Grants made to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic
Since March 2020, MaineCF awarded $4,542,453 to address the impacts of the pandemic. Scroll down to see a list of grants by category.
Grants by Category
Child Care
Child care: These grants help fund child care for essential workers.
- Alfond Youth & Community Center (Boys and Girls Club of Waterville): $20,000
- Bangor Region YMCA: $20,000
- Bath Area Family YMCA: $20,000
- Boothbay Region YMCA, Boothbay Harbor: $22,500
- Boys and Girls Club of Kennebec Valley, Gardiner: $10,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, Portland: $15,000
- Central Lincoln County YMCA, Damariscotta: $7,500
- Children's Center, Augusta: $5,000
- Down East Family YMCA, Ellsworth: $25,000
- Harbor House, Southwest Harbor: $5,000
- Kennebec Valley YMCA, Augusta: $5,000
- Kid's Corner Inc., Bar Harbor: $5,000
- Midcoast Maine Community Action, Bath: $10,000
- Penobscot Bay YMCA, Rockport: $15,000
- Penquis Cap Inc., Bangor: $10,000
- Piscataquis Regional YMCA, Dover-Foxcroft: $10,000
- Sanford-Springvale YMCA: $20,000
- Tree Street Youth Inc., Lewiston: $5,000
- Waldo County YMCA, Belfast: $15,000
- We Care Baby Center, Machias: $10,000
- YMCA Auburn-Lewiston: $20,000
- YMCA of Southern Maine, Portland: $10,000
- YWCA Central Maine, Lewiston: $15,000
Food
Food: These grants fund food pantries, meal pick-up and meal delivery services.
- Adopt-a-Block of Aroostook, Houlton: $18,250
- Angolan Community Association, Portland: $1,000
- Area Interfaith Outreach Pantry and Emergency Assistance, Rockland: $4,000
- Aroostook Agency on Aging, Presque Isle: $5,000
- Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Presque Isle: $26,000
- Augusta Food Bank: $9,000
- Bangor Area Homeless Shelter Food Pantry: $18,500
- Bar Harbor Food Pantry: $6,500
- Bath Area Food Bank: $5,000
- Belgrade Rome Special Needs Food Pantry: $7,500
- Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry: $6,000
- Biddeford Food Pantry: $4,000
- Boothbay Region Food Pantry: $5,000
- Bowdoinham Food Pantry: $7,500
- Bridgton Food Pantry: $7,500
- Bucksport Community Concerns: $13,000
- Camden Area Christian Food Pantry: $7,500
- Care and Share Food Closet, Farmington: $13,000
- Caribou Ecumenical Food Pantry: $6,000
- Catholic Charities Maine--Aroostook County, Caribou: $12,250
- Center for Wisdom's Women, Lewiston: $2,500
- Come Spring Food Pantry, Union: $4,000
- Common Good Soup Kitchen, Southwest Harbor: $7,500
- Community Food Pantry, Bangor: $9,000
- Community Kitchen, Oxford: $4,000
- Congolese Community of Maine, Portland: $5,000
- Courageous Steps Project, Milford: $3,000
- Deacon’s Food Pantry, Leeds: $7,500
- Dixfield Emergency Food Pantry: $4,000
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging, Brewer: $15,000
- Eastport Labor of Love: $5,000
- Ecumenical Food Pantry, Newcastle: $10,000
- Everybody Eats, Ellsworth: $6,500
- Faith Food Pantry Inc., Gardiner: $4,000
- Food AND Medicine Education Fund, Brewer: $7,500
- Foothills Foodworks, Norway: $10,000
- Friends in Action, Ellsworth: $12,000
- Good Shepherd Food Bank, Statewide: $75,000
- Greater Ecumenical Fort Kent Food Pantry: $6,000
- Guilford Economic Partnership Foodbank: $3,500
- Hampden Neighborhood Food Cupboard: $4,000
- Health Equity Alliance, Bangor: $4,000
- Healthy Lincoln County, Damariscotta: $10,000
- Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Littleton: $28,000
- In Her Presence, Portland: $1,000
- Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry, Calais: $7,500
- Island Community Center, Inc., Deer Isle: $6,500
- Island Pantry, Inc., Deer Isle: $7,500
- Jackman Food Cupboard: $12,500
- Lincoln Regional Food-Cupboard: $4,000
- Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Ellsworth: $11,500
- Lubec Community Outreach Center: $7,500
- Machias Food Pantry: $21,500
- Magic Food Bus, Blue Hill: $12,500
- Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, Stonington: $10,000
- Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services, Lewiston: $1,500
- Mano en Mano, Milbridge: $2,500
- MCH, Inc., Rockland: $10,000
- Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, Brunswick: $8,000
- Milo Ecumenical Food Cupboard: $10,500
- Neighbor's Cupboard, Inc., Winterport: $4,000
- New Beginnings, Inc., Lewiston: $4,000
- New England Arab American Organization, Portland: $1,000
- No Greater Love Food Pantry, Belfast: $10,000
- Open Table MDI, Bar Harbor: $16,500
- Oxford Hills Food Pantry, Norway: $6,000
- Passamaquoddy Indian Township Tribal Government, Perry: $20,000
- Passamaquoddy Tribe, Indian Township: $9,000
- Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point: $33,000
- Patten Community Food Cupboard: $5,000
- Penobscot Nation, Indian Island: $34,000
- Phillips Area Food Pantry: $8,000
- Piscataquis Regional Food Center, Dover-Foxcroft: $15,500
- Presente! Maine, Portland: $500
- The Progress Center Inc., Oxford: $6,000
- Richmond Area Food Pantry Incorporated: $7,500
- River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, Rumford: $6,000
- Rural Community Action Ministry, Leeds: $6,000
- Saco Food Pantry: $7,500
- Sangerville First Universalist Church Pantry: $7,500
- Sebago Warming Hut: $4,000
- Seniors Plus, Lewiston: $15,000
- The Simmering Pot, Blue Hill: $6,500
- Skowhegan Community Food Cupboard: $12,500
- Somali Bantu Community Association, Lewiston: $2,500
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Scarborough: $15,000
- Southwest Oxford County Nutrition Inc., Brownfield: $10,000
- Spectrum Generations (Central Maine Agency on Aging), Augusta: $15,000
- St. Mary's Nutrition Center's Food Pantry, Lewiston: $10,000
- Stratton/Eustis Food Pantry: $5,000
- Sunshine Backpack Food Program, Brownfield: $2,500
- Town of Dover-Foxcroft: $7,500
- Tree of Life, Blue Hill: $7,500
- Trinity Jubilee Center, Inc., Lewiston: $10,000
- Tri-Town Food Cupboard, Hartland: $5,000
- Volunteer Regional Food Pantry, Unity: $10,000
- Washington County Food and Fuel Alliance, Machias: $14,500
- Waterville Area Essentials Closet: $8,500
- Waterville Food Bank: $4,000
- Wayside Food Programs, Portland: $14,000
- The Welcome Table, Ellsworth: $6,500
- Westside Food Pantry, Southwest Harbor: $6,500
- What’s for Suppa? Food Pantry, Mariaville: $10,000
- Whitefield Food Bank: $5,000
- York Community Service Association: $12,500
- Youth Full Maine, Biddeford: $14,500
General Social Service
General social service: These grants help to fund agencies providing a broad range services, including food, shelter, child care, mental health, rental assistance, and transportation.
- Afghan Community – Maine, Portland: $11,500
- Age-Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec, Bath: $1,900
- AIO Food and Energy Assistance, Rockland: $7,500
- AK Health and Social Services, Lewiston: $7,500
- Amjambo, Portland: $7,500
- Angolan Community of Maine, Portland: $21,000
- Aroostook County Action Program, Presque Isle: $47,000
- Burundi Community Association of Maine, Portland: $13,500
- Cambodian Community Association of Maine, Portland: $20,000
- Capital Area New Mainers Project, Augusta: $10,000
- Catholic Charities Maine: $30,000
- Catholic Charities Maine-Aroostook County: $8,000
- Catholic Charities Maine-Cumberland County: $8,000
- Center for Ecology-Based Economy, Norway: $8,366
- Center for Wisdom's Women, Lewiston: $10,000
- Community Compass, Blue Hill: $12,000
- Community Concepts Inc., Lewiston: $62,000
- Congolese Brazzaville Community of Maine, Portland: $13,500
- Congolese Community of Maine, Portland: $16,500
- Downeast Community Partners, Ellsworth: $60,500
- Freeport Community Services: $10,000
- Gateway Community Services, Portland: $28,500
- Hispanic Ministry (Roman Catholic Diocese), Portland: $8,000
- H.O.M.E. Inc., Orland: $30,000
- Hope Acts, Portland: $2,500
- Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, Lewiston: $25,000
- In Her Presence, Portland: $30,000
- Intercultural Community Center, Westbrook: $11,500
- ITNPortland: $10,000
- Kennebec Valley Community Action Programs, Augusta: $62,000
- Ladder to the Moon/Amjambo Africa, Portland: $9,000
- Maine Access Immigrant Network, Portland: $35,000
- Maine Association of Nonprofits: $10,000
- Maine Community Integration, Lewiston: $25,000
- Maine Equal Justice, Augusta: $25,000
- Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services, Lewiston: $26,000
- Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition, Portland: $30,000
- Maine Initiatives, Inc., Portland: $25,000
- Maine Inside Out, Portland: $15,000
- Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition, Lisbon: $15,000
- Maine Seacoast Mission, Milbridge: $20,000
- Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund, Augusta: $10,000
- MANA (Maine Association for New Americans), Portland: $2,500
- Mano en Mano, Milbridge: $25,000
- MCH (Making Community Happen), Rockland, $7,500
- Midcoast Maine Community Action, Bath: $62,000
- My Place Teen Center, Westbrook: $5,000
- New England Arab American Organization, Portland: $23,500
- New Mainers Public Health Initiative, Lewiston: $45,000
- Opportunity Alliance, South Portland: $69,000
- Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township: $5,000
- Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point: $5,000
- Penquis CAP, Bangor: $69,000
- People Plus, Brunswick: $10,000
- Presente! Maine, Portland: $10,000
- ProsperityME, Portland: $20,000
- Rural Community Action Ministry, Leeds: $22,500
- Rwandese Community Association of Maine, Westbrook: $12,500
- Somali Bantu Community Association, Lewiston: $32,500
- Somali Community Center of Maine, Portland: $5,000
- St Andre Home Inc., Bangor: $10,000
- Sunrise County Economic Council, Machias: $10,000
- Sustainable Livelihoods Relief Organization, Lewiston: $24,500
- United Way of Aroostook, Presque Isle: $3,921
- United Way of Greater Portland--Keep ME Warm: $25,000
- United Youth Empowerment Services, Lewiston: $2,500
- Wabanaki Public Health, Orono: $10,000
- Waldo Community Action Partners, Belfast: $49,500
- Waldo County Woodshed, Belfast: $10,000
- Wayfinder Schools, Camden: $10,000
- Western Maine Community Action, East Wilton: $55,000
- York County Community Action Corporation, Sanford: $69,000
- YWCA of Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor: $10,000
Health and Safety
Health and safety: These grants fund general health, mental and behavioral health, domestic violence, and substance abuse recovery services.
- Al Badoo Community Association of Maine, Portland: $10,000
- Amistad, Portland: $25,000
- Aroostook Area Agency on Aging, Inc., Presque Isle: $5,000
- Aroostook Mental Health Services Inc., Caribou: $30,000
- Bangor Area Recovery Network: $16,000
- Bangor Region YMCA: $10,000
- Cambodian Community Association of Maine, Portland: $20,000
- Caring Unlimited, Sanford: $12,500
- Day One, South Portland: $25,000
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging, Brewer: $5,000
- Elder Abuse Institute of Maine, Brunswick: $17,500
- Family Violence Project, Augusta: $11,500
- Health Equity Alliance, Ellsworth: $10,000
- Healthy Acadia, Ellsworth: $19,500
- Hispanic Ministry (Roman Catholic Diocese), Portland: $15,000
- Hope and Justice Project, Presque Isle: $10,000
- Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, Lewiston: $20,000
- In Her Presence, Portland: $20,000
- Kennebec Behavioral Health, Waterville: $32,500
- Lewiston Auburn Youth Network: $6,000
- Maine Access Immigrant Network, Portland: $40,000
- Maine Community Integration, Lewiston: $30,000
- Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, Portland: $97,500
- Maine Opioid Summit, Augusta: $5,000
- Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition, Lisbon: $7,500
- Maine Public Health Association, Augusta: $1,500
- Maine Recovery Fund, Portland: $15,000
- Mano en Mano, Milbridge: $25,000
- Milestone Recovery, Portland: $25,000
- NAMI Maine, Hallowell: $17,500
- New Beginnings, Inc., Lewiston: $6,000
- New Hope for Women, Rockland: $12,500
- New Mainers Public Health Initiative, Lewiston: $40,000
- New Ventures Maine, Augusta: $10,000
- Next Step Domestic Violence Project, Ellsworth: $17,000
- Northern Lighthouse Inc., Presque Isle: $9,966
- Oxford County Mental Health Services, Rumford: $16,000
- Partners for Peace, Bangor: $11,000
- Partnership for Children’s Oral Health, Yarmouth: $30,000
- Penquis (Charlotte White Center), Dover-Foxcroft: $17,500
- Presente! Maine, Portland: $45,000
- ProsperityME, Portland: $25,000
- Safe Voices, Farmington: $11,000
- SeniorsPlus, Lewiston: $5,000
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Biddeford: $5,000
- Spectrum Generations, Augusta: $5,000
- Spurwink Services, Portland $32,500
- Sweetser, Saco: $15,000
- Through These Doors, Portland: $15,500
- Tri-County Mental Health Services, Lewiston: $31,000
- VNA Home & Hospice, South Portland: $10,000
- Wabanaki Health and Wellness, Bangor: $25,000
- Wellspring, Bangor: $31,000
Housing
Housing: These grants fund shelters for the homeless, homeless prevention organizations, and housing services for low-income Mainers.
- Aroostook County Action Program, Inc., Presque Isle: $8,000
- Avesta, Portland: $10,000
- Bangor Area Homeless Shelter: $18,000
- Bread of Life Ministries, Augusta: $6,000
- City of Portland Oxford Street Shelter: $10,000
- Emmaus Homeless Shelter, Ellsworth: $5,000
- H.O.M.E. Inc., Orland: $7,500
- Hope Haven Gospel Mission, Lewiston: $6,400
- Hope House, Bangor: $15,000
- Knox County Homeless Coalition, Rockport: $10,400
- Maine Immigrant Housing Coalition, Portland: $10,000
- Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, Waterville: $10,000
- New Beginnings, Inc., Lewiston: $7,500
- Preble Street, Portland: $10,000
- Rumford Group Homes, Rumford: $11,000
- Rural Community Action Ministries, Leeds: $5,000
- Shaw House, Bangor: $8,000
- St. Mary O’Donnell Shelter, Presque Isle: $8,600
- Tedford Housing, Brunswick: $3,200
- Volunteers of America Northern New England, Bangor: $10,000
- Western Maine Homeless Outreach, Farmington: $10,000
- York County Shelter Programs, Alfred: $19,000
Technology
Technology: These grants help people, primarily older adults and students, access computers and internet services.
- Aroostook Area Agency on Aging, Inc., Presque Isle: $10,000
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging, Brewer: $20,000
- Elder Abuse Institute of Maine, Brunswick: $20,000
- Legal Services for the Elderly, Augusta: $6,700
- Office of Adult Education (Department of Education), Statewide: $75,000
- SeniorsPlus, Lewiston: $20,000
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Scarborough: $20,000
- Spectrum Generations (Central Maine Area Agency on Aging), Augusta: $20,000
- Town of Jackman: $10,000
Youth
Youth: These grants fund a range of programs for children and teens, especially those at high risk.
- Alfond Youth & Community Center (Boys and Girls Club of Waterville): $10,000
- Bangor Region YMCA: $10,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Augusta Maine: $20,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Kennebec Valley, Gardiner: $15,000
- Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc. aka JMG, Augusta: $45,000
- Kennebec Valley YMCA, Augusta: $10,000
- LA Youth and Family Enrichment Services, Lewiston: $7,500
- Locker Project, Scarborough: $10,000
- Maine Community Integration, Lewiston: $7,500
- New Mainers Public Health Initiative, Lewiston: $7,500
- OUT Maine, Rockland: $10,000
- Penobscot Bay YMCA, Rockport: $10,000
- Piscataquis Regional YMCA, Dover-Foxcroft: $10,000
- Sanford-Springvale YMCA: $10,000
- Special Children’s Friends, Ellsworth: $10,000
- Tree Street Youth, Lewiston: $10,000
- YMCA Auburn-Lewiston: $10,000
- YMCA State of Maine: $10,000
