Farm Neck Foundation Grants

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 or may be sent to:

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

*We have begun accepting 2019 Grant requests, the deadline for Grant requests is October 31st.

*Grants are awarded before the end of the year.

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