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Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association

Preselected recipients only Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts · EIN 042103815

Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association is a private foundation in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $17,500 the year before.

25% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$14,00011$43.2 million
2024$17,50015$37.3 million
2025$12,00012$35.2 million

How to apply

Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$4,000
Pennsylvania2$2,000
Rhode Island2$2,000
Connecticut1$1,000
Florida1$1,000
New Hampshire1$1,000
South Carolina1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Curry College
Milton, MA
General operating support$1,000
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
General operating support$1,000
Framingham State University
Framingham, MA
General operating support$1,000
Montserrat College Art and Design
Beverly, MA
General operating support$1,000
Penn State University
University Park, PA
General operating support$1,000
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
General operating support$1,000
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
General operating support$1,000
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
General operating support$1,000
Yale University
New Haven, CT
General operating support$1,000
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
General operating support$1,000
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
General operating support$1,000
Providence College
Providence, RI
General operating support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association give?

$12,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association?

Its 2025 filing lists Kimberly Rielly (Executive Director As of 4/21), Kelly Feirtag (Executive Director Thru 4/20), Sherrie Saint-Amant (President) and Kim Jones (Vice President) among 15 officers and trustees.

What does Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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