Sept. 23, 2025 The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors. John Bear Mitchell of the Penobscot Nation, Michelle Hayes of Scarborough and Charles Rudelitch of Harrington joined the board this summer. After 25 years of executive leadership with Hannaford Supermarkets, Michelle Hayes co-founded human resources consulting firm Smith, Kjelgaard […]

July 17, 2025 The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) has launched two new grant programs: Land for Communities and the Maine Women’s Fund. Land for Communities The Land for Communities (L4C) grant program supports community land projects that increase relationships to land for underserved geographies and populations in Maine. L4C offers support for land acquisition and […]

June 11, 2025 PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH— The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) today announced a partnership with Maine Venture Fund (MVF), which will fund innovative Maine-based startup businesses and help spur economic opportunity across the state. With guidance and approval from its Board of Directors, MaineCF has committed to invest up to 2% of its investment […]

May 14, 2025 PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH— The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) today announced the launch of a new initiative to strengthen Maine communities by ensuring strong, local news coverage in all parts of the state. MaineCF applied and has been selected by the nonpartisan philanthropic initiative Press Forward to become one of 36 independent chapters […]

March 14, 2025   The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) awarded 47 grants totaling $271,987 to nonprofit organizations serving the Greater Portland area through the Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund and the Rines Thompson Fund. The Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund awarded 12 grants totaling $95,487. Donors with advised funds at MaineCF awarded an additional six […]