Androscoggin County Fund
The Androscoggin County Fund was launched in 1999 with a matching gift from Androscoggin Savings Bank. The fund’s advisory committee awarded initial grants to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, Hilltop Community Gardens, the Abused Women’s Advocacy Project, and other nonprofits in the region.
Since that time, the Androscoggin County Committee has awarded more than $144,000 in grants. The committee is made up of local community leaders who partner with the foundation to build charitable resources to serve the region. This year, thanks to a challenge grant from the Betterment Fund, the advisors have launched a special campaign to raise $100,000 in new endowments to support nonprofits in Androscoggin.
Currently the foundation holds more than $1.9 million in assets dedicated to Androscoggin County through donor-advised funds, scholarships, designated funds to support specific organizations, and field-of-interest funds.
| Recent grants from the Androscoggin County Committee |
- Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, Livermore, to work with several small museums in the region to develop a collaborative volunteer management model
- Lewiston Public Schools, for after-school tutoring of high school students, particularly immigrant students
- The SHARE Center, Auburn, to support a volunteer program that reaches out to individuals with special needs, at-risk students, and others.
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To Apply
Please refer to the guidelines and priorities for the Community Building Grant Program.
To Make a Donation or for more information about the Androscoggin County Fund
Please contact Ann Marie Bartoo, regional coordinator, via e-mail or by phone at 1-207-353-0600.
Other ways MaineCF is serving the region
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- In addition to grants through the Androscoggin County Fund, more than $191,000 in grant support for Androscoggin County nonprofits has come from a network of Maine Community Foundation donors responding to proposals submitted to the foundation’s competitive grant programs.
- In partnership with Harvard University's JFK School of Government and the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College, the foundation participated in a study to measure levels of social capital in Lewiston and Auburn (social capital refers to levels of civic engagement and trust that exist within a community). The results of the 2006 survey can be found here.
- Androscoggin County Scholarships
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| Members of the Androscoggin County Committee |
| John Bonneau, Lewiston |
Dick Kendall, Auburn |
| Anne Johnston-Cole Brown, Turner |
Gary Knight, Livermore Falls |
| John Cleveland, Auburn |
Jane Morrison, Auburn |
| Michelle Gosselin, Auburn |
Candace Sanborn, Auburn |
| William Hiss, Minot, Chair |
Dan Thayer, Auburn |
| John Jenkins, Lewiston |
Rebecca Webber, Auburn |