MaineCF announces rebranding, new logo

The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) announces a new brand and logo that reflects the foundation’s future and mission to build a better Maine. This year marks MaineCF’s 40th anniversary. In 1983, the founding president of the College of the Atlantic, Ed Kaelber, retired and received a $10 startup gift from friend and philanthropist Bob Blum. […]

$442K awarded to organizations serving people of color

More than $400,000 in grants from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) will support organizations throughout the state that are led by and serve people of color. MaineCF’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Fund (BIPOC) awarded 33 grants totaling $327,000. Another 17 grants totaling $114,750 were made by people with donor-advised funds at MaineCF. 2023 […]

Reporting Out: Community Building Grant Program, July 2023

Reports from our nonprofit partners about their work funded through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program offer valuable learnings. They help us gauge our impact and can reveal new opportunities to bring people and resources together. They also inform our mission as we address both community needs and critical statewide issues. We hope this report will […]

$199K awarded to nonprofits serving vulnerable communities

The Maine Community Foundation’s Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund awarded $198,213 to 29 organizations that support underserved or vulnerable communities in Auburn, Bath, Biddeford, Brunswick, Greater Portland, Lewiston, Saco and Sanford. The grantees include: Maine Boys to Men, for Boot Camp for New Dads, a program for expectant fathers The Ecology School, to provide hands-on […]

Reviewers needed for Maine Land Protection grant program

The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks reviewers to evaluate grant proposals to its Maine Land Protection grant program. The Maine Land Protection grant program provides grants for land acquisition or land conservation easement projects that build strong connections between people in Maine/ Wabanaki territory and its land and water. Reviewers will read and recommend proposals for […]