We are the official philanthropic partner of the Cape Cod National Seashore.  Through education, advocacy, and community programming, FCCNS is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the park's fragile environment, visitor experience, and unique cultural heritage, while connecting the public with one of the nation's most treasured coastal landscapes. 

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Established in 1987, the Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore (FCCNS) has served for nearly four decades as the official philanthropic partner of Cape Cod National Seashore, mobilizing private philanthropy, volunteer service, and community engagement to help protect and enhance this national treasure while strengthening the park's capacity to serve visitors and steward its natural and cultural resources.

Cape Cod National Seashore encompasses more than 43,000 acres across six Outer Cape towns and welcomes close to 4 million visitors annually. Those visitors generate approximately $754 million in economic output for surrounding communities, making the Seashore one of Cape Cod's most important economic drivers. Yet this extraordinary level of visitation also places significant demands on park infrastructure, facilities, natural resources, and staff. 

At a time when federal budgets and staffing levels are increasingly constrained, the Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore provides the flexibility and responsiveness that private philanthropy makes possible—helping the park address critical needs, maintain and improve visitor experiences, respond to emerging challenges, invest in long-term resilience, and act more quickly than federal timelines often allow. 

Every dollar raised by FCCNS stays here on Cape Cod and directly supports projects and priorities within the National Seashore.