Members of the community foundation’s Penobscot County Committee met at the Congregation Beth El in Bangor to discuss grantmaking and outreach: (left to right) Susan Hammond; Rabbi Darah Lerner; Dr. Frank Bragg; Susan Carlisle, Chair; Lee Cummings; Judy Horan; and Matt Polstein. The “Tree of Life” in the background was crafted by Dedham artist Eddie Harrow for his grandchildren.
Total grant dollars requested last cycle: $163,144
Total grant dollars awarded last cycle: $33,000
Percentage of proposals that received full funding: 17%
Percentage of proposals that received partial funding: 11%
Maximum grant award last cycle: $10,000
Average grant size last cycle: $6,600
Application deadline: February 15
The Penobscot County Fund was established with a $100,000 contribution from the Junior League of Bangor, Maine. The fund serves as a permanent endowment providing annual grant support to local nonprofits engaged in community building projects. The Penobscot County Fund awarded its first grants in the spring of 2010.
Since its founding in 1983, the Maine Community Foundation has provided grant support to nonprofits in Penobscot County. In 1996, the Penobscot Valley Health Association transferred its remaining assets to the foundation to start a field-of-interest fund to support organizations and projects that strengthen the health and welfare of the greater Bangor community.
Recent grants from the Penobscot County Fund
- Jacob Brewer Home, for a Smart Home consultant and an augmentative device specialist
- Patten Lumbermen's Museum, to enhance handicapped access to the facilities and programs
- Penquis Community Action Program, to build on the CornerHouse training to develop policies and procedures for a coordinated response to child sexual abuse
Complete list of 2011 Penobscot County Fund grants
Other ways the community foundation
is serving the region
To make a donation or for more information
about the Penobscot County Fund
Please contact the Maine Community Foundation by phone, toll-free, at (877) 700-6800, or by e-mail at grants@mainecf.org.