2022 Grant Awards

ENVIRONMENT

Acadia Center
Rockport, ME

Accelerating Climate Action in Massachusetts

$15,000

African Alliance of Rhode Island

Providence, RI

Improving Food Security & Nutrition for Low-Access Communities

$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

$5,000

Cape & Islands Self-Reliance
North Falmouth, MA

SouthCoast Energy Challenge

$10,000

Clean Ocean Access
Newport, RI

Land To Sea Speaker Series

$10,000

Coalition for Social Justice Education Fund Inc.
New Bedford, MA

New Bedford Anti-poverty and Environmental work

$5,000

Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc.
Barnstable, MA

Broadening Landscape Scale Conservation in SE MA Initiative

$20,000

Conservation Law Foundation

Build Community Power for Environmental Justice

$20,000

Creature Conserve Inc

Creature Conserve General Operating Support

$10,000

Dennis Conservation Land Trust
East Dennis, MA

DCLT 2022 Trails for All - Accessibility and Interpretive Signage Project

$5,000

Eating with the Ecosystem

General Operating Support for Eating with the Ecosystem

$13,000

ecoRI News
Providence, RI

ecoRI News

$15,000

Environmental Grantmakers Association
New York, NY

EGA Next Generation Fellowship Research & Development Support

$23,000

Freed Seed Federation Inc.
Westportt, MA

General Support

$10,000

Global Impact
Alexandria, VA

Gear Marking Development Fund Fiscal Sponsorship

$1,800

Global Impact
Alexandria, VA

 

Acoustic Fishing Gear Marking Development Fund

$20,200

Groundwork Lawrence
New Bedford, MA

Groundwork Southcoast

$20,000

Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Portland, ME

Translating Scientific Knowledge in Gulf of Maine

$15,000

Instituto de Conservacion de Ballenas (ICB) Argentina

Is poor body condition causing the high southern right whale calf mortality

$10,000

Jones River Watershed Association
Kingston, MA

General Support

$10,000

Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Stonington, ME

Ecosystem-based Management - Eastern Maine - EM3C

$20,000

Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting

Support for Comprehensive, Local Environmental Reporting in Maine

$15,000

Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA

Coastal Conservation in Urban and Suburban Communities

$20,000

National Audubon Society

Audubon Seabird and Forage Fish Internship Program

$10,000

Native Land Conservancy
Mashpee, MA

Indigenous Teachings with the Elements - Air Video

$20,000

Natural Resources Council of Maine
Augusta, ME

Protecting the Nature of Maine

$20,000

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 2022/2023

$50,000

New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Newmarket, NH

Strengthening and Supporting Environmental Grassroots Action

$30,000

New Learning Journey

Conservation Resiliency Fellowship

$15,000

North & South Rivers Watershed Association
Norwell, MA

Form SE MA Water Resilience Task Force & Quarterly WAA Meetings

$5,000

Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
Gloucester, MA

General Support

$25,000

Pocasset Pokenoket Landtrust / Indigenous Peoples Network

Indigenous Roots Forever

$25,000

Red Tomato
Plainville, MA

Effective leader & storyteller in the Good Food Movement

$25,000

Regents of the University of California

Long-term investigation of Southern Right Whale unusual mortality

$18,000

Renew New England Alliance

The People's Port Authority

$12,000

Restore America's Estuaries

2022 National Coastal & Estuarine Summit

$5,000

Rhode Island Food Policy Council

RIFPC: Sustainable Change for People, Economy, Environment

$6,000

Save the Bay
Providence, RI

FY 2023 Initiatives - Protect & Improve Narragansett Bay

$30,000

Somali Bantu Community Lewiston of Maine

SBCA Youth Program Development

$13,000

Southcoast Community Foundation

OOBVD General Support and Program Assistance

$10,000

Social Enterprise Greenhouse
Providence, RI

Water, Energy and Environment Initiative

$15,000

Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP)
Dartmouth, MA

2022 Support for the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership

$25,000

Southside Community Land Trust
Providence, RI

Helping small-scale, regenerative farmers succeed in Rhode Island

$20,000

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders

Expansion of Policy Staff and Funder Policy Engagement Activities

$7,000

Third Sector New England
Boston, MA

The Carrot Project: General Support

$20,000

Third Sector New England
Boston, MA

Massachusetts Food System Collaborative

$10,000

Upstream
Rockland, ME

General Support

$20,000

Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Inc.

Marine Mammal Conservation Internship Program (2022)

$13,000

Wildlands Trust
Duxbury, MA

Wildlands Trust General Support

$18,000

Wilson Museum

The CALVIN Project

$5,000

 

Environment Subtotal: $815,000

 

 


 

NEW BEDFORD

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA

General Operating support

$30,000

Cape Verdean Association in New Bedford Inc

Cape Verdean Association in New Bedford Inc

$12,000

Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.
Fall River, MA

Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.'s Immigration Law Programs (ILEAP and IVRP)

$30,000

Center for Effective Philanthropy
Cambridge, MA

CEP Phill Buchanan/Island Foundation Speaking Event

$6,000

Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores
New Bedford, MA

Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores

$25,000

Coalition for Social Justice Education Fund Inc.
New Bedford, MA

New Bedford Anti-poverty and Environmental work

$15,000

Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

General Support & Fire Relief

$40,000

Dennison Memorial Community Center
New Bedford, MA

Dennison Academic Support Program

$25,000

Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Providence, RI

General Support

$20,000

Dream Out Loud Center, Inc.
New Bedford, MA

The Creative Careers Program.

$15,000

Entrepreneurship for All, Inc.
New Bedford, MA

General Support

$15,000

Fractured Atlas
Hartsdale, NY

Hollihock Writers Conference 2021

$8,000

Gallery X
New Bedford, MA

General Support

$10,000

Immigrants Assistance Center 
New Bedford, MA

General Support 

$25,000

MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence
Boston, MA

Community Organizer

$15,000

New Bedford Historical Society
New Bedford, MA

New Bedford Historical Society

$15,000

New Bedford Light 

General Support

$30,000

New Bedford Museum & Art Center, Inc. dba New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!
New Bedford, MA

General Support & Ruth Carter Exhibit

$25,000

New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
New Bedford, MA

Learning in Concert Online 2020-2021

$10,000

New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA

NeNew Bedford Whaling Museum High School Apprenticeship Program

$20,000

NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA

The Basics, Southcoast.

$10,000

NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA

Diversion and Assistance Program

$30,000

People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc.
New Bedford, MA

PACE Fuel Assistance Lifeline Project

$20,000

People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc.
New Bedford, MA

PACE YouthBuild New Bedford

$25,000

South Coast LGBTQ Network Inc.
New Bedford, MA

General Operating Support

$15,000

Strategies for Youth
Cambridge, MA

Monitoring Police Reform Regarding Treatment of Children

$5,000

Southcoast Community Foundation

Southcoast Community Foundation

$15,000

Southcoast Community Foundation

Leadership Equity Fund

$50,000

The Family Pantry - Damien's Place
Wareham, MA

General Operating Support

$15,000

United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

UIA General Support

$20,000

United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA

United Way of Greater New Bedford Hunger Commission

$10,000

United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA

United Way of Greater New Bedford Hunger Commission

$20,000

United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Boston, MA

South Coast Regional Network to End Homelessness (SoCo)

$10,000

Waterfront Historic Area League
New Bedford, MA

UnGeneral Support

$10,000

Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc.
New Bedford, MA Y

General Support

$25,000

YMCA Southcoast
New Bedford, MA

Food Insecurity

$5,000

YMCA Southcoast
New Bedford, MA

Sharing the Harvest Community Farm

$15,000

YWCA of Southeastern MA
New Bedford, MA

YWCA Racial Justice Outreach and Education Program

$20,000

 

New Bedford Subtotal: $720,000

 


 

EDUCATION

Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs
Westwood, MA

2023 Ocean Awareness Contest Program.

$10,000

Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA

Community Boating Center-Jr Instructor Program

$25,000

Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands Inc.
St. Thomas, USVI

VIPCA Youth Marine Apprenticeship.

$25,000

Downeast Institute

Beals, ME

Let's Find Out

$5,000

Global Impact
Boston, MA 

Massachusetts Civics Learning Coalition: Supporting Civic Learning in New Bedford Public Schools

$10,000

Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts - General Support

$10,000

Nativity Preparatory School
New Bedford, MA

General Support

$25,000

New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program
Dartmouth, MA

Educational Opportunities for At Risk Low Income Children

$20,000

New Urban Arts

Providence, RI

MEO- Land and Sea

$15,000

OneGoal

Boston, MA

Closing MA Degree Divide through Postsecondary Planning & Support

$15,000

Our Sisters’ School
New Bedford, MA

General Operating Support

$25,000

Paul Cuffee School
Providence, RI

Expanding Literacy through Farm Immersion Experience

$10,000

Penikese Island School Inc.
Woods Hole, MA

Penikese Island School Support 2022

$10,000

People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc

New Bedford Clemente Course in the Humanities

$5,000

School on Wheels of Massachusetts
East Bridgewater, MA

Pathways to Success for Students Impacted by Homelessness & Poverty

$15,000

South Coastal Counties Legal Services/New Center for Legal Advocacy
Fall River, MA

Education Advocacy Project.

$20,000

The Ecology School
Saco,  ME

AgroEcology for Resilient Communities (ARC) Project

$15,000

The Greene School
West Greenwich

General Support

$10,000

The Landing School
Arundel, ME

Bermuda Scholarship

$40,000

Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center
Boston, MA

Connections: Inspiring Confidence & Curiosity in BPS Middle School

$10,000

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA

Upward Bound Student Leadership Activities

$10,000

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA

New Bedford Clemente Course in the Humanities

$5,000

Waypoint Adventure
Lexington, MA

Expansion of Programs for People with Disabilities.

$10,000

Wopanaak Language and Cultural Weetyoo Inc

Mashpee, MA

We Speak Wampanoag: Culture Based STEM & Intergenerational Proficiency

$15,000

Zephyr Education Foundation, Inc.

Falmouth, MA

Marine Science and Technology Program for New Bedford Students.

$5,000

 

Education Subtotal: $360,000

 


 

WOMXN AND GIRLS

Community Economic Development Center of SE MA

Mujeres Victoriosas

$20,000

Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund

Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund General Support

$25,000

Health Imperatives, Inc.
Brockton, MA

Health Imperatives General Support

$20,000

Partners In Health

Maternal Center of Excellence

$10,000

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Improving Reproductive Health & Rights Abroad

$20,000

Project South the Institute for the Elimination Poverty & Genocide
Providence, RI

SISTA Fire

$20,000

Safe Voices
Auburn, ME

General Support

$15,000

The Brigid Alliance

Brigid Alliance General Support

$20,000

Women's Fund of Rhode Island
Providence, RI

Women's Policy Institute

$10,000

YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

Women and Girls Health Equity

$25,000

YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

The Birthing Project

$15,000

 

Womxn and Girls Subtotal: $200,000

 


 

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island

Support of South and Central American Migrants

$33,000

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
New York, NY

Transforming Parkinson's Research Toward a Cure

$25,000

Quebec Labrador Foundation, Inc.
Ipswich, MA

General Support: Biodiversity Conservation

$25,000

Safe Voices

Auburn, ME

Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Resource Center

$100,000

Tufts Medical Center Trust
Boston, MA

Inker Family Fund 2022

$25,000

 

Special Projects Subtotal: $208,000

 


 

PENZANCE FUND

Atlanta Community Food Bank
Atlanta, GA

General Support

$3,000

Boston Health Care for the Homeless
Boston, MA

General Support.

$3,680

Carbonfund.org Foundation, Inc.
East Aurora, NY

For Tree Planting or General Support

$4,000

Carbonfund.org Foundation, Inc.
East Aurora, NY

For Tree Planting or General Support

$4,000

Caterpillar Lab Inc

General Support

$2,000

Circus Arts Conservatory Inc
Sarasota, FL

Sailor Circus Scholarship Fund.

$3,000

Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA

General Support.

$4,000

Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA

General Support.

$3,000

Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA

General Support.

$4,000

Crossroads RI
Providence, RI

General Support.

$2,300

Doctors Without Borders

Hagerstown, MD

Support COVID immunization response

$4,000

Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund
Cambridge, MA

General Support 

$5,000

Emerson College

Boston, MA

for WERS Radio

$1,000

Episcopal Diocese of NH/St. Francis' Chapel

Marlborough, NH

General Support

$2,000

Equal Justice Initiative

Montgomery, AL

General Support

$2,200

Foster Parrots
Rockland, MA

General Support

$1,600

Federated Church of Marlborough/Community House

Marlborough Food Pantry

$2,000

Foster Parrots

Hope Valley, RI

General Support

$1,600

Good Neighbors, Inc.
East Providence, RI

General Support

$1,000

Global Greengrants Fund

Boulder, CO

General Support

$8,000

Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley

General Support

$8,000

Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast
North Dartmouth, MA

General Support

$1.500

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy 

$8,000

Kitty Angels

Tyngsborough, MA

General Support

$2,000

League of Women Voters of Rhode Island Education Fund
Providence, RI

General Support

$1,500

League of Women Voters of Rhode Island Education Fund
Providence, RI

General Support

$1,500

Marion Library Association
Marion, MA

General Support and Summer Reading Program 

$1,000

Marion Natural History Society Inc.
Marion, MA

General Support

$1,500

Marion Fire Department

Marion, MA

General Support

$8,000

Moonshots for Unicorns

Berkeley, CA

General Support

$2,000

Morris Animal Foundation
Denver, CO

For Golden Retriever Cancer Research

$2,300

My Brother's Workshop
St. Thomas, USVI

General support

$4,000

New Bedford Whaling Museum

Mattison Exhibition

$3,000

One Tree Planted
Shelburn, VT

Tree Planting

$4,000

Partner's in Health
Boston, MA

General Support

$3,680

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

New York, NY

General Support

$8,000

Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
New Haven, CT

General support

$2,300

Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Providence, RI

General support

$1,150

Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Providence, RI

General support

$1,150

Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Riverside, RI

General support

$1,600

Rosati Leadership Academy
Lewiston, ME

General support

$4,000

RUFF: Residents United for Furry Friends
Warren, RI

General support

$1,600

Sail Newport

Newport, RI

General Support

$3,000

Save the Bay, Inc.
Providence, RI

General Support

$1,000

Sippican Historical Society
Marion, MA

General Support

$2,000

Strive Together
Cincinatti, OH

General Support

$2,300

Strong Towns

Brainerd, MN

General Support

$1,000

The Family Pantry-Damien's Place
Fairhaven, MA

General Support.

$1,500

The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc.
Boston, MA

General Support

$640

The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design

Arundel, ME

General Support

$8,000

The Providence Animal Rescue League
Providence, RI

General Support

$1,600

The Robert Potter League for Animals
Middletown, RI

General Support

$1,600

Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA

General Support

$2,000

Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA

General Support

$4,000

YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA

Sharing the Harvest

$1,500

Penzance Subtotal: $179,000

 


 

Total 2022 Grants: $2,472,000.00

 

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