Community Building
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The Community Building Grant Program invests in local projects and organizations that work to build strong communities. It is a grassroots grant program focused on efforts to use, improve and/or increase access to community assets.
These community assets include natural and built resources, as well as community members, their views and voices, local leaders, and the relationships or connections among people and organizations across the community.
The Community Building Grant Program is one of the only grant programs in Maine that supports a broad range of projects and organizations across the entire state, including arts, education, environment, economic development, and human services. It is also MaineCF’s largest grant program and receives more than 400 applications annually.
Our volunteer county and regional committees make decisions on grant awards that are funded in all 16 counties - permanent grantmaking resources invested for growth through contributions from individuals, businesses and foundations.
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Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 45
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $170,000
Average award: $9,402
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 44%
Number of grants awarded: 20
Additional grants by donors: 4 totaling $28,300
2026 Grants from the Androscoggin County Committee:
- AK Health and Social Services, for general support: $10,000
- An Angels Wing Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Androscoggin Historical Society, for general support: $5,000
- Community Organizing Alliance, for general support: $10,000
- Evergreen Outdoor Education, for general support: $2,500
- Good Food Council Lewiston Auburn, for general support: $10,000
- Healthy Homeworks, for general support: $10,000
- Healthy Neighborhoods, for general support: $5,000
- Her Safey Net, for general support: $10,000
- Ifka Community Services, for general support: $10,000
- Land in Common Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Living with Peace International, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor, for general support: $10,000
- Rosati Leadership Academy, for general support: $10,000
- Spurwink Services, Inc., to bring the Black Poster Project back to Lewiston, a powerful silent memorial that humanizes addiction, educates the public, and fosters community healing and connection: $10,000
- The Drop-in Center, for general support: $10,000
- The Root Cellar, for The Path Forward (TPF) which engages recent immigrants at risk of homelessness in a welcoming community through English language learning and job readiness programming: $10,000
- Turner Public Library, for general support: $2,500
- Washburn Norlands Foundation Inc., for general support: $5,000
- YWCA of Central Maine, to engage immigrant women in Central Maine (including refugees/asylum seekers) in the creation of a community-curated, intergenerational, maternal story archive & maternal wellness support group: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Empowered Immigrant Women Unite, for general support : $10,000
- SKATE TO RELATE, INC, for general support : $9,300
- Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine, for Client Navigation Services staff roles to meet need of community during heightened targeting of the Somali and immigrant communities in Maine : $5,000
- Tree Street Youth, for Living Roots: Intergenerational and community connections for young children in the Tree Street neighborhood : $4,000
2025 Grants from the Androscoggin County Committee:
- An Angel’s Wing Inc, general support, to add more services to recovery homes for those affected by substance and alcohol use disorder.: $7,000
- Community Little Theatre Corp., general support, to enrich the community through live theater, fostering creativity, accessibility, and engagement for all: $10,000
- Community Organizing Alliance, general support, for social justice and civic engagement programming that educates, empowers and engages young people, centering Maine’s Black and immigrant voices: $5,000
- Empowered Immigrant Women Unite, general support, to empower immigrant women through financial literacy programs, educating them on budgeting, saving, and credit management to foster economic independence and stability: $10,000
- Healthy Homeworks, general support, to create pathways to homeownership for members of the Lewiston-Auburn workforce with annual household incomes of $50-$80K so they can build generational financial stability.: $10,000
- LA Arts, general support, to engage and inspire a vibrant community through arts and culture: $10,000
- Land in Common Inc, general support, to create secure, affordable, lifetime land tenure with and for Black, brown, and Indigenous communities in Maine.: $10,000
- Lewiston Auburn Youth Network, general support, to empower immigrant and refugee youth by amplifying marginalized voices through transformative workshops, healthy alternatives, and community engagement initiatives that cultivate safety, unity, and resilience.: $10,000
- Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine, project support, to update SBCA’s website to make it more accessible by providing culturally appropriate translated resources including videos in Maay Maay and Somali: $10,000
- The Root Cellar, project support, for The Path Forward (TPF) which engages recent immigrants at risk of homelessness in a welcoming community through English language learning and job readiness programming: $10,000
- Town of Livermore Falls, project support, to enhance and grow community involvement and provide recreational opportunities for underserved populations: $4,595
- Tree Street Youth, project support, for Targeted Outreach and Mentoring for Lewiston teens, ages 13-18, struggling with social emotional challenges: $10,000
- Turner Public Library, general support, for expanding author and educator programming, and building an Honorarium Fund to welcome authors, artists, and educators to Turner.: $4,500
- United Way of Androscoggin County, general support, to serve the people of Androscoggin and Oxford Counties to promote education, economic, and the health and wellbeing for all citizens: $4,000
- Washburn Norlands Foundation, Inc., general support, for the Washburn-Norlands' educational living history experiences for schoolchildren and community outreach programming at the Livermore homestead: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Androscoggin County Committee:
- Drop-In Center, general support, to provide a low-barrier space where people in need can come to rest, rejuvenate and replenish: $5,000
- Generational Noor, general support, to build a substance use disorder and mental health support system for BIPOC and immigrant communities throughout Maine: $10,000
- Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, project support, to support veterinary care for vulnerable pets at risk of surrender: $2,750
- Land in Common, general support, to create secure and affordable land tenure for BIPOC communities in Maine: $7,500
- Maine Inside Out, project support, to present a multi-day festival focused on community dialogue, healing and social change in Lewiston: $5,000
- Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor, general support, to sustain current programs and advance a community memorial project: $10,000
- Poland Spring Preservation Society, general support, to replace the slate roof on the historic Maine State Building in Poland Spring: $10,000
- Rural Community Action Ministry, general support, to help low-income rural people prevent homelessness and hunger by providing financial support and counseling: $10,000
- SHAREcenter, general support, to rescue reusable resources and divert waste in support of Maine’s environment and a circular economy: $5,000
- Somali Bantu Community Association, project support, to pilot a Druuski program that engages community youth in cultural activities to decrease high-risk behaviors, $5,440
- Tree Street Youth, project support, to institute social-emotional learning for children in pre-kindergarten and elementary school in Lewiston: $7,500
- Trinity Jubilee Center, general support, to meet immediate supply and shelter needs and help patrons achieve housing, employment and long-term stability: $7,500
- Turner Public Library, general support, to support a community space for education programs, structured play, author visits, story walks and continuing education: $4,500
Aroostook County
Aroostook County
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 22
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $149,687
Average award: $9,355
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 73%
Number of grants awarded: 16
Additional grants by donors: 4 totaling $25,370
2026 Grants from the Aroostook County Committee:
- Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation, for general support: $8,500
- Aroostook Arts & Education Center, for general support: $10,000
- Big Rock, to improve and replace rental fleet of snowboards and snowboarding equipment for ski4life program: $10,000
- Center for the Advancement of Rural Living, for general support: $10,000
- Central Aroostook Historical Society, for general support: $8,187.00
- Children's Museum of Aroostook County, for general support: $10,000
- Four Seasons Trail Association, for general support: $10,000
- Homeless Services of Aroostook, to support residents with onsite access to employment, education, benefits, housing, case management, substance use treatment, and mental health services in a one door approach: $8,000
- L'Heritage Vivant - Living Heritage Society, for general support: $10,000
- Long Lake Public Library, for general support: $10,000
- MSAD27, to upgrade electrical and sound systems in our school theater, ensuring safe, high-quality performances and expanded educational and community arts programming: $10,000
- Northern Maine Community Trails, for general support: $10,000
- Sherman Area Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum, for general support: $5,000
- St. Francis Sno Angels, for general support: $10,000
- Town of Fort Fairfield, to expand children's activities with games and outdoor movie theater infrastructure which can be used year-round: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Aroostook Hospice Foundation, for general support : $16,000
- Homeless Services of Aroostook, to support residents with onsite access to employment, education, benefits, housing, case management, substance use treatment, and mental health services in a one door approach : $2,000
- Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, to provide applicable cultural practices for health, healing and spiritual growth : $3,000
- The Well of Mars Hill Maine, for general support : $4,370
2025 Grants from the Aroostook County Committee:
- Adopt-A-Block Aroostook, general support, to add educational components to existing programs to equip the next generation to break cycles of poverty: $10,000
- Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation, general support, to guarantee vital wilderness education for youth to ensure the Allagash’s future stewards are equipped and engaged: $8,750
- Aroostook Arts and Education Center, general support, to engage community partners in providing quality, affordable arts programming to empower local youth, adults, and families to connect and express themselves through the arts: $10,000
- Aroostook Hospice Foundation, general support, for Charity Care Funding to ensure the AHOC can continue to provide inpatient hospice care irrespective of financial means: $2,700
- Big Rock, project support, for necessary improvements to conveyor ski lift: $10,000
- Central Aroostook Historical Society, general support, to record and preserve local history, documents, photographs and artifacts, and to teach history to children and local citizens: $10,000
- Children’s Museum of Aroostook County, general support, to provide a space for children aged 0-17 to learn in kinesthetic ways while discovering their vocational interests through playful interactions with regional businesses: $10,000
- Mi’kmaq Nation, project support, for the Boys & Girls Club to host events to educate families on how to manage volatile situations and promote positive parenting: $10,000
- Presque Isle Community Development Association Inc., project support, to create a playground and dog park in the underutilized Peace Park: $8,000
- Town of Van Buren, project support, to establish “Van Buren Connect” – a community space for civic engagement education, arts and community activities: $10,000
- University of Maine System, project support, for needed groundwork for the educational Maine Solar System model: $10,000
- Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library, general support, to replace the library’s broken heat pump to ensure that the library is a warm and welcoming space for the community: $4,800
2025 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2025):
- Homeless Services of Aroostook, project support, to support resident with on-site access and resource navigation services: $10,000
- Town of Stockholm, project support, to finish a multi-purpose facility in the local ballpark to serve as a central hub for rec activities: $10,000
- Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library, general support, to replace the library’s broken heat pump to ensure that the library is a warm and welcoming space for the community: $4,300
2024 Grants from the Aroostook County Committee:
- Aroostook Arts and Education Center, general support, to engage community partners in providing quality, affordable arts programming to empower local youth, adults, and families to connect and express themselves through the arts: $7,273
- Aroostook Hospice Foundation, general support, to ensure the Aroostook House of Comfort can continue to provide inpatient hospice care irrespective of financial means: $7,000
- Big Rock, project support, to provide energy efficient trail lighting for the ski learning area: $10,000
- Carleton Project, for at-risk student tuition: $7,273
- Central Aroostook Historical Society, general support, to record and preserve local history, documents, photographs and artifacts: $6,600
- Children’s Museum of Aroostook County, general support, to provide a space for children to learn in kinesthetic ways while discovering their vocational interests through playful interactions with regional businesses: $10,000
- Haystack Historical Society, general support, for a heat pump and other structural upgrades for the Old Mill School Museum: $10,000
- Mapleton Elementary School, project support, for 60 pairs of snowshoes to promote exercise, creativity and socialization among staff and students: $1,038
- Mizpah, general support, to purchase a new tractor to maintain 100 acres of public gardens and trails: $5,000
- Presque Isle Historical Society, general support, to replace the leaking shed roof for storage: $3,800
- Town of Fort Kent, project support, to move and replace the playground with newer equipment and an accessible path: $10,000
- Town of Van Buren, project support, to develop an interactive LED art project in the underpass leading to the Van Buren Boat Landing: $10,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Aroostook Hospice Foundation, general support, to ensure the Aroostook House of Comfort can continue to provide inpatient hospice care irrespective of financial means: $3,000
- Homeless Services of Aroostook, project support, to support residents with mental health case management, benefits, jobs, education and community resources: $10,000
- Mapleton Elementary School, project support, for 60 pairs of snowshoes to promote exercise, creativity and socialization among staff and students: $4,300
- Mizpah, general support, to purchase a new tractor to maintain 100 acres of public gardens and trails: $5,000
- Northern Lighthouse, project support, to purchase technology that would equip staff with the mental health resources: $10,00
Cumberland County
Cumberland County 2025 Grants
Total applications received: 84
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $323,268
Average award: $9,643
Percentage of applicants that received grants:43%
Number of grants awarded:36
Additional grants by donors: 15 totaling $86,000 (as of June 2026)
2026 Grants from the Cumberland County Committee:
- Age Friendly Windham - Town of Windham, to coordinate with the School Department (RSU 14) and the Windham Public Library to pilot a food and book mobile: $10,000
- Birth Roots Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Bridgton Food Pantry, Inc., for general support: $5,000
- Brunswick Public Art, for general support: $10,000
- Chebeague Island Historical Society, for general support: $8,000
- City of South Portland, for a new Home Energy Program to build energy literacy and install weatherization improvements for low- and moderate-income households in South Portland: $9,850
- Commonspace, to provide internet access for people in recovery utilizing the Portland Peer Community Center for the purpose of linking to vocational resources and employment: $9,000
- Cross Cultural Community Services, to replace the Station 1898 roof to preserve a historic, well-used space that supports connection and a strong sense of place in Machias: $10,000
- Cumberland County Food Security Council, for general support: $10,000
- Equal Measure Arts, for general support: $5,000
- Farms for Food Equity, for general support: $10,000
- Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, for general support: $3,418.00
- Fitzy Fund, for general support: $10,000
- FLOR, for general support: $10,000
- Friends of Congress Square Park, for general support: $10,000
- Friends of the St Lawrence Church, for general support: $10,000
- Gateway Community Services Maine, to empower and support Community Health Workers to lead culturally grounded Collective Healing groups for immigrants impacted by detention and limited access to mental health care: $5,000
- Greater Portland Family Promise, for general support: $10,000
- Home to Home, for general support: $10,000
- Ketcha Outdoors, to deliver a program that will impact 40 students’ well-being by giving them bikes and training in partnership with Greater Portland Health: $5,000
- Ladder to the Moon Network, for general support: $10,000
- Lift All Boats, for general support: $10,000
- Loon Echo Land Trust, to provide free firewood to low-income community members in the Lake Region of Maine through the Lake Region Wood Bank: $10,000
- Mad Horse Theatre Company, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Community Swimming, for general support: $10,000
- Mayo Street Arts, for general support: $10,000
- New England Arab American Organization, to advance economic empowerment for New Mainers by providing job readiness workshops, tailored language support, and structured networking opportunities: $10,000
- Palaver Strings Incorporated, to ensure vulnerable music students have safe transportation, music mentors, and their parents are supported and engaged in their learning: $10,000
- Peaks Island News, for general support: $10,000
- People Plus, for outdoor recreation equipment implementing a new “controlled risk-taking” program supporting at-risk teens and food funding for increased daily meals to 10,000: $8,000
- Portland Community Health Center, to offer comprehensive vision exams administered by an optometrist to students in Portland Public Schools using portable optometry equipment and supplies: $10,000
- Sea Change Yoga, for general support: $10,000
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging, to implement Opening Minds through Art, an evidence-based intergenerational art program fostering connection, belonging, and community for people experiencing dementia: $10,000
- Town of Casco, to maintain community trail access and connectivity and preserve water quality in the fragile Sebago Lake Watershed through trail bridge restoration within Jugtown Forest: $5,000
- Victoria Mansion, to host a two-week, hands-on training in the conservation and repair of historic plaster for local tradespeople seeking to develop preservation-specific skills: $10,000
- Windham School Age Child Care, Inc., to enhance the natural landscape of Space to Thrive to facilitate high-quality nature-based learning opportunities for children and families in the greater Windham area: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Chebeague Island Historical Society, for general support : $2,000
- Commonspace, to provide internet access for people in recovery utilizing the Portland Peer Community Center for the purpose of linking to vocational resources and employment : $1,000
- Cultivating Community, to rebuild garden beds in Portland's only free-to-pick community garden with the help of the youth participants who maintain the space : $10,000
- Equal Measure Arts, for general support : $5,000
- Friends of Casco Bay, to help improve an ocean acidification forecasting tool to serve Casco Bay and those who depend on it for their livelihoods : $7,500
- Furniture Friends, to build vocational skills and civic leadership in students while solving box spring shortages, and awareness of housing stability needs of families in crisis. : $10,000
- Gateway Community Services Maine, to empower and support Community Health Workers to lead culturally grounded Collective Healing groups for immigrants impacted by detention and limited access to mental health care : $5,000
- Ketcha Outdoors, to deliver a program that will impact 40 students’ well-being by giving them bikes and training in partnership with Greater Portland Health: $5,000
- MOXIE Public Schools, to establish a Family Resource Center that strengthens family engagement, expands literacy access, and supports early childhood learning within our new public school community: $1,000
- My Place Teen Center Inc, to implement a Street Team to serve kids and their families who are housebound - due to ICE surveillance or other reasons: $10,000
- Oasis Free Clinics, to bridge a critical gap in care by piloting crown and partial denture services at Oasis, restoring both oral health and self-confidence for uninsured patients: $10,000
- People Plus, for outdoor recreation equipment implementing a new “controlled risk-taking” program supporting at-risk teens and food funding for increased daily meals to 10,000 : $2,000
- Portland Parks Conservancy, for general support : $10,000
- Scarborough Public Library, to expand digital literacy, health education, and social engagement for older adults through technology and inclusive programming: $2,500
- Town of Casco, to maintain community trail access and connectivity and preserve water quality in the fragile Sebago Lake Watershed through trail bridge restoration within Jugtown Forest : $5,000
2025 Grants from the Cumberland County Committee:
- Chebeague Island Historical Society, general support - to enrich the lives of those with Chebeague Island connections and the general public through exhibits, events, and publications celebrating local history: $2,200
- Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, project support - to expand access, programs, and opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing visitors at CMTM and to increase staff capacity for communication via ASL: $10,000
- Farms for Food Equity, general support - to end hunger while addressing farm viability and growth by purchasing produce from Maine farms to distribute through food banks, pantries, and meal sites: $10,000
- Food For All Services, general support - to provide more food-insecure new immigrants with sustainable access to enough culturally-relevant food by increasing our pantry operational capacity: $10,000
- Freeport Wood Bank, general support - to help solve fuel insecurity in our community by engaging volunteers to donate and process wood and deliver seasoned firewood: $10,000
- Friends of Casco Bay, project support - to launch "Seagrass Snapshot," a community science effort to protect and restore vital coastal eelgrass habitat. $8,000
- Friends of the St. Lawrence Church, general support - to support performing arts groups, artists, and our many non-profit collaborative partners who use our theater for artistic expression and community engagement: $10,000
- Furniture Friends, project support - to purchase a box truck that will help us increase our operational capacity and efficiency: $10,000
- Harrison Food Bank, general support - to end food insecurity in our surrounding communities. $10,000
- Hope Acts, project support - to provide asylum seekers computers, internet, and digital literacy training so they can access critical information and avoid online scams and fraud: $10,000
- Maine Afro Yoga Project support, general support - to provide trauma-informed yoga, nature-based healing, and cultural events for immigrant communities, fostering holistic wellness, resilience, and connection in an inclusive space: $5,000
- Maine Boys to Men, general support - to reduce violence and harm by bringing our our ationally recognized, evidence-based Reducing Sexism & Violence Programs (RSVP®) to Maine schools and organizations: $10,000
- Maine Community Swimming, general support - to break down barriers to swimming by providing financially accessible and inclusive programs, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to become water-safe: $10,000
- Mayo Street Arts, general support - to provide a safe, inclusive, and enriching community hub for families in our neighborhood, traditional artists, emerging artists, and audience members: $10,000
- Our Place Portland Inc., general support - to provide year-round whole-family inclusive programming for youth at risk living in Bayside and East Bayside in public or subsidized housing: $10,000
- Pejepscot Historical Society, general support - to illuminate the Pejepscot region's role in state and national history, tracing connections between past and present: $7,800
- People's Inclusive Welding, general support - to offer a safe and supportive environment for underserved and underrepresented communities to learn a skilled trade (welding) and become empowered blue collar workers: $10,000
- Portland Area Villages, Inc. DBA Independent Seniors Network, general support - to support residents in Greater Portland (aged 60+) to remain living independently in their homes through organized volunteer efforts in transportation, safety and socialization.$10,000
- Portland Trails, project support - to construct four wooden footbridges along a new 1-mile section of the Stroudwater Connector Trail linking the Nason’s Corner and Stroudwater neighborhoods in Portland: $10,000
- Sea Change Yoga, general support - to offer trauma-informed yoga to marginalized individuals, helping them heal and build a positive connection between their body and mind: $5,000
- Seedlings to Sunflowers, Project support - to outfit the community room at Sunflower Community Playspace & Cafe to offer parenting and early childhood classes to the public: $10,000
2025 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2025):
- Commonspace, Project support, to pilot a supported housing project for newly housed women who are at high risk of eviction and a return to homelessness: $10,000
- Birth Roots Center for Community Supported Parenting, general support, to expand resources and support for new parents in Maine, beginning in pregnancy and throughout the critical window of early childhood development (ages 0-3):$10,000
- Gateway Community Services Maine, project support, to host Community Open Mic Nights, fostering social connection, peer support, and resource access for immigrant communities through art, storytelling, and shared experiences:$10,000
- Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, project support, to provide legal education and legal outreach to Greater Portland's immigrant and refugees communities, employers, and other nonprofits about rapidly changing immigration policies and practices: $10,000
- Intercultural Community Center, project support, to enhance our after-school program for immigrant children, integrating social-emotional learning, aiding neurodivergent students, and fostering academic success in a safe, trauma-informed, healing environment: $10,000
- Loon Echo Land Trust, project support, to support development of the Lake Region Woodshed to provide free firewood to low-income Lake Region community members: $7,500
- Milestone Recovery, project support, to develop a comprehensive, community-driven treatment model that addresses Alcohol Use Disorder among unhoused individuals through harm reduction, peer support, and integrated care strategies: $10,000
- Pihcintu, general support, to help young refugee and immigrant girls develop confidence, leadership, and community, while participating in a multi-cultural after-school chorus: $10,000
- Preble Street, project support, for Client Assistance Funds dedicated to Rapid Re-Housing through the Community Outreach, Network Navigation, Evidence-based Care & Treatment (CONNECT) program, a van-based mobile health clinic: $10,000
- Valo, project support, to empower youth to tend to their wellbeing through youth-led, unplugged programs; participants engage in conversation, cooking, and time outside, with community at the center: $9,720
2024 Grants from the Cumberland County Committee:
- Amistad, project support, to provide outreach and recovery- and housing-focused services to unsheltered, unhoused adults in greater Portland: $10,000
- Bridge and Beyond, general support, to empower communities with barriers to employment and to improve the lives of Maine’s marginalized population: $5,000
- Chebeague Island Historical Society, general support, to enrich the lives of those with Chebeague Island connections and the general public through exhibits, events and publications celebrating local history: $10,000
- Classical Uprising, general support, to enliven, strengthen and connect communities by creating immersive music experiences, increasing access to the arts and cultivating meaningful cross-sector collaborations: $10,000
- Community Conservation Initiative, general support, to collaborate with environmental quality and conservation nonprofits, local town/city councils, local businesses and property owners to advance cooperative solutions: $5,000
- Cultivating Community, project support, to increase social connection and food security for disabled and low-income neighbors by expanding accessibility in Portland’s Community Gardens: $9,000
- Food for All Services, general support, to provide food-insecure new immigrants with a low-barrier, dignified and respectable solution to access culturally relevant food: $10,000
- Friends of Congress Square Park, general support, to bring the Portland community together in a vibrant, welcoming public gathering space downtown through events, art and amenities: $5,000
- The Gathering Place, general support, to provide day shelter, safety, companionship, meals, basic needs, direct service and dignity to vulnerable populations: $10,000
- Greater Portland Family Promise, project support, to partner with faith-based institutions to operate transitional housing programs with housing navigation and mentorship services as a pathway to permanent housing: $10,000
- Hope Acts, project support, to provide asylum seekers with computers, internet access and technology toward acquiring knowledge and skills needed for everyday living in the US: $9,143
- Ladder to the Moon Network, general support, to educate the public about Africa and immigration and provide information to help immigrants thrive in Maine: $10,000
- Maine Boys to Men, general support, to reduce violence in schools and communities with evidence-based, nationally recognized violence prevention programs for youth and adults: $10,000
- Mainely Smiles, project support, to expand oral healthcare services to a new site at WIC in Windham: $10,000
- Mayo Street Arts, general support, to provide a safe, inclusive and enriching community hub for local families, traditional artists, emerging artists and audience members: $10,000
- Opera Maine, project support, to provide opera education, access to opera performances and creative/vocational opera opportunities for teens and young adults with intellectual disabilities: $4,000
- Riding to the Top Therapeutic Riding Center, project support, to expand the piloted Introduction to Horses and Horsemanship program through additional staff development and training: $4,320
- Youth-Led Justice, general support, to divert youth from the juvenile justice system and keep them living in their communities: $10,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Birth Roots Center for Community Supported Parenting, general support, to expand community-based prenatal and postnatal programming and support for new and expectant parents: $10,000
- Farms for Food Equity, general support, to reduce hunger and support local farms by purchasing products and distributing them to food pantries and other food sites: $10,000
Hancock County
Hancock County
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 72
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $385,192
Average award: $7,408
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 72%
Number of grants awarded: 52
Additional grants by donors: 22 totaling $121,800
2026 Grants from the Hancock County Committee:
- A Climate to Thrive, for general support: $10,000
- Acadia Senior College, for general support: $2,500
- Bar Harbor Historical Society, for general support: $8,000
- Beth C Wright Cancer Resource Center, for general support: $5,000
- Blue Hill Bach, for general support: $10,000
- Blue Hill Farmers' Market, for general support: $3,000
- Brooksville Free Public Library Inc, for general support: $1,000
- Bucksport Community Concerns, for general support: $5,000
- Bucksport Historical Society, for general support: $1,500
- Camp Beech Cliff, to introduce youth to the joys of camping while promoting practical outdoor skills, confidence, environmental stewardship, and interest in technology-free recreation: $4,840
- College of the Atlantic, to support College of the Atlantic students in their efforts to offer sustainable energy solutions to the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point in Washington County: $10,000
- Community Compass, for general support: $5,000
- Deer Isle Granite Museum, for general support: $10,000
- Downeast Restorative Justice, for general support: $10,000
- Ellsworth Community Music Institute, for general support: $10,000
- Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic, for general support: $5,000
- Ellsworth Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Families First Community Center, for general support: $3,000
- Frenchman Bay Conservancy, to create a parking area, picnic tables, and restroom facilities that will facilitate visitation to Jordan River Preserve: $7,500
- Friend Memorial Public Library, Inc., for general support: $10,000
- Friends in Action, for general support: $7,500
- Friends of Franklin Schoodic Hall, for general support: $10,000
- George Stevens Academy, for the creation of a sound stage and studio as a part of out expanding CTE programming and for community use: $10,000
- H.O.M.E., Inc., for our Craft Village Program to support the rehabilitation of our woodshop to refocus on workforce development classes and workshops: $8,000
- Hancock County Planning Commission, for general support: $10,000
- Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District, to expand voluntary community involvement, which builds healthier lake shorelines through an innovative erosion control program that improves water quality: $8,000
- Healthy Island Project, for general support: $10,000
- Healthy Peninsula, for general support: $5,000
- Heart of Ellsworth, to inventory all floors of mixed-use and commercial properties in downtown Ellsworth to identify current uses and spaces that could support additional housing: $10,000
- Island Community Center, Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Island Connections, for general support: $1,000
- Islesford Boat Works, for general support: $10,000
- Kids Corner Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Lamoine Community Arts, for general support: $10,000
- Mount Desert Island Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Mount Desert Nursery School, for general support: $2,000
- Native Gardens of Blue Hill, for general support: $10,000
- Open Table MDI, for general support: $10,000
- Opiate-Free Island Partnership Inc, for general support: $5,000
- Pierre Monteux Memorial Foundation, for general support: $7,500
- Reach Performing Arts Center, for general support: $10,000
- RSU 24, to provide all inclusive playground equipment for Mountain View School students and surrounding community: $10,000
- Salt Pond Community Broadcasting Co., to create new collaborative radio programs in partnership with local print media, to build capacity for news coverage of the specific communities they serve: $4,200
- Schoodic Arts for All, for general support: $10,000
- Simmering Pot, for general support: $2,500
- St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church, to implement a brand new combined weekly culinary arts program and monthly community cafe to students in the Seahawks Soar and Mariners Soar afterschool programs: $10,000
- Swan's Island Educational Society, for general support: $10,000
- The Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon, for general support: $7,152
- Town of Bucksport, for 3 highly attended holiday events bringing cultural and economic benefits to a huge variety of attendees, especially children: $10,000
- Town of Sullivan, to increase community and civic engagement for residents of Sullivan through investment in digital devices and community capacity at the town office: $6,000
- Traditional Small Craft Association Inc, for general support: $2,000
- Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center, for general support: $8,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Bar Harbor Food Pantry, to grow our Farm and Garden Collaborative by expanding volunteer engagement and local partnerships to provide fresh produce and food systems education throughout Hancock County: $9,000
- Bar Harbor Historical Society, for general support: $1,000
- Beth C Wright Cancer Resource Center, for general support: $5,000
- Brooksville Free Public Library Inc, for general support: $9,000
- Bucksport Community Concerns, for general support: $5,000
- Community Compass, for general support: $5,000
- Downeast Wood Bank, for general support: $10,000
- Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic, for general support: $5,000
- Families First Community Center, for general support: $7,000
- Frenchman Bay Conservancy, to create a parking area, picnic tables, and restroom facilities that will facilitate visitation to Jordan River Preserve: $7,500
- Friends in Action, for general support: $2,500
- H.O.M.E., Inc., for our Craft Village Program to support the rehabilitation of our woodshop to refocus on workforce development classes and workshops: $6,000
- Hancock County Auditorium Associates, for general support: $10,000
- Healthy Peninsula, for general support: $5,000
- Island Connections, for general support: $9,000
- Mount Desert Nursery School, for general support: $3,000
- Opiate-Free Island Partnership Inc, for general support: $5,000
- Pierre Monteux Memorial Foundation, for general support: $2,500
- Salt Pond Community Broadcasting Co., to create new collaborative radio programs in partnership with local print media, to build capacity for news coverage of the specific communities they serve: $5,800
- Simmering Pot, for general support: $5,000
- Town of Sullivan, to increase community and civic engagement for residents of Sullivan through investment in digital devices and community capacity at the town office: $2,500
- Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center, for general support: $2,000
2025 Grants from the Hancock County Committee:
- A Climate to Thrive, general support, to support community-driven climate solutions, including equitable transition to renewable energy, community-driven resilience building, and empowerment through education and collaboration: $10,000
- Abbe Museum, project support, to support the Abbe Museum Wabanaki Curatorial Fellows Program: $10,000
- ArtWaves, general support, to provide residents and visitors of Mount Desert Island, and the surrounding area, with accessible, affordable, and dynamic art and movement experiences: $10,000
- Bar Harbor Food Pantry, project, to develop a volunteer program that would provide the Bar Harbor Food Pantry and Open Table MDI with fresh produce: $10,000
- Bar Harbor Historical Society, general support, to support two free weekend Community Programs, pay-what-you-wish weeknights, partnering for an Island Story Festival, and continuing to grow engaging programming: $10,000
- Blue Hill Society for Aid to Children, general support, to instill in youth a lifelong passion for outdoor recreational and educational experiences: $10,000
- Bucksport Historical Society, general support, to rescue, renovate, and equip space in the newly acquired "Gatehouse" (future home of the BPMM) including a small A/V theater room with public seating: $10,000
- Camp Beech Cliff, project, to support BIPOC youth facing systemic barriers to outdoor access with a free weeklong adventure camp that fosters confidence, leadership, belonging, and nature connection: $9,500
- Castine Historical Society Inc, general support, to foster a more inclusive, empathetic, and informed society through exhibitions, programming, and our collection and historic buildings: $10,000
- Castine Scientific Society, project, to engage Wabanaki women curators for an exhibit of Wabanaki cultural belongings, beginning a process of rematriating storytelling at the Wilson Museum: $6,833
- College of the Atlantic, project, to repair, prepare, organize, and relocate the Dorr Museum natural history collections: $10,000
- Community Compass, general support, connecting those in need with resources that help them achieve stability: $10,000
- Deer Isle Stonington Elementary School, project, to widen the 0.3 mile Nature Trail boardwalk through a red maple swamp making it wheelchair accessible end to end: $10,000
- Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society, Inc., general support, to collect, preserve and exhibit records and artifacts of historical significance to Deer Isle, Stonington and the nearby area: $10,000
- Downeast Wood Bank, general support, to help community members with life essentials by supplying firewood to those in need that rely on firewood as a heating source: $10,000
- Ellsworth Historical Society, general support, to edit/publish Ellsworth American inserts featuring local historical society articles, to foster collaboration by sharing County history with 11,000 readers: $10,000
- Ellsworth Public Library, project, to purchase an electric bike with book cart and internet to provide mobile book circulation, library services and offer community outreach story times in Ellsworth parks: $8,000
- Friends in Action, general support, to empower older adults and people with disabilities to thrive, and to live independently, with dignity and a strong quality of life: $10,000
- Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust, project, to support a two-year educational, program partnering with Maine Outdoor School(MOS), providing tailored outdoor learning opportunities to the children of Bucksport Schools: $9,510
- Hancock County Habitat for Humanity, general support, to build and modify housing for Hancock County residents: $10,000
- Healthy Acadia, project, to establish a computer lab at INSPIRE Community Recovery Center, providing technology access for education, employment, healthcare, personal development and other essential community services: $10,000
- Healthy Island Project, general support, to supply the basic needs of nutritious food, meaningful social connections, and physical activity to our island community: $10,000
- Healthy Peninsula, general support, to support direct-service projects that address barriers in the existing network of community resources to support healthy aging, food insecurity, and support for young families: $10,000
- Island Connections, general support, to ensure Island Connections' volunteer base meets the demand for free transportation services: $10,000
- Kids' Corner Inc, general support, to provide early childhood education and care to the community by offering high-quality, developmentally-appropriate programs in a responsive environment supporting diverse needs: $10,000
- Lighthouse Arts & Education general support, to engage individuals in empowering arts experiences to inspire self discovery and promote community involvement: $5,000
- Opera House Arts, project, to rebuild the main theater entrance walkway that was damaged by water runoff and erosion in the January 2024 storms: $10,000
- Opiate-Free Island Partnership Inc, general support, to expand harm reduction for opioid use disorder, educate students with prevention programming in the schools, and reduce stigma by expanding community awareness: $10,000
- Reach Performing Arts Center, general support, to provide performing arts programming and host community events while installing live-streaming equipment and updating the 25-year-old facility's lighting, soft goods, projection, and sound systems: $10,000
- Reversing Falls Sanctuary, general support, to support personnel to manage social media, liaise between working committees, manage an expanding yearly calendar of exhibits/workshops: $5,000
- Schoodic Arts for All, general support, to keep the arts accessible to all by offering affordable (and free) workshops and performances in our rural, underserved community: $10,000
- Schoodic Food Pantry, general support, to provide nutritious food that supplements what families and individuals in need can purchase on their own: $10,000
- Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society, general support, to continue the restoration of the historic Sedgwick First Baptist Church (c.1837) which will become a vital community gathering space: $10,000
2025 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2025):
- Camp Beech Cliff, project, to support BIPOC youth facing systemic barriers to outdoor access with a free weeklong adventure camp that fosters confidence, leadership, belonging, and nature connection: $500
- Families First Community Center general support, to provide housing and development opportunities for homeless families to achieve sustainable independence: $10,000
- NextStep Domestic Violence Project, project, to educate victims of domestic violence so they can successfully navigate the Protection from Abuse process even if an attorney is unavailable to represent them: $12,500
- Reversing Falls Sanctuary, general support, to support personnel to manage social media, liaise between working committees, manage an expanding yearly calendar of exhibits/workshops: $5,000
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals of Hancock CTY, project, to purchase essential veterinary equipment to establish an in-house veterinary suite: $5,000
- Town of Sullivan, general support, to engage our community members to design a safe and climate-resilient, multi-generational skatepark and develop a fund-raising plan for construction: $10,000
- Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center Inc, general support, to provide equine based therapy to children and adults: $5,000
2024 Grants from the Hancock County Committee:
- 1932 Criterion Theatre, project support, for essential building repair and historic preservation of including brick masonry, roofing and windows: $6,000
- A Climate to Thrive, general support, to engage community members as important leaders of community-driven climate solutions: $10,000
- Bagaduce Music Lending Library, general support, to collect, preserve and lend printed music and promote the appreciation, knowledge and performance of music: $10,000
- Bar Harbor Historical Society, general support, for new, interactive history programming, to upgrade digital platforms and expand access to local history: $10,000
- Blue Hill Heritage Trust, project support, for a youth outdoor club and youth events: $10,000
- Blue Hill Historical Society, general support, to collect, preserve and make accessible materials on Blue Hill’s history: $10,000
- Bucksport Bay Healthy Community Coalition, general support, for its home safety and accessibility repair program to service Bucksport, Orland, Prospect and Verona Island: $8,000
- Community Compass, general support, to connect those in need with government and community resources to help them achieve stability: $10,000
- Covenant Community Land Trust, general support, to provide access for permanent, affordable housing, community and land: $10,000
- Deer Isle Adult and Community Education, project funding, to refine its mission and strategic plan programming: $9,950
- Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District, project funding, to engage high school students in team building and career exploration through off-campus experiences with collaborating organizations: $9,990
- Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society, general support, to collect, preserve and display documents, records and artifacts of historical significance: $10,000
- Dorcas Library Association, general support, for storm-damage repair and upgrades to the Dorcas+ building: $9,500
- Ellsworth Historical Society, general support, to engage people with the diverse local history and heritage of Ellsworth and Hancock County: $10,000
- Ellsworth Public Library, project support, to install a partial gutter system and sump pump at Tisdale House: $9,950
- Frenchman’s Bay Library, general support, to expand resources and social engagement programs, particularly for community members with physical and cognitive challenges: $10,000
- Friends of Taunton Bay, general support, to investigate bacterial contamination in the Taunton Bay watershed; $7,924
- George Stevens Academy, project support, to pilot Blue Hill Peninsula Stories, a place-based, multi-curricula initiative: $10,000
- Great Cranberry Historical Society, general support, to preserve history and provide a place for community engagement: $10,000
- H.O.M.E. Inc., project support, to engage and empower artists living in homeless shelters and low-income community members in arts programming: $10,000
- Hancock County Planning Commission, general support, to support municipalities in Hancock County through comprehensive planning, grant-writing services and trainings: $10,000
- Hancock County Habitat for Humanity, general support, for safety and accessibility modifications to homes of older people and low-income residents: $3,460
- Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, general support, to strengthen programs for educators, schools and homeschool families through a range of ecological, science and cultural opportunities: $10,000
- Healthy Island Project, general support, to provide weekly meal delivery and programs for older people and food security resources through food pantries, backpack program and FarmDrop: $7,000
- Heart of Ellsworth, general support, to sustain planning phases of major arts and culture projects and entrepreneurial programming: $10,000
- Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County, general support, to provide companionship, respite and grief support to patients with life-limiting illness and their families: $10,000
- Island Connections, general support, to ensure the volunteer base meets demand for free transportation services: $5,000
- Islesford Boatworks, general support, to provide traditional wooden boatbuilding programs and community-building programs for the community impacted by Jan. 2024 storms: $10,000
- Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, general support, to purchase supplemental groceries and personal hygiene items for the Hancock County neighbors: $9,000
- Open Table MDI, general support, to provide healthful food and meals through Tuesday Supper and Open Garden MDI: $7,500
- Opera House Arts, project support, to make improvements to the Stonington Opera House and adjacent support buildings: $10,000
- Reversing Falls Sanctuary, general support, to provide the community with arts, climate justice and wellbeing programs: $10,000
- Schoodic Arts for All, general support, to continue to be a vital center for the community to connect and learn through affordable arts experiences: $10,000
- Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society, general support, to restore the Sedgwick First Baptist Church portico: $10,000
- Simmering Pot, general support, to provide nutritious meals for food insecure neighbors and a weekly in-person supper open to the community: $5,000
- St. Francis Community, general support, to provide housing, community and land access to low-income individuals and families: $10,000
- Town of Sorrento, project support, to winterize the Sorrento Community Building: $8,900
- Town of Stonington, project support, to collaborate with local organizations to provide workforce pathways, education, telehealth and digital-equity programming: $10,000
- Traditional Small Craft Association Downeast Chapter, general support, for a festival to educate and entertain visitors about the maritime heritage and significance of Blue Hill Bay: $2,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- 1932 Criterion Theatre, project support, for essential building repair and historic preservation of including brick masonry, roofing and windows: $4,000
- Brooksville Free Public Library, general support, to increase specialty lending services to include educational kits, arts and crafts supplies and seed library offerings: $5,334
- Bucksport Bay Healthy Community Coalition, general support, for its home safety and accessibility repair program to service Bucksport, Orland, Prospect and Verona Island: $2,000
- Bucksport Skatepark, project support, to enhance and expand the skate park: $10,000
- Dorcas Library Association, general support, for storm-damage repair and upgrades to the Dorcas+ building: $500
- Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic, general support, to provide high-quality health care to those in need: $10,000
- Families First Community Center, general support, to sustain housing for families with children and provide nutritious food and comprehensive support: $12,000
- Friends in Action, general support, to empower older adults and people with disabilities to thrive and live independently with dignity and strong quality of life: $2,500
- Hancock County Habitat for Humanity, general support, for safety and accessibility modifications to homes of older people and low-income residents: $500
- Healthy Island Project, general support, to provide weekly meal delivery and programs for older people and food security resources through food pantries, backpack program and FarmDrop: $3,000
- Island Connections, general support, to ensure the volunteer base meets demand for free transportation services: $5,000
- Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, general support, to purchase supplemental groceries and personal hygiene items for the Hancock County neighbors: $1,000
- Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, project support, to enhance the Discovery Wharf education content with interpretive displays on Maine’s environmental resources, heritage, fisheries and coastal adaptation: $500
- Native Gardens of Blue Hill, general support, to build an ADA-compliant boardwalk for access to forest spaces: $1,000
- Open Table MDI, general support, to provide healthful food and meals through Tuesday Supper and Open Garden MDI: $2,500
- Opiate Free Island Partnership, general support, to expand harm reduction for opioid-use disorder, educate students with prevention programming and reduce stigma through public awareness: $10,000
- Pierre Monteux Memorial Foundation, general support, to train aspiring symphony conductors and musicians through an intensive summer program: $2,500
- Simmering Pot, general support, to provide nutritious meals for food insecure neighbors and a weekly in-person supper open to the community: $5,000
- Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center, general support, to provide equine-based therapy to children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities: $10,000
Kennebec County
Kennebec County
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 21
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $122,830
Average award: $8,774
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 67%
Number of grants awarded: 14
Additional grants by donors: 1 totaling $10,000
2026 Grants from the Kennebec County Committee:
- Capital Area New Mainers Project, for general support: $10,000
- Children's Discovery Museum, for general support: $10,000
- Elm City Community Music School, for general support: $5,000
- Friends of Lithgow Library, Inc., for general support: $10,000
- Greater Augusta Back To School Program, for general support: $5,000
- Information Technology Exchange, to empower literacy learners with the digital access and literacy needed to utilize online resources and accomplish education, employment and enrichment goals: $7,500
- Literacy Volunteers of Kennebec, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, to provide pregnant and parenting teens and young adults with prenatal and parenting education, and connection to mental health services and other supportive community resources: $10,000
- Neighbors Driving Neighbors, for general support: $10,000
- Steve DeAngelis Community Fund, for general support: $10,000
- United Community Living Center, for general support: $10,000
- Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, for general support: $10,000
- Waterville Creates, to provide adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities with meaningful opportunities for creative exploration through guided clay classes in the Art of Clay Studio: $5,330
- West Gardiner Rod and Gun Club, for general support: $10,000
2026 Grants from donor-advised funds (as of June 2026):
- Augusta Teen Center of the Boys and Girls Club, for general support: $10,000
2025 Grants from the Kennebec County Committee:
- Augusta Food Bank, general support, to provide healthy food for those in need throughout the greater Augusta area: $10,000
- Augusta Teen Center of the Boys and Girls Club, general support, to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as healthy, productive, responsible, and caring citizens: $10,000
- Downtown Waterville Farmers' Market, general support, to expand our low-income food access programming and strengthen the capacity of our market to fundraise: $3,000
- Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church DBA Bridging the Gap, project support, to maintain and further develop a Telehealth Access Point for individuals to connect with providers and supports to increase their health and wellbeing: $6,370
- Friends of Starling Hall, general support, to serve as an all-age-friendly community center offering social, educational, and healthy-living activities: $10,000
- Gardiner Library Association, general support, to restore safe passage to Gardiner Public Library's accessible entrance and to build climate resilience: $10,000
- Humane Society Waterville Area, project support, to purchase essential veterinary equipment to establish an in-house veterinary suite: $5,000
- Neighbors Driving Neighbors, general support, to coordinate volunteer drivers for those who do not drive, so they can more easily stay in their homes: $10,000
- Viles Arboretum, general support, to develop environmental education programming in partnership with local educators and broaden trail accessibility in partnership with organizations that support people with disabilities/elderly: $10,000
- Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, general support, for meals for individuals struggling with food insecurity and to establish a venue where those served are connected to comprehensive support services: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Kennebec County Committee:
- Boys and Girls Club of Augusta, general support, to support at-risk teens and the community by developing a safe, high-energy indoor recreation program: $5,000
- Children’s Discovery Museum, general support, to support hands-on programming that ignites curiosity and celebrates learning through play: $2,565
- Friends of Quarry Road, general support, to develop exceptional opportunities for four-season outdoor recreation at Quarry Road Trails: $10,000
- Hallowell All Age Friendly Committee, general support, to grow their printed community newsletter by expanding content: $4,725
- Hubbard Free Library, general support, to enhance and expand the Hubbard Free Library’s services to the community and preserve the 1880 High Victorian Gothic building that houses the library: $10,000
- Town of Oakland, project support, to create a secure retaining wall for the Memorial Hall, which is used as a dance studio and community meeting hall: $10,000
- Vassalboro United Methodist Church, project support, to remove barriers to accessibility throughout the building: $10,000
- Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, general support, to provide a space which serves hot meals in a supportive, inclusive setting that offers wellbeing and relationship-building: $10,000
2024 Grants from donor-advised funds (as of April 2024):
- Boys and Girls Club of Augusta, general support, to support at-risk teens and the community by developing a safe, high-energy indoor recreation program: $5,000
- Mount Vernon Community Partnership Corporation, general support, to expand digital literacy and bridge the digital divide by providing accessible tech assistance services and engaging classes: $3,250
Knox County
Knox County
2026 Grants
Total applications received: 32
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $165,000
Average award: $8,684
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 59%
Number of grants awarded: 19
Additional grants by donors: 5 grants totaling $7,500
2026 Grants from the Knox County Committee:
- AIO Food and Energy Assistance, to procure and deliver healthy food weekly through our Home Delivery Program, supporting individuals without reliable transportation, or who face mobility or health challenges: $7,500
- Camden Area District Nursing Associaton, for general support: $10,000
- Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers, for general support: $10,000
- Connecting Across Cultures, for general support: $10,000
- Herring Gut Coastal Science Center, to upgrade our aquaponics system to incorporate advanced technology allowing us to build new aquaponics curriculum: $10,000
- Hurricane Island Foundation, to expand long-term monitoring efforts in Pen Bay with sensors that will generate data used by students, scientists, fishermen and municipal leaders: $7,400
- Knox County Homeless Coalition, to identify at-risk youth in need of mental health services and connect them to free, community-based care: $10,000
- Mid-Coast Habitat for Humanity, to purchase a box truck that increases capacity & efficiency, expands donation pickups/deliveries, diverts materials from landfills to support & strengthen the affordable housing programs: $10,000
- Mid-Coast Health Net, Inc., broaden access to essential preventive and restorative dental care in our community by equipping a fully integrated, state-of-the-art dental suite: $10,000
- Midcoast Outdoor Leadership Initiative, for general support: $4,600
- Midcoast Recovery Coalition, for general support: $9,000
- Midcoast Regional Housing Trust Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Regional School Unit 13, for kindergarteners to complete an exploration of the Rockland Community by focusing on urban and natural settings culminating in a trip to Hurricane Island: $10,000
- Rockland Farmers' Market, for general support: $4,000
- Seaports Great Lakes, Inc., for general support: $10,000
- Southern Harbor Eldercare Services, for general support: $7,500
- The Come Spring Food Pantry, for general support: $5,000
- Vinalhaven Housing Initiative, for general support: $10,000
- Waterfall Arts, to provide affordable hands-on art and craft workshops for adults and youth at the Lincoln Street Center in Rockland: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Hope Learning Foundation, for general support : $2,000
- Megunticook Rowing, for general support : $1,000
- Midcoast Recovery Coalition, for general support : $1,000
- Riley School, to engage rural youth in hands-on, community-based learning projects with local partners that strengthen workforce skills, preserve local knowledge, and address real community needs : $1,000
- Southern Harbor Eldercare Services, for general support : $2,500
2025 Grants from the Knox County Committee:
- Come Spring Food Pantry, general support, to provide nutritious foods to families in our community experiencing food insecurity: $5,000
- Connecting Across Cultures, general support, financial assistance to help us provide support to immigrants who move to the midcoast: $10,000
- Friendship Museum, general support, to maximize citizen and visitor engagement in the history of our town and unique contributions of past generations: $5,000
- Knox County Homeless Coalition, project support, to engage and empower older youth, cultivating peer mentors and providing guidance and training to enable program access, provide stability, and prepare them for adulthood: $10,000
- Midcoast Habitat for Humanity, Inc., project support, to complete pre-construction site preparation of clearing and milling timber for use in the construction of homes in the affordable housing pocket neighborhood: $10,000
- Mid-Coast Health Net, Inc., project support, to expand access to healthcare, mental health, and wellness services in the community through the addition of a mobile medical bus: $10,000
- Midcoast Recovery Coalition, general support, to provide a healthy environment for families, healing the effects of drug addiction and re-integration into the community through our two certified recovery residences: $10,000
- MidCoast Regional Housing Trust, general support, developing permanent year-round workforce housing in Knox County and neighboring towns, promoting vibrant communities with economically diverse residents who want to live and work here: $10,000
- Mussel Ridge Historical Society, general support, funding for equipment and furnishings for the interior of our Learning Center, currently under construction: $5,000
- Rockland District Nursing Assn Inc, general support, we request support for increased in-home nursing hours, caring for predominantly low-moderate income older and medically vulnerable residents living in Rockland and seven surrounding towns: $10,000
- RSU 13, project support, to improve high school student access to quality theatre technology in order to meet industry standards for lighting, design software access, and production: $10,000
- Southern Harbor Eldercare Services, general support, SHH provides North Haven community members access to resources and support to age in community, including island based residential care: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Knox County Committee:
- AIO Food and Energy Assistance, project support, for a refrigerated truck to keep pace with projected food distribution needs: $10,000
- Friends of Isle au Haut Lighthouse, general support, to restore the Isle au Haut Lighthouse: $10,000
- Leaps of Imagination, general support, to inspire young people to flourish as imaginative, innovative thinkers with the confidence to explore, create, and collaborate as artists and stewards of the Earth: $10,000
- Midcoast Recovery Coalition, general support, to provide a healthy environment for families, healing the effects of drug addiction and reintegration into the community through two certified recovery residences: $10,000
- MidCoast Regional Housing Trust, general support, to develop permanent, year-round workforce housing in Knox County and neighboring towns: $10,000
- One Community Many Voices, general support, to support immigrants moving to the midcoast: $10,000
- RSU 13, project support, for its partnership with Trekkers to teach leadership through mentorship and relationship building: $10,000
- St. George Community Development Corporation, general support, to provide nutritious food to clients of its food pantry: $8,540
- Wessaweskeag Historical Society, general support, to acquire equipment that supports and strengthens our curatorial ability to preserve the materials that relate to the history of our community: $1,913
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Midcoast Habitat for Humanity, project support, to engage community volunteers and increase affordable housing stock by constructing a single-family home: $7,000
- Southern Harbor Eldercare Services, general support, to ensure North Haven community members have access to resources and support to age in community: $3,000
Oxford County
Oxford County
2026 Grants
Total applications received: 24
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $135,000
Average award: $8,438
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 67%
Number of grants awarded: 16
Additional grants by donors: 3 grants totaling $9,500
2026 Grants from the Oxford County Committee:
- Andover Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry, for general support: $10,000
- Bethel Historical Society, for general support: $5,000
- Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, for general support: $10,000
- Celebration Barn Theater, for general support: $5,000
- Center for an Ecology Based Economy, for general support: $10,000
- Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, for general support: $10,000
- Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library, for general support: $10,000
- Hiram Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Inland Woods + Trails, to engage young people in skill-building and leadership opportunities in outdoor recreation to empower the next generation of trail managers: $5,000
- Maine Dragon Boat Club, for general support: $5,000
- Mountain Valley High School, to elevate the aspirations of high school students by organizing educational excursions that expose them to postsecondary institutions and businesses that provide viable career opportunities: $10,000
- Oxford Hills Community Gardens, for general support: $8,500
- River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, for general support: $10,000
- Rumford Center Village Improvement Society, for general support: $6,500
- Town of Buckfield, for a building for our local Swap Shop's operations, to distribute reusable or upcycled goods donated by the community: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Inland Woods + Trails, to engage young people in skill-building and leadership opportunities in outdoor recreation to empower the next generation of trail managers : $6,000
- Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, to develop and distribute hands-on Maine mineral education kits bringing curriculum-aligned Earth science learning to rural grade 4–8 classrooms across the state : $2,000
- Oxford Hills Community Gardens, for general support : $1,500
2025 Grants from the Oxford County Committee:
- Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry, general support, to feed and clothe Western Maine and as our need has increased considerably. We again find our nonprofit applying for a Maine Community Foundation grant: $10,000
- Bethel Historical Society, general support, to engage the public in meaningful conversations about our shared history and to leverage our historic buildings to help meet present community needs: $10,000
- Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, general support, to embrace anyone affected by cancer through creating a hopeful & caring community providing support, resources, education, and wellness services: $10,000
- Center for an Ecology-Based Economy, general support, to engage communities in addressing the climate emergency. We organize, educate, and implement practical, ecological solutions for a just transition to a thriving regenerative economy: $10,000
- Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library, general support, to inspire our community to explore educational and cultural opportunities by providing programs and services that may not otherwise be available to them: $10,000
- Fryeburg Farmers' Market, general support, to help grow the new Fryeburg Farmers' Market by boosting our market's accessibility to more shoppers and helping us build capacity for greater promotional efforts: $2,000
- Kezar Lake Association, general support, to engage community members in the protection and betterment of the 56-square-mile Kezar Lake Watershed and the flora, fauna, and people it supports: $10,000
- Oxford Hills Community Gardens, general support, to improve our community's health by providing opportunities to build relationships, learn, and grow food together: $6,310
- Pink Feather Foundation, general support, to improve the lives of students by partnering with teachers to confidentially provide clothing and accessories at no cost.: $6,310
- River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, general support, to build partnerships and promote collaboration among organizations working to improve the quality of life for residents in the Greater River Valley region: $10,000
- West Parish Congregational Church UCC, project support, to develop programming that supports teen well-being, builds their aspirations and which is sustained by an association of organizations working to address youth needs: $10,000
- Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative, general support, to reduce addiction-related harm in underserved rural communities by offering accessible recovery programs, peer support, and critical connections to health, housing, and employment resources: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Oxford County Committee:
- Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry, general support, to feed and clothe the region in partnership with other local groups: $7,500
- Bethel Historical Society, general support, to engage the public in meaningful conversations about our shared history and to leverage our historic building to help meet present community needs: $10,000
- Denmark Arts Center, general support, to engage people with the arts through live music, theater, art shows, children’s programming, author readings and workshops: $7,500
- Maine Access Points, project support, to enhance community and public health through partnerships that support people who use drugs: $10,000
- Maine Dragon Boat Club, general support, to create an inclusive environment to unite as a team through dragon boating: $5,000
- Oxford Hills Community Gardens, general support, to improve community health by providing opportunities to build relationships, learn and grow food together: $4,527
- River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, general support, to promote community health and wellness by partnering with organizations to improve prevention education, food and support services: $5,000
- Team Long Run, general support, to address the root cause of illiteracy through programs that get teacher-selected books into the homes of young children: $5,000
- West Parish Congregational Church, project support, for the WPCC Youth Hub, to provide community affirmation for teens in a safe space for relaxation, sharing food, playing a game and learning skills: $10,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, project support, to provide support and resources to cancer patients and their caregivers: $2,500
- Celebration Barn Theater, general support, to bring live theatrical productions to Oxford Hills and workshops to regional schools: $2,000
Penobscot County
Penobscot County
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 54
Grant dollars awarded: $345,520
Average award: $9,336
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 69%
Number of grants awarded by committee: 37
Additional grants by donors: 6 grants totaling $33,000
2206 Grants from the Penobscot County Committee:
- Affirming Behavioral Health, for general support: $10,000
- Bangor Farmers' Market, for general support: $7,000
- Bangor Land Trust, for general support: $10,000
- Best Buddies International, Inc., to continue building and expanding our Transitions program, to help students with intellectual and developmental disabilities identify and prepare for their post-secondary goals: $6,256
- Design Wall Housing, for general support: $9,200
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging, to pilot a series of four specialty enrichment workshops for older adults and adults with disabilities: $10,000
- EMCC - Eastern Maine Community College/Katahdin Higher Education Center, to upgrade our outdated computer lab with modern computers, improving digital literacy instruction and expanding educational opportunities for Katahdin region residents: $10,000
- Food and Medicine Jobs With Justice Education Fund, for general support: $10,000
- Friends of Baxter State Park, for general support: $10,000
- Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters, to foster deep engagement with Wabanaki traditions and understandings through cultural programs and school field trips to Tekαkαpimək Contact Station in partnership with Penobscot Nation: $10,000
- Friends of Veterans Memorial Library, for general support: $10,000
- Girl Scouts of Maine Inc, to bring free after-school enrichment, social/emotional learning, and life skills to girls in Penobscot County who could not otherwise participate in Girl Scouts: $10,000
- Greater Bangor Recreation Economy for Rural Communities, for general support: $10,000
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor, to perform critical home repairs for low-income seniors and families in Greater Bangor: $10,000
- Heart of Maine Resource Center, for general support: $10,000
- Hirundo Wildlife Trust, for general support: $10,000
- Katahdin Children and Families Foundation, for general support: $10,000
- Leonard Middle School (part of Regional School Unit 34), to enable low-income middle school students to participate in our excellent bands/jazz program by purchasing/repairing instruments and increasing local capacity to perform repairs/maintenance: $5,000
- Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, for general support: $8,000
- Maine Discovery Museum, to update our emergency lighting system and emergency alarms for doors that lead outside of our museum: $9,964
- Maine Mental Health Connections, Inc., to increase food security in downtown Bangor by piloting a ready-to-eat meal program within a peer-led recovery center: $10,000
- Maine Multicultural Center, for general support: $10,000
- Orono Health Association, for general support: $10,000
- Our Katahdin, to celebrate unsung community contributors in the Katahdin region through a public recognition program that keeps money circulating in the local economy: $10,000
- Outdoor Sport Institute, to increase the Capacity and Sustainability of the Katahdin Gear Library to Support Community Vitality in the Katahdin Region: $7,500
- PCHC Charitable Foundation, for general support: $10,000
- Penobscot Valley Senior College (PVSC), for general support: $10,000
- Penquis C A P Inc., to purchase and install six solar panels for Millinocket Manor, a 37-unit affordable housing and care community in predevelopment, for cost-effective electricity: $10,000
- RandMay Foundation for Children and Families, for general support: $7,500
- Reigning Hope Ranch, for general support: $10,000
- Safe Families for Children Alliance, to provide parents in recovery and their children with family-like support through a community of volunteers, keeping children safe and families together: $10,000
- Shelter Music Maine, for general support: $5,000
- Slingshot, to deliver community organizing workshops and leadership development for residents in Penobscot County organizing to protect their health and environment: $10,000
- Town of Millinocket, to expand efforts to bring youth and families together, fostering connections, skills, and a deeper sense of community: $10,000
- Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition DBA Nibezun, for general support: $10,000
- Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, NPC, for the expansion of the indigenous storytelling podcast, Aunties on Air, dedicated to broadening accessibility to culture and amplifying Indigenous voices: $10,000
- Wellspring, Inc., to launch the Penobscot County Outpatient Engagement Initiative serving residents with co-occurring mental health and substance use needs: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Bangor Region YMCA, to implement the Project Teen Outreach program of the Teen Center to reach and engage at-risk and marginalized youth : $10,000
- Leonard Middle School (part of Regional School Unit 34), to enable low-income middle school students to participate in our excellent bands/jazz program by purchasing/repairing instruments and increasing local capacity to perform repairs/maintenance : $5,000
- Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, for general support : $2,000
- Maine Wildlife Rehabilitation, for general support : $10,000
- Shelter Music Maine, for general support : $5,000
- Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, NPC, for the expansion of the indigenous storytelling podcast, Aunties on Air, dedicated to broadening accessibility to culture and amplifying Indigenous voices : $1,000
2025 Grants from the Penobscot County Committee:
- Andre Home Inc, project, to continue to provide tattoo (and brand/scar) modification services for survivors of human trafficking, exploitation, and related abuse: $10,000
- Atkins Memorial Library Association, general support, to restore library services by providing literacy programs, digital access, and a community space for all ages, bridging educational and social gaps in our hometown: $10,000
- Bangor Public Library Trustees, project, to put on programs and workshops that will increase community resilience through skill building and the implementation of sustainable practices: $1,775
- Bangor Region YMCA, project, for My Future in Maine, a program empowering at-risk teens exploring colleges and careers to expand their understanding of opportunities for success in Maine: $10,000
- Bangor Symphony Orchestra, project, to add a new component to our Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras program - a Beginner's Guide to Composition workshop: $9,502
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Mid Maine, project, for our "Mentoring Hub" in Bangor, which seeks to match area children with caring, supportive mentors in one-to-one relationships: $10,000
- Boreal Theater, general support, to bring cultural enrichment and engagement to our local community through the performing and visual arts: $10,000
- Defend Our Health, project, to help Penobscot Nation patients and medical providers understand the health impacts of exposure to toxic chemicals, take health-protective actions, and advocate for their community: $10,000
- DIGNITY FIRST, general support, to continue our village master plan development and build organizational capacity to launch a large capital campaign to make Homeful Village a reality: $10,000
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging, project, to provide accessible, engaging arts and crafts programming for older adults and adults with disabilities at our Brewer community center, the Durgin Center: $5,000
- Food AND Medicine Jobs with Justice Education Fund, general support, to support organizing of our food access programs, including 35+ collective gardens in public housing, recovery centers and low-income communities, and the Solidarity Harvest meal box program: $10,000
- Friends of Baxter State Park, general support, to help sustain and expand our efforts to build a more vibrant, equitable, and resilient future for Baxter State Park and the Katahdin region: $10,000
- Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters, project, to present Wabanaki cultural programming at Tekαkαpimək Contact Station and during Friends of KWW community events, encouraging visitors and community members to experience Tekαkαpimək: $10,000
- Heart of Maine Resource Center, general support, to support our food distribution program and increase our purchasing power to provide more nutritious foods for our community: $10,000
- Hirundo Wildlife Trust, general support, to strengthen Hirundo's capacity to engage individuals with nature - regardless of origin, age, abilities or financial resources: $10,000
- Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, general support, to implement actions from our strategic plan and serve more adult Mainers (including immigrants and refugees) with literacy barriers by engaging community volunteers: $10,000
- Maine MultiCultural Center, general support, to promote community enrichment and economic growth by attracting, retaining, and integrating immigrants to the greater Bangor community: $10,000
- My First Bookshelf, general support, to provide monthly books to 500 Penobscot County children under age five for a year: $7,800
- Our Katahdin, project, to bring business development and financial literacy curriculum to the Katahdin Region to expose students to and nurture an entrepreneurial spirit: $10,000
- Patten Lumberman’s Museum, general support, to improve website and informational handouts and hire additional staff to work to upgrade existing exhibits: $10,000
- Penobscot Community Health Center, project, for PCHC’s “Gaps in Care Fund” to provide essential healthcare items to low-income, uninsured or underinsured Mainers, improving health outcomes and well-being: $5,700
- Penobscot Nation, project, to conduct ‘Traditional Train the Trainer Teachings Workshops’ to train tribal citizens to teach cultural skills to tribal youth and community citizens: $10,000
- Purple Iris Foundation Inc, general support, to provide support and guidance to low-income individuals living in Maine and diagnosed with cancer: $5,000
- Save a Life Inc, general support, to provide community education on addiction and drug poisoning, recovery coaching and groups for individuals with substance use disorder, and support for affected others: $10,000
- St. Joseph Hospital, project, to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of our healthcare workforce to improve the care of older adults in our community: $10,000
- Town of Millinocket, project, for a Summer Music Series in Veterans Memorial Park, featuring 8-10 free concerts for the Millinocket community: $10,000
- University of Maine Systems Inc, project, to provide free intensive English language classes in community locations to new immigrant adult learners in the greater Bangor area: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Penobscot County Committee:
- Best Buddies, project support, to expand the Elementary School Friendship program at the beginning of children’s educational journeys: $10,000
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine, project support, to create and support one-on-one relationships that encourage socioemotional development, build resilience and support youth mental health: $10,000
- Challenger Learning Center of Maine, general support, to provide engaging STEM programming for students to encourage careers in the field: $10,000
- Dignity First, general support, to continue master plan development, leadership education and specialized training and improve organizational structure and capacity growth: $10,000
- Food and Medicine Jobs with Justice Education Fund, general support, to continue organizing low-income areas of the Bangor region by building community resilience, developing skills and increasing access to healthy food: $10,000
- Friends of Baxter State Park, general support, to employ Katahdin-area teenagers and create immersive experiences that inspire future environmental leadership: $10,000
- Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters, project support, to encourage community members and the public to visit Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: $8,500
- Heart of Maine Resource Center, general support, to establish a client-choice food center: $10,000
- Heart of Maine United Way, project support, to raise awareness and support for asset-limited, income-constrained employed individuals in our region through educational events and capacity building for nonprofits, businesses and municipalities: $10,000
- Helen S Dunn School, project support, to bring literacy into students’ homes and engage families in a culture of book love by installing a book vending machine: $10,000
- Hirundo Wildlife Trust, general support, to strengthen capacity to engage all individuals with nature regardless of origin, age, abilities or financial resources: $10,000
- Lincoln Pony Pals, general support, to create strong work ethics, strengthen senses of self-worth and build relationships between area youth and horses: $10,000
- Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, general support, to engage community members as literacy volunteers and provide literacy programming and support to low-income adults, including New Mainers: $10,000
- Needlepoint Sanctuary of Maine, general support, to foster sense of sanctuary and help reduce harms associated with substance use, poverty and social injustice: $10,000
- Patten Lumbermens Museum, general support, to hire additional staff to inventory and document collection, update displays, develop programs and advertise: $10,000
- Save a Life, general support, to provide community education on addiction and drug poisoning, provide recovery coaching and offer support for affected others: $10,000
- Shelter Music Maine, general support, to provide live, interactive concerts at homeless shelters and other sheltering environments: $10,000
- St. Andre Home, project support, to pilot tattoo, brand and scar modification services for survivors of human trafficking, exploitation and violence: $10,000
- Town of Millinocket, project support, to operate the Millinocket Ski Tow and promote healthy outdoor activity: $10,000
- Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition, project support, to facilitate skill acquisition in eco-friendly building practices by installing hempcrete walls on a ceremonial roundhouse: $10,000
- Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, project support, to create asphalt art in Bangor designed to decrease vehicular speed and pedestrian accidents while bolstering Wabanaki culture: $10,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters, project support, to encourage community members and the public to visit Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: $1,500
- Maine Multicultural Center, general support, to help furnish and set up apartments for refugees being resettled in the greater Bangor region: $10,000
Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 8
Grant dollars awarded: $62,500
Average award: $8,929
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 88%
Number of grants awarded by committee: 7
Additional grants by donors: none
2026 Grants from the Piscataquis County Committee:
- Appalachian Mountain Club, to create a safe, hand-carry boat launch at Davis Park in Brownville, expanding recreation, connectivity, and access to the Pleasant River for paddlers and anglers: $10,000
- Create and Collaborate Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Forest Society of Maine, to improve recreational experiences on our Nickerson Tree Farm lands for nearby residents and visitors by adding signage, boundary lines, a lean-to, and solar lights: $2,500
- Maine Highlands Senior Center, for general support: $10,000
- Pine Tree Hospice, for general support: $10,000
- Piscataquis Regional Food Center, for general support: $10,000
- Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival, for general support: $10,000
2025 Grants from the Piscataquis County Committee:
- Friends of Community Fitness, general support, to promote healthy lifestyles through physical exercise as well as social and educational opportunities for people of all ages and financial means: $5,000
- Guilford Historical Society, general support, to preserve and protect the town’s history: $10,000
- Helping Hands with Heart, general support, to facilitate a cross-sector team to address basic needs of residents impacted by multigenerational poverty, rural isolation, and a pervasive lack of in-county services: $10,000
- Little Schoolhouse Childcare, general support, to support operations of a licensed, affordable childcare center in the greater Greenville area: $10,000
- Moosehead Regional Land Trust, general support, to enhance conservation efforts, foster community engagement, and provide environmental education: $10,000
- Pine Tree Hospice, general support, to provide critical non-medical support, education and resources through a trained volunteer network: $10,000
- Piscataquis Regional Food Center, general support, to connect people to healthy food and stimulate the local agricultural economy: $10,000
- Town of Monson, project support, to host a traveling outdoor large-scale sculpture exhibition of the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium to beautify and enrich the downtown: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Piscataquis County Committee:
- Appalachian Mountain Club, project support, to develop an illustrated children’s book about fish habitat restoration and healthy river ecosystems: $10,000
- League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund, general support, to expand the reach of non-partisan voter information in Piscataquis County and improve transparency and accessibility in local government: $10,000
- Little Schoolhouse Childcare, general support, to support operations of a licensed, affordable childcare center in the greater Greenville area: $10,000
- Maine Highlands Senior Center, general support, to bring people together through community programs, events and art: $10,000
- Moosehead Historical Society, general support, to collect, preserve, interpret and exhibit the history of the Moosehead Lake region: $10,000
- Pine Tree Hospice, general support, to provide critical non-medical support, education and resources through a trained volunteer network: $7,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Dover Cove Farmers Market, project support, to increase healthy food access by improving awareness and utilization of the Maine Harvest Bucks program: $6,235
- Pine Tree Hospice, general support, to provide critical non-medical support, education and resources through a trained volunteer network: $3,000
Southern Midcoast
Southern Midcoast
2026 Grants
Total applications received: 34
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $195,250
Average award: $8,860
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 71%
Number of grants awarded: 24
Additional grants by donors: 3 totaling $12,000 (as of June 2026)
2026 Grants from the Southern Midcoast Committee to Lincoln County organizations:
- American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF), to help defray the newly identified $13,500 cost of replacing the rusting exterior wrought iron railing encircling the lighthouse's gallery which encloses the lantern room: $10,000
- Bath Area Backpack Program, for general support: $5,000
- Boothbay Sea and Science Center, for general support: $10,000
- Bruun Studios Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Center for Teaching and Learning, to connect CTL student poets and other local poets via engagement in each other’s work and recitation competitions at the local library: $2,000
- Community Housing Improvement Project, for general support: $10,000
- Edgecomb Historical Society, for general support: $6,000
- Fund to Support Historic Alna, for general support: $4,000
- Harry E. Davis Partnership for Children's Oral Health, for a 3-site Cavity Free Futures pilot – a chronic disease management family coaching model designed with and delivered by community-based organizations: $10,000
- Inn Along the Way, for general support: $10,000
- Lincoln County Historical Association, for general support: $10,000
- Mainely Memory Foundation, for general support: $10,000
- Midcoast Conservancy, to develop a community-informed master site plan for Hidden Valley Nature Center that balances conservation, education, recreation, and long-term stewardship sustainability: $10,000
- Midcoast Literacy, for general support: $6,000
- Monhegan Associates Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Old Bristol Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Skidompha Library Assoc., to engage the local community more deeply in environmental literacy around sustainable energy by powering the library building with rooftop solar panels: $10,000
- Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, to install and dedicate monuments commemorating the lives of formerly enslaved individuals at historic Bowman House in Dresden: $6,500
- Whitefield Library, for general support: $10,000
2026 Grants from the Southern Midcoast Committee to Sagadahoc County organizations:
- Bowdoinham Community Development Initiative, for general support: $10,000
- Brunswick Area Respite Program, for general support: $7,000
- Maine Maritime Museum, to engage students from Title I schools with under-told Maine maritime histories through Indigenous and Black perspectives by providing financial support for museum trip transportation: $8,750
- Phippsburg CARES, for general support: $5,000
- Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., for general support: $5,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds to Sagadahoc County organizations (as of June 2026):
- Bath Area Backpack Program, for general support : $1,000
- Midcoast Community Alliance, to sustain and advance arts education and creative partnerships that build skills, confidence, and community connections for underserved youth : $10,000
- Midcoast Literacy, for general support : $1,000
2025 Grants from the Southern Midcoast Committee to Lincoln County organizations:
- Boothbay Region Community Resource Council, general support, a collaborative initiative where volunteers, school lunch staff, and students prepare nutritious take home meals for students at risk of food insecurity: $10,000
- Chip Inc, general support, to support community volunteers in making neighbors' homes safe, warm and dry by providing repairs for those who cannot otherwise afford them: $10,000
- Hearty Roots Inc, project support, to construct a pavilion for youth participants and intergenerational attendees as people get outside year-round to become good stewards of land, mental health and community: $10,000
- Jefferson Area Community Food Pantry, general support, to provide food twice a month in a market style shopping event in a no judgment zone: $8,000
- Lincoln County Historical Association, general support, to promote local history and heritage through innovative, accessible programs and exhibits that engage and educate people of all age: $5,000
- Lincoln County Television, general support, to provide all community members with access to government meetings, educational programming, business spotlights, sports, children's shows, community updates, emergency notices, and major events: $6,090
- Monhegan Associates, Inc., general support, to preserve for posterity Monhegan Island's wildlands while fostering collaboration with the island communities to sustain the beauty and viability of this iconic place: $5,000
- Old Bristol Historical Society, general support, to collect, preserve and share the Bristol region’s rich history and prehistory for present and future generations, by meaningfully interfacing with the students and public: $10,000
- Peace Gallery, general support, to showcase and support the works of veterans and provide a community resource for practices that support health, well-being, and mutual understanding: $10,000
- Rebuilding Together-Lincoln County, general support, to help our neighbors in need live in warm, dry, safe homes.
- Whitefield Library, general support, to replace the 2 exterior walls’ on our 140 year old building to preserve integrity of our two-story library structure: $10,000
- Waldoboro Food Pantry, general support, to eliminate food insecurity in the towns of Waldoboro, Bremen and Nobleboro: $7,557
2025 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds to Lincoln County organizations (as of April 2025):
- Bruun Studios, general support, to offer arts and humanities community-based programs that promote healing, build connectedness, and give voice to those affected by addiction, trauma, and loss: $5,000
- Midcoast Conservancy, project support, to support the building of a bridge on Kidney Pond Trail, to the benefit of nature lovers and local area students: $5,000
2025 Grants from the Southern Midcoast Committee to Sagadahoc County organizations:
- Bath Area BackPack Program, general support, to provide nutritious food to food-insecure and homeless children on weekends, when free school meals are unavailable, to address food insecurity: $5,000
- Bowdoinham Community Development Initiative, general support, to leverage local resources and facilitate collaboration among for-profit, non-profit, and government sectors to promote sustainable economic and community development: $10,000
- Brunswick Area Respite Care, general support, to support the caregivers of those with Alzheimer's, dementia, and other age related cognitive challenges: $5,000
- Midcoast Literacy, general support, to provide free literacy services to adults, children, and families through one-on-one tutoring, English classes, early childhood literacy sessions, and free books: $7,000
- Midcoast Wood Bank general support, to help solve fuel insecurity in our community by engaging volunteers to donate and process wood and deliver seasoned firewood: $10,000
- Midcoast Youth Center & Skatepark, project support, to craft a short film, in collaboration with the youth served, to educate the community about the needs of youth and resources available: $3,000
2025 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds to Sagadahoc County organizations (as of April 2025): None
2024 Grants from the Southern Midcoast Committee to Lincoln County organizations:
- Boothbay Region Historical Society, general support, to provide diverse learning opportunities on the Boothbay region’s history: $10,000
- Boothbay Region Community Resource Council, general support, to use technology to help older people remain in their homes: $7,000
- Boothbay Sea and Science Center, general support, to actively engage children and adults in hands-on experiential programs that further ocean literacy, promote environmental stewardship and embrace general wellbeing: $10,000
- Bruun Studios, general support, to help individuals share their stories and connect with each other through art workshops and events: $2,490
- Central Lincoln County YMCA, project support, to reach new, rural school communities through its food education program that teaches the value and joy of growing, preparing and eating nutritious, local foods: $10,000
- Community Housing Improvement Project (CHiP), general support, to engage community volunteers in making neighbors' homes safe, warm and dry by providing repairs for those who cannot otherwise afford them: $10,000
- Hearty Roots, general support, to help kids get outside all year to become good stewards of the land and their physical and mental health: $10,000
- Lincoln Academy, project support, to repurpose learning spaces and establish the Midcoast Workshop at Lincoln Academy as a center for multi-generational learning with emphasis on marine resources: $10,000
- LincolnHealth, project support, for a new school health center at Wiscasset Middle High School: $10,000
- Twin Villages Foodbank Farm, general support, to provide 80,000 pounds of fresh food for neighbors who need it most: $10,000
- Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, general support, to reconstruct an accessible station platform to provide access for visitors of all ages and abilities: $10,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds to Lincoln County organizations (as of April 2024):
- Boothbay Region Community Resource Council, general support, to use technology to help older people remain in their homes: $3,000
- Bruun Studios, general support, to help individuals share their stories and connect with each other through art workshops and events: $2,500
2024 Grants from the Southern Midcoast Committee to Sagadahoc County organizations:
- Housing Resources for Youth, general support, to find homes for unsheltered teens and encourage high school completion: $10,000
- Maine Maritime Museum, project support, to provide a vibrant, intergenerational learning space: $10,000
- Midcoast Literacy, general support, to provide free literacy services to adults, children and families through one-on-one tutoring, English classes, early childhood literacy lessons and free books: $1,570
- Restorative Justice Project Maine, project support, to build understanding of restorative practices within Mt. Ararat High School and increase referrals to its juvenile harm-repair program: $9,060
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds to Sagadahoc County organizations (as of April 2024):
- Bath Area Family YMCA, project support, to create accessible programming focused on social connection: $2,000
Waldo County
Waldo County
2026 Grants
Total applications received: 2
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $116,733
Average award: $7,782
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 68%
Number of grants awarded: 15
Additional grants by donors: 3 grants totaling $8,800
2026 Grants from the Waldo County Committee:
- Belfast Community Radio, Inc., for general support: $5,000
- Belfast Farmers' Market, for general support: $7,500
- Belfast Soup Kitchen, to establish on-site Community Health Hub, providing essential diagnostic equipment and life-saving AEDs to facilitate accessible, paramedic led wellness checks for guests: $10,000
- Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Waldo County, for general support: $4,933
- Friends of Lake Winnecook, Inc., for general support: $10,000
- Hawthorne Arts Collaborative, for general support: $7,500
- Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, for general support: $10,000
- Islesboro Community Center, for general support: $7,500
- Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition, for general support: $5,000
- Neighbors Cupboard Inc., for general support: $10,000
- Prospect Community Club, for general support: $10,000
- Timelines Community Inc., for general support: $9,800
- Unity Barn Raisers, for general support: $4,500
- Unity Public Library, for general support: $5,000
- Waldo County Bounty, for general support: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Belfast Area Child Care Services, Inc., to engage children in an outdoor classroom that connects them to nature's tools and treasures, surrounded by wildlife, plants, and trails : $1,000
- Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Waldo County, for general support : $2,800
- Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition, for general support : $5,000
2025 Grants from the Waldo County Committee:
- Belfast Flying Shoes, general support, to build community and cultivate well-being through the joy of traditional, participatory music and dance, for people of all ages, backgrounds, and identities: $5,283
- Belfast Soup Kitchen, project support, to help support the Kindness Community Market, which provides free "shopping" to 300+ families/week for produce, meat, dairy, bakery, and deli items: $10,000
- But Still I Am One, general support, Support to empower 16–21-year-olds in Waldo County despite housing challenges, food insecurity, safety, and health constraints by providing financial and life skill resources: $10,000
- Friends of Lake Winnecook Inc, general support, we request MaineCF general support funding to strengthen our organization's capacity to deliver the ambitious, mission-critical Unity Pond Watershed Management Action Plan: $5,283
- Habitat for Humanity Waldo County, general support, HFHWC partners with people in Waldo County to help them build or repair a place they call home: $10,000
- Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, general support, our trained volunteers provide free, confidential, non-medical services to patients and families dealing with life-limiting illness, and grief support for those who suffer loss: $10,000
- Niweskok, project support, to develop and install the first phase of a multigenerational outdoor classroom to support Wabanaki foodways & lifeways education: $10,000
- Timelines Community Inc, general support, ...funding to improve facilities to teach historic handcraft, year-round, in two locations: $3,500
- Torchlight Media, general support, to provide physical and digital hubs, as well as multimedia tools for amplifying and connecting local voices through storytelling, youth mentorship, and social advocacy: $5,284
- Unity Public Library, general support, Unity Public Library is an anchor in our rural community, providing access to education, arts, entertainment, and programs for social, health, business, and economic development: $6,000
- Waldo County Bounty, general support, WCB will improve operations, expand our community programming, and advance our mission to ensure that all Waldo County residents have access to fresh, nutritious food: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Waldo County Committee:
- Belfast Theatre Arts Company, general support, to provide sustainable, community-based entertainment and learning for Waldo County through films, music, performance and civic activities: $10,000
- Ecology Learning Center, project support, to hire a community engagement manager for its newly acquired Arts and Educational Center: $10,000
- Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, general support, to provide free services such as grief support to patients and families affected by life-limiting illness: $2,000
- Knox Booster Club, general support, to support Waldo County youth sports by maintaining infrastructure and making improvements: $10,000
- Timelines Community, general support, to create a three-day festival on the importance of open space for planetary health: $10,000
- Waldo County Bounty, general support, to improve operations, expand community programming and advance mission to ensure residents have access to fresh, nutritious food: $10,000
- Waldo County Community Action Partners, project support, to provide residents with financial education and counseling to afford long-term home ownership and to maintain housing stability: $10,000
- Waldo County Woodshed, general support, to provide free firewood to those in need: $8,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, general support, to provide free services such as grief support to patients and families affected by life-limiting illness: $3,000
- Northeast Historic Film, project support, to digitize, catalog and make publicly accessible a collection of film and video featuring life in Waldo County: $1,748
- RSU 71, project support, for a field trip to the Bangor Symphony Orchestra: $1,990
Washington County
Washington County
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 30
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $246,171
Average award: $9,117
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 90%
Number of grants awarded: 27
Additional grants by donors: 9 totaling $32,700
2026 Grants from the Washington County Committee:
- Axiom Education and Training Center(501(C)3, for general support: $10,000
- Down East Hospice Volunteers, for general support: $7,500
- Downeast Coastal Conservancy, to Construct the 'Make Here Better' Stage in Machias For Community Use: $10,000
- Downeast Fisheries Partnership, for general support: $10,000
- Downeast Lakes Land Trust, for a new one-year Forestry Internship that emphasizes learning, outreach, education, and collaboration with our community, university, and neighboring Passamaquoddy Tribe: $10,000
- Gateway Milbridge, for general support: $7,500
- Greater East Grand Economic Council, for general support: $10,000
- Gulf of Maine Research Institute, to work with Sipayik Elementary School to engage youth in coastal erosion monitoring, climate resilience work, and Passamaquoddy cultural education: $9,486
- Healthy Acadia, to launch a pilot processing project at Folklore Farm to generate revenue for this food bank farm while supplying shelf stable items to food pantries: $10,000
- Island Readers and Writers An Initiative for Maine Children, to provide author/artist programs celebrating graphic novels at three rural Washington County schools, including book giveaways, student activities, and educator guides to support classroom learning: $10,000
- Lincoln Memorial Public Library, for general support: $10,000
- Lubec Community Outreach Center, for general support: $5,000
- Lubec Memorial Library, for general support: $5,500
- Machiasport Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Academy of Modern Music, for Amplify Downeast to support for youth development programming in Washington County through music education networks within and between local communities: $10,000
- Porter Memorial Library Association, for general support: $10,000
- Quoddy Tides Foundation, for general support: $10,000
- Robbinston Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Sipayik Food Pantry, for general support: $10,000
- Speaking Place, for general support: $10,000
- Town of Cherryfield, Cherryfield Riverwalk Committee, to complete outdoor interpretive installations and build a suite of interactive digital tools to connect people with Cherryfield’s cultural and natural heritage: $10,000
- Town of Machias, to replace the Station 1898 roof to preserve a historic, well-used space that supports connection and a strong sense of place in Machias: $10,000
- Vanceboro Historical Society, for general support: $8,500
- Washington Academy, to provide educational resources to students and the local community, documenting East Machias and Passmaquoddy history in the new Larson Library Historical Reading Room: $6,185
- Whispering Pine Equine Alliance Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Women for Healthy Rural Living, for general support: $6,500
- Woodie Wheaton Land Trust, for general support: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Down East Hospice Volunteers, for general support: $2,500
- Downeast Rainbow Alliance, for general support: $10,000
- Gateway Milbridge, for general support: $7,500
- Healthy Acadia, to launch a pilot processing project at Folklore Farm to generate revenue for this food bank farm while supplying shelf stable items to food pantries: $1,000
- Island Readers and Writers An Initiative for Maine Children, to provide author/artist programs celebrating graphic novels at three rural Washington County schools, including book giveaways, student activities, and educator guides to support classroom learning: $1,700
- Lubec Community Outreach Center, for general support: $5,000
- Lubec Memorial Library, for general support: $2,000
- Quoddy Tides Foundation, for general support: $1,000
- Sipayik Food Pantry, for general support: $2,000
2025 Grants from the Washington County Committee:
- Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center, general support, to support transportation access to appropriate healthcare, resources, services, health information, screenings, treatment, recovery, and support services: $10,000
- Cobscook Institute, project, to enhance community well-being and resilience by strengthening food security and connection through community dinners, community gardens, and building local capacity for small-scale agriculture: $10,000
- Down East Hospice Volunteers, general support, to continue providing exceptional, cost-free, end-of-life care and companionship to the terminally ill in Washington County: $10,000
- Downeast Coastal Conservancy, general support, to improve access to DCC's conserved lands and recreational infrastructure, engage the local community in environmental stewardship, and offer new and exciting free education programs: $5,000
- Downeast Conservation Network, general support, to strengthen communities and land conservation through collaborative action in Downeast Maine by bridging ecosystem, geographic, organizational, and social boundaries: $10,000
- Downeast Innovation Network, general support, to continue innovative cross-sector, partnership-building with nonprofits, municipalities, and communities in Washington and Hancock counties: $10,000
- Downeast Rainbow Alliance, general support, provide education and outreach to build capacity within staff at schools & organizations, while hosting extracurricular programming to support LGBTQ+ youth: $10,000
- Eastport Arts Center, general support, to provide accessible community-centered arts programming to engage people of all ages and to be the place where creativity and community meet: $10,000
- Great Schools Partnership, Inc., project, to engage Maine tribal schools educators in facilitation and implementation of Professional Learning Communities to improve educator practice: $10,000
- Hand in Hand Mano en Mano, project, to support the development of Rayitos de Sol Bilingual Childcare specifically the after school program and summer program for elementary ages students: $5,000
- Harrington Library Association, general support, to add senior- and caregiver-appropriate options for activities and social gatherings, and to implement more robust marketing and evaluation programs: $10,000
- Island Readers and Writers An Initiative for Maine Children, project, to support IRW's art & writing for wellness programming in three IRW Washington County schools, including book giveaways, and a literacy night for families: $10,000
- Lubec Community Outreach Center, general support, to provide basic needs, and educational, social and emotional engagement programs that support their ability to thrive: $10,000
- Machias Area Food Pantry, general support, to distribute free healthy food to people in and around the Machias area: $10,000
- Machias Historical Society, general support, to promote the understanding and enjoyment of Machias history by providing educational and fun opportunities that engage the public and enrich their lives: $10,000
- Maine Academy of Modern Music, project, to expand youth development programming in Washington County: $10,000
- Porter Memorial Library Association, general support, to offer a free community space that supports the enjoyment of reading, the value of learning, and the exploration of ideas to Washington County: $10,000
- Quoddy Tides Foundation, general support, to support of TIMA during a crucial 5+ year transformational period while TIMA consolidates its gains and reaches a new level of operations and impact: $10,000
- Robbinston Historical Society, general support, to continue to expand access to Robbinston's shared history, preserve Grace Chapel, and to build and celebrate community in meaningful ways: $10,000
- Whispering Pine Equine Alliance Inc, general support, to expand equine-assisted therapies to reach the underserved people in this community, including people of Northern Washington County, Indigenous communities, or other at-risk populations: $8,576
2025 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2025):
- Hand in Hand Mano en Mano, project, to support the development of Rayitos de Sol Bilingual Childcare specifically the after school program and summer program for elementary ages students: $5,000
- Speaking Place, general support, to revitalize Passamaquoddy language by creating more speakers through indigenous-led immersive learning and documentation for intergenerational language transmission, ensuring the language thrives for future generations: $10,000
- Town of Machias, project, to provide the people of Machias and central Washington County with a safe and enjoyable skate park: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Washington County Committee:
- Agricultural Wild Blueberry Heritage Center & Virtual Museum, general support, to engage the community in public education about Maine’s wild blueberry ecosystem and heritage: $10,000
- Beals Historical Society, general support, to display artifacts and documents of historical value, providing a place for those desiring to explore the past: $9,000
- Cobscook Institute, general support, to build capacity to partner with local schools to address gaps and critical needs in arts education: $8,010
- Dennys River Historical Society, general support, to create a historical coloring book and web pages to encourage children to discover the history of the Dennys River area: $8,507
- Down East Hospice Volunteers, general support, to support the delivery of exceptional end-of-life comfort care and companionship of the terminally ill of Washington County: $10,000
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging, general support, to open an access point to serve older adults in the greater Calais area by collaborating with other agencies: $10,000
- Eastport ArtWalk, general support, to celebrate the region’s rich cultural heritage through a series of inclusive interactive art activities, musical performances and dances: $5,000
- Fluent Comprehender Project, general support, to contribute to Passamaquoddy language revival by helping comprehenders who cannot speak due to trauma to become fluent speakers: $10,000
- Gateway Milbridge, general support, to provide year-round entertainment and educational programming in the new Milbridge Theatre and Community Arts Center: $10,000
- Harrington Library Association, general support, to improve organizational operations and grow the library’s collection and programming for our patrons: $10,000
- Healthy Acadia, project support, to transition Folklore Farm to a food bank farm to address food insecurity, ensure longevity of the farm and increase food production: $10,000
- Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry, general support, to purchase a used box truck to help deliver food to the pantry: $10,000
- Island Readers & Writers, project support, to support programming in three Washington County schools, including book giveaways, a literacy night for families and a library program for the broader community: $10,000
- Lubec Community Outreach Center, general support, to increase access to resources, learning and community programs that foster stronger connections and emotional wellbeing: $10,000
- Machias Area Food Pantry, general support, to help provide free food to an increasing number of people who are experiencing food insecurity in the greater Machias area: $10,000
- Maine Academy of Modern Music, project support, to expand music programming for Washington County youth through an Island Institute Fellow and AmeriCorps VISTA: $10,000
- Mano en Mano, project support, to nourish the community using their culturally relevant food pantry while celebrating culture and identity: $5,000
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors Downeast, general support, to fund essential home repairs made by volunteers at no cost to the low-income homeowner: $5,000
- Pleasant Point Health Center, project support, to build an ash tree nursery for the preservation of this threatened species at the core of Passamaquoddy culture: $10,000
- Porter Memorial Library, general support, to bolster annual budget and expand youth programming: $10,000
- Quoddy Tides Foundation, general support, to support operations during a crucial transformational period: $10,000
- Robbinston Historical Society, general support, to expand access to Robbinston's shared history and preserve Grace Chapel: $3,000
- Sunrise Trail Coalition, general support, to expand capacity to develop projects with community partners that focus on health and wellness, transportation, social gatherings and economic benefits: $10,000
- Town of Danforth, project support, to assess owner-owned homes occupied by residents age 62 or older to identify housing deficiencies and assist them in obtaining funding to maintain safe living conditions: $4,990
- Town of Princeton, project support, to create a more vibrant and livable community: $10,000
- Town of Whiting, project support, to eliminate moisture at the Union Meeting House and restore roofs and ceilings: $10,000
- Vanceboro Historical Society, general support, to collect, curate and display historical artifacts, research stories and develop educational programs: $10,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Brendan Leddy Memorial Fund, general support, to continue their free youth skateboarding program, strengthen pro social activities and secure storage for equipment and materials for construction and maintenance: $9,500
- Cobscook Institute, project support, to build capacity to partner with local schools to address gaps and critical needs in arts education: $1,990
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging, project support, to open an access point to serve older adults in the greater Calais area by collaborating with other agencies: $3,000
- Mano en Mano, project support, to nourish the community using their culturally relevant food pantry while celebrating culture and identity: $5,000
- Town of Danforth, project support, to identify housing deficiencies and assist older homeowners in obtaining funding to maintain safe living conditions: $5,000
- Washington Academy, project support, to engage high school students in a sustainable gardening project that donates produce to local food pantries: $10,000
- Whispering Pine Equine Alliance, general support, to host three therapeutic workshops and increase the number of trained equine therapy professionals: $10,000
Western Mountains
Western Mountains
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 21
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $142,100
Average award: $8,359
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 81%
Number of grants awarded: 17
Additional grants by donors: 4 totaling $14,000
2026 Grants from the Western Mountains Committee:
- Franklin County Children's Task Force, to equip a licensed infant and toddler childcare center, expanding access to safe, quality care for working families in rural Franklin County: $5,000
- Greater Franklin Food Council, for general support: $5,000
- Harmony Patriarchs Club, for general support: $10,000
- High Peaks Alliance, to train rangers to maintain trails and engage volunteers across shared public lands in Maine's High Peaks region: $10,000
- Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, to expand diaper and child safety item distribution and community events in Northern Somerset County: $6,000
- Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties, for general support: $10,000
- Main Street Skowhegan, to launch an outdoor recreation career pathway program, CANOE (Career Access through National Service & Outdoor Education), which connects national service experience to structured employment opportunities: $10,000
- Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, to empower high school students to design, create, and market original, hand-made products while learning how to run a sustainable business and support our community: $10,000
- Phillips Area Community Center, for general support: $10,000
- Phillips Children's Foundation, for general support: $10,000
- Phillips Public Library, for general support: $1,100
- Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Rangeley Library Association, for general support: $10,000
- Rangeley Region Health and Wellness Partnership, to strengthen dementia support through therapeutic art, sensory, and movement-based programming that improves cognition, emotional well-being, and engagement for seniors while supporting caregivers: $5,000
- Tranet, for general support: $10,000
- Western Maine Play Museum, for general support: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Greater Franklin Food Council, for general support: $5,000
- Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties, for general support: $2,000
- Phillips Public Library, for general support: $2,000
- Rangeley Region Health and Wellness Partnership, to strengthen dementia support through therapeutic art, sensory, and movement-based programming that improves cognition, emotional well-being, and engagement for seniors while supporting caregivers: $5,000
2025 Grants from the Western Mountains Committee:
- Baker Mountain Ski Tow Club, general support, to promote skiing and snowboarding in the community and continue to build memories with many families.: $6,000
- Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund for Children, general support, to support families who cannot afford childcare, allowing parents to return to work, promoting business development/economic growth in Rangeley, and cognitive development for children.: $10,000
- Farmington Farmers' Market, general support,to expand access to fresh produce for more people in Franklin County, while supporting small farms and food producers: $2,000
- Farmington Public Library Association, general support, to purchase STEAM equipment (computers, 3D printer, building kits, etc.) for our Teen Room to increase educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and design: $5,000
- Food Cupboard of Jay Livermore and Livermore Falls, general support, to provide food assistance to the community of Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls: $6,000
- High Peaks Alliance, general support, The High Peaks Alliance ensures and enhances public access and recreation opportunities in Maine's High Peaks Region through conservation, stewardship, and collaboration: $10,000
- High Peaks Creative Council, general support, to provide creative educational enrichment in schools and community settings for all ages including for the very youngest as well as creative public programming: $10,000
- Literacy Volunteers, general support, to empower adults through learner-based tutoring in reading, writing, math and technology and to promote literacy in our community: $10,000
- Mission at the Eastward, general support, to enable the expansion of critical home repair service for individuals and families in Central Western Maine experiencing housing insecurity and at-risk of homelessness.: $10,000
- Phillips Historical Society, general support, to collaborate with the Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum to preserve, display, and communicate the 200-year history of the upper Sandy River Valley: $10,000
- Rangeley Region Health and Wellness Partnership, project support, to provide children’s enrichment programming with a special focus on literacy and reading to inspire and prepare youth for overall well-being and success: $10,000
- The Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society, general support, to preserve Rangeley Region history and to engage the public through Historic Rangeley’s museums, collections, programs, exhibits, and events: $7,500
- Town of Avon, project support, to develop a recreational playground and gathering area for the greater community: $10,000
- Town of Bingham, project support, to help renovate our baseball/softball field, build a storage building, and create a new volleyball area: $8,000
- Western Maine Play Museum, general support, Western Maine Play Museum envisions a community that is engaged and empowered, nurturing the potential of children and the families who support them.: $4,030
2024 Grants from the Western Mountains Committee:
- Bomazeen Land Trust, general support, to enable Wabanaki people to resume land stewardship: $10,000
- Farmington Historical Society, project support, to discover, procure and preserve the history of Farmington: $3,000
- Friends of L.C. Bates Museum, general support, to support educational partnerships and experiences for under-resourced rural classrooms and families: $2,000
- Greater Franklin Food Council, general support, for hands-on gardening and nutrition lessons: $10,000
- High Peaks Creative Council, general support, to connect regional cultural organizations around creative placemaking projects that increase the quality of life and support a resilient, creative economy: $10,000
- Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, general support, to support those with life-limiting illness and their families: $3,000
- Main Street Skowhegan, project support, to provide free gear and outdoor education opportunities to low-income, at-risk youth: $2,000
- Maine Forestry Museum, general support, for program and operational support: $4,700
- Phillips Historical Society, general support, to collaborate with the Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum to preserve, display and communicate the 200-year history of the upper Sandy River valley region: $7,500
- Rangeley Region Health and Wellness Partnership, project support, to collaborate with neighboring towns to provide physical therapy and wellness services in satellite locations for rural, underserved communities: $10,000
- Skills, project support, to increase driving readiness skills for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism: $10,000
- Skowhegan Farmers Market, project support, to expand Maine Harvest Bucks and for new partnerships and outreach activities with food security organizations: $8,850
- United Way of the Tri Valley Area, general support, to create a community space in Livermore Falls: $5,000
- Western Maine Paper & Heritage Museum, general support, to restore its historic building and expand exhibit offerings: $7,500
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Farmington Historical Society, general support, to discover, procure and preserve the history of Farmington: $5,000
- Franklin County Children's Task Force, project support, for a community chest freezer, washer and dryer to assist families with frozen food storage and clean clothing: $3,477
- Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, general support, to support those with life-limiting illness and their families: $3,000
York County
York County
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 34
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $174,999
Average award: $8,750
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 59%
Number of grants awarded: 20
Additional grants by donors: 3 totaling $7,110
2026 Grants from the York County Committee:
- Age Friendly Saco, for general support: $6,422
- Apex Youth Connection, for general support: $10,000
- Biddeford Community Gardens, for general support: $5,000
- Buxton Hollis Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Caring Unlimited Corp, to develop and dynamic three-year strategic plan following an in depth, consultant-lead, planning process: $10,000
- Community Dental, to purchase and install a sterilization unit at our Biddeford clinic, increasing patient capacity and improving access to timely oral health care in York County: $9,677
- Continuum Arts Colllective, for general support: $10,000
- Fair Tide, for case management services in Fair Tide’s newly launched supportive housing at Thaxter House and integrated units at Founders House: $5,000
- Footprints Inc, to continue offering a free, community-wide breakfast café that fosters dignity, connection, and belonging, ensuring everyone has a place at the table: $10,000
- Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust, for general support: $10,000
- Kennebunkport Historical Society, for general support: $10,000
- Laudholm Trust, for a series of trainings and story walks, centering Wabanaki voices, to challenge the erasure of Indigenous people and their place in Southern Maine: $10,000
- North Berwick Food Pantry, for general support: $10,000
- Saco Farmers' Market, for general support: $2,000
- Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center, to develop a Workforce Development Program aimed at retention/stability among workers, particularly those facing barriers, such as recovery or homelessness: $10,000
- St. George's Childcare Center, for general support: $10,000
- Three Rivers Land Trust, for general support: $10,000
- York County Soil and Water Conservation District, for general support: $10,000
- York Ready for Climate Action, for general support: $6,900
- Youth Full Maine (YFM), for general support: $10,000
2026 Grants from the Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- School Around Us, for general support: $3,610
- SOBO Central, for general support: $1,000
- Youth Full Maine (YFM), for general support: $2,500
2025 Grants from the York County Committee:
- A Place to Start, general support, to support individuals with Alzheimer's and family caregivers. Offering at No Cost, hope, guidance, resources, and a supportive community to navigate the challenges of Alzheimer's: $5,000
- Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society, general support, to preserve the Mousam Lake Pavilion: $9,000
- Age Friendly Saco, general support, to serve older adults by helping to create programs and services needed to allow them to remain safely in their home community: $2,500
- Apex Youth Connection, general support, to provide a safe, inclusive third space for youth, offering no-cost hands-on programming, mentorships, and community connection that fosters personal growth: $10,000
- Fair Tide, general support, to provide permanent, affordable housing and supportive services for long-term stability and success: $8,470
- Footprints Inc., project support, to create respectful and dignified opportunities for connection, growth, and belonging through a free breakfast café, fostering inclusivity where everyone feels welcomed, nourished, and valued: $10,000
- Kids Free to Grow, general support, to provide abuse prevention programs for children and parents: $10,000
- Kittery Land Trust, general support, to support its work educating the youth, feeding those in need, and providing connections to the outdoors: $4,500
- My Place Teen Center, project support, to provide daily meals and restaurant job training skills to youth ages 10-18 in York County: $10,000
- Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center, project support, to outfit the second floor with beds, pillows, bedding, to accommodate unhoused individuals displaced by the recent disbanding of Biddeford's tent encampment: $10,000
- The Dance Hall, general support, to build community by promoting, advancing and sponsoring live artistic endeavors, creative work and education in music, dance and film: $10,000
- York Land Trust, Inc., general support, to protect and care for significant natural lands and waterways in York for the benefit and well-being of the community and the environment: $4,530
- York Ready for Climate Action, general support, to continue urgent climate action locally: $10,000
- Youth Full Maine, general support, to address food insecurity in York County for students, families, and other community members in need, especially throughout rural and urban regions of York Count: $10,000
From Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2025):
- Age Friendly Saco, general support, to serve older adults by helping to create programs and services needed to allow them to remain safely in their home community: $2,500
- Museum of Art of Ogunquit, project support, to offer five free art classes for low-income adults and seniors, promoting equitable access and diverse artistic engagement in the community: $4,450
- Saco Meals Program, general support, to upgrade and expand cold storage capabilities to offer free community meals to those in need of food and socialization: $1,000
- Town of Lyman, project support, to revitalize Bunganut Park by improving ADA accessibility, restoring natural features, and expanding recreational opportunities for all ages and abilities: $5,000
2024 Grants from the York County Committee:
- Avesta Housing Development Corporation, project support, to help residents at affordable housing properties in York County establish and cultivate gardens so they can grow their own healthy food: $5,000
- Brick Store Museum, general support, to engage all generations in the exploration of shared history and cultures to fuel lifelong learning and inspire empathetic citizenship: $9,000
- Caring Unlimited Corporation, project support, to implement strategies to expand and improve services for diverse and traditionally underserved populations: $6,500
- Esther Residence, general support, to assist formerly incarcerated women who are re-entering society address family needs, support themselves and engage in society: $7,073
- Fair Tide, general support, to provide permanent, affordable housing and supportive services for long-term stability and success: $7,074
- McArthur Library Association, project support, to purchase an electric bicycle equipped with book storage to meet community members where they work, live and play : $9,500
- Old Berwick Historical Society, general support, to catalogue archives and objects in a searchable database accessible by the public, students, teachers and researchers: $1,000
- Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center, general support, to provide personal growth services to community members experiencing poverty: $7,073
- Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, project support, to present an exhibition at Sarah Orne Jewett House featuring artist Lokotah Sanborn exploring Indigenous perspectives of colonial history and present-day injustices: $6,000
- YMCA Sanford-Springvale, project support, to build an inclusive sensory playground at their newly expanded Early Learning Center to promote learning and creativity: $10,000
- York Ready for Climate Action, general support, to meet urgent climate goals by increasing the number of residents who reduce energy use at home: $8,960
- Youth Full Maine, general support, to address food insecurity in York County, with a specific focus on students, families and rural populations: $10,000
Statewide
Statewide
2026 GRANTS
Total applications received: 108
Grant dollars awarded by committee: $403,500
Average award: $9,384
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 40%
Number of grants awarded: 43
Additional grants by donors: 10 totaling $58,500 (as of June 2026)
2026 Grants from the Statewide Committee:
- 3Rivers, Inc., to train, empower, and engage people with intellectual and developmental disabilities or autism in self‑advocacy, leadership, public speaking, and community engagement: $10,000
- African Elected Leaders in America, for general support: $10,000
- ArtVan, for general support: $10,000
- Autism Society of Maine, for general support: $10,000
- Bomazeen Land Trust, to engage with up to 30 individual young adults aged 18-24 in the five tribal communities to participate in the Community Guardian Outdoor Program: $10,000
- Center for Justice and Human Dignity, for general support: $10,000
- Christine B Foundation Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Classical Uprising, for general support: $10,000
- Frannie Peabody Center, Inc., to expand the FRAN Fund to help immigrant and BIPOC clients safely access basic needs and maintain health amid intensified ICE‑related instability: $2,500
- Girls on the Run - Maine, for general support: $10,000
- Green and White Hope, Inc., for general support: $10,000
- GrowSmart Maine, to create a technical assistance hub to align existing nonprofit capacity so communities can easily access the right help at the right time: $10,000
- Hardy Girls Healthy Women, Inc., for general support: $10,000
- JustME for JustUS, for general support: $10,000
- LifeFlight Foundation, to install weather cameras at Maine hospitals to improve emergency medical transport safety and ensure patients receive faster access to life-saving care: $5,000
- Maine Center for Economic Policy, to analyze public policies’ impact on Mainers—especially immigrant communities—and build capacity of people and organizations to use data to strengthen community-driven responses: $10,000
- Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, for public service journalism for Western Maine that provides critical information on town governance and enhances community engagement in rural Maine: $10,000
- Maine Climate Action Now, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Crafts Association, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Education Leaders Professional Learning Collaborative, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Environmental Education Association, to implement a pilot Wabanaki Studies workshop series that will assist community-based educators in high needs communities to best support classroom teachers teaching Wabanaki Studies: $10,000
- Maine Food Convergence Project (MFCP), for general support: $10,000
- Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition, to serve immigrant families by providing accurate information, legal resources, and community safety information through a Resource Hub and Hotline: $5,000
- Maine Lakes Society, for general support: $5,000
- Maine Natural History Observatory, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Paws for Veterans Inc, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Preservation, for general support: $10,000
- Maine School Garden Network, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Science Teachers Association, for general support: $6,000
- Maine Trails Coalition, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund, to build a partnership-based “resource hub” to help small values-aligned organizations in Maine share operations functions, increasing our collective efficiency and impact: $10,000
- Maine Wood Banks, for general support: $10,000
- Maine Youth for Climate Justice, for general support: $10,000
- Moving Maine Network, for general support: $10,000
- People's Coalition for Safety and Justice, for general support: $10,000
- Percival P Baxter Fdn for Maines Deaf and Hard of Hearing, for general support: $10,000
- Queerly ME, for general support: $10,000
- Robbie Foundation, for general support: $10,000
- Rural Aspirations Project, for general support: $10,000
- Rural Community Action Ministry, for general support: $10,000
- The Source School, for general support: $10,000
- Vet to Vet Maine, for general support: $10,000
- Wabanaki Community Foundation, for general support: $10,000
2026 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- 30 Mile River Watershed Association, for general support: $5,000
- Americans Who Tell the Truth, for general support: $4,000
- Finding Our Voices, for general support: $2,000
- Island Institute, We request support to equip island and coastal towns with resources, tools, and partnerships to plan, permit, and build community-led attainable, year-round housing.: $2,000
- LifeFlight Foundation, to install weather cameras at Maine hospitals to improve emergency medical transport safety and ensure patients receive faster access to life-saving care: $10,000
- Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition, to serve immigrant families by providing accurate information, legal resources, and community safety information through a Resource Hub and Hotline: $5,000
- Maine Lakes Society, for general support: $5,000
- Maine Paws for Veterans Inc, for general support: $500
- Maine Wabanaki REACH, for general support: $10,000
- Marine Mammals of Maine, To build a new enclosure for seals allowing us to expand the types of complex cases and age classes that can receive supportive care.: $15,000
2025 Grants from the Statewide Committee:
- 30 Mile River Watershed Association, to engage our communities and build capacity to protect the health of the watershed, addressing threats from invasive species, development, and climate change: $10,000
- Acadia Center, to support community voices in energy decision-making at a regional and state/utility-level and encourage direct participation in energy issues impacting resiliency, costs and benefits: $10,000
- ArtVan, to pursue our mission to promote equity and accessibility by delivering mobile art therapy for transformational healing to people in their communities: $10,000
- Atlantic Black Box, to empower communities to research and reckon with our region’s active role in colonization and slavery while recentering the stories of its historically marginalized groups: $10,000
- Bomazeen Land Trust, to enable the Abenaki/Wabanaki people to resume their stewardship roles for lands and waters that are historically, spiritually, and ecologically significant to them: $10,000
- ClimateWork Maine, to engage and connect businesses, communities, nonprofits, and citizens and strengthen and succeed partnerships within Maine’s environmental ecosystem while confronting the climate crisis head-on: $10,000
- Coastal Enterprises Inc, to empower Maine seniors through interactive workshops, teaching them to identify, avoid, and report scams, safeguarding their financial well-being and personal information from fraud: $10,000
- Hardy Girls Healthy Women, Inc., to support work with girls and nonbinary youth, and college and elder mentors to ignite curiosity, build community, and challenge the status quo: $10,000
- Heart of Maine United Way, to expand awareness and advocacy for ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) in multiple counties through educational events, outreach, and capacity-building initiatives: $10,000
- Im Your Neighbor Books, to bring culturally appropriate children's books to organizational spaces where immigrant and New Mainers may be accessing other services to show belonging: $9,750
- JustME for JustUS, to support rural Maine youth in having voice in the decisions that impact their futures, especially around climate, economy, and environment: $10,000
- Kids First Center, to support families during a time when family conflict is heightened, and children need stability and resiliency in their family units: $10,000
- Maine Access Points, to increase access to community-specific wound care and health education services to people who use drugs in Maine: $10,000
- Maine Balsam Libraries, to provide small and rural communities with a stable and sustainable integrated library system that will improve access to statewide resources: $10,000
- Maine Civics Network, to launch the Maine Civics Network so that we may coordinate, catalyze, and amplify opportunities for hands-on, community-based civic learning in Maine schools: $10,000
- Maine Climate Action Now, to advance climate justice education and action to catalyze systemic transformation and energy equity for all, especially historically marginalized and impacted communities: $10,000
- Maine Community Health Worker Initiative, to support health equity and access in Maine by strengthening our Community Health Worker workforce through policy and advocacy, professional development, networking, and peer support: $10,000
- Maine Doula Coalition, to support expanded and equitable access to birth doula services throughout Maine, particularly for those disproportionately impacted by adverse perinatal outcomes: $10,000
- Maine Environmental Education Association, to host four educator professional development cohorts on Wabanaki studies and climate education in Franklin, Piscataquis, Hancock, and Androscoggin counties in Fall and Winter 2025: $10,000
- Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, to connect 1000+ low-income seniors to free local fruits and vegetables and additional food security services at their local farmers’ markets: $10,000
- Maine GearShare, to expand statewide gear access by increasing our capacity to innovate and transform Maine’s outdoor education and recreation landscape: $10,000
- Maine Grain Alliance, to expand educational programs and community initiatives through heritage grain restoration, hands-on workshops, and partnerships that strengthen Maine’s grain economy: $10,000
- Maine Network of Community Food Councils, to support our network of local food councils working to help make our food systems more nutritious, sustainable, accessible and locally based: $10,000
- Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, to equip Maine's adult learners with sustainable gardening strategies to combat climate change through webinars, classes, and community engagement: $10,000
- Maine Public Health Association, to advance the health of all people and places in Maine through advocacy, education, partnerships, and support for the public health workforce: $10,000
- Maine School Garden Network, to support to continue the growth and stability of the organization to provide resources plus in-person events and programs that benefit Maine School Gardens: $10,000
- Maine Youth for Climate Justice, to stipend youth climate leaders, continue existing programming, and provide thriving wages and benefits for youth staff: $10,000
- Mainely Smiles, to renovate a dental bus that will provide full preventative, restorative, and surgical oral healthcare services directly to underserved, low-income communities across Maine: $10,000
- Moving Forward for Maine Reentry Sisters, to provide gender-responsive, trauma-informed reentry support—including education assistance, community-building, and essential resources—to empower women transitioning from incarceration toward stability, self-sufficiency, and leadership: $9,500
- Nature Based Education Consortium, to ensure that every Maine youth has access to powerful outdoor learning experiences through collaborative, community-led systems-level efforts: $10,000
- New Learning Journey, to build a community committed to Wabanaki land return through transformative learning experiences for conservation practitioners: $10,000
- passivhausMAINE, to achieve climate and economic justice in Maine through high-performance retrofits for low-income residents, workforce development, and coalition building: $10,000
- Quality Housing Coalition, to deliver culturally-sensitive in-home assistance, including behavioral and physical assessments and resource navigation, to low-income tenants—primarily formerly homeless BIPOC women and children—supporting household health needs: $10,000
- Queerly ME, to foster strong support networks and strengthen community belonging for LGBTQIA+ adults through increasing and creating outdoor community events, access to essential resources, and Queer storytelling: $10,000
- Rural Community Action Ministry, to help low-income rural people prevent homelessness, and hunger by meeting basic needs while providing financial support/counseling to reach economic independence: $10,000
- Side x Side Inc, to support Side x Side’s mission to empower youth, teachers and artists through the arts to cultivate creativity, strengthen academic achievement and build community: $10,000
- SkillsUSA Maine, to engage our members in workforce development, leadership and employability opportunities as an integral component of CTE instruction: $10,000
- Slingshot, to develop workbooks that will help train Mainers community organizing skills in order to protect our health and environment: $10,000
- Wabanaki Benefit Foundation, to honor our ancestors' dream of the health and prosperity of our people, through fostering our collective traditions of respectful relationships and giving: $10,000
2025 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of June 2026):
- Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, for the Know Your Rights Outreach Project that provides accessible legal education, counters misinformation, and empowers Maine’s immigrant communities to navigate changes in immigration laws: $10,000
- Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition, to better serve immigrants affected by immigration arrests by adding the capacity for community-based organizations, which includes a Hotline for reporting and or seeking support: $10,000
- Marine Mammals of Maine, to implement new techniques for wildlife healthcare and emerging disease surveillance to enhance animal welfare and understanding of pathogens with potential for human health implications: $10,000
- Safe Voices, to meet emergency material needs of survivors of domestic abuse and trafficking: $5,000
- The Challenger Learning Center of Maine, to provide engaging positive STEM programming for students of Maine to be inspired to pursue a career in the STEM fields: $10,000
- United Recovery Fund, to support sustainable employment for people affected by addiction and incarceration by providing support, dignity, and purpose: $10,000
- Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness Npc, for a new initiative that will support Wabanaki undergraduates seeking internships leading to careers in Public Health with financial support and engagement: $10,000
2024 Grants from the Statewide Committee:
- 30 Mile River Watershed Association, general support, to protect the health of the watershed and address threats from invasive species, development and climate change through community engagement and capacity building: $10,000
- Androscoggin Home Health Services, project support, to engage parents of children with disabilities in accessible, social and educational activities while creating a peer support network among participating parents: $7,775
- Black Owned Maine, general support, to support a holistic youth entrepreneurship pilot project that sustains and innovates an ecosystem for Black entrepreneurs in Maine: $10,000
- Cody’s Closet, general support, to respond to the needs of adolescents impacted by the child welfare system in Maine: $10,000
- Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, project support, to enhance outreach through the Immigrant Children’s Project to bring legal services to children, teens and young people: $10,000
- Kids First Center, general support, to support families in conflict by providing stability and resiliency to their family units : $10,000
- Maine Center for Economic Policy, project support, to strengthen Wabanaki Nations leaders' and community members' abilities to make an economic case for restoring tribal sovereignty: $10,000
- Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, project support, to expand investigative and explanatory journalism, bringing informative reporting to residents of Somerset, Franklin and Oxford counties: $10,000
- Maine Hands & Voices, general support, to support families with deaf or hard-of-hearing children by providing resources, education and advocacy for communication access and equity: $10,000
- Maine Preservation, general support, to promote the economic and cultural value of historic preservation in Maine through educational programming, direct consultation and resource development: $10,000
- Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition, general support, to support and advocate for Maine’s incarcerated citizens, their families and friends: $10,000
- Maine Public Health Association, general support, to optimize the health of all people and places in Maine through advocacy, education, partnerships and public health workforce development: $10,000
- Maine School Garden Network, general support, to provide resources plus in-person events and programs that benefit Maine School Garden’s growth and stability: $10,000
- Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, general support, to increase opportunities for aspiring and established Maine writers and strengthen community connections through free and public literary events: $10,000
- Maine Youth for Climate Justice, general support, to increase capacity and hire new staff, provide stipends to youth leaders and continue existing climate justice programming: $10,000
- New Beginnings, project support, to improve safety, wellbeing and stability for homeless minors in Maine through a cell phone access pilot project: $10,000
- OUT Maine, project support, to support LGBTQIA+ youth and foster community through regional meetups and support initiatives, technical assistance, directories and recognition: $10,000
- Queerly ME, general support, to strengthen and support the LGBTQIA+ community across Maine by crafting community-centered events, increasing LGBTQIA+ visibility and bolstering access to resources: $7,500
- Reentry Sisters, general support, to assist female citizens transitioning from prison to society by re-establishing connections to community and family through systems of support with a gender-responsive approach: $9,000
- Tear Cap Workshops, general support, to implement hands-on craft and education programs that bring knowledge, empowerment and enjoyment to members of the community: $4,885
- Volunteers of America Northern New England, project support, to provide housing options and support services to Maine youth experiencing homelessness and unsafe circumstances: $10,000
2024 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds (as of April 2024):
- Art Van, general support, to help address traumatic experiences through increased resilience, social skills, self-expression and healthy choices in youth with financial and transportation constraints: $10,000
- Central Maine Area Agency on Aging, project support, to build a designated Meals on Wheels packing room to optimize efficiency in volunteer-based, nutritionally balanced meal delivery services for older and disabled adults: $3,000
- Elder Abuse Institute of Maine, project support, to build capacity for a volunteer program focused on combating social isolation for 60+ year old clients: $2,000
- Family Planning Association of Maine, project support, to decrease abortion stigma and strengthen support for reproductive justice via the Abortion Storytelling Art Project: $5,000
- JustME for JustUS, general support, to provide programming and resources to rural Maine youth that amplify young voices in the decisions in climate, economy and environment that impact their futures: $10,000
- Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, project support, to build capacity to anchor fishing permits and quota in Maine communities, giving fishermen stable access and helping to diversify local fishing businesses: $10,000
- Maine Paws for Veterans, general support, to mitigate veterans’ post-traumatic stress symptoms and reduce the incidence of veteran suicide by utilizing canine-assisted therapeutic interventions: $10,000
- Marine Mammals of Maine, project support, to support and empower coastal communities to safely and responsibly share Maine's shore and waters with marine mammals: $10,000
- Nature Based Education Consortium, general support, to ensure that Maine youth have access to powerful outdoor learning experiences through collaborative, stakeholder-led systems-level efforts: $10,000
- PassivhausMAINE, general support, to decrease Maine's carbon footprint through workforce development, coalition building and high-performance retrofits for low-income residents: $10,000
- Spurwink Services, project support, to provide specialized, acute emergency mental health intervention during crisis through a Critical Incident Stress Management team, in partnership with schools and communities: $10,000
