
Bourne Community Boating, Inc.
Calmer Choice
Camp Kesem
Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center
Cape Abilities
Cape and Islands Transgender Resource
   Fund
Cape and Islands United Way
Cape Cod Blue Economy Foundation Inc.
Cape Cod Brite Lights, Inc.
Cape Cod Canal Region Foundation, Inc.
Cape Cod Council of Churches, Inc.
Cape Cod Times Neighbors Fund, Inc.
Cape Kid Meals
Cape Organization For Rights Of The
   Disabled (CORD)
Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.
CC Car Seat Momma, Inc.
Child & Family Services, Inc.
Church of the Holy Spirit
Clark-Haddad Post 188 American Legion
Colonial Flag Foundation
Community Connections, Inc.
Companion Animal Program
Consumer Assistance Council
Educated Canines Assisting with
   Disabilities
Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands,
   Inc.
Emerald Hollow Therapeutic Riding
   Center
Episcopal Relief and Development
Fair Project, Inc.
Falmouth Bike Lab, Inc.
Falmouth Service Center
Family Pantry of Cape Cod
Fisher House Boston
Fishing for the Mission 22, Inc.
Freedom from Hunger
Friends of Bourne Council on Aging
Friends of Children’s Cove
Friends of the Harwich Council on Aging
Friends of Yarmouth Council on Aging
Give 2 Those, Inc.
Grateful Mug Cafe
Greater Fall River Community Food
   Pantry
Heifer Project International
Hellenic Women’s Benevolent Association
   Inc.
Helping Our Women, Inc.
Heroes In Transition
Hopeful Outreach of Cape Cod, Inc.
Independence House, Inc.
Island Grown Initiative
Joe Q Veteran Coffee Break Inc.
Kennedy-Donovan Center
Kind Hearts for Kids
Latinx in Action, Inc.