MaineCF has awarded more than $472,000 through three grant programs to 59 arts organizations across the state.  The Maine Expansion Arts grant program, which supports organizations and programs that serve rural communities and/or Black, Indigenous and other people of color, awarded 18 grants totaling $148,500. Donors with advised funds at MaineCF awarded 11 additional grants […]

MaineCF has awarded $153,000 to 12 nonprofit organizations that promote access to the outdoors through its Conservation for All grant program. Donors with advised funds at MaineCF made seven additional grants totaling $34,400. Conservation for All invests in organizations and projects that build strong connections between people in Maine and its land and water. These […]

Celebrate Black History Month through live performance, song, and discussion with these February events hosted by MaineCF grantees. Legally Racist Speaker Series 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, virtual Alpha Legal Foundation’s “Legally Racist” speaker series this month features Jody David Armour, author and Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California. […]

The Western Foothills Land Trust, a MaineCF grantee, celebrated the opening of its farm-to-town trail system at Roberts Farm Preserve. The new trail system allows cross-country skiers and those who snowshoe to enjoy winter recreation steps from Norway’s downtown. A warming hut, supported by a Community Building grant, offers a warm respite as well as […]

MaineCF has awarded 23 Greater Portland nonprofits a total $133,055 in grants through its Rines Thompson Fund. 2022 grantees include: Classical Uprising, for its 2023 Portland Bach Experience festival Maine Historical Society, for its exhibit “Code Red: Connecting Natural History Collections with Climate Change” Youth Led Justice, to divert youth from Maine’s juvenile justice system, […]