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Mainecf Awards $11,000 to Monson Free Public Library Association
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation
MaineCF awards $11,000 to Monson Free Public Library Association.
$153,000 in grants from its Conservation for All program to 12 nonprofit organizations that promote access to the outdoors.
The Maine Community Foundation is a private, nonprofit foundation.
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