2024 Grant Awards

ENVIRONMENT

Acadia Center
Rockport, ME

Accelerating Climate Action in Massachusetts

$15,000

African Alliance of Rhode Island

Providence, RI

General Support

$10,000

Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Bethlehem, NH

General Support

$5,000

Associated Scientists of Woods Hole
Woods Hole, MA  

Cost-share support of publication of Right Whale News in calendar 2023

$5,000

Bangor Public Library

Sustainable Libraries Initiative Certification Program

$1,800

Cape & Islands Self-Reliance
North Falmouth, MA

KidWind Offshore Wind Academy

$10,000

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

CSJ Education Fund 2024 Workplan

$5,000

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

Southeastern Massachusetts Open Space Leadership

$20,000

Conservation Law Foundation

Build Community Power for Environmental Justice

$20,000

Creature Conserve Inc

General Operating Support

$10,000

Dennis Conservation Land Trust
East Dennis, MA

Guiding Citizen Scientists Towards Real-world Conservation Impact

$5,000

Eating with the Ecosystem

General Operating Support 

$8,000

ecoRI News
Providence, RI

Environmental and Climate Reporting

$15,000

Freed Seed Federation Inc.
Westportt, MA

Support for bioregional seed preservation and plant breeding

$10,000

Global Impact
Alexandria, VA

Gear Marking Development Fund Fiscal Sponsorship

$6,000

Groundwork Lawrence
New Bedford, MA

Groundwork Southcoast

$20,000

Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Portland, ME

Strengthening Climate Resilience in Maine's Coastal Communities

$15,000

Instituto de Conservacion de Ballenas (ICB) Argentina

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

$15,000

Jones River Watershed Association
Kingston, MA

General Support

$10,000

Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Stonington, ME

Eastern Maine - EM3C - Year 3

$20,000

Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting

Support for Robust, Nonpartisan Environment and Climate Journalism for Maine

$15,000

Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA

Coastal Waterbird Conservation in Urban and Suburban Communities

$20,000

National Audubon Society

Deepening Seabird Institute Engagement Among Indigenous, Maine-Based, and Diverse

$10,000

Native Land Conservancy
Mashpee, MA

Stewards of the Land: A tribal youth experience

$20,000

Natural Resources Council of Maine
Augusta, ME

Protecting the Nature of Maine

$15,000

New England Aquarium
Boston, MA

North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium and Ropeless Consortium

$20,000

New England Aquarium
Boston, MA

Right Whale Research in U.S. and Canadian Waters

$40,000

New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Newmarket, NH

General support for community-led environmental justice work in New England

$20,000

New Learning Journey

CRF 2024: Water Keepers

$20,000

North & South Rivers Watershed Association
Norwell, MA

SE MA Water Resilience Working Group

$5,000

North American Marine Alliance 
Gloucester, MA

General Support

$25,000

Peoples Port Authority Port Master Plan $7,000

Pocasset Pokenoket Landtrust / Indigenous Peoples Network

Indigenous Roots Land Stewardship

$25,000

Red Tomato
Plainville, MA

Restructuring: Food Movement & Knowledge Sharing

$20,000

Regents of the University of California

Long-term investigation of Southern Right Whale Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

$18,000

Restore America's Estuaries

Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion at 2024 National Coastal & Estuarine Summit

$5,000

Rhode Island Food Policy Council

Harnessing the Power of the Network for Food Systems Change

$11,000

Round the Bend Farm  Island Foundation Convening: Gratitude & Story Telling $9,800

Save the Bay
Providence, RI

Strategic Priorities to Protect Narragansett Bay - FY 25

$20,000

Somali Bantu Community Lewiston of Maine

Women's Community Advocate Position

$13,000

Southcoast Community Foundation

Old Bedford Village

$10,000

Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP)
Dartmouth, MA

 Increasing Farmland Access and Preservation in Southeastern Massachusetts

$20,000

Southside Community Land Trust
Providence, RI

Increasing Food Access in Rhode Island through Farmer Support

$20,000

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders

General Support - Strategic Planning

$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

Accelerate the New Reuse Economy

$20,000

Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Inc.

Support for Marine Mammal Conservation Paid Internship and Fellowship Program

$13,000

Wilson Museum

The CALVIN Project

$5,000

Woodwell Climate Research Center

Climate Science to Support Resilient Communities in New Bedford 2024

$10,000

Yale University

Environmental Felllows Program Development and Support

$21,000

 

Environment Subtotal: $720,000

 

 


 

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 Charities Immigration Law Programs - ILEAP & IVRP

$20,000

Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores
New Bedford, MA

Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores

$25,000

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

CSJ Anti-Poverty & Environmental Justice

$15,000

Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

EDC General Operating Support

$32,,000

Dennison Memorial Community Center
New Bedford, MA

2023 Academic Support Program

$25,000

Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Providence, RI

orcas International General Operating 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

Food Corps, Inc.
Portland, OR

Connecting Kids to Healthy Food in New Bedford Public Schools 2023

$10,000

Gallery X
New Bedford, MA

General Support

$10,000

Immigrants Assistance Center 
New Bedford, MA

mmigrants' Assistance Center General Support

$27,000

MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence
Boston, MA

MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence

$15,000

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

New Bedford Branch of the NAACP

$15,000

New Bedford Historical Society
New Bedford, MA

New Bedford Historical Society

$15,000

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, Inc.

Feasibilty Study

$4,000

New Bedford Light 

he New Bedford Light - General Operating Support

$30,000

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 2022-23: The Sounds and Shapes of Symmetry

$10,000

New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA

New Bedford Whaling Museum High School Apprenticeship Program Between Breaths

$20,000

New England Aquarium

Boston, MA

Between Breaths

$6,000

NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA

Diversion and Assistance Program

$30,000

NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA

Greater New Bedford Youth Alliance

$3,000

Partners in Health

Frederick, MD

New Bedford Technical Assistance

$10,000

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

PACE Fuel Assistance and Housing Lifeline Project

$21,000

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

PACE YouthBuild New Bedford

$25,000

Sheila C Skip Nowell Leadership Academy

Providence, RI

AUDACITY- Nowell Academy Preparing for Workforce, Assessint Life Q

$10,000

South Coast LGBTQ Network Inc.
New Bedford, MA

The South Coast LGBTQ+ Network General Support

$15,000

Strategies for Youth
Cambridge, MA

General Operating

$15,000

Southcoast Community Foundation

Racial Equity Learn and Implement Fund

$30,000

Southcoast Community Foundation

AHA! New Bedford 

$15,000

Southcoast Community Foundation

Southcoast Peer Development Staff Cohort

$5,000

The Family Pantry - Damien's Place
Wareham, MA

Damien's Place General Support

$15,000

Tomaquag Museum

Exeter, RI

Tomaquag Museum General Support

$10,000

United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

UIA General Support for Equipping Leaders for Action & Change

$20,000

United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA

Hunger Commission

$10,000

United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA

Changemaker Grant

$10,000

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

Neighborhood Restoration and Stabilization Program

$10,000

Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc.
New Bedford, MA Y

Youth Opportunities Unlimited General Operating

$25,000

YMCA Southcoast
New Bedford, MA

Nutrional Security

$20,000

YWCA of Southeastern MA
New Bedford, MA

YWCA Racial Justice Outreach and Education Program

$20,000

 

New Bedford Subtotal: $720,000

 


 

EDUCATION

Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School

Hands-On Science and Challenge-Based Learning in Boston’s Outdoor Classroom

$10,000

Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA

SALT - Sailing And Leadership Training Program

$20,000

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

VIPCA Marine Apprenticeship Program

$20,000

Downeast Institute

Beals, ME

Let's Find Out

$10,000

Global Impact
Boston, MA 

MMassachusetts Civic Learning Coalition

$5,000

Nativity Preparatory School
New Bedford, MA

General Support

$20,000

New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program
Dartmouth, MA

Ed Opps for Economically At-Risk Youth

$20,000

New Urban Arts

Providence, RI

RI Urban Youth Grow Kelp- Research Marsh Restoration

$15,000

OneGoal

Boston, MA

Transforming Postsecondary Advising

$10,000

Our Sisters’ School
New Bedford, MA

General Operating Support

$20,000

Paul Cuffee School
Providence, RI

Farm + Forest Immersion Program at Pat's Pastured

$10,000

People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc

New Bedford Clemente Course in the Humanities

$10,000

School on Wheels of Massachusetts
East Bridgewater, MA

General Operating 

$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): Supporting Operational

$10,000

The Greene School
West Greenwich

General Support 

$10,000

The Landing School
Arundel, ME

Bermuda Scholarship

$40,000

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA

Upward Bound College Tours and Student Leadership

$10,000

Waypoint Adventure
Lexington, MA

Waypoint Adventure's Open Enrollment Programming

$10,000

Wopanaak Language and Cultural Weetyoo IncMashpee, MA

General Operating: Immersed Wampanoag Language

$15,000

 

Education Subtotal: $300,000

 


 

WOMXN AND GIRLS

Bloom for Women, Inc

Bethlehem, PA

Bloom for Women 

$10,000

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

New Bedford Services

$20,000

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Improving Reproductive Health and Rights in the Global South

$15,000

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

SISTA Fire

$20,000

Safe Voices
Auburn, ME

General Support 

$20,000

The Brigid Alliance

Auburn, ME

Brigid Alliance General Operating Support

$10,000

YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

Women Health & Advocacy Project

$20,000

YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA

Sacred Birthing Village SouthCoast

$15,000

 

Womxn and Girls Subtotal: $175,000

 


 

SPECIAL PROJECTS

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

Your Mission is Our Mission: Advancing Parkinson's into a New Era

$15,000

New Bedford Whaling Museum 11 William Street Expansion $100,000

Quebec Labrador Foundation, Inc.
Ipswich, MA

General Support: Biodiversity Conservation

$15,000

Tufts Medical Center Trust
Boston, MA

Inker Family Fund 2024

$15,000

YMCA Southcoast, Inc. New Bedford YMCA Capital Renovation Project $50,000

 

Special Projects Subtotal: $225,000

 


 

PENZANCE FUND

Allentown Rescue Mission Inc. General Support $3,000

Boston Health Care for the Homeless
Boston, MA

General Support

$1,380

Circus Arts Conservatory Inc
Sarasota, FL

Sailor Circus Scholarship Fund.

$750

Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA

General Support

$1,500

Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation

General Support.

$3,000

Crossroads RI
Providence, RI

General Support

$850

Doctors Without Borders

Hagerstown, MD

General Support

$1,500

Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund
Cambridge, MA

General Support 

$1,500

Equal Justice Initiative

General Support

$1,500

Family Pantry-Damien's Place General Support $1,500

Foster Parrots
Rockland, MA

General Support

$600

Girls Who Code

New York, NY

General Support 

$750

Global Greengrants

Boulder, CO

General Support

$1,500

Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast
North Dartmouth, MA

General Support

$750

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

Education Fund 

$850

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Allentown, PA

Comprehensive Stroke Unit

$6,000

Marion Library Association
Marion, MA

General Suppor

$750

Morris Animal Foundation
Denver, CO

For Golden Retriever Cancer Research

$850

My Brother's Workshop
St. Thomas, USVI

General support

$1,500

One Tree Planted
Shelburn, VT

Tree Planting

$3,000

Palestine Children's Relief General Support  $3,000

Partner's in Health
Boston, MA

General Support

$1,380

Preble Street

Portland, ME

General Support

$750

Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
New Haven, CT

General support

$850

Reach Out and Read, Inc. Maine Support $3,000

Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Providence, RI

General support

$850

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

General support

$600

RUFF: Residents United for Furry Friends
Warren, RI

General support

$600

Save the Bay, Inc.
Providence, RI

General Support

$1,500

Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association, Inc. Sails Over Seas and Ice, Life & Times of the SEM $3,000

Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake 

Standish, ME

General Support 

$8,000

Sippican Historical Society
Marion, MA

General Support

$750

Solar Village Project, Inc

Bowie, MD

General Support 

$750

Strive Together Inc.
Cincinatti, OH

General Support

$850

Strong Towns

Brainerd, MN

General Support

$750

The Center for Grieving Children

Portland, ME

General Support 

$750

The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc.
Boston, MA

General Support

$240

The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design
Arundel, Maine
General Support $3,000

The Providence Animal Rescue League
Providence, RI

General Support

$600

The Robert Potter League for Animals
Middletown, RI

General Support

$600

Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA

General Support

$3,000

Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA

General Support

$750

Town of Marlborough

 

Bell Tower Project

$3,000

YMCA Southcoast, Inc.
New Bedford, MA

Share the Harvest

$750

Penzance Subtotal: $66,000

 


 

Total 2024 Grants: $2,076,000.00

 

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