There is a vast number of nonprofit groups on Nantucket Island, all of which serve to enhance the quality of both our year-round and summer populations. Please refer to the link for the Community Foundation for Nantucket at CFNAN.org for an up-to-date list of those organizations. Your participation is welcome and encouraged!
Four organizations on this partial list work directly with our local population to address the need for affordable, year-round housing:
- Affordable Housing Trust: 508-228-7200
- Habitat for Humanity: 508-325-8912 • HabitatNantucket.org
- Housing Nantucket: 508-228-4422 • HousingNantucket.org
- Nantucket Housing Authority: 508-228-0296 • Nantucketma.gov/1970/NantucketHousingAuthority
Neighborhood Associations on Nantucket:
The Nantucket Civic League represents 24 neighborhood associations. More details are on NantucketCivicLeague.com.
- Austin Farms Homeowners Association
- Brant Point Association • NantucketBPA.com
- Cisco Association
- Fishers Landing Association
- Hinckley Lane Association
- Hummock Pond Homeowners Association
- Hussey Farm Homeowners Association
- Madaket Conservation Association • MadaketConservationAssociation.org
- Monomoy Civic Association • MCANantucket.org
- Nantucket Town Association • NantucketTownAssociation.org
- Nashaquisset Homeowners Association • 508-762-1320 • Nashaquisset.net
- Naushop Homeowners Trust Association • 508-332-9826 • NantucketNaushop.net
- Pine Valley Association
- Pocomo Area Association
- Polpis Association
- Quidnet Squam Association • 919-280-5608 • WegnerForACK.wordpress.com
- Shimmo Area Association
- Siasconset Civic Association • SiasconsetCivicAssociation.org
- Smith Point Association
- Surfside Association • SurfsideAssociation.org
- Tom Nevers Civic Association • 206-660-7377 • TomNevers.org
- Wauwinet Landowners Association • Wauwinet.org
- West Miacomet Homeowners Association
- Wigwam Association
Organizations dedicated to conservation efforts on Nantucket:
- Linda Loring Nature Foundation • 508-325-0873 • LLNF.org
- Madaket Trust • 508-776-5859
- Marine Mammal Alliance • 833-667-6626 • NantucketMMAN.org
- Massachusetts Audubon Society • 781-259-9500 • MassAudubon.org
- Nantucket Conservation Commission • 508-228-7230
- Nantucket Conservation Foundation • 508-228-2884 • NantucketConservation.org
- Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission • 508-228-7240 • NantucketLandBank.org
- Nantucket Land Council, Inc. • 508-228-2818 • NantucketLandCouncil.org
- Nantucket Lights • NantucketLights.org
- Nantucket Shellfish Association • 508-325-7753 • NantucketShellfish.org
- Sconset Trust, Inc. • 508-257-4100 • SconsetTrust.org
- The Nature Conservancy • 617-532-8300 • Nature.org
- Trustees of the Reservations • 617-542-7696 • TheTrustees.org/place/coskatacoatuewildliferefuge
Organizations dedicated to preserving Nantucket history and architecture:
- Egan Maritime • 508-228-1885 • EganMaritime.org
- Nantucket Historical Association • 508-228-1894 • NHA.org
- Nantucket Historic District Commission • 508-325-7587 • Nantucketma.gov/283/HistoricDistrictCommission
- Nantucket Preservation Trust • 508-228-1387 • NantucketPreservation.org
Organizations dedicated to science, the arts, and education on Nantucket:
- Artists Association of Nantucket • 508-228-0294 • NantucketArts.org
- Maria Mitchell Association • 508-228-9198 • MariaMitchell.org
- MUSACK • Musack.org
- Nantucket Arts Council • 508-325-8588 • NantucketArtsCouncil.org
- Nantucket Atheneum • 508-228-1110 • NantucketAtheneum.org
- Nantucket Book Foundation • NantucketBookFestival.org
- Nantucket Community Music Center • 508-228-3352 • NantucketCommunityMusicCenter.org
- University of Massachusetts, Nantucket Field Station • 508-228-5268 • UMB.edu/Nantucket