Supports a diverse and vital community on Martha’s Vineyard by creating and sustaining permanently affordable housing (rental and ownership).
A $600,000 grant to Island Autism Group Inc for the continuing development of Island Autism Center and purchase of land stands out in the most recent grant record. That award shows how Island Housing Trust Corporation uses its resources for capital investment tied to place-based community needs. Across the data provided, the foundation’s work centers on permanently affordable housing on Martha’s Vineyard, with support extending to rental and ownership opportunities, workforce housing, veterans housing, and housing-related finance. It also appears in project-based transactions and procurement activity, including requests tied to land, design, construction, and other development work. A separate historic award of $390,000 supported construction of energy-efficient rental apartments at Water Street, pointing to the organization’s interest in housing that combines affordability with durability and energy performance. The foundation’s activity is local and Massachusetts-based, with all recorded grants going to recipients in the state. Its profile reflects a public charity that operates through targeted housing development, land use, and infrastructure-oriented grantmaking rather than broad, multi-state philanthropy.
Affordable housing is the clearest throughline in the record. Island Housing Trust Corporation’s summary states that it supports a diverse and vital community on Martha’s Vineyard by creating and sustaining permanently affordable housing for rental and ownership. That focus appears again in project-related procurement for homes on Leland Ave in Vineyard Haven and in bids for green affordable housing projects across Martha’s Vineyard. Housing finance also shows up in the listed focus areas, along with social impact loans, indicating that the foundation’s work includes more than direct construction. Sustainability is another repeated theme: the Water Street apartment grant was tied to energy-efficient rental apartments, and the green affordable housing RFP calls for high energy-efficiency and durability standards. Property donation activity further reinforces a land-based approach to housing development.
The recorded grant-size profile is highly concentrated: p25, median, and p75 are all $600,000. That suggests a very narrow distribution in the available data, with the most recent grant matching the central tendency exactly. The foundation is structured as a public charity and also makes program-related investments. The materials show both awarded grants and operating-style procurement activity, including RFPs and RFQs for contractors, land, and design work, which points to a project-driven model. The recent grant list includes a 2023 award, and the active program list includes a historic 2015 RFP, showing activity across multiple years rather than a single one-off transaction.
$400K
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$10.1M
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Most grants fall between $600K and $600K, with a median of $600K.
25th Percentile
$600K
Median
$600K
75th Percentile
$600K
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Grantmaking is entirely local in the provided record, with 100% of grants going to recipients in Massachusetts. Martha’s Vineyard appears repeatedly, including Vineyard Haven, Tisbury, West Tisbury, and Edgartown. Edgartown is the recipient city named in the most recent grant, while Vineyard Haven and Tisbury appear in project procurement notices. The foundation’s giving is not spread across states or countries; the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Its core focus is permanently affordable housing on Martha’s Vineyard, including rental and ownership housing. The listed focus areas also include community development, homeownership assistance, workforce housing, veterans housing, housing finance and social impact loans, and sustainability or energy efficiency.
The available grant-size distribution is flat: p25 is $600,000, the median is $600,000, and p75 is $600,000. In the recent grants data, the recorded award also matches that level exactly.
The record shows housing as the main theme, but it also includes land acquisition, capital investment, and facility or infrastructure development. The foundation accepts property or land donations, runs RFP and RFQ processes for land and construction, and uses program-related investments.
All recorded grants go to recipients in Massachusetts, and the geography is local rather than multi-state. Martha’s Vineyard cities and towns appear throughout the data, including Edgartown, Vineyard Haven, Tisbury, and West Tisbury.
The most recent grant listed is $600,000 to Island Autism Group Inc in Edgartown, MA, for continuing development of Island Autism Center and purchase of land.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLAND AUTISM GROUP INC | EDGARTOWN, MA | $400,000 | 2025 | CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF CAMPUS |
| TOWN OF AQUINNAH | AQUINNAH, MA | $90,135 | 2024 | PROJECT COSTS FOR THE AQUINNAH TOWN CENTER RENTAL APARTMENT PROJECT |
| ISLAND AUTISM GROUP INC | EDARTOWN, MA | $600,000 | 2023 | CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAND AUTISM CENTER AND PURCHASE OF LAND. |
TOWN OF AQUINNAH
$90,135PROJECT COSTS FOR THE AQUINNAH TOWN CENTER RENTAL APARTMENT PROJECT
CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAND AUTISM CENTER AND PURCHASE OF LAND.
