HYANNIS, Mass. (December 18, 2024) — 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:
- $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.
- $50,000 to YMCA Cape Cod, distributed in four annual installments, to support the construction of a new YMCA branch in Falmouth.
- $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.
About The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod is an independent mutual community bank with more than $1.5B in assets and 170 employees. The Coop is a member of both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF), which means 100% of deposit balances are insured in full.
The Coop delivers a robust suite of digital and traditional banking products including mobile and online banking, person-to-person payments, business loans, mortgages, cash management, credit cards, merchant card transaction processing, payroll services and checking and savings accounts. The bank also offers dedicated staff and customized programs to support businesses of all sizes, a major driver of the regional economy, by offering products including construction loans, mortgage loans, lines of credit, term loans and time notes.
Through The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Charitable Foundation Trust, the bank is a prominent philanthropic partner with local nonprofits addressing needs and challenges of the community and named a 2021 and 2022 Top 100 Charitable Organization by the Boston Business Journal.
Headquartered in Hyannis, The Coop also operates nine full-service branch locations throughout Cape Cod and a mortgage office in Provincetown. For additional information, please visit www.thecooperativebankofcapecod.com, www.facebook.com/mycapecodbank or call 508-568-3400.
