Giving Back to the Community
The Makepeace Neighborhood Fund was established in 2004 as a way for the A.D. Makepeace Company to provide significant support to community groups providing services the company finds important. In the past three years, the company has awarded some $843,000 in grants.
Grants are available on a competitive basis to non-profit organizations and governmental agencies which provide services to residents of Wareham, Plymouth, Carver, Middleborough and Rochester. Grants are limited to $5,000 to $10,000 and must be in one of the following disciplines: education, health care, community housing, historic preservation, or environmental protection.
Grants are not available to individuals.
Makepeace Neighborhood Fund 2009 Grantees
| Organization | Project | Town | Amount |
| Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH Chapter | Education & Care for Patients and Families | Region | $2,500 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Bedford/Wareham | Summer Fun at Camp Victory | Wareham | $5,000 |
| Boys Scouts of America, Old Colony Council | Bldg Character for our Future Capital Campaign | Plymouth | $5,000 |
| Carver Office of Planning & Community Development | Pilot Project: Tapping the Artistic Skills | Carver | $9,500 |
| Carver Public Schools | Assistive Technology | Carver | $5,000 |
| Church of the Pilgrimage | Window Replacement | Plymouth | $4,000 |
| Community Nurse & Hospice Care, Inc. | Home Care Services | Rochester and Wareham | $5,000 |
| Good Shepherd’s Table | Health and Well-Being Forum | Wareham | $2,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth, Inc. | Carver Site Acquisition | Carver | $3,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity, Buzzards Bay Area | Rochester Land Acquisition | Rochester | $5,000 |
| How On Earth | Farm to Table | Wareham | $5,000 |
| Jenney Grist Mill Inc. | John Jenney Scholarship Fund | Plymouth (regional benefit) | $5,000 |
| Jordan Hospital dba Cranberry Hospice & Palliative | Integrating Palliative Arts & Complementary Therapy | Plymouth (regional benefit) | $5,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southern MA | “Seeds of Success: Growing Hope” | Wareham and Rochester | $4,000 |
| Middleborough Conservation Commission | Stuart Morgan Conservation Area Signs | Middleborough | $1,551 |
| My TURN, Inc. | School-To-Work Program at Plymouth North High School | Plymouth | $7,500 |
| New Directions Southcoast, Inc. | Wareham Career Center Classroom Equipment | Wareham | $7,000 |
| Plimoth Plantation | Foundation for Kids | Plymouth (regional benefit) | $2,500 |
| Plymouth Community Intermediate School | Camp Bournedale | Plymouth | $7,720 |
| Plymouth DPW Environmental Management Division | River Restoration Projects | Plymouth | $2,958 |
| Robbins Museum of Archaeology/MAS | Clues in Content: Connecting Culture, Context & Curriculum | Middleborough (regional benefit) | $4,000 |
| Rochester Memorial School | Get SMART in Rochester | Rochester | $7,905 |
| South Shore Community Actional Council, Inc. | Healthy Harvests | Plymouth, Wareham, Carver, Middleborough | $4,000 |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | Engines for Education | Wareham | $5,000 |
| Wareham Area Committee for the Homeless, Inc. | Baby Point Program | Wareham | $5,000 |
| Wareham Early Childhood Education & Development | Enrichment Program To Enhance Skills | Wareham | $7,000 |
| Wareham Land Trust, Inc. | Agawam River Conservation Project | Wareham | $6,000 |
| Wareham High School | Summer Program to Assist At Risk HS Students | Wareham | $8,670 |
| Wareham High School | Cameras, Scanners and Printers, Oh My! | Wareham | $1,742 |
| Wareham High School | Core/Advisory Initiative | Wareham | $5,000 |
| Wareham Middle School | Project Team | Wareham | $5,000 |
| YMCA Old Colony Plymouth Branch | Plymouth YMCA Teen Center | Plymouth | $5,000 |
| Total: | $158,546 | ||