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**Cape Cod Cooperative Bank’s Foundation Surpasses $1 Million in Local Grants**

**HYANNIS, MA –** The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod’s Charitable Foundation Trust has reached a major milestone, exceeding $1 million in total grants awarded to Barnstable County nonprofits since its founding in 2018. The announcement coincided with the unveiling of the first quarter Fiscal Year 2026 grant recipients, which include five regional organizations.

The latest round of funding supports diverse initiatives aimed at addressing critical community needs, including housing development by the Falmouth Housing Trust, food security initiatives by Farming Falmouth, the Lower Cape Outreach Council, and youth programs at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum, and support to Amazing Grace of Cape Cod.

Additionally, multi-year grant disbursements were provided to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod & the Islands, the Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless, Helping Our Women, and Heritage Museums and Gardens.

“As a true community bank, we prioritize supporting nonprofit organizations that meet the critical needs of local residents,” said Lisa Oliver, CEO, Chair, and President of the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod. “We are committed to a vision of transforming lives through the power of community banking by providing financial support to help alleviate affordable housing issues, homelessness, access to health care, barriers to health care and recovery services, food insecurity, and social inequality.”

The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod’s Charitable Foundation Trust continues to play a vital role in supporting the well-being of Cape Cod residents through strategic grantmaking.

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