Noyce Award Winners

The late philanthropist Elizabeth Noyce established the Noyce Award at the Maine Community Foundation to honor outstanding Maine nonprofit organizations. Created in 1990, the award annually recognizes exceptional leadership and service to the community by Maine nonprofits.

Winners of the Elizabeth Noyce Award for Nonprofit Excellence

2007 -- Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
2007 -- Maine Mountain Sustainable Development Initiative
2006 -- Maine Migrant Health Program
2005 -- Youthlinks
2004 -- Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation
2003 -- Unity Barn Raisers
2002 -- Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
2001 -- Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice
2000 -- Wolfe’s Neck Farm Foundation, Inc.
2000 -- Nezinscot Guild
1999 -- Cyberseniors Org
1998 -- L/A Arts
1998 -- Center for Cultural Exchange
1997 -- Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation
1996 -- Chelsea Elementary School
1995 -- Round Top Center for the Arts
1994 -- H.O.M.E., Inc. (Home Workers Organized for More Employment)
1993 -- Women’s Business Development Corporation
1992 -- Advocates for Children (Androscoggin County)
1991 -- American Lung Association of Maine
1990 -- Looking Up

Winners of the Elizabeth Noyce Award for Nonprofit Excellence

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