The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod, through its Charitable Foundation Trust (The Coop Foundation) has awarded $124,750 in grants and donations to local nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the lives of Barnstable County residents.
During recent meetings of the foundation’s Board of Trustees, the following new grants were awarded for the second and third quarters of the bank’s 2025 fiscal year:
- $50,000 to YMCA Cape Cod, distributed in four annual installments, to support the construction of a new YMCA branch in Falmouth.
- $10,000 to Community Health Center of Cape Cod, distributed in two annual installments, to support the organization’s ‘Expanded Access in Sandwich” campaign to construct a new 19,970 square-foot building to serve the community’s comprehensive health care needs.
- $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod to help fund the construction of four affordable and energy-efficient homes in Wellfleet. The Coop also offers Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod homeowners an expedited mortgage process, allowing them to keep their mortgages local.
- $5,250 to Sharing Kindness, Inc. to establish and launch a “Hope Squad” to offer grief support, mental health education and suicide awareness and prevention at a campus of Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis.
- $5,000 to Cape Cod Village Center for Developmental Disabilities to help fund its Creative Connections program, which fosters self-expression, social skills and emotional and physical wellbeing in young adults with autism or other developmental disabilities.
- $5,000 to Champ Homes to support its Transitional Housing Assistance Program (THAP) which provides safe and stable housing, utilities and case management services to approximately 75 clients.
- $2,500 to AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod to support and expand its Overdose Training, Prevention and NARCAN Response programs to continue its key role in fighting to save lives on Cape Cod.
- $2,500 to Cape Cod Children’s Place to support its Wellspring Project, a program that supports early childhood educators and caregivers of young children to nurture the development of resilience and social wellness of children ages 0-5 and the adults who care for them.
- $2,500 to Cape Cod Council of Churches to assist in the funding of its Faith Family Kitchen, which serves hot meals three evenings per week to families and individuals in the mid-Cape Community that are experiencing food insecurity.
- $2,500 to Falmouth Service Center to purchase frozen meats, fresh produce and dairy items for clients to alleviate the rising cost of groceries and continued inflation.
- $2,500 to Friends of Bourne Council of Aging/Friends Food Pantry to assist those in the town of Bourne experiencing food insecurities due to economic hardship.
- $2,500 to Mass Appeal, Inc. to be used for its Underwear Program, which offers children on the Outer and Lower Cape with new underwear, fostering a positive self-image and sense of autonomy.
- $2,000 to One Shared Spirit, Inc. to provide addiction support and education in Barnstable County to reduce the frequency of overdoses with life-saving supplies, education and a stigma-free environment.
“We are proud to support the dedicated nonprofit organizations throughout Cape Cod that are the beneficiaries of the latest Coop Foundation and Corporate Giving grants and donations,” said Lisa Oliver, Chair, President and CEO, The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod. “As a true community bank, we are keenly – and often firsthand – aware of the socioeconomic issues affecting the region and are compelled to do whatever we can to assist nonprofits serving Barnstable County.”
The Coop Foundation also issued the third $12,500 installment of a four-year, $50,000 grant to Housing Assistance Corporation to support its THRIVE Workforce Rental Housing Voucher Program, as well as a final $10,000 installment of a three-year, $30,000 grant to Amplify POC Cape Cod to support program and capacity building.