Community Foundation for Nantucket
40 Sherburne Commons, Suite 117
Post Office Box 204
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
United States
Mission
To connect people who care to causes that matter by providing powerful and creative ways to support the community and create a legacy
2005 Year Founded
$237,516 Endowment Value
$100,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Community Foundation for Nantucket |
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Address 1 | 40 Sherburne Commons, Suite 117 |
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Address 2 | Post Office Box 204 |
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City / Town | Nantucket |
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State / Region | Massachusetts |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 02554 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 508-825-9993 |
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Email | mandrews@cfnan.org |
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Website | www.cfnan.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Margaretta Andrews, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Margaretta Andrews |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 2005 |
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Mission Statement | To connect people who care to causes that matter by providing powerful and creative ways to support the community and create a legacy |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 60,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 17 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $2,058,443 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,100,271 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $932,361 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $100,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $237,516 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Lot |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Not at all |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Rarely |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Never |
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Community needs assessment | Rarely |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Never |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Not at all |
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Local government | Not at all |
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National government | N/A |
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Universities | N/A |
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Schools | N/A |
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Businesses | Not at all |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very unimportant |
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More volunteers | Unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Very unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Did not answer |
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