Funding search · EIN 134033628 · Chatham, MA

Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

59
grants reported
$2.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

supportgeneral

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • St Christopher Episcopal Church1 grant · $356,000
  • We Can2 grants · $315,000
  • Firstlight Trust2 grants · $300,000
  • Charleston To Charleston Literary Festival3 grants · $201,500
  • Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham2 grants · $145,000
  • Salvation Army3 grants · $130,000
  • Monomoy Community Services2 grants · $105,000
  • Southern Poverty Law Center3 grants · $65,000
  • Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $55,000
  • Lower Cape Outreach Council1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$342,500
2022
$1.6M
2023
$106,500
2024

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

  • $356,000

    St Christopher Episcopal Church · Chatham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $310,000

    We Can · Harwich Port, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $175,000

    Firstlight Trust · 2023

    General support

  • $125,000

    Firstlight Trust · 2022

    General support

  • $110,000

    Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham · Chatham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Charleston To Charleston Literary Festival · Charleston, SC · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Monomoy Community Services · Chatham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $55,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    General support

  • $51,500

    Charleston To Charleston Literary Festival · Charleston, SC · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Homeless Prevention Council · Orleans, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Lower Cape Outreach Council · Orleans, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Charleston To Charleston Literary Festival · Charleston, SC · 2022

    General support

  • $45,000

    Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham · Chatham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $40,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Abf the Soldier'S Charity · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Cape Cod Community College Pathways Foundation · West Barnstable, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Bnmhea - University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Cape Cod Community College Pathways Foundation · West Barnstable, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Chatham Orpheum Theatre · Chatham, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Brewster Animal Rescue League · Brewster, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Calmer Choice · Osterville, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Center for Spirtual Journey · Chatham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Chatham Orpheum Theatre · Chatham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Moravian College · Bethlehem, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Sophia Institute · Manchester, NH · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Brewster Animal Rescue League · Brewster, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    United Way of Cape Cod · Centerville, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Chatham Food Pantry · Chatham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Eldredge Public Library · Chatham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    United Way of Cape Cod · Centerville, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Amnesty International · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Family Food Pantry · Harwich, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Hope Funds for Cancer Research · Newport, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Monomoy Community Services · Chatham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Sophia Institute · Manchester, NH · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Christopher Episcopal Church Food Pantry · Chatham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    United Way of Cape Cod · Centerville, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    We Can · Harwich Port, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Chatham Conservation Foundation · Chatham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Chatham Historical Society · Chatham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Brighams & Womans Hospital Fund · Boston, MA · 2023

    General supportgeneral support

  • $1,000

    Chatham Council On Aging · Chatham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Hope Funds for Cancer Research · Newport, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Eldredge Public Library · Chatham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Moravian College · Bethlehem, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Pilgrims Landing · Chatham, MA · 2022

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.