MaineCF awarded $60,000 in grants from its Equity Fund to strengthen lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) organizations in Maine. Donors with advised funds at MaineCF made an additional five grants totaling $37,500. Grantees include: Downeast Rainbow Alliance, for its Traveling Rainbow Project, which creates affirming spaces at schools, community centers, and local events […]

Maine residents who seek to transfer foreign college or professional credentials may be eligible for a grant through the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME). FAME’s Foreign Credentialing Grant Program provides grants to assist eligible Maine residents with certain costs associated with obtaining a foreign credential evaluation in order to access higher education, employment, or professional […]

Programs that assist those with limited or no access to transportation have been awarded a total $154,498 in grants from MaineCF’s Maine Charity Foundation Fund and from donors with advised funds at MaineCF. The grants will support a range of organizations and projects, including volunteer transportation programs and food delivery services across the state. Recent […]

A scholarship means a lot: It’s a vote of confidence, a shot in the arm, a check that means your life just took a turn for the better. At MaineCF, we’re heartened by stories from students and graduates who stride toward the future with support from one of our hundreds of scholarship funds. Last year, […]

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 […]