About Community Foundation for Nantucket
The Community Foundation for Nantucket directs the bulk of its giving to local, place-based needs on Nantucket Island—prioritizing safety-net human services, affordable housing and shelter, and preservation of the island’s historic and cultural assets. Grants are often repeat awards to long-standing community organizations (service providers, municipal projects, churches and cultural institutions) and include both operating support and capital investments that sustain year-round residents and community infrastructure.
Focus Areas
Emergency human services and basic needs on Nantucket (food, fuel, rental assistance, case management)Affordable and senior housing on-island (development and operating support for housing providers)Historic preservation and cultural institutions specific to Nantucket (preservation trusts, historical associations, meeting houses)Local health and wellness services for island residents (community hospital and behavioral/health partners)Youth and education programs tied to Nantucket schools and out-of-school providers (community school, Lighthouse School, Boys & Girls Club)
Who They Fund
About Community Foundation for Nantucket
Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc directs its largest recent awards to the island’s core safety-net and community institutions. In 2024, it gave $663,204 to Our House Nantucket for youth services and $534,028 to the Nantucket Food Fuel Rental Assistance program at the Nantucket Interfaith Council for human services. Those awards sit alongside other major support for Nantucket Resource Partnership, NHA Properties Inc, and Nantucket Community Services Inc, showing a pattern of backing organizations that help residents meet basic needs, find housing, and access year-round services. The foundation’s giving also reaches beyond immediate relief into the civic and cultural infrastructure that shapes island life. Recent grants support the Nantucket Preservation Trust Inc, the Nantucket Historical Association, Housing Nantucket, Nantucket Boys & Girls Club, Nantucket Community School, and The Maria Mitchell Association. That mix suggests a portfolio built around local institutions rather than isolated projects, with repeat awards appearing across years for several grantees. The foundation also funds municipal and faith-linked partners, including the Town of Nantucket and North Parish Church, reflecting a grantmaker that works across nonprofit, public, and community-based organizations on Nantucket.
What Community Foundation for Nantucket Funds
Emergency human services are a clear part of the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $397,765 in 2025 to Nantucket Interfaith Councilnffra for food, agriculture, and related community support, and earlier awards included $534,028 in 2024 and $335,290 in 2023 to Nantucket Food Fuel Rental Assistan Nantucket Interfaith Council for human services. Housing is another recurring area. In 2025, the foundation gave $196,587 to Housing Nantucket for housing and shelter, while Nha Properties Inc received $374,533 in 2024 and $224,673 in 2023 for housing. Retirement housing also appears through Nantucket Community Services Inc, which received $260,631 in 2023 and $185,130 in 2025. Cultural and historical preservation is also well represented. Recent grants include $331,453 in 2025 to Nantucket Preservation Trust Inc for historic preservation and $171,167 in 2023 to Nantucket Historical Association for arts, culture, and humanities. Education and youth programming show up through $117,094 to Nantucket Boys & Girls Club and $88,627 to Nantucket Community School.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.1M
Total Assets
$34M
Total Revenue
$9.6M
Total Expenses
$6.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $45K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local16 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MELISSA PHILBRICK
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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