2016 Grant Awards

ENVIRONMENT

Acadia Center
Rockport, ME
Promoting Clean Energy and Consumer Empowerment in Massachusetts. $25,000
African Alliance of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Pilot Pop-Up Farmer's Market with Residents of Providence Housing Agency $7,000
Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Bethlehem, NH
General Support. $5,000
Associated Scientists of Woods Hole
Woods Hole, MA  
Cost-share support for Right Whale News 2016  $2,000
Boston Public Market Association
Boston, MA
Boston Public Market (Year 2 of 2). $50,000
Buzzards Bay Coalition
New Bedford, MA
Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Efforts. $25,000
Clean Ocean Access
Newport, RI
Seaweed Nutrient Analysis Program (SNAP). $5,000
ecoRI News
Providence, RI
Places and People Under Pressure Series. $5,000
Environmental Grantmakers Association
New York, NY
EGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Fellows Program. $22,000
Franklin County Community Development Corporation
Greenfield, MA
Massachusetts Food System Collaborative. $5,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Portland, ME
Science Leadership to Support Climate Change Adaptation in the Gulf of Maine. $20,000
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Falmouth, MA
Temporal partitioning of humpback whale populations on a breeding ground off the Cape Verde Islands. $10,000
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Kilrush, Co. Clare, Ireland
Cape Verde Humpback Whale Study: building local capacity. $20,000
Island Institute
Rockland, ME
The New England Island Energy Network. $10,000
Jones River Watershed Association
Kingston, MA
Cape Cod Bay Watch. $10,000
Marion Institute
Marion, MA
SouthCoast Energy Challenge. $10,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA
Coastal Waterbird Program. $25,000
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
Lincoln, MA
General Support. $10,000
Native Land Conservancy
Mashpee, MA
Organization Support and Outreach. $5,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Augusta, ME
Protecting the Nature of Maine. $30,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
General support for the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium. $15,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
Right Whale Research in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2016. $50,000
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Newmarket, NH
2016 Rhode Island Grassroots RootSkills.  $15,000
North & South Rivers Watershed Association
Norwell, MA
Watershed Action Alliance. $5,000
North & South Rivers Watershed Association
Norwell, MA
Full Day Water Conference. $10,000
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
Gloucester, MA
Building Capacity, Strengthening Our Networks, and Blazing New Trails $20,000
Penobscot East Resource Center
Stonington, ME
Executive Transition Support.  $20,000
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Provincetown, MA
The seasonal diet of gray seals and harbor seals in Southeastern Massachusetts based on fecal DNA. $20,000
Red Tomato
Plainville, MA
Designing and Piloting the Bridge – Scaling Up Direct Store Delivery to Warehouse Purchasing. $18,000
Regents of the University of California
Davis, CA
Continuing investigations of ongoing Southern Right Whale unusual mortality at Península Valdes. $18,000
Save the Bay
Providence, RI
Save the Bay Environmental and Educational Initiatives for FY17. $27,000
Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP)
Dartmouth, MA
General support.  $22,500
Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP)
Dartmouth, MA
Special Focus on Local Fiber Production: Promotion and Roundtable.  $5,000
Southside Community Land Trust
Providence, RI
Scaling Up Local Food Systems. $22,500
The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc.
Barnstable, MA
Preserving Land to Protect Water & Wildlife across Cape Cod. $20,000
The Nature Conservancy
Boston, MA
Coastal Ecosystem and Water Quality Improvement $25,000
The Trustees of Reservations
Sharon, MA
South Coast Youth Corps. $18,000
Third Sector New England
Boston, MA
The Carrot Project: Sustaining and Building Farm and Food Businesses in MA.  $15,000
Third Sector New England
Boston, MA
Together at the Table: Food System Planning for Rhode Island. $5,000
Toxics Action Center
Boston, MA
Southeastern Massachusetts Neighborhood Assistance Program. $25,000
Toxics Action Center
Boston, MA
Mass Power Forward Fall Retreat.  $15,000
Toxics Action Center
Boston, MA
Burrillville Against Specta Expansion (BASE). $2,000
Toxics Action Center
Boston, MA
Fore River Residents Against Compressor Station (FRRACS). $6,580
Toxics Action Center
Boston, MA
South Coast Neighbors United.  $1,500
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA
Nantucket Marine Mammal Rescue team (MMRACK) (Year 1 of 3). $16,500
University of New Hampshire Foundation
Durham, NH
Food Chain Workers Delegation to the 6th Annual New England Food Summit. $5,000
University of Rhode Island/Metcalf Institute
Kingston, RI
Environmental Communication Workshop for  Clean Energy Activists $9,670
Wildlands Trust
Duxbury, MA
Wildlands Trust Operating Support. $20,000
Upstream
Rockland, ME
"Beyond the Ban" Project: Plastic Pollution and the Circular Economy.  $25,000
YMCA SouthCoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Sustaining Momentum for Development of the Community Garden Network. $5,250

 

Environment Subtotal: $775,000

 

 


 

NEW BEDFORD

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
General support. $20,000
Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.
Fall River, MA
Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.'s Immigration Law Programs (ILEAP and IVRP). $25,000
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores
New Bedford, MA
General support. $15,000
Child & Family Services
New Bedford, MA
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Child & Family Services. $10,000
Coalition for Social Justice Education Fund Inc.
New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Anti-Poverty Organizing Project. $15,000
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
General support. $25,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
AHA! New Bedford. $20,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Leadership SouthCoast. $5,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts Leadership Transition. $20,000
Dennison Memorial Center
New Bedford, MA
Teen Nights Program/Peer Leaders/General Operating. $25,000
Dream Out Loud Center, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Creative Careers Program. $15,000
Gallery X
New Bedford, MA
General support. $10,000
Immigrants Assistance Center
New Bedford, MA
General Support Grant for Immigrant Families. $20,000
Legal Center for Nonprofits
New Bedford, MA
General Support. $5,000
Marion Institute
New Bedford, MA
Mass in Motion: Increasing Food Access within New Bedford. $10,000
New Bedford Historical Society
New Bedford, MA
General support. $10,000
New Bedford Museum & Art Center, Inc. dba New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!
New Bedford, MA
General support. $35,000
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
New Bedford, MA
Young People's Concerts 2016: Adaptations in Motion. $10,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA
High School Apprenticeship Program. $30,000
NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA
NorthStar Youth Educational Support and Enrichment Opportunities. $15,000
People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc.
New Bedford, MA
PACE Lifeline. $19,500
People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc.
New Bedford, MA
PACE YouthBuild. $20,000
The Family Pantry - Damien's Place
Wareham, MA
"Feed the Hungry." $15,000
The Trustees of Reservations
Sharon, MA
Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens - Phase 2. $20,000
United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton
Attleboro, MA
South Coast Regional Network to End Homelessness. $10,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Summer Fund. $40,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Hunger Relief with United Way of Greater New Bedford's Hunger Commission. $35,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Mini-Grants Building a Stronger Community $15,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Summer Fund Addendum. $8,500
Waterfront Historic Area League
New Bedford, MA
Operational Support & Co-Creative Center. $40,000
YMCA Southcoast
New Bedford, MA
Sharing the Harvest Community Farm/Nutrition on Weekends. $30,000
YMCA Southcoast
New Bedford, MA
Southeastern MA Food Security Network. $12,000
Your Theatre
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. $15,000
YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Racial Justice Outreach and Education Program. $30,000
Zeiterion Theatre
New Bedford, MA
General support. $20,000
 
New Bedford Subtotal: $675,000

 


 

EDUCATION

Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Smithfield, RI
Environmental Education for Urban Schools Initiative. $25,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
LifeWork Project. $25,000
Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
From the Classroom to the Conference Room. $15,000
Lloyd Center for the Environment
Dartmouth, MA
Climate Science Learning Project. $15,000
Marion Institute
Marion, MA
Grow Education. $10,000
Nativity Preparatory School
New Bedford, MA
General support. $25,000
Nativity Preparatory School
New Bedford, MA
Matching Grant Request to Upgrade and Remodel our School Builidng.  $10,000
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program
Dartmouth, MA
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program. $10,000
Our Sisters’ School
New Bedford, MA
General support. $25,000
Paul Cuffee School
New Bedford, MA
Using Nature’s Classroom to Enhance the Middle School Science Curriculum. $10,000
School on Wheels of Massachusetts
Brockton, MA
Educating Children and Youth Impacted by Homelessness. $20,000
South Coastal Counties Legal Services/New Center for Legal Advocacy
Fall River, MA
New Bedford Education Advocacy Project (NB EAP). $15,000
The Greene School
West Greenwich, RI
Finding Our Place by the Sea. $10,000
The Greene School
West Greenwich, RI
2016-17 Finding Our Place by the Sea additional support. $5,000
The Landing School
Arundel, ME
Bermuda Scholarship Program (Year 2 of 3). $40,000
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center
Boston, MA
Connections - STEM Learning to Empower Urban Youth. $50,000
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA
Upward Bound Student Leadership & College Tours. $10,000

 

Education Subtotal: $335,000

 


 

GLOBAL

Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Refugee Resttlement Basic Needs Support. $15,000
Global Greengrants Fund
Boulder, CO
Amplifying Grassroots Action for a More Just and Sustainable World.  $18,000
Marion Institute
Marion, MA
The Himalayan Project. $5,000
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
Transforming Health in Liberia. $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
Planned Parenthood Global. $17,000
Quebec-Labrador Foundation, Inc.
Ipswich, MA
Global Initiative: Convening Alumni to Engage in Global Conservation Action. $25,000

 

Global Subtotal: $90,000

 


 

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA
Sailing into Knowledge Pilot (Year 3 of 3). $50,000
Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA
Special Projects 2016: Property Acquisition for Program Expansion. $120,000
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
New York, NY
Advancing Parkinson's Disease Research. $30,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA
Climate-Controlled Storage for the Watkins Collection. $50,000
PKD Foundation
Kansas City, MO
PKD Research Grants. $30,000
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Canton Water Wheel. $30,000

 

Special Projects Subtotal: $310,000

 


 

PENZANCE FUND

2nd Story Theater
Warren, RI
General Support $2,200
Alliance for Justice
Washington, DC
For Bolder Advocacy Webinar Series. $2,000
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
New York, NY
General support. $2,000
Big Cat Rescue
Tampa, FL
General support. $1,000
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
East Boothbay, ME
General support. $3,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless
Boston, MA
General support. $6,000
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity
Mattapoisett, MA
General support. $2,000
Carnivore Preservation Inc. DBA Carolina Tiger Rescue
Pittsboro, NC
General support. $1,000
Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.
Fall River, MA
For the ILEAP Program / Community Dialogues $1,600
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores
New Bedford, MA
For Community Dialogues. $1,600
Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley Inc
Bethlehem, PA
For the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley. $2,600
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern MA
New Bedford, MA
For Community Dialogues. $1,600
Community Services for Children, Inc.
Allentown, PA
General support. $5,000
Crescent Park Carousel Preservation Association
E. Providence, RI
General Support for Renovation. $6,000
Crossroads RI
Providence, RI
General support. $4,000
Crossroads RI
Providence, RI
General support. $2,160
Democracy Now Productions
New York, NY
General support. $13,000
DIGDEEP Right to Water Project
Los Angeles, CA
General Support for the Navajo Water Project. $4,300
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
For the Welcoming Rhode Island Initiative. $1,600
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
For the Welcoming Rhode Island Initiative. $10,000
Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund
Cambridge, MA
General support. $5,000
ecoRI News
Providence, RI
General support. $3,000
Emerson College
Boston, MA
For WERS Radio. $1,000
Episcopal Diocese of NH/St. Francis' Chapel
Concord, NH
St. Francis' Chapel. $4,000
Falmouth Academy
Falmouth, MA
General support. $6,000
Federated Church of Marlborough
Marlborough, NH
For the Community House. $5,000
Feminist Frequency
Walnut, CA
General Support for the Crash Override Network. $4,200
Fiddlehead Center for the Arts Scarborough
Scarborough, ME
General support. $10,000
Foster Parrots
Rockland, MA
General support. $4,200
Golden's Bridge Fire Department
Golden's Bridge, NY
Repairs to Fire Station. $13,000
Good Neighbors, Inc.
East Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
Harpswell, ME
For the Otter Brook Project. $10,000
Heifer Project International, Inc.
Little Rock, AR
For the Nepal Project $2,000
Hope Acts
Portland, ME
General support. $2,000
Hull Lifesaving Museum
Hull, MA
General support. $2,160
Immigrants' Assistance Center, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For Community Dialogues. $1,600
Immigrants' Assistance Center, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
Kitty Angels
Tyngsborough, MA
General support. $4,000
League of Women Voters of Rhode Island Education Fund
Providence, RI
General support. $2,000
Lehigh County Humane Society
Allentown, PA
General support. $4,600
Lehigh Valley Health Network
New Bedford, MA
For the Street Medicine Program. $8,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Topsham, ME
General support. $1,000
Manomet, Inc.
Manomet, MA
For the Shorebird Recovery Program. $2,000
Marion Institute
Marion, MA
For the Himalayan Project $5,000
Marion Institute
Marion, MA
For the South Coast Energy Challenge. $10,000
Marion Library Association
Marion, MA
For the Elizabeth Taber Library. $1,000
Max Warburg Courage Curriculum, Inc.
Boston, MA
General support. $1,000
Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue
Germantown, TN
General support. $1,000
Morris Animal Foundation
Denver, CO
For the Golden Retriver Lifetime Study - to support patient and vet participation $10,000
My Brother's Workshop
St. Thomas, USVI
General support. $3,700
Narrows Center for the Arts
Fall River, MA
General support. $4,200
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Augusta, ME
For Advocacy Training. $10,000
Northwest Maritime Center
Port Townsend, WA
For the Building To Teach Program. $4,200
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
General support. $6,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
New Haven, CT
General support. $2,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
New Haven, CT
General support. $20,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Cambridge, MA
Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice/Houston-Marshall Plan for Community Justice $15,000
Quebec-Labrador Foundation, Inc.
Ipswich, MA
Support for the QLF 2016 Barcelona Alumni Congress. $2,500
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Providence, RI
General support. $2,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
Rhode Island Public Radio
Providence, RI
General support. $2,000
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Riverside, RI
General support. $2,600
Rosie's Place
Boston, MA
General support. $2,160
RUFF: Residents United for Furry Friends
Warren, RI
General support. $2,600
Sail Newport
Newport, RI
For the Campaign for Blue Space. $10,500
Sarasota Audubon Society Inc.
Sarasota, FL
For the Nature Center. $1,000
Save the Bay, Inc.
Providence, RI
General support. $2,000
Sippican Historical Society
Marion, MA
General support. $1,000
Sippican Lands Trust, Inc.
Marion, MA
General support. $2,000
Solar Village Project Inc.
Bowie, MD
General support. $4,500
Station Maine
Rockland, ME
General support. $3,700
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
For the Face to Face Portrait Project. $2,600
The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc.
Boston, MA
General support. $1,000
The Hillside School
Macungie, PA
General support. $2,600
The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design
Arundel, ME
For the Bermuda Scholarship Program. $13,000
The Providence Animal Rescue League
Providence, RI
General support. $2,600
The Robert Potter League for Animals
Middletown, RI
General support. $2,600
The Trustees of Reservations
Beverly, MA
General Support, Haskell Property. $1,500
Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA
General support. $1,000
Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA
General support. $7,000
Tufts Medical Center Trust
Boston, MA
For The Inker Family Fund. $13,000
Turning Point of Lehigh Valley
Allentown, PA
General support. $2,600
United Way of the Lehigh Valley
Allentown, PA
General support. $2,000
We Share Hope
Riverside, RI
Support for Delivery Truck Rental. $5,600
YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston
Auburn, ME
General support. $1,000
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Gleason YMCA Third Grade Learn To Swim Program. $5,000
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Gleason YMCA Third Grade Learn To Swim Program. $4,000
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Sharing the Harvest Community Farm. $2,000
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Swansea YMCA. $2,000
YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
For Youth/Police Dialogues. $25,000
Penzance Subtotal: $399,000

 


 

Total 2016 Grants: $2,584,000.00

 

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