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Four Ways You Can Invest in Maine

1. Name Your Passion

Thinking about starting a family or corporate foundation? Find out why a donor-advised fund, named or anonymous, may be a tax-advantaged and convenient alternative. A scholarship, a fund to support a favorite organization or a particular cause—there are many ways to partner with the community foundation to fulfill your passion through philanthropy

2. Go Local, Regional, Statewide

Strengthen communities by supporting the foundation’s statewide grantmaking or one of our county and regional funds. Your gift is pooled with others to fund nonprofits in a wide range of fields across Maine. Volunteer community leaders help us make the most of these grant dollars.

3. Help Us Lead

The foundation is involved in a number of ambitious Maine-wide activities that include promoting community economic development, environmental stewardship, higher education, and civic engagement. Learn how you can help support these efforts.

4. Give To the Future

We can help you shape a legacy that will support the causes you care about wile providing financial and estate savings at the same time. You, in turn, through your bequest can help the community foundation build a flexible endowment that will enable us to address changing needs in Maine.

Visit the For Donors section of the website to learn more about the types of funds available for individuals and families, get the answers to some frequently asked questions, or read about some of the donors working with the Maine Community Foundation to help inspire your own philanthropy.

Leave a Legacy for Maine

When Tom and Holly Hancock of Casco, Maine, were considering their legacy, they thought about their circumstances and their passion. A desire to support local libraries led them to name the Maine Community Foundation as the beneficiary of their Individual Retirement Account.

Tom knows first-hand the ongoing needs of Maine’s nonprofits. As a volunteer advisor on the community foundation’s Cumberland County Committee, he works with his peers to ensure that grants make the greatest impact possible. Holly is the director of the Bridgton Public Library and past director of the Casco Public Library.

“We couldn’t possibly predict the critical issues of the future,” notes Tom, “but we feel comforted to know that our legacy gift will be helping libraries provide crucial services to their communities.” The Hancocks appreciate the ease of working with the foundation. “Our love of libraries will live on,” says Holly, “thanks to this terrific partnership.”

In 2010, the Maine Community Foundation received 24 new bequests or planned gifts. For a complete list of Legacies for Maine Members, visit this page.