Island Foundation Incorporated
The Island Foundation (Marion, MA) is a private foundation focused on Environment, New Bedford community, Education, and Womxn & Girls. The site publishes grant priorities, quarterly application guidelines with an online application link, staff contacts, and recent grant awards.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A registered nonprofit, typically based in Massachusetts or the broader New England region, working on environment, marine conservation, community development, education, or women & girls programming and seeking project or general operating support.
Good Fit
- • Organization is a 501(c)(3) or uses a fiscal sponsor and can provide standard financial documents.
- • Work aligns with environment, marine science, New Bedford community priorities, education, or womxn & girls initiatives.
- • Request size matches the foundation's typical grants (small-to-mid sized awards, many in the $5K–$50K range).
- • Willingness to follow a two-step process (initial inquiry or phone call, then full proposal) and meet quarterly deadlines.
- • Regional partnerships or demonstrable impact in southeastern Massachusetts or New England.
Geography
Grants were distributed to recipients in about 20 states and a few international locations, though roughly 66% of dollars remained in Massachusetts.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows broad institutional diversity with 146 distinct recipients and low top-five dollar concentration (about 13%), and similar breadth across the prior two years.
New Applicants
Direct access routes exist (published guidelines, online application, named contacts and quarterly deadlines) and the foundation added new grantees in recent years (about 18 new recipients in the latest year), so unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path to apply.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
