Currently, the Maine Community Foundation does not have a county committee in Penobscot County.

A statewide committee reviews grant proposals from Penobscot County nonprofits to the Maine Community Foundation's Community Building Grant Program. 

County and regional committees enhance the foundation’s presence at the local and regional level and provide on-the-ground leadership for foundation activities. Committee members, called county advisors, assist the foundation in awarding grants and with outreach efforts to current and prospective donors with the goal of using philanthropy to build stronger communities across Maine.

The first county committees were established in 1986; the most recent, the York County Committee, was officially launched in 2007. It is a strategic priority for the Maine Community Foundation to expand the County and Regional Program to serve all parts of the state.

Contact

To find out how to establish a county committee in Penobscot County, please contact Peter Taylor, director of grantmaking services, at 207-512 4902.