The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
Hyannis, MA · EIN 82-4890570. Reported 68 grants totalling $445,750 to 46 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $15,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Assistance Corporation | Hyannis, MA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | Hyannis, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod | Yarmouthport, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Children's Place | North Eastham, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Champ Homes | Hyannis, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amplify Poc Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cotuit Center for the Arts | Cotuit, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Falmouth Housing Trust | Falmouth, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod & the Islands | Hyannis, MA | $16,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center | Hyannis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation | West Barnstable, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Times Needy Fund | Hyannis, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Times Neighbors Fund | Hyannis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wellstrong | Teaticket, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod & Islands Council #224 Boy Scouts of America | Yarmouthport, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lower Cape Outreach Council | Orleans, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Outer Cape Health Services | Harwich Port, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Health Imperatives Inc | Hyannis, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wethrive Inc | Hyannis, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| B Free Wellness Inc | South Yarmouth, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bfree Wellness Inc | Harwichport, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Behavioral Health Innovators | South Chatham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Buddies International | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Arts & Entertainment Inc | West Barnstable, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Military Support Foundation | Buzzards Bay, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Toy Library | West Barnstable, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cultural Center of Cape Cod | South Yarmouth, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fair Project Inc | Hyannis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heroes in Transition | Mashpee, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homeless Not Hopeless | Hyannis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corp | Eastham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pause-a-While | Brewster, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Crystal Garden Children's Learning Center of Hyannis | Hyannis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Can | Harwich Port, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Lightbulb | Los Angeles, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duffy Health Center | Hyannis, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Grief Cape Cod | East Falmouth, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Inc | Waltham, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mass Appeal Inc | Wellfleet, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pleasant Bay Community Boating | North Chatham, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cordial Eye Gallery and Artist Space Inc | Marston Mills, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elder Services of Cape Cod and Islands | South Dennis, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Bourne Council on Aging | Buzzards Bay, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Highfield Hall & Gardens | Falmouth, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penikese Island School | Woods Hole, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Falmouth | Falmouth, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
15 of 46 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 48%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Cape Cod Times Neighbors Fund
Housing Stability and Basic Needs for Vulnerable Residents - Housing Assistance Corporation
THRIVE - Workforce Housing Voucher - Amplify Poc Cape Cod
Communications and Programs Capacity Building - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod & the Islands
One-to-One Mentoring for At-Risk Youth - Cape Cod & Islands Council #224 Boy Scouts of America
Camp Greenough Capital Campaign - Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation
Cape Cod Hospital Patient Tower
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 48 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $165,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 21 | $153,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 21 | $127,750 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 25 Benjamin Franklin Way, Hyannis, MA, 02601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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