Cape Eleuthera Foundation

The Cape Eleuthera Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropic organization founded in 1996 that supports education, scientific research, community leadership, and sustainable technologies in The Bahamas and beyond. From a single seaside campus in South Eleuthera, the foundation works to inspire a more livable future worldwide, describing itself as "a small island with a global vision." It realizes its mission primarily by providing charitable support to grantees across South Eleuthera and The Bahamas, catalyzing a broader sustainability movement through partnerships. The foundation's best-known grantee is The Island School, which provides transformative experiential education for learners from pre-K to PhD. Each year more than 500 students from around the world visit the campus for a range of programs and projects focused on conservation and sustainability, developing responsible citizens and leaders. Other grantees include the Bahamas Reef Environmental Education Foundation (BREEF), a leader in marine conservation and education that partners with The Island School's Bahamas Environmental Stewards Scholarship (BESS) to place students in post-program internships, and the One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF), which pursues holistic, sustainable community development including educational advancement and technical training through its Centre for Training and Innovation (CTI). The foundation's impact is measured in access and opportunity. Roughly one in two students learning at The Island School receives scholarship funds to participate in programs, and the average tuition award for Island School Semester students is about 75 percent. At Deep Creek Middle School, some 45 local students attend with tuition offset by 80 percent. The Cape Eleuthera Institute at The Island School is home to the largest coral nursery in The Bahamas. The foundation reports an endowment of about $7 million as of 2022, more than 3,400 Island School alumni, 100 new donors each year, and 500 visiting students hosted annually from schools and universities around the world. About 44 percent of donations come from Island School alumni. The foundation's areas of impact center on sustainability, education, and community. It supports initiatives that employ innovative sustainable practices and inspire a more sustainable way of life — visible at The Island School through an aquaponic growing system in the dining hall and solar panels and wind turbines generating renewable energy. At Deep Creek Middle School, students learn to care for their place through hands-on experiences on and off the island, while research discoveries at the Cape Eleuthera Institute inform local and global policy to reduce environmental impact. The foundation publishes an Annual Report to highlight its accomplishments and supporters, and runs giving programs including planned giving, annual giving (CONCHtribution), and a Giving Day on April 22.

The Cape Eleuthera Foundation was founded in 1996 and describes itself as "a small island with a global vision." From its beginning it has supported education, scientific research, community leadership, and sustainable technologies, operating from one seaside campus in The Bahamas while aiming to inspire a more livable future throughout the world. Over the decades the foundation's work has centered on a cluster of grantees in South Eleuthera and The Bahamas. Its primary grantee, The Island School, grew into an experiential education institution serving learners from pre-K to PhD, hosting more than 500 students from around the world each year for programs and projects focused on conservation and sustainability. The Cape Eleuthera Institute at The Island School became home to the largest coral nursery in The Bahamas, and research conducted there is used to inform local and global policy aimed at reducing environmental impact. Deep Creek Middle School, another supported institution, serves local students with tuition offset by 80 percent. The foundation also partners with organizations such as the Bahamas Reef Environmental Education Foundation (BREEF), which places students in post-program internships through the Bahamas Environmental Stewards Scholarship (BESS), and the One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF), which pursues holistic community development including educational advancement and technical training through its Centre for Training and Innovation (CTI). By the early 2020s the foundation reported an endowment of about $7 million (2022), more than 3,400 Island School alumni, roughly 100 new donors each year, and 500 visiting students hosted annually from schools and universities around the world. About 44 percent of donations come from Island School alumni, and one in two students at The Island School receives scholarship funds, with an average tuition award of about 75 percent for Island School Semester students. The foundation publishes an Annual Report and runs giving programs including planned giving, annual giving (CONCHtribution), and a Giving Day held on April 22.

• 2022

  Foundation reports an endowment of about $7 million.

• 1996

  Cape Eleuthera Foundation founded.

A small-island foundation with a global vision, channeling philanthropy into experiential education, marine research, community leadership, and sustainable technology in The Bahamas.

• Charitable grants to grantees in South Eleuthera and The Bahamas

• Scholarship funding for Island School students

• Planned giving program

• Annual giving (CONCHtribution)

• Giving Day on April 22

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