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 2025, we distributed a total of $7,079,580 in grants and scholarships among the categories listed at right.

Arts & Culture $485,510

Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
Barnstable Historical Society
Beyond the Bounds
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Bourne Historical Society
Brewster Historical Society, Inc.
Cape Arts & Entertainment
Cape Cod Art Center
Cape Cod Center for the Arts
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Cape Cod Modern House Trust
Cape Cod Museum of Art
Cape Cod Speaker Series, Inc.
Cape Cod Village
Chatham Chorale, Inc.
Chatham Orpheum Theatre
College Light Opera Company
Cotuit Center for the Arts
Epiphany Singers
Eventide Arts, Inc.
Falmouth Art Center
Falmouth Chorale
Falmouth Historical Society and
Museums on the Green
Fine Arts Work Center in
Provincetown
First Night Chatham
Harbor Stage Company
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Heritage Museums and Gardens
Highfield Hall & Gardens
Hyannis Film Festival, Inc.
Meetinghouse Clay Center
Monomoy Regional School District
Morris-Jumel Mansion, Inc.
Movement Arts Cape Cod
Museum of African American History
Nye Museum
One Voice Mixed Chorus
Osterville Historical Society
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Sandwich Glass Museum of the
Sandwich Historical Society
Tahoe School of Music
The Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum
   and Cultural Center
The Cape Cod Theatre Company/
   Harwich Junior Theatre
The Centers for Culture and History
   in Orleans
The Cordial Eye
Twenty Summers
U.S. Custom House Coast Guard
   Heritage Museum
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
Woods Hole Film Festival, Inc.
Yarmouth New Church Preservation    Foundation, Inc.
Zeiterion Theatre, Inc.

Educational $2,194,945
Includes grants and scholarships

American Legion Boys State
American University
Anderson University
Anna Maria College
Arizona State University
Assumption University
Atlantic Public Media
Auburn University
Babson College
BAGLY, Inc dba Massachusetts       Transgender Political Coalition
Barnstable Public Schools
Bates College
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Boston College
Boston College High School
Boston University
Boston University Questrom School
   of Business
Bourne Parent Teacher Association
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brewster Ladies Library
Bridgewater State University
Brooks Free Library
Brown University
Bryant University
Bucknell University
Bunker Hill Community College
California Polytechnic State
   University, SLO
Cape Cod Community College
Cape Cod Community College
   Educational Foundation, Inc.
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
Central Connecticut State University
Chabad at Columbia, Inc.
Clark University
Clemson University
Colgate University
College of Charleston
College of the Holy Cross
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Connecticut College
Cornell University
Cotuit Library Association
Curry College
Dartmouth College
Dean College
Delaware State University
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School
Department of Massachusetts ALA
East Carolina University
Eckerd College
Emerson College
Emmanuel College
Endicott College
Fairfield University
Falmouth Academy
Falmouth Amateur Radio Association, Inc
Falmouth Community Television
Falmouth Education Foundation
Falmouth High School Theatre
   Boosters, Inc.
Falmouth Ice Arena
Falmouth Public Library
Fashion Institute of Technology
First Book
Fisher College
Flagler College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Framingham State University
Franklin Pierce University
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Friends of Harwich Early
   Childhood Advisory Council
Georgetown University
Gordon College
Hamilton College
Harvard Business School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard University
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
High Point University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Howard University
Husson University
Hyannis Public Library Association
Hyannis West Elementary School
Hyannisport Club Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Immaculate Heart Academy Foundation
Indiana University Bloomington
Institute for Nonprofit Practice
Ithaca College
IYRS School of Technology & Trades
Jacob Sears Memorial Library
Johnson & Wales University
Jonathan Bourne Public Library
Lasell University
Learning Spring School
Lehigh University
Lesley University
Lipscomb University
Lower Cape Community Access Television, Inc.
Loyola Marymount University
Maine College of Art
Maine Maritime Academy
Marstons Mills Public Library, Inc.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
   Education Department
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
   and Health Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Merrimack College
Messiah University
Messiah University
Miami University of Ohio
Middlebury College
Middlesex Community College
Mitchell College
Monomoy Dollars for Scholars
Montserrat College of Art
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mount Holyoke College
Nauset Regional High School
Nauset Regional Middle School
New England College
New England Institute of Technology
New York University
Northeastern University
Northern Arizona University
Northfield Mount Hermon
Norwich University
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
OneGoal
Oregon State University
Osterville Village Library
Our Bodies Ourselves Today
Our Sisters School, Inc.
Oyster Harbors Club Caddy
   Scholarship Fund, Inc
Pace University
Paul Smith’s College
Penikese Island School
Pennsylvania State University
Plymouth State University
Pro Publica, Inc.
Providence College
Purdue University
Quinnipiac University
Regis College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University
Ruth Keeler Memorial Library
Sacred Heart University
Saint Anselm College
Saint John’s University
Saint Michael’s College
Salem State University
Salve Regina University
Sandwich High School
Sandwich Public Schools
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sea Education Association, Inc.
Second Summer Cycle
Seton Hall University
Simmons University
Skidmore College
Smith College
Sophia’s Hearth Family Center
Southern Maine Community College
Southern New Hampshire University
St. Joseph’s College of Maine
St. Pius X School

State University of New York: Purchase
Stonehill College
Suffolk University
Sweet Briar College
Syracuse University
TBC Education Fund
Texas Christian University
The Catholic University Of America
The Hyannis Yacht Club Foundation, Inc
The Local Journalism Project
The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum
The Trustees of Columbia University
The Waldorf School of Cape Cod
Thomas College
Trinity College
Trooper Tamar Bucci Memorial Fund, Inc
Truro Community Kitchen
Tufts University
Tulane University
UK Philanthropy
Union College
United States Naval Academy
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of California at Santa Barbara
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Hartford
University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine-Orono
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of New England
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina at
   Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
   at Wilmington
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
University of Rochester
University of South Carolina
University of Southern Maine
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee Knoxville
University of Utah
University of Vermont
Vanderbilt University
Vermont State University –
   Castleton Campus
Villanova University
Virginia Tech
Washington and Lee University
Weill Cornell Medical College
Wellesley College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wesleyan University
Western New England College
Westfield State Foundation
Westfield State University
WGBH Educational Foundation for
   the benefit of CAI
Wheaton College
Williams College
Woods Hole Public Library
Worcester Academy
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester State University
Yarmouth Library Association

Environmental & Animal-Related $777,343

Animal Rescue League of Boston
Association to Preserve Cape Cod
Barnstable Land Trust
Best Friends Animal Society
Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center
Buddy Dog Humane Society
Buzzards Bay Coalition
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Care for Cape Cod and The Islands
Center for Coastal Studies
Chatham Conservation Foundation
Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.
Defenders of Wildlife
Dennis Conservation Land Trust
Farming Falmouth
Friends of Barnstable Harbor
Friends of Bass River
Friends of Chatham Waterways
Friends of Falmouth Dogs
Friends of Herring River, Wellfleet/
   Truro, Inc.
Friends of Pleasant Bay, Inc.
Harwich Conservation Trust
Marine Biological Laboratory
Mass Audubon Society – Cape Cod
Massachusetts Audubon Society:  Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
Massachusetts Housing and
   Climate Innovation Center, Inc.
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention
   of Cruelty to Animals
Mills River Rescue and Sanctuary, Inc.
Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals
National Marine Life Center
Native Land Conservancy
Native Plant Trust
Ocean Arks International
Orleans Conservation Trust
People for Cats
Provincetown Conservation Trust
Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries, Inc.
Saving With Bria, Inc.
Sea Call Farm Supporters, Inc.
Sierra Club Foundation
Sipson Island Trust, Inc.
Spike’s K9 Fund
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc.
Wild Care, Inc.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woodwell Climate Research Center

Health $730,582

Adler Aphasia Center
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod
Alzheimer’s Family Support Center
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
Community Health Center
Compassionate Care ALS
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation,
   Inc.
Dana-Faber Cancer Institute
Dignity Matters, Inc.
Doctors Without Borders USA, Inc.
Duffy Health Center
Fenway Community Health Center, Inc.
Gosnold on Cape Cod
Health Imperatives
IBC Network Foundation
Joslin Diabetes Center
Learn to Cope
MA Mom Advocates Corps
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, Inc.
Massachusetts Lions Eye Research
   Fund, Inc.
May Institute
Outer Cape Health Services
Power Forward, Inc.
Prion Alliance, Inc.
Real Eyes Truth, Inc.
Recovery Cafe Cape Cod
Samaritans on Cape Cod & the Islands
San Francisco Community
   Clinic Consortium
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston
Smile Train, Inc.
Southcoast Health Systems
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation, Inc.
The Awareness Project, Inc.
The Dry Dock
The Hastings Center
The Herren Project
The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research
The Smiley Fund, Inc.
Wellstrong, Inc.

Housing & Shelter $260,026

Belonging to Each Other, Inc.
CHAMP Homes, Inc.
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
Sandwich Housing Authority
St. Anthony’s Foundation

Human Services $1,780,519

22Mohawks
All Moms Are Heroes
American Civil Liberties Union
   Foundation, Inc.
American Red Cross –
   Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter
Ashes to Honor
Barnstable County Department of Human Services
Best Buddies International
Birthday Wishes
Brazilian Presbyterian Church
Calmer Choice
Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center
Cape Abilities
Cape and Islands Transgender
   Resource Fund