Hospice Fund

2026 Grants by Committee:

  • Chaplaincy Institute of Maine, to provide hospice volunteers, interfaith students, and other professionals with training and on-going support needed to witness and hold multi-focal grief for self and others: $5,700
  • Harbour Singers, to continue to build and diversify our Hospice Chorus membership, expand partnerships and connections for bedside singing and to strengthen outreach and training activities. : $3,000
  • Hospice of Southern Maine, to support our bereavement program to meet the growing demand for grief counseling, support groups, and grief education in southern Maine: $2,500
  • Love in Living Action, to strengthen compassionate in‑home end‑of‑life assistance by expanding volunteer outreach, training, and support for vulnerable residents in Cumberland and York counties: $6,000
  • Scarborough Public Library, to expand access to hospice education, caregiver support, grief resources, and legacy programming to ensure seniors and families navigating end-of-life transitions have compassionate support: $1,500
  • The Center for Grieving Children, to increase capacity to accommodate the growing need for Bereavement and Tender Living Care support for grieving Mainers: $10,000
  • The Kita Center DBA Camp Kita, to provide suicide-specific bereavement resources and support to families in Cumberland and York counties through curated books, growing awareness, and timely post-vention to reduce adverse effects: $6,600
  • VNA Home & Hospice, to expand hospice education, strengthen volunteer preparedness, implement standardized eligibility reference tools, and enhance bereavement resources for families in Cumberland County: $10,000

2026 Grants by Donor-Advised Funds (as of May 2026):

  • Hospice of Southern Maine, to support our bereavement program to meet the growing demand for grief counseling, support groups, and grief education in southern Maine. : $2,500

2025 Grants by Committee:

  • Androscoggin Home Health Services, to provide workshops to older adults, caregivers and the community to raise awareness about hospice services: $5,000
  • Camp Kita, to expand access to bereavement support through grief and comfort resources via mail, virtual workshops and an enhanced resource center for suicide-loss survivors: $4,750
  • Hospice Help Foundation, to provide urgent financial assistance to help hospice patients afford essential items and life's end: $7,110
  • Hospice of Southern Maine, for two community liasions who provide educaton about hospice, grief and other end-of-life topics: $6,000
  • The Center for Grieving Children, to increase capacity for peer-support bereavement and Tender Living Care programs: $7,000

2024 Grants by Committee:

  • Chaplaincy Institute of Maine, to strengthen end-of-life programming and develop a workshop that provides opportunity to explore pathways through grief: $6,600
  • Hospice Help Foundation, to provide critical financial support to hospice patients who are unable to afford essential comforts: $10,463
  • Laudholm Trust, to build a supportive community that emphasizes healing through nature for caregivers and the bereaved in York County: $5,000
  • VNA Home & Hospice, to improve and expand educational provider events to increase awareness of hospice services: $10,000