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How to Apply for a Grant

The Farm Neck Foundation issues a call for applicants for the Foundation's grants annually each September. Eligible are all Island non-profit organizations whose goal is to improve the quality of life in the Martha's Vineyard community, with a preference toward those organizations with 501(c)3 status.

Each year the Foundation's Board of Directors requests submittals from all Vineyard non-profit organizations in need of help to fund their unique projects or programs. Traditionally, the Board does not fund salaries but gives special consideration to innovative approaches to problems or needs that cannot get funding through traditional sources. The Board does not award grants two years in a row to the same organization.

Island non-profit organizations are invited to submit a concise proposal describing their specific project, its potential benefits, budgetary requirements, grant amount requested, and two (2) letters of support from sources outside of the organization. Proposals can be hand delivered to the office, emailed to [email protected] or may be sent to:

THE DEADLINE FOR 2023 SUBMISSIONS IS OCTOBER 31ST

Farm Neck Foundation
P.O. Box 1656
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

*Grants are awarded before the end of the year.

Grants Awarded

  • 2023
    • SailMV: $10,000
      Funding for the purchase of a new Yamaha outboard for Sail MV’s coaches’ boat.  

      Second Chance Animal Rescue: $2,000
      Funding for medical costs for rescued animals.  

      Misty Meadows: $10,000
      Funding for construction costs to retrofit a bathroom to ADA compliance.  

      Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard: $2,500
      Funding to replace two windows at the shelter.  

      Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group: $7,176
      Funding to replace windows and casings at the Shellfish Nursery on Chappy.  

      Martha’s Vineyard Ocean Academy: $7,500
      To support financial aid to students participating in camps aboard Shenandoah.  

      Islanders Write: $2,500
      To support Island Writers Festival.  

      Martha’s Vineyard Fisherman’s Preservation Trust: $7,500
      Funding to offer stipends for local fisherman to purchase safety equipment.  

      Martha’s Vineyard Film Society: $8,000
      Funding to purchase a new projector for the Theatre.  

      Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club: $3,500
      Funding for Pre-School Skating Program.  

      Friends of Sengekontacket: $6,500
      Funding for 1 summer intern.  

      Lagoon Pond Association: $7,500
      Funding for 2 summer interns.  

      Circuit Arts: $5,000
      Funding to purchase technical equipment for use by  students participating in the Schoolwide Filmmaking Project.  

      Island Grown Initiative: $13,900
      Funding to purchase a new spreader.  

      Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group: $7,500
      Funds to support Financial Assistance to Islanders Undergoing Cancer Treatment Program.                                                                                                                                


      TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2023: $101,076                    
  • 2022
    • Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha’s VineyarD: $10,000

      Funding for Respite and Prevention Program for caregivers and Hospice workforce.

      Media Voices for ChildreN: $5,000

      Funding for Childhood Unbound, a children’s rights curriculum to be taught at MV Schools.

      Martha’s Vineyard Museum: $3,500

      Funding for photographing the Community Portraits Project.

      Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse: $4,000

      Funds to rebuild the Playhouse’s website.  

      Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living: $4,000

      Funds to support the Functional Fitness training program.  

      Harbor Homes of Martha’s VineyarD: $5,000

      Funds to help build a laundry room at their emergency shelter.  

      MV Center for Education and Training: $4,000

      To fund Portuguese Brazilian language and cultural classes for Island Businesses.

      Garden Gate – Child Development Center: $2,875

      To fund renovation costs for their new classroom.

      Polly Hill Arboretum: $15,000

      Funding for the construction of onsite employee homes.  

      The YarD: $5,000

      Funding for a bathroom renovation to Back Yard, the primary onsite artist residence.                   

      Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary: $6,000

      Funds to purchase a golf cart for the Access-Able Tours program.  

      Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard: $5,000

      Funding for the GoGoGrandparent elder rides program.

      Island Community Chorus: $3,000

      Funds to support contracting professional musicians for shows in Spring 2023.  

      Featherstone Center for the Arts: $4,800

      Funding to sponsor local children’s participation in Summer Art Camp.  

      Island Health Care: $15,000

      Funding to build a dental center to serve Island Families.

      BiodiversityWorks: $3,000

      Funding to support the Natural Neighbors Project & MV Atlas of Life project. 

      Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural SocietY: $5,000

      Funds to replace the Halls main electrical panel and build a covered structure to protect the new panel.

      MVY RADIO: $5,000

      Final payment toward $15,000 contribution to capital campaign to fund the purchase of a new building.

      TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2022: $105,175

       
  • 2021
    • Island Grown Initiative: $6,000

      To purchase a Billy Goat mower for use at the Island Grown Farm.

      Sheriff's Meadow Foundation: $5,000

      Funding to upgrade the TrailsMV mobile app.

      Martha's Vineyard Figure Skating Club: $1,500

      Funding to operate the Pre-School skating program.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD FILM SOCIETY: $7,500

      Funding for the capital campaign to purchase the building that houses the Martha's Vineyard Film Center.

      TheFoodBasketsMV: $12,000

      Funding for the annual cost of SSA reservations and fuel for the program's container truck.

      Camp Jabberwocky: $4,500

      To support the Campers Scholarship Fund for Island residents to participate in summer programming.

      Chamber Music Society: $2,000

      To purchase microphones, a T-bar, XLR cables and a mixing amplifier.

      Martha's Vineyard Art Association: $4,000

      Funding for the presentation of the exhibit 'Catboats!'.

      Built On Stilts $2,000

      To fund technology and administrative expenses associated with expanding operations.

      Friends of Sengekontacket: $5,000

      To fund summer intern program.

      Lagoon Pond Association: $5,000

      To fund summer intern program.

      Martha's Vineyard Family Center: $6,000

      To purchase diapers and wipes for the Diaper Bank.

      Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center: $9,000

      Funding for the replacement of existing wooden fence surrounding paddocks.

      Island Housing Trust: $10,000

      To supports the Kuehn's Way affordable housing project.

      Foundation for Underway Experiential Learning (Fuel): $5,000

      Funding to support youth programming aboard Shenandoah.

      Martha's Vineyard Film Festival & Vineyard Conservation Society: $5,000

      Funding for the completion and presentation of the short film 'On Our Watch'.

      MVY Radio: $5,000

      Second payment toward $15,000 contribution to capital campaign to fund the purchase of a new building.

      TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2021: $94,500

  • 2020
    • Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society: $31,145

      Funds to support the Geese Population Control Project

      RED STOCKING FUND: $10,000

      Funding for the Kerry Alley Endowment

      MVYRADIO: $15,000

      To support capital campaign to purchase a building to house the radio station

      ACEMV: $3,000

      Funds to support fertilizer and pesticide technical training course

      MEDIA VOICES FOR CHILDREN: $4,000

      Funding for a child labor and human slavery curriculum for island students and the purchase of a new IMAC computer.

      FELIX NECK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY: $2,000

      To fund the cost of materials to improve entrance and walkways to the Nature Center.

      SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE: $1,500

      Funding for renovations to the Animal Adoption Area.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: $5,000

      To fund financial assistance to islanders undergoing cancer treatment.

      ISLAND FOOD PANTRY: $11,736

      Funds to purchase a walk-in freezer

      HEALTHY AGING MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $3,750

      To fund all non-organizational personnel costs associated with the Educate & Engage survey and workshops.

      HOSPICE OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $10,000

      Funds to support the respite care program.

      ISLAND ELDERLY HOUSING: $5,000

      Funding to support the operation of the Blueberry Van Program

      MV SHARKS BASEBALL FOUNDATION: $1,400

      Funds to purchase (2) batting cages.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD BOYS & GIRLS CLUB: $5,000

      Funding to support Club’s programming: Remote Learning Enrichment Program and After School Program.

      SEVEN HILLS FOUNDATION: $2,400

      To fund a 32-week music therapy program.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD CENTER FOR LIVING: $4,160

      Funding to support the Functional Fitness Program

      BIODIVERSITYWORKS: $4,000

      To fund the purchase of wildlife trail cameras and supporting equipment

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD PLAYHOUSE: $2,500

      To fund the Winter Stars and Virginia’s Drama Club programming.

      VINEYARD VILLAGE AT HOME: $2,000

      Funding to Support Membership Fees

      TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2020: $123,591

  • 2019
    • THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD FILM SOCIETY, INC.: $3,000

      Funds to Support the 3rd annual Science on Screen Program

      ISLAND COMMUNITY CHORUS: $2,000
      Funding for String Quartet to participate in 'Joy of the Season' Holiday Concert.
      GARDEN GATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $2,000

      Support expansion of the school’s playground.

      CAMP JABBERWOCKY: $4,000

      Funding for Camper Scholarship Fund, helps Island residents participate in camp programming.

      ISLAND GROWN INITIATIVE: $2,000

      To fund the processing of deer meat for donation to food insecure islanders.

      ANIMAL SHELTER MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $3,000

      Funding for renovations to improve socialization and habitat of shelter animals.

      FRIENDS OF SENGEKONTACKET: $2,500

      Funds to support summer intern program, to help protect the water quality of Sengekontacket Pond.

      HARBOR HOMES OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $5,000

      Funding to pay for short term hotel stays for medically compromised homeless residents of Martha's Vineyard.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3,000

      Funding for Equine-assisted Therapy for Veterans, helping island veterans with PTSD.

      OAK BLUFFS FIRE-EMS DEPARTMENT: $1,125

      Funding the purchase of five (5) portable CO meters.

      THE AQUINNAH CULTURAL CENTER, INC.: $2,500

      Funds to assist the ACC educate Island students about the history and culture of the Wampanoag people.

      THE ALEXANDRA GAGNON TEEN CENTER AT THE YMCA: $1,500

      To make healthy food options available to teens attending teen center's programming.

      LAGOON POND ASSOCIATION, INC.: $2,500

      To assist in funding summer interns for 2020, to protect the water quality of Lagoon Pond.

      THE YARD, INC.: $2,500

      Funding to build a custom computer for video editing.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM: $5,000

      Funding for the Museum's Photographic Time Capsule project.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD SHELLFISH GROUP: $2,000

      To fund educational displays during the upcoming Martha's Vineyard Oyster Fest.

      SASSAFRAS EARTH EDUCATION: $2,500

      To fund financial aid for summer campers

      CHILMARK PRESCHOOL: $2,800

      Funds to build a Musical garden in the existing outdoor play area.

      TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2019: $48,925

  • 2018
    • WINDEMERE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER: $1,500

      Funds to support the Equine Therapy Program

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD MEDIATION PROGRAM: $2,000

      To help fund the Conflict Coaching Project

      VINEYARD MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $3,000

      To help fund the purchase of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math materials

      MVY RADIO: $4,200

      To partially fund an upgrade to existing internet radio streaming hardware

      ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $3,000

      Funding for technical training and licensure for Martha's Vineyard landscape contractors

      VINEYARD YOUTH TENNIS: $5,000

      To fund tennis instruction for Island children

      MEDIA VOICES FOR CHILDREN: $3,450

      To fund photo exhibit 'Beneath the Barcode'

      GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH: $1,500

      To fund food and supplies relating to the Community Supper Program

      ISLAND ELDERLY HOUSING, INC.: $2,000

      To fund food and supplies relating to the Community Dinner Program

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD ASSOCIATION OF EMT, INC.: $2,000

      To help fund the purchase of Brayden CPR Training Manikins

      FELIX NECK WILD LIFE SANCTUARY: $2,000

      To sponsor Martha's Vineyard youth participation in a Climate Action Summit event

      DUKES COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES: $2,500

      To help support low income enrollees during a transition period

      BREAK THE SILENCE OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $2,500

      To fund implementation of an Outreach Recovery Coach Program

      BIODIVERSITY WORKS: $3,000

      To fund two summer interns and purchase binoculars

      POLLY HILL ARBORETUM: $3,000

      To help fund the purchase of a radio communication system

      THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $3,500

      To fund the purchase of a truck sprayer to assist with sandplain grassland restoration on Martha's Vineyard

      NAMI CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS: $3,000

      To fund Mental Health First Aid Instructor training

      HEALTHY AGING MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $3,000

      To help fund the Advanced Care Plan Initiative

      ISLAND FOOD PANTRY: $3,681

      To help fund the purchase of a new refrigerator

      HOSPICE OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $6,000

      To help fund the expansion of the Respite Care Program

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: $1,550

      To fund the purchase of a new laptop and accompanying software

      FEATHERSTONE CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $3,600

      To fund the purchase of a large display Mac computer for new photography lab

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD FIGURE SKATING CLUB: $2,500

      Funding to support the Pre-School Skating Program

      SHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATION: $3,000

      To help fund the Take a Break Campaign

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD ARENA: $8,334

      Third year of a three year pledge totaling $25,000

      TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2018: $78,815

  • 2017
    • MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL INTEGRATED CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: $5,000

      Discretionary funds to be used for chronically ill patients to support related, uninsured health costs.

      FRIENDS OF SENGEKONTACKET: $2,500

      To partially fund the internship program.

      SAIL MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $4,464

      To purchase eight new windsurfing sails and four new rigs.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: $5,000

      Funds to relaunch the Agricultural Enhancement Program.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: $5,000

      General funding.

      ANIMAL SHELTER OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $3,500

      To fund the renovation of the kennel area for dogs.

      CAMP JABBERWOCKY: $3,000

      General funds for the Scholarship Fund.

      WEST TISBURY LIBRARY FOUNDATION, INC.: $2,500

      To help fund the "Learning Lab", an after school computer lab.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD CENTER FOR LIVING: $3,000

      To fund therapeutic programs for the Center's Supportive Day Program.

      THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD FILM SOCIETY, INC.: $2,500

      To help fund the 2nd Annual Spectrum (LGBTQ+) Film Festival.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD PLAYHOUSE: $3,000

      To purchase new lighting and microphone equipment for the Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD NETWORK ON HOMELESS PREVENTION: $3,790

      To help support the warming center.

      ISLAND HOUSING TRUST: $2,495

      To fund tuition for a Professional Fundraising Certificate Program.

      HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $2,950

      To purchase a laptop and printer/copier/scanner with Tech setup and support.

      SEVEN HILLS VINEYARD SUPPORTS: $2,600

      To help provide Therapeutic Art and Wellness activities for adults with disabilities.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD ARENA: $8,334

      Second year of three year pledge totaling $25,000.

      TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2017: $59,633

  • 2016
    • M & M COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WYOB-FM: $2,000

      To purchase a back-up transmitter.

      GARDEN GATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT: $1,710

      To fund "The Happiness Project" - a project to support preschool children's emotional health.

      ISLAND GROWN INITIATIVE: $4,400

      To purchase a cider press, harvesting tools, a rototiller and poultry processing equipment.

      ISLAND ELDERLY HOUSING: $2,000

      To help fund their Community Dinner Program.

      M.V. ASSOCIATION OF EMTS, INC.: $3,000

      To purchase Pearson texts and online access for training purposes.

      M.V. MEDIATION PROGRAM: $1,500

      To fund training needed to initiate a pilot program for Restorative Justice.

      VINEYARD HOUSE: $2,500

      To help purchase furniture and a grill for a private outside space.

      RISING TIDE THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $3,000

      To provide scholarships and financial assistance.

      M.V. FIGURE SKATING CLUB: $2,500

      To help fund the preschool skating program.

      VINEYARD MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $4,000

      To help fund the purchase of computers, software, etc.

      MARTHA'S VINEYARD CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: $1,600

      To fund the cost of two ads for the Summer Festival.

      HOSPICE OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $5,000

      To help fund a respite care program for caregivers.

      ADULT & COMMUNITY EDUCATION OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD: $2,500

      To help fund technical training workshops for Island landscapers.

      VINEYARD BASEBALL, INC.: $4,000

      To help purchase safety netting and padding.

      THE YARD: $3,500

      To purchase video recording equipment.

      WINDEMERE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER: $1,500

      To fund a six week program of Equine Therapy.

      MASS AUDUBON - FELIX NECK: $10,000

      A one-time grant for their Capital Building Campaign.

      M.V. ARENA: $25,000

      To be paid over three years toward their Capital Building Campaign.

      TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2016: $79,710