2019 Grant Awards

ENVIRONMENT

Acadia Center
Rockport, ME
Advancing A Community Friendly Clean Energy Future in Massachusetts. $25,000
African Alliance of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Grow Your Own Food and Staff Support. $10,000
Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Bethlehem, NH
General Support. $5,000
Associated Scientists of Woods Hole
Woods Hole, MA  
Cost-share support for publication of Right Whale News 2019. $3,000
Brown University
Providence, RI
Rhode Island Green New Deal Research Council. $10,000
Cape & Islands Self-Reliance
North Falmouth, MA
Southcoast Energy Challenge General Support. $10,000
Citizens Against the Rehoboth Compressor Station
Rehoboth, MA
2019 CARCS Baseline Air and Well Water Testing Program. $9,300
Clean Ocean Access
Newport, RI
General support for the grassroots citizen science efforts. $10,000
Community Action Works
Boston, MA
Southeastern Massachusetts Neighborhood Assistance Project $25,000
Community Action Works
Weymouth, MA
Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station $10,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Equity Training Follow-up Work - Rhode Island Food Policy Council. $6,930
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Cohort Process to Operationalize Learning on Equity and Inclusion. $60,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
General Support for Old Bedford Village Development Corp. Environmental Justice Initiatives. $5,000
Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc.
Barnstable, MA
Preserving Priority Lands in Southeastern Mass. including Cape Cod. $20,000
Eating with the Ecosystem
Wakefield, RI
Advancing a place-based approach to sustaining New England's wild seafood. $7,620
ecoRI News
Providence, RI
Reporting on Critical Environmental Issues in Southern New England. $10,000
Environmental Grantmakers Association
New York, NY
Environmental Fellows Program. $22,000
Fibershed
San Geronimo, CA
Understanding Sustainable Textile Investment Opportunities. $15,000
Franklin County Community Development Corporation
Greenfield, MA
Massachusetts Food System Collaborative. $10,000
Freed Seed Federation Inc
Westport, MA
2019 vegetable seed trials. $8,000
Groundwork Lawrence
New Bedford, MA
Groundwork Southcoast's Green Team. $20,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Portland, ME
Research to Support Climate Resilient Fishing Communities. $25,000
Instituto de Conservacion de Ballenas (ICB) Argentina
 
Is poor body condition causing high mortality rate of s. right whale calves in Peni­nsula Valdas, AR? $10,000
Jones River Watershed Association
Kingston, MA
General Support. $10,000
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Stonington, ME
Developing research framework for ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) in Eastern Maine. $20,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA
Massachusetts Coastal Waterbird Protection. $25,000
Native Land Conservancy
Mashpee, MA
General Support. $10,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Augusta, ME
Protecting the Nature of Maine. $25,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
North Atlantic Right Whale and Ropeless Consortia. $25,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
Right Whale Research in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2019. $50,000
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Newmarket, NH
Supporting Grassroots Environmental Action with an Equity Lens. $30,000
North & South Rivers Watershed Association
Norwell, MA
Legislators' Event. $5,000
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
Gloucester, MA
Fighting Corporate Takeover of Our Ocean and Fisheries. $25,000
One Square World
Boston, MA
No LNG in PVD. $7,000
Pocasset Pokenoket Landtrust / Indigenous Peoples Network
Cranston, RI
Indigenous Peoples Network: Indigenous Roots Forever. $25,000
Red Tomato
Plainville, MA
Differentiate and Innovate Supply Chains for Farmers in Massachusetts and the Northeast. $25,000
Regents of the University of California
Davis, CA
Long-term investigation of Southern Right Whale unusual mortality at Peni­nsula Valdas, Argentina. $18,000
Save the Bay
Providence, RI
Protecting & Improving Narragansett Bay and its Watershed through Advocacy, Education & Outreach. $30,000
Social Enterprise Greenhouse
Providence, RI
SEG Water Energy Environment Initiative. $15,000
Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP)
Dartmouth, MA
General support.  $25,000
Southside Community Land Trust
Providence, RI
Expanding Sustainable Farming in RI & Improving Health in Trinity Square. $20,000
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders
Santa Barbara, CA
Funder Advocacy and Engagement with National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. $7,000
Third Sector New England
Boston, MA
The Carrot Project: Sustaining and Building Farm and Food Businesses in MA.  $20,000
Third Sector New England
Boston, MA
Rhode Island Food Policy Council: Supercharging the Rhode Island Food Strategy. $12,000
Upstream
Rockland, ME
Throw-Away-Free: Re-norming from Single-Use to Reuse. $25,000
Upstream
Rockland, ME
Equity Workshop Follow-up Work. $8,550
Wildlands Trust
Duxbury, MA
Wildlands Trust Operating Support. $18,000
Wilson Museum
Castine, ME
The CALVIN Project $7,600

 

Environment Subtotal: $825,000

 

 


 

NEW BEDFORD

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay
New Bedford, MA
One-to-One Mentoring for Youth In Greater New Bedford. $10,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
General support. $30,000
Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.
Fall River, MA
Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.'s Immigration Law Programs (ILEAP and IVRP). $35,000
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores
New Bedford, MA
General support. $20,000
Coalition for Social Justice Education Fund Inc.
New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Anti-Poverty Grassroots Organizing Project & New Bedford Environmental Justice Project. $20,000
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
General support. $30,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
AHA! New Bedford. $15,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Community Foundation Creative Commonwealth Initiative. $25,000
Dennison Memorial Community Center
New Bedford, MA
Dennison Academic Excellence Program $25,000
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Pathways to U.S. Citizenship for Refugees. $20,000
Dream Out Loud Center, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Creative Careers Program. $15,000
Entrepreneurship for All, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
EforAll South Coast. $15,000
Fractured Atlas
Hartsdale, NY
Hollihock Writers Conference $8,000
Gallery X
New Bedford, MA
Support for Executive Director. $10,000
Immigrants Assistance Center
New Bedford, MA
General Support for Immigrant Families. $25,000
Legal Center for Nonprofits
New Bedford, MA
General Support. $5,000
MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence
Boston, MA
General Support. $20,000
Marion Institute
New Bedford, MA
Southeastern MA Food Security Network. $8,000
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. $20,000
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
New Bedford, MA
Learning in Concert: Resourceful Composer, Resourceful Planet. $10,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA
High School Apprenticeship Program. $20,000
NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA
Greater New Bedford Youth Alliance. $2,000
NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA
NorthStar Educational Excursion and Diversion and Assistance Program. $27,000
NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA
Diversion and Assistance Program. $25,000
People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc.
New Bedford, MA
PACE Lifeline. $20,000
People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc.
New Bedford, MA
PACE YouthBuild. $25,000
South Coast LGBTQ Network Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Building Community and Support for LGBTQ Youth, Adults, and Seniors. $15,000
Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program Inc
New Bedford, MA
Building Hope for Heroes $1.3 Million Capital Campaign. $10,000
Stanley Street Treatment and Resources
New Bedford, MA
SSTAR Saving Lives Campaign. $25,000
The Family Pantry - Damien's Place
Wareham, MA
Continue to Close the Food Insecurity Gap. $15,000
United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
UIA: Creating Capacity for Leadership and Change in New Bedford. $20,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Summer Fund. $15,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Hunger Commission. $25,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Community Building Mini-Grants. $15,000
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
 
South Coast Regional Network to End Homelessness. $15,000
Waterfront Historic Area League
New Bedford, MA
Neighborhood Restoration Program. $10,000
YMCA Southcoast
New Bedford, MA
YMCA Southcoast Hunger Relief. $20,000
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. $20,000
Zeiterion Theatre
New Bedford, MA
General support. $10,000
 
New Bedford Subtotal: $725,000

 


 

EDUCATION

Anti-Defamation League, New England Region
Boston, MA
A World of Difference Institute Peer Training Program. $25,000
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs
Westwood, MA
Ocean Awareness Contest Program. $10,000
Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA
General Support. $25,000
Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
General Support. $15,000
Lloyd Center for the Environment
Dartmouth, MA
Climate Science Learning Project. $15,000
Marion Institute
Marion, MA
STEAM the Streets School Engagement Program. $10,000
Nativity Preparatory School
New Bedford, MA
General support. $25,000
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program
Dartmouth, MA
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program. $25,000
Our Sisters’ School
New Bedford, MA
General support. $30,000
Paul Cuffee School
New Bedford, MA
Extending the Benefits of Environmental Education. $12,000
School on Wheels of Massachusetts
East Bridgewater, MA
New Bedford One-on-One Tutoring Program for Homeless Children. $20,000
South Coastal Counties Legal Services/New Center for Legal Advocacy
Fall River, MA
New Bedford Education Advocacy Project (NB EAP). $21,000
Strategies for Youth
Cambridge, MA
Keeping Youth out of the JJ System and Reducing the System's Impacts on Youths' Futures. $17,000
The Ecology School
Saco, ME
General Support. $15,000
The Greene School
West Greenwich, RI
General Support. $10,000
The Landing School
Arundel, ME
Bermuda Scholarship Program. $40,000
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center
Boston, MA
Connections - STEM Learning to Empower Urban Youth. $40,000
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA
The New Bedford Clemente Course in the Humanities. $5,000
Waypoint Adventure
Lexington, MA
Expansion of Programs for People with Disabilities. $10,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Victory Park Kitchen Restoration. $10,000
Zephyr Education Foundation
Falmouth, MA
Marine Science and Technology Program for New Bedford Area Students. $5,000

 

Education Subtotal: $385,000

 


 

WOMXN AND GIRLS

Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Economic Blueprint for Women. $30,000
Global Fund for Women
Brooklyn, NY
Domestic Workers' Rights Pooled Fund. $20,000
Global Greengrants Fund
Boulder, CO
General Support. $25,000
Health Imperatives, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Access to Care for At-Risk Women: Providing Health, Violence Intervention, and Nutrition Services. $15,000
Mass PPD. Fund
West Roxbury, MA
General Support. $10,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA
Lighting the Way: Historic Women of the SouthCoast. $15,000
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
General Support. $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
General Support of Global Activities. $20,000
Project South the Institute for the Elimination Poverty & Genocide
Atlanta, GA
SISTA Fire General Support. $15,000
Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
New Beginnings - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Advocacy Pilot Program. $20,000
YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
YWCA Menstrual Access Advocacy and Women's Health Project. $20,000

 

Womxn and Girls Subtotal: $200,000

 


 

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
New York, NY
Advancing Parkinson's Disease Research. $50,000
National Audubon Society
Bremen, NE
Project Puffin - Support for the Seabird Institute $50,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA
Captain Paul Cuffe Park (Year 1 of 3). $100,000
Quebec-Labrador Foundation, Inc.
Ipswich, MA
Biodiversity Conservation: A Strategy for Climate Change Resilience $50,000
Save the Bay, Inc.
Providence, RI
Save the Bay 50th Anniversary Special Request $55,000
Tufts Medical Center Trust
Boston, MA
The Inker Family Fund $50,000

 

Special Projects Subtotal: $355,000

 


 

PENZANCE FUND

All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response
Mattapoisett, MA
For Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts. $5,000
Allentown Rescue Mission Inc.
Allentown, PA
General Support. $5,000
Amazon Watch
Oakland, CA
General Support. $5,000
American Humane
Washington, DC
Hurricane Dorian Relief. $5,000
Atlanta Community Food Bank, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
General Support. $2,500
Boston Health Care for the Homeless
Boston, MA
General Support. $6,900
Carbondfund.org Foundation, Inc.
East Aurora, NY
Tree Planting. $10,000
Carbondfund.org Foundation, Inc.
East Aurora, NY
General Support. $5,000
Center for Great Apes
Wauchula, FL
General Support. $15,000
Center for Great Apes
Wauchula, FL
General Support. $15,000
Chairman, CT Firefighters Memorial Fund
Windsor Locks, CT
Connecticute Firefighters Memorial Fund. $15,000
Chaplaincy Institute of Maine
Portland, ME
General Support. $2,500
Circus Arts Conservatory Inc
Sarasota, FL
For the Sailor Circus Scholarship Fund. $3,000
Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA
General Support. $26,000
Crossroads RI
Providence, RI
General Support. $7,000
Detention Watch Network
Washington, DC
General Support. $7,000
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
For the Welcoming Rhode Island Initiative $2,000
Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund
Cambridge, MA
General Support. $2,000
Episcopal Diocese of NH/St. Francis' Chapel
Concord, NH
General Support. $1,500
Federated Church of Marlborough
Marlborough, NH
For the Community House. $5,000
Foster Parrots
Rockland, MA
General Support. $3,000
Friends of Frost Free Library
Marlborough, NH
General Support. $3,000
Heart to Heart International, Inc.
Lenexa, KS
Hurricane Dorian Relief $5,000
Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast
North Darmouth, MA
General Support. $500
Kitty Angels
Tyngsborough, MA
General Support. $1,500
League of Women Voters of Rhode Island Education Fund
Providence, RI
General Support. $3,000
Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals
South Windham, ME
General Support. $15,000
Marion Library Association
Marion, MA
For the Elizabeth Taber Library. $2,000
Marion Natural History Society Inc.
Marion, MA
General Support. $2,000
Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue
Germantown, TN
General Support. $1,000
Monadnock Conservancy
Keene, NH
General Support. $2,500
Monadnock Region Humane Society
Swanzey, NH
General Support. $1,500
Morris Animal Foundation
Denver, CO
For Golden Retriever Cancer Research $6,000
My Brother's Workshop
St. Thomas, USVI
General Support. $9,000
National Lawyers Guild Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
General Support. $15,000
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program
New Bedford, MA
General Support. 3,500
Newborns in Need
Pfafftown, NC
General Support.  $5,000
No Kid Hungry by Share Our Strength
Washington, DC
General Support. $5,000
One Tree Planted Inc.
Shelburn, VT
Tree Planting / Appalachia. $5,000
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
General Support. $6,900
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
General Support. $2,500
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
New Haven, CT
General Support. $3,000
Rainforest Action Network
San Francisco, CA
General Support. $5,000
Reach Out and Read, Inc.
Boston, MA
General Support. $5,000
Refugee & Immigrant Center For Ed-& Legal Services
San Antonio, TX
General Support. $2,500
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Providence, RI
General Support. $7,000
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Riverside, RI
General Support. $3,000
RUFF: Residents United for Furry Friends
Warren, RI
General Support. $3,000
SAILS Incorporated
Lakeville, MA
General Support. $1,000
Save the Bay, Inc.
Providence, RI
Communications. $3,000
Save the Children Federation, Inc.
Fairfield, CT
Children's Emergency Fund $5,000
Sippican Historical Society
Marion, MA
General Support. $2,000
Strivetogether Inc
Cincinatti, OH
General Support. $2,000
Survival International USA
San Francisco, CA
General Support. $5,000
The Family Pantry-Damien's Place
Fairhaven, MA
General Support. $2,500
The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc.
Boston, MA
General Support. $1,200
The Providence Animal Rescue League
Providence, RI
General Support. $3,000
The Robert Potter League for Animals
Newport, RI
General Support. $3,000
Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA
General Support. $5,000
Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA
General Support. $3,000
Tufts Medical Center Trust
Boston, MA
For The Inker Family Fund. $15,000
Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc
Bethlehem, PA
General Support $5,000
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Dartmouth YMCA Sharing the Harvest Community Farm. $3,000
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Gleason YMCA Third Grade Learn To Swim Program. $1,000
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Swansea YMCA. $2,000
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Mattapoisett YMCA N.O.W. Program $2,500
YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
For the Dartmouth YMCA Sharing the Harvest Community Farm. $2,500
Young Focus,
Manila, Philippines
General Support. $5,000
Penzance Subtotal: $358,500

 


 

Total 2019 Grants: $2,848,500.00

 

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