A new scholarship held at MaineCF will support LGBTQ+ individuals and allies pursuing post-secondary education. The Parsons Scholarship Fund for LGBTQ+ Youth and Allies was created to honor the life of Betsy Parsons, a longtime English teacher in Portland schools who died in 2019. An advocate of LGBTQ+ issues, Betsy helped launch the Southern Maine […]

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Twenty-six Greater Portland organizations received a total of $146,750 in funding through Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Rines Thompson Fund. An additional $23,500 was awarded to organizations through donor-advised funds held by MaineCF. The Rines Thompson Fund was established in 1999 by the children and grandchildren of Henry P. and Adeline B. Rines to benefit the […]

More than $3.5 million in scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation benefited 923 students during 2021. A majority of the 1,141 scholarships awarded by the community foundation went to students from Maine. MaineCF scholarships help recipients pursue post-secondary education as undergraduates, graduate students or adult learners. The community foundation now offers scholarships from 680 funds, […]

Donors with advised funds at MaineCF have tripled 2021 grant awards that will help older Mainers with transportation and deliveries. The $151,000 in grants was awarded from MaineCF’s Maine Charity Foundation Fund, with an additional $109,000 directed from advised funds. Projects supported ranged from volunteer transportation programs to food delivery services in rural areas. The […]