Our Funds
The Cape Cod Foundation administers more than 330 funds, including charitable funds for individual donors and its own discretionary funds for strategic grantmaking. In 2024, we distributed a total of $6,567,067 in grants to 440 community organizations to support all areas of community life. View a list of all grant recipients HERE.
You can review and donate to most of our funds below. While each one was created by an individual or group of people who wanted to positively impact the community in some way, donors with aligning missions and visions can work together to increase impact.
The Foundation offers several Competitive Grantmaking Programs to support programs and capacity-building initiatives throughout the region’s nonprofit sector. Learn more about our discretionary grantmaking here.
The Foundation also actively fundraises for many discretionary funds which support different areas of community life: arts & culture; animal protection & welfare; educational scholarships; environmental conservation, preservation & restoration: health & human services; housing; women and girls; workforce/career development; and youth development. You can donate to any of these funds at any time to build additional resources for Cape Cod. LEARN MORE/DONATE
AGENCY ENDOWMENT FUNDS
The following nonprofits have established an Agency Endowment Fund with The Cape Cod Foundation to build long-term financial stability for their organizations and to receive support from the Foundation's investment management professionals. If you would like to donate to one of the organization's listed below, please click on the fund name to be redirected to the organization's website.
AIDS SUPPORT CROUP OF CAPE COD FUND
Established to provide permanent funds to the Upper Cape AIDS Network.
Brewster Historical Society, Inc. Fund
Established to provide funds to the Agency and for the charitable purposes of the Agency.
Camp Wingate *Kirkland Alumni Fund
Established to support scholarships for campers at Camp Wingate *Kirkland.
Cape Cod Children’s Place, Inc. Fund
Established to provide funds to the Agency for the charitable purposes of the Agency.
Cape Cod Council of Churches Fund
A permanent resource for the Council of Churches, a group that seeks to be the unifying body of the Cape’s religious organizations.
Cape Symphony Orchestra Fund
Established as a permanent resource for the Cape Symphony Orchestra, a performing arts and educational institution.
Center for Coastal Studies Fund
Established for the benefit of the Center for Coastal Studies
CHAMP HOMES, Inc. Fund
Established for the benefit of Champ Homes.
Chatham Rotary Foundation Fund
Established for scholarships.
Citizens for the Protection of Waquoit Bay Fund
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, Inc. Fund
Established for the permanent support of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, Inc., which is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of elders and assisting them to maintain maximum independence and dignity.
FRIENDS OF PLEASANT BAY FUND
Established for the preservation of the Bay and surrounding environment, in memory of Allan Y. Foresman.
Nauset Endowment Foundation Fund
Established to provide funds to Nauset Endowment Foundation.
Osterville Village Library Foundation Fund
Robert Radtke Memorial Fund, Inc.
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc. Fund
South Yarmouth Library Association Funds (Crocker)
Established to provide funds to purchase books for school age children and enhancements of the South Yarmouth Library building.
South Yarmouth Library Association Funds (Crowell)
Established to provide income for the purchase of books for the South Yarmouth Library Association.
South Yarmouth Library Association Funds (Siemen)
Established to provide funds for visual arts materials.
SYLA Support Fund
Established by the South Yarmouth Library Association to provide funds to the South Yarmouth Library.
The Charlie Wilkerson Endowed Memorial Fund
Established for Gosnold to meet the needs of families affected by addiction and to provide support, intervention and other assistance.
The Kaplan/Eventide Arts Playwriting Prize Fund
A donor-advised fund to support the general charitable interests of the donor.
Virginia Nazro Parks Fund
Established to support the Cotuit Library Association.
West Yarmouth Library Association Endowment Fund
Established to support library services in Yarmouth.
ALL OTHER FUNDS
To view a brief description of a particular fund, click on the fund name. To maximize its impact, you can also donate to most of these funds through the Foundation’s portal.
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Alice Faye’s Fund
All Cape Piano Fund
ALPHA RIDGE FUND
AAUW Cape Cod Scholarship
American Legion Post #308, Orleans, MA Veterans Fund
American Legion Post #308, Orleans, MA Veterans
Scholarship and Toolship Fund
Andrew Fayne Memorial Scholarship
Andrew S. and Katherine Y. Keck Fund
Anne and Kenneth Brock Fund
Anne and Kenneth Brock Music Fund
Annie S. Crowell Scholarship
Anthony Family Fund
Arethusa Charitable Designated Fund
Arethusa Charitable Fund
Arethusa Charitable scholarship
Armand L. Bruneau and Muriel B. Bruneau Memorial
Scholarship
Arthur Ratsy’s Cape Cod Hospitality Fund
Arts & Humanities Student Outreach Fund
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Cape and Atlantic Challenge Fund
Cape Cod Child Development Program Fund
Cape Cod Foundation Community Partner Fund
CAPE COD FOUNDATION STRATEGIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE
FUND
Cape Cod Foundation Scholarship
Cape Cod Healthcare Nurse Continuing Education
FunD
Cape Cod PATH Fund
Cape Cod Restaurants Scholarship
Cape Cod Salties Memorial Scholarship
Cape Cod Substance Abuse Prevention Fund
Cape Cod Women’s Association Scholarship
Cape Liberty Fund
Carol Fund
Caroline B. Chapin Scholarship
Carolyn Van Vleck Pratt Fund for the Arts
Caron Wood Cape Pros Foundation Fund
CCF Fund for the Arts
CCYP Endowment Fund
Chai-Maginn Foundation Fund
Charlotte Benner Fund for the Benefit of the Cape
Museums of Fine Arts
Charlotte M. Hamill Fund
Chatham Angel Fund
Chatham Angel Revolving Loan Fund
Chatham Fund
CHATHAM ROTARY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Child & Family Services of Cape Cod Fund
Civic Leadership Endowment Fund
Civic Leadership Fund (Board Created)
Clifford Fund
Colby Lippincott Memorial Fund
Community Fund
Community Fund for Young People
Cotuit Foundation for the Arts Fund
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Daniel K. Meservey Memorial Scholarship
David A. Hall Memorial Open Space Legacy Fund
David and Gail Oppenheim Family Fund
David Bruce Cole Classical Music Fund
David Fisk Scudder Fund
Daysie Day Scholarship
Deanne Beede Anson Fund
DEBORAH C. NEUMANN FUND
Dick Kraus Scholarship for Scientific Thinking
Disability Achievement Fund
Dismantling Systemic Racism Through Community
Action Scholarship
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Jennifer AND BRACKETT Clark Memorial Scholarship
Jesse & Juanita Grimes Fund for Humanitarian Services
J. G. Hinkle Scholarship
John B. Tew Family Fund
Joseph F. Jr. and Louise L. Conlan Fund
Joseph F. Woodson Scholarship
Joshua A. Nickerson Society Fund
JUDITH MCCARTHY “BE AMAZING” SCHOLARSHIP
June A. Zenke Scholarship
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Malcolm M. Gidley Memorial Scholarship
Margaret E. LaMarca “Top Doc” Medical School
Scholarship
Marge Frith Instruments 4 Kids Fund
Margot E. Leslie-Dustow Fund
Marilyn A Howard Scholarship
Marnie’s Army Fund
MARYROSE G. CAVANAUGH FUND
Mary and Redwood Wright Fund
Mary K. Morgan Fund
Massicott Family Trust Fund
MCV-BCEHO EMS Fund
max springer holocaust education fund
Mears Family Fund
Meghan Constance Moore Fund
Meghan Constance Moore Memorial Scholarship
Melissa Gifford Memorial Scholarship
Mercy Otis Warren State House Memorial Committee
Fund
Michael B. Wallace Memorial Scholarship
Michael H. Cole Charitable Giving Fund
Milton and Natalie Shaw Memorial Scholarship
Mollie Hirshberg Fund
Monomoy Regional Golf Program Fund
Moore Sisters’ Scholarship Fund
Murray and Elinor Rust Fund
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Patricia A. Ward Memorial Nauset Nursing/Medical
Scholarship
Patricia Colbert Donovan Memorial Scholarship
Patricia Gidley-Price Fund
Patricia M. Duarte Scholarship
Paul Dever Daley & Robert Joyce Scholarship
Pegasus Fund
Permanent Freshwater Fund
Permanent Fund for the Benefit of Cape Cod Museum
of Art
Permanent Fund for the Benefit of Independence
House Endowment
Permanent Fund for the Benefit of the Association
for the Preservation of Cape Cod Fund
Museum of Natural History Fund-2
Peter Kirwin Memorial Fund
Philip “Andy” Fingado Scholarship
Philip “PJ” Jones Memorial Scholarship
Police Unity Tour Fund
Priscilla Alden Sears Memorial Fund
Priscilla M. Cotter Fund for Youth Activities
Priscilla M. (Wittenmeyer) Cotter Memorial
Scholarship
Provincetown Fishermen’s Memorial Fund
PSD Fund for Working Families
PTSD Veterans Memorial Fund
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Reis Family Scholarship Fund
Richard & Ethel Koff Memorial Scholarship
ROAR Fund
Robert and Alison Ament Donor-Advised Fund
Robert and Claire Munroe Woods Hole Golf Club
Scholarship
Robert B. Ryder Charitable Fund
Robert Cooke Memorial Fund
Robert D. and Shirlee G. Burd Animal Welfare Fund
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sacconnesset veterans outreach Fund
Sally T. Duplaix Fund
Samuel D’Olimpio Scholarship
Sandwich for All
SANDWICH FUND (THE FUND FOR SANDWICH)
Sandwich Legacy FOUNDATION Scholarship
Scarbrough Adult Learner Scholarship
SCOOMER FUND
Sea Call Farm Supporters Fund
Sea spray fund
Sean Breen Memorial Scholarship
Sean M. Gannon Memorial Fund
Sean M. Walsh Every Kid Plays Fund
SEAN M. WALSH MEMORIAL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
Shepley Wide Open Fund
Smith Family Foundation Fund
SMITH FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
STAN SAMUELSON SCHOLARSHIP
Stanley and Sandra Harlan Gadomski Wildlife
Preservation Fund
Stanley V. Margolin Scholarship
strategus rg Fund
Strokes Fore Stroke
Sturgis Library Scholarship
Summersgill Family Fund
Suzanne Dyer Wise Development Fund
Swift Family Fund
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Thayer Family Fund
The Akili Fund
The Beverly Fund
The Bev Skende Literacy Fund
The Briggs Fund
The Brown Family Fund
The Chanda Maraj Scholarship
The Charlotte Benner Fund for the Visual Arts
The Charlotte Benner Fund for the Benefit of
the Cape Cod Center for the Arts
The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Fund
The Davenport Companies Fund
The Euphemia Dobbie Memorial Fund
The James B. and Helen P. Athens Fund
The La Tanzi, Spaulding & Landreth Scholarship
The PattI Lloyd Hospitality Scholarship
The Rapaport Fund
The Spark Foundation Scholarship
Thelma Goldstein Civic Engagement Scholarship
Thomas and Dorothy Travers Fund
Thomas C. McGowan Fund for Animals
TK’s 10K Fund
Toby Sanders Scholarship
Toop Family FundTrenor F. Goodell Fund
Trey Helliwell Memorial Fund
Truro Public Library Endowment Fund
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Together, we have invested more than $106 million in grants and scholarships in the Cape Cod Community. For good.
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