Guess Who Turns 100 This Year?
The legendary U. S. highway, established in 1926, stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, linking urban and rural communities across eight states. It didn’t take long for Americans to get the travel bug. The two-lane ribbon of highway paved the way for endless cross-country family adventures, lucrative trucking routes, and opportunists heading west. As neon-lit motels, gas stations, diners, and quirky tourist traps sprouted across “America’s Highway” to meet the demand, Route 66 became an economic lifeline for towns like Gallup, Flagstaff, Amarillo, and Saint “Looey”.
100% LOCAL.
100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
100% WORTH IT.
When Route 66 was decommissioned in 1985, a few local visionaries back east were working on an idea to connect and serve the 15 towns of Cape Cod. They wanted to build an infrastructure to help meet community needs and greenlight opportunities now and in the years ahead. In 1989, they established The Cape Cod Foundation, which has become the region’s largest philanthropic network, funder collaborative, and agent for change.
By building a community of support, we’ve grown to $140 million in assets and distributed more than $120 million back into the region. Now, that’s the stuff songs should be written about! We haven’t done it alone. As a nonprofit, we rely on donations from Community Partners like you to not only help us sustain the Foundation, but also to continually build capacity to serve the region.
While we can’t compete with Amarillo’s Cadillac Ranch or the giant Blue Whale of Catoosa, OK, we think you’ll get a kick out of what we’ve accomplished by working together this year.
Thank you for your continued support!
Kristin O’Malley
President and CEO
So Far This Year…
Distributed $6.8 Million in Grants and Scholarships
To support nonprofit capacity-building initiatives and to provide over $1.5 million in scholarships from The Cape Cod Foundation and our partner, the Cape Cod Association
Awarded Nearly $1 Million to Support Basic Human Needs
For nonprofit organizations meeting increased need across the region
Launched Enhanced Catalyst Grant Program
Awarded $900,000 in multi-year grants to 18 local nonprofit organizations working in different impact areas
Awarded $230,000 in Land Acquisition Grants
To support the preservation of 67 acres of open space at five different properties from Bourne to Orleans through the Priscilla Alden Sears Memorial Fund
AWARDED $105,000 IN OPEN DOOR GRANTS. Increasing opportunities for small and new nonprofits.
ADVANCED WOMEN AND GIRLS FUND. Met our first challenge to raise $200,000 by the end of 2024 and awarded $50,000 to 5 nonprofits in second grant cycle.
CREATED A POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS SERIES. Providing support beyond scholarship dollars by connecting students with expert resources on important topics.
Together, we have invested more than $113 million in grants and scholarships in the Cape Cod Community. For good.
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