The Farm Neck Foundation has issued a call for applicants for the foundation’s 2016 grants. All Island nonprofit organizations whose goal is to improve the quality of life in the Martha’s Vineyard community are eligible. According to a press release, the Farm Neck Foundation is a charitable organization created in 1989 and funded by contributions from the membership and supporters of Farm Neck Golf Club. The aim of the foundation is to provide charitable assistance to the Island community in the form of donations and grants to civic-minded organizations in need of funding. Each year the foundation’s board of directors requests applications from all Vineyard nonprofit 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 foundation does not award grants two years in a row to the same organization.
Island nonprofit organizations are invited to submit a concise proposal describing their specific project, its potential benefits, budgetary requirements, and grant amount requested, along with two letters of support from sources outside the organization. Proposals must be received by Nov. 1, 2017, and may be sent to Farm Neck Foundation, P.O. Box 1656, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557. For more information, email farmneckfoundation@farmneck.net or visit the website, farmneck.net/foundation.