Nantucket is an island rich in history, culture and community outreach. Over 100 nonprofit organizations address the needs of our community in all areas of concern, and we are proud to provide an alphabetical listing of these important mission-driven charities providing critical support to Nantucket.
www.asafeplacenantucket.org 508-228-0561
A Safe Place’s mission is to work to eliminate domestic violence and sexual assault, and to empower every woman, man and child in the Nantucket community to live a life free from violence.
(508) 228-4846
Addiction Solutions of Nantucket provides addiction services to residents of Nantucket who are struggling with opioid addiction, using medication assisted treatment and counseling to aid in their recovery
The Almanack Arts Colony celebrates excellence in the arts by providing a quiet place as well as respite from the market for artists and arts organizations
www.redcross.org/CapeCodandIslands 508-775-1540
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
www.nantucketarts.org 508-228-0722
The AAN sustains and enriches the visual arts on Nantucket. Established by a small group of island artists in 1945, the AAN continues to build on the success of its gallery and arts program, ensuring its essential place in the Nantucket community now and in the future.
www.bostonmedflight.org 781-863-2213
Boston MedFlight commits to excellence in critical care transport by providing the highest-quality, regional, critical care transport system. For nearly three decades, unparalleled cooperation and collaboration between the Boston MedFlight consortium hospitals has created and supported a critical care transport system that benefits the entire region. Our focus is medicine, patient care, and providing the linkage between community facilities and tertiary facilities for the sickest patients.
www.scoutscapecod.org 972-580-2200
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations, providing programs for young people that build character.
www.bgackschool.com 508-901-1360
Bulgarian Education Center is established in 2015 as an independent non-profit organization to provide locally classes to children with interests in learning Bulgarian language, culture, traditions, music, national Holidays and history. We additionally provide extracurricular dancing, singing and acting lessons to our students and organize show performances with Holiday themes.
cattrapnantucket@gmail.com 508-257-4333
CATTRAP’s mission is to lower Nantucket’s feral cat population through a humane trap, neuter, return, care, and educate program. We provide sanctuary for cats with special needs and find caring homes for socialized cats and kittens.
www.childrenscove.org 508.375.0410
Children’s Cove provides a compassionate, efficient, child-friendly facility for child abuse intervention. Children and families journey through a streamlined process which reduces the chances that the children are re-traumatized and preserves the best evidence for investigators.
farawaystarsproductions@yahoo.com 508-228-8513
Children’s Theatre of Nantucket and Faraway Stars Films are divisions of Faraway Stars Productions, Ltd., and are organized exclusively for the educational purpose of providing Nantucket Island residents and visitors a place to express themselves artistically through the performance arts.
www.cfnan.org 508-825-9993
Community Foundation for Nantucket’s mission is to strengthen Nantucket now and for future generations through informed philanthropy and community leadership. In pursuit of this mission they act as:
Steward – by creating and managing funds to ensure a legacy for charitable solutions
Grant Maker – by awarding grants through the Nantucket Fund™ and donor-directed funds that respond to pressing needs
Charitable Resource – by maintaining in-depth knowledge of the non-profit sector, and by providing resources for donors, non-profits, and the community
Catalyst – by mobilizing community leadership to affect collaborative solutions for Nantucket’s most critical issues
www.shirathayamnantucket.org 508-228-6588
Shirat HaYam was established in 1983 to be an inclusive Jewish presence on Nantucket.
www.massdar.org/abiah-folger-franklin-chapter.html 202-879-3343
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States’ efforts towards independence. A non-profit group, they work to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
www.eganmaritime.org 508-228-2505
The mission of Egan Maritime Institute is to inspire the appreciation and preservation of Nantucket’s maritime culture and sea-faring legacy.
www.escci.org 508-228-4647
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, Inc. (ESCCI) is a private, not-for-profit community-based organization dedicated to serving older adults in the twenty-two towns of Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties. They are the federally designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA) and the state designated Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) as well as the Aging and Disability Resource Consortium (ADRC) for our three county area.
www.fairwindscenter.org 508-228-2689
Fairwinds provides comprehensive licensed therapeutic support that fosters mental health through prevention, wellness education and addiction recovery services. Fairwinds serves Nantucket individuals and families, with over 30,000 mental health and substance abuse counseling appointments scheduled annually.
www.nantucketfcc.org 508-228-0950
Church is located at 62 Centre Street
nantuckethospital.org/ways-to-get-involved/about-the-foundation 508-825-8250
The Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundation was created to advance the mission and programs of the hospital and to secure its future for the next generation of Nantucketers. Working closely with volunteers, NCH staff, and the Board of Trustees, the Foundation encourages participation through fundraising, events, community outreach, and communications.
www.fonps.org 508-825-7285
FONPS is an organization of parents, teachers and community members whose purpose is to support and promote quality education for the children of Nantucket’s public schools.
gosnold.org/outpatient-on-nantucket
Gosnold’s mission is to excel in addiction and mental health treatment; to serve men, women and families affected by these illnesses; and to promote lasting recovery.
www.ghycfoundation.org 508-221-9332
Since 2018 the Great Harbor Yacht Club’s primary mission has been to improve the health of the Nantucket Harbor and its marine ecosystems. This includes promoting the health of the Nantucket’s iconic but much endangered bay scallop fishery. Nutrient loading from groundwater runoff, fertilizers and the like remains a real issue producing harmful algae blooms and killing off eelgrass so critical to scallop larvae.
www.habitatnantucket.org 508-325-8912
Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in approximately 70 countries. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
The Harvey Foundation’s mission is to empower the pathfinders of education, athletics and community service here on Nantucket.
healthimperatives.org/nantucket 508-228-9189
Health Imperatives – Nantucket is proud to provide high-quality, confidential, and affordable health and human services to island residents.
www.thehomesteadofnantucket.com 508-228-1135
The Homestead was founded in 1919 and is dedicated to providing older adults that choose a more simplified and carefree lifestyle with a comfortable, family-like environment.
www.hopehealthco.org 508-775-5656
Hope Dementia & Alzheimer’s Services, part of HopeHealth, provides information, education and support for people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia and their caregivers.
hospitalthriftshop.org 508-228-1125
The Hospital Thrift Shop sells merchandise donated by island residents and visitors – anything from books to furniture to artwork – from late May through mid-October, and operates as a separate non-profit organization. With a small staff and a stalwart team of dedicated volunteers, The Thrift Shop remains a favorite for island residents and visitors both in terms of donations toward a worthy cause and as a shopping destination.
www.housingnantucket.org 508-228-4422
Since 1994, Housing Nantucket has been providing safe, affordable housing solutions to island residents. They are a private, not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to create housing opportunities for the Nantucket community.
www.inkysanta.org 508-228-0771
Inky Santa’s Toy Drive, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing assistance during the holiday season to children of families in the Nantucket community.
landmarkhouseoffice@gmail.com 508-228-6888
Landmark House is a senior low income housing apartment subsidized by the federal governments HUD (Housing and Urban Development Division).
www.llnf.org 508-325-0873
The mission of The Linda Loring Nature Foundation is to improve the understanding and appreciation of Nantucket’s fragile flora, fauna, and wildlife by providing education, information, and support to children, educators, researchers, organizations, and individuals.
www.nantucketlittleleague.org 508-228-8679
The mission of Nantucket Little League is to promote healthy physical activity through the games of baseball and softball, focusing on teaching the fundamentals of the game in a safe environment.
www.mariamitchell.org 508-228-9198
The Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) is Nantucket’s science center featuring two observatories, an aquarium, a natural history museum, and the Maria Mitchell House museum. The mission of the science and history-based education, preservation and research institution is to promote the legacy of Maria Mitchell and exploration, education and enjoyment of Nantucket’s land, waters, and skies beyond.
Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket is an all volunteer non profit given authority by NOAA Fisheries to monitor, protect and assist marine mammals around Nantucket, Muskeget and Tuckernuck islands. Our team is here to advise and educate the public on what is normal behavior for marine mammals and what needs our help. We respond and disentangle pinnipeds from fishing gear, escort stranded cetaceans to safer waters and deliver injured or ill animals to rehab when necessary. We also perform necropsies, supply essential data to universities and NOAA as well as monitor and report whale activity. Through outreach, education, collaboration and advocacy, we strive to make a difference.
mchnantucket.org 508-228-5454
The mission of The Montessori Children’s House of Nantucket (aka, The Children’s House)is to prepare children for a life of learning by nurturing and fostering each child’s academic, social, creative and emotional development.
www.musack.org Meg Ruley 508.228.1398
MUSACK was founded by writer-producer Donick Cary with a simple vision; raise some dough to fund musical programs for his hometown high school on Nantucket Island. MUSACK’s mission is to provide a space where kids can tell their stories through music and feel empowered. Our vision is to create a generation of creative and entrepreneurial geniuses who will go on to found the next Pandora, Netflix, or Apple…Or maybe become the modern day Jimi Hendrix.
To insure that all art disciplines–Music and Dance, Literature and Theater, Film and Visual Arts– are supported and available on Nantucket. To accomplish this mission, the NAC raises funds to produce events in all disciplines, makes grants to other arts organizations, produces the annual Nantucket Arts Festival, and supports students in the arts through scholarships.
www.nantucketatheneum.org 508-228-1110
The Nantucket Atheneum provides public library service to the island’s residents and serves as a cultural and educational center for the Nantucket Community.
www.autismspeaks.org 646.341.3043
The goal of the Nantucket Autism Speaks Resource Center is to lessen the isolation of families of individuals with any disability, not limited to autism, and to improve the quality of their lives.
www.nantucketbookfestival.org 508-919-6230
The Nantucket Book Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization founded to celebrate and promote the joys and rewards of reading, writing, and literacy. The organization endeavors to partner with other non-profits, publications, media, businesses, schools, underwriters and individuals to present an annual quality program that honors national, regional and local authors and the rich culture of the written word, ideas, and the imagination.
Founded in the early 1960’s, the Nantucket Booster Club has a rich history of providing financial assistance to the Nantucket high school athletic department and our student athletes.
www.nantucketboysandgirlsclub.org 508-228-0158
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
www.nantucket-ma.gov/732/Saltmarsh-Senior-Center 508-228-4490
The Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs is the non-profit corporation which fundraises for the facility and program needs at the Saltmarsh Senior Center, located at 81 Washington Street Ext.
www.nantucketcivicleague.com 508-228-1060
The Nantucket Civic League, founded in 1903, is an island-wide, non-profit community organization that represents 24 neighborhood associations. The mission of the Civic League is to promote the general welfare of Nantucket through informed citizen participation in community affairs.
nantucketcomedyfestival.org 888-623-5966
The Nantucket Comedy Festival (NCF) was founded as a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for local Nantucket charities as well as the support of performance art programs.
www.nantucketcommunitysailing.org 508-228-6600
The mission of Nantucket Community Sailing is to engage people of all ages in the joy of sailing, offering access to all Nantucket’s youth, and teaching every participant in our programs enduring life and leadership skills, with a deep respect for the marine environment.
www.nctv18.org 508-901-5499
Nantucket Community Television is a community television station committed to public access, education, and local government. NCTV provides all of the resources and training necessary for Nantucketers to produce their own video content.
www.nantucketconservation.org 508-228-2884
The mission of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation is to assist in the preservation of Nantucket’s character by permanently conserving, maintaining and managing natural areas and habitats and to encourage an appreciation of and interest in the island’s natural resources.
www.nantucket-ma.gov/169/Council-on-Aging
The Town of Nantucket’s Council on Aging acts on behalf of elderly residents on Nantucket, 60 years and over. The Council’s focus is to provide programs, activities, information and volunteer opportunities that enhance the quality of life for our senior citizens.
Nantucket Dance Theater is the island’s non-profit dance company that offers education and performance opportunities to students of all ages and aspirations and enriches the community through dance. We focus on developing students to be lifelong learners, disciplined practitioners, and expressive artists. Not only do we strive to support our students but we also aim to provide a space for choreographers, teaching artists, and professionals to develop work, share experience and be compensated for their talents and time.
www.nantucketdiscgolf.org 508-901-9456
Nantucket Disc Golf provides healthy and family-friendly recreational alternative to youth and adults on the Island through the establishment and maintenance of a disc golf course in the State Forest.
www.nantucketdreamland.org 508-332-4822
The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation is dedicated to enriching the cultural and intellectual life of Nantucket by providing year-round films, educational programs, and a venue for activities that engage Nantucket in the evolving world of digital entertainment and education in one of America’s oldest theaters.
nantucketeducationtrust.org 508-325-4313
Founded in 1992, the Nantucket Education Trust (NET) is a non-profit community organization. NET’s mission is three-fold: to generate private support for public education on Nantucket; to foster private and public partnerships that benefit the children of Nantucket Public Schools; and to honor excellence in teaching and learning.
nantucketfilmfestival.org 212-642-6339
The Nantucket Film Festival is held annually for five days in late June. The festival emphasizes the art of screenwriting and selects its films based on high quality storytelling.
www.ackfly.org 508-228-2337
Formed in 2004, the Nantucket Flying Association is the focal point for all things aviation related on Nantucket Island.
www.assistnantucket.org 508-901-1320
In keeping with the philosophy of our parent organization, the Nantucket Interfaith Council, the mission of the NFFRA is to assist residents who face a period of financial insecurity and cannot otherwise provide food or shelter or heat for themselves and their families.
The purpose of the Nantucket Garden Club shall be to promote better knowledge and love of gardening, plants, flowers, and horticulture, contribute to the beauty of Nantucket, and support conservation initiatives that protect the island’s fragile and historic environment.
www.nha.org 508-228-1894
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket Island and fosters appreciation of its historic significance.
www.nantuckethuntingassociation.com
The Nantucket Hunting Association is a dues and donation-funded, 501c3 nonprofit corporation with a mission to preserve the traditions of ethical hunting and to maintain the balance of Nantucket’s wildlife resources. Founded in 1997, the association has members residing in 7 states. Association programs include Hunter Safety Education Courses given on Nantucket.
www.nantucketice.org 508-228-2516
Nantucket Ice is a year- round non-profit ice skating facility. Programs offered include Public Skating, Learn to Skate Classes, After School Skating, Youth Hockey, Figure Skating, Synchronized Skating, Summer Clinics, School and Other Group Use, Family Skating Activities, Adult Hockey Leagues, and Special Events. Hockey and figure skate rentals are available. There is a restaurant and pro shop on the premises.
www.nisda.org 508-325-6659
NISDA’s Artist Residency Community welcomes emerging and professional artists and educators in all fields including, but not limited to, the studio arts in photography, painting, ceramics, textiles, sculptural site installations as well as, writing, music, performance and any alternative projects committed to the creative process.
www.nantucketlandwater.org 508-228-2818
The Nantucket Land Council is a watch-dog environmental group which holds conservation restrictions, commissions scientific research, monitors development, engages in legal proceedings, and educates the public on local environmental issues.
nantucketlighthouseschool.org 508-228-0427
The Nantucket Lighthouse School, an independent day school serving children preschool through 8th grade, is comprised of nearly 100 students spread over two campuses, a primary schoolhouse at Rugged Road and a Downtown Campus at St. Paul’s.
www.nantucketlightshipbasketmuseum.org 508-228-1177
The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum proves a permanent home for an exhibit of lightship baskets, both historic and contemporary, the museum exhibits, documents and interprets a wide range of lightship baskets from the earliest forms created in the early to mid-1800s to the present day creations.
www.nantucketmusiccenter.org 508-228-3352
For more than forty years, the Nantucket Music Center’s roster of highly qualified, dedicated instructors and our year-round programs cultivating music instruction and appreciation have created a strong musical environment on Nantucket, one that crosses age, ethnic, social, and economic differences.
508-228-1287
The Nantucket Musical Arts Society was founded in 1959 to present world-class classical musicians to the Nantucket community on Tuesdays in July and August.
www.nantucketnewschool.org 508-228-8569
Nantucket New School is a co-educational day school serving students in pre-school through grade eight. Within a family-centered school community, our program encourages academic excellence, respects the pace of childhood, and seeks to instill in our students curiosity, creativity, kindness and a lifelong love of learning.
www.nantucketpreservation.org 508-228-1387
Serving as an advocate for Nantucket Island’s historic architectural exteriors and interiors, offering technical preservation assistance and a broad range of year-round programs that promote the unique national significance of our historic structures.
thenrp.org (508) 332-8136
A non-profit organization whose purpose is to develop community-wide systems that will enhance the provision of social services on Nantucket. NRP supports the well-being of Nantucket through the coordination of community, service, and digital solutions.
nantucketsafeharborforanimals.org
The mission of Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals, Inc. (NSHA), is to advocate for animal welfare and provide shelter and care for stray, homeless, unwanted or abandoned animals until they are adopted into responsible, lifelong homes.
www.nantucketshellfish.org 508-228-3399
The Nantucket Shellfish Association (“NSA”) was established in 2003 to encourage research and education for the conservation and enhancement of the populations of bay scallops and other shellfish in the waters of the Nantucket Islands and to assure prudent commercial and recreational harvesting of shellfish in support of a diversified economic base for the Nantucket community.
www.nantucketskatingclub.com 508-228-2516
Nantucket Skating Club aims to provide affordable, healthy, safe skating experiences for children, youth and adults through skating programs and events on Nantucket Ice.
clubs.bluesombrero.com/nantucketsoccer
The Nantucket Soccer Club strives to develop, deliver and foster quality soccer programs based on the philosophy of age appropriate athletic development. Our objective is to create an environment where fun is found through participation, provide programs that encourage positive attitudes and develop athletes physically, socially and emotionally.
nantucketstar.org 508-325-5276
STAR’s mission is to provide specialized, therapeutic, accessible recreation, and adaptive sports to children with a wide range of challenges and disabilities.
www.acklax.com%20 508-228-3310
The Nantucket Triathlon Club serves athletes of all ages and abilities, enabling them to achieve their athletic goals in a supportive and fun environment while also providing members with opportunities for training, education and community outreach.
Church is located at 2 Centre Street.
The Nantucket Nor’Easters youth hockey teams are based out of the Christopher Nugent Bovers Community Ice Rink, located on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
508-901-5541
New Life Ministries International (NLMI) is a nondenominational church whose principles are established in Christ as they are revealed in the Bible.
On the Isle is the living legacy of the ‘Sconset Actors’ Colony. OTI produces plays, musical theater, children’s performances, and theatrical events drawing from the vast pool of local talent of all ages.
Our House is a non-profit membership organization, designed to provide a connection for high school aged students to their peers and adult mentors.
www.pascon.org 508-825-8325
Palliative & Supportive Care of Nantucket is a specialized health care program dedicated to providing excellent physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care for persons with life-threatening illness and their families.
June - August: 508-257-6297 Sept - May: 508-228-1300
The Sankaty Head Foundation’s mission is to support the Sankary Heady Caddy Camp. The Camp is home each summer to 60 caddies and staff members. Campers live in a structured, disciplined camp environment and spend part of each day caddying for members of the Sankaty Head Golf Club.
www.sconsettrust.org 508-228-9917
The ‘Sconset Trust strives to preserve the unique character of the east end of Nantucket Island through conservation of areas of open land and preservation of structures of historical and architectural significance in ‘Sconset.
The Siasconset Union Chapel was built in 1883 as an ecumenical “House of Worship” and has hosted Protestant and Roman Catholic services for many years since.
Small Friends on Nantucket seeks to enhance the quality of life for families and meet the needs of working parents by providing the highest quality early education and care for the children of Nantucket year-round.
Church is located on Federal Street
www.stpaulschurchnantucket.org
Church is located on Fair Street.
Church is located on Summer Street
www.sustainablenantucket.org 508-228-3399
Sustainable Nantucket (SN) is cultivating a healthy Nantucket by building a more self-reliant and locally-based food system, which in turn means a stronger island economy.
www.swimacrossamerica.org/Nantucket
Swim Across America began as a relay swim from Nantucket to Hyannis in the 1980s and has evolved to 17 open water swims and dozens of pool swims around the country to raise money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment. All of the net proceeds from the Nantucket Swim support the Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH) Oncology Program and Palliative & Support Care of Nantucket (PASCON).
The Nantucket Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a better world by (re)imagining solutions to today’s complex challenges and strengthening a culture of pluralism in America through conversation and storytelling.
sherburnecommons.org (508) 228.4080
Established in 2014, RSC is a Nantucket based non-profit established for Nantucketers by Nantucketers whose lives have been and forever will be connected to the island.
The mission of RSC is to provide an exceptional senior living experience for residents in a socially stimulating and safe environment where you have the time to enjoy your passions and the freedom from the day-to-day responsibilities of home ownership. And, as your personal needs change you can be comfortable with the knowledge that attentive, professionally supervised care options are available to you from our professional staff.
theatrenantucket.org 508-228-4305
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket is a year-round theatre dedicated to enriching the cultural life of Nantucket.
508-228-5646
The Trustees of Reservations is a non-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historical places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
www.tuckernucklandtrust.org 508-228-2638
The Tuckernuck Land Trust preserves land and promotes stewardship and education in order to conserve Tuckernuck Island’s rare natural communities and unique coastal ecology.
508-228-9752
Two Centre Street Restoration Project Inc. is a nondenominational effort committed to preserving the historic United Methodist Church building.
www.unitarianchurchnantucket.org
Church is located on Orange Street.
