Our Community Partnerships

The Mission of the Cape Ann Museum is to foster an appreciation of the quality and diversity of life on Cape Ann, past and present; to further the knowledge and enjoyment of Cape Ann history and art; to collect and preserve significant information and artifacts; and to encourage community involvement with its programs and holdings. In all its activities, the Museum emphasizes the highest standards of quality and seeks to engage the broadest possible audience.

Cape Ann Plein Air (CAPA, a 501c3 non-profit) has as its core mission to celebrate Cape Ann as the birthplace of American Plein Air Painting, to support today’s working artists via enhancing the local creative economy, and to encourage our young artists become our next generation of masters. Plein air painting is the art of painting outdoors without the use of photography or inside studio work, to create beautiful vistas of the Cape Ann area. Events are held throughout the year with the grand finale being “CAPA Week” in October where 35 preiminant painters from the around the world are juried into a competition for prizes totalling over $20,000. It is as the largest outdoor painting competition in New England and one of the top five in the country.

Sponsorships are critical in meeting our mission. Funds received through these sponsorship packages are utilized to fund the operation and marketing of the Cape Ann Plein Air competition and festival, to be held on Cape Ann October 5th – 13th, 2024. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of art goes to Cape Ann Art Haven, a 501c3 nonprofit with the mission of providing high quality art education and community building to all on Cape Ann, regardless of skill level, background or income.

Sponsors are highlighted during CAPA week at all our signature events and are featured through the year on our website, social media, newsletter and press releases.

CRBI is a 501(c)(3) grassroots environmental organization based in Rome, Georgia with the mission to protect, preserve, and restore one of North America’s most biologically diverse river systems – the upper Coosa River basin. Since 1993, our staff, board and members have served as advocates for the wise stewardship of the natural resources of the Upper Coosa River basin, or watershed, which stretches from southeastern Tennessee and north central Georgia to Weiss Dam in Northeast Alabama. This includes the Coosa River, the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers and the tributaries of these waterways as well as the land drained by these streams and the air that surrounds this land area.

Manchester Essex Conservation Trust – Michael P. Carvalho is a MECT Trustee.  The Manchester Essex Conservation Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving ecologically important land and wildlife habitat in Manchester and Essex, Massachusetts, and promoting its use for quiet recreation, education and research. MECT membership and events are open to all.

The Spaulding Education Fund  was created in memory of Josiah A. Spaulding, a resident of Manchester for over 25 years and a prominent political and business leader in the state.   The vision was to bring together the many resources of the community and invest them into our schools for the benefit of the children for years to come and creating an important lasting legacy for their friend.   “Si”, as he was known to most of his friends, was an honor graduate of Yale, received his law degree from Columbia Law School and was a decorated combat flyer in World War II. He was founder and President of the Massachusetts Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and contributed extensive time to many educational, health and civic causes. Si Spaulding died unexpectedly at age 60 in 1983.

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