The Piscataquis County Committee gathers for a grant review meeting. Back row (left to right): Edwin Treworgy; Julie Mallett; Merlene Sanborn, chair; Kevin Chasse; Judy Folsom; Theresa Mudgett; Jim Macomber. Front row: MaineCF Foundation Officer Laura Reed; Cathy Sweetser; Benny Lumbra; Rainie Stutzman; Craig Watt; Donna Hathaway.
Total grant dollars requested last cycle: $81,931
Total grant dollars awarded last cycle: $41,612
Percentage of proposals that received full funding: 44%
Percentage of proposals that received partial funding: 23%
Maximum grant award last cycle: $12,000
Average grant size last cycle: $6,935
The Piscataquis County Fund was established in 1986 by area businesses and individuals to ensure that the county would have the local charitable resources to address community issues. Twice a year, grants from the Piscataquis County Fund are awarded to nonprofits to support innovative projects.
The Maine Community Foundation manages the Piscataquis County Fund, and local leaders, knowledgeable about their communities, help review grant applications and distribute funding.
Recent grants from the Piscataquis County Fund
- Foxcroft Academy, for a part-time theater teacher to implement a theater curriculum
- Guilford Economic Partnership, in support of the Plant Kindness Community Garden
- Milo Historical Society, to purchase the PastPerfect software program to automate collection cataloging
- Piscataquis County Economic Development Council, to create a Waterfalls Tour of Piscataquis County in print and web form
Complete list of 2010 Piscataquis County Fund grants
Other ways MaineCF is serving the region
- In addition to the grants made from the Piscataquis County Fund, we are able to draw upon the other grant-making resources of the Maine Community Foundation so that more innovative and community-building projects in this county receive funding.
- Piscataquis County scholarships
To make a donation or for more information about the Piscataquis County Fund
Please contact the Maine Community Foundation by phone, toll-free, at (877) 700-6800, or by e-mail at grants@mainecf.org.