Maine Community Foundation Inc.



The Maine Community Foundation serves thousands of people who share a common mission: improving the quality of life in the state.

Individuals, families, businesses and organizations create charitable funds that help Maine meet the challenges of changing times. The foundation's assets of $250 million are held in stewardship for more than 800 funds.



    

Recent News from Maine Community Foundation


Presque Isle Woman Joins Mainecf's Aroostook County Committee
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Emily Peers of Presque Isle has joined the Maine Community Foundation's Aroostook County Committee.MaineCF's county and regional committees comprise community members who live or work in the...more

Artsfarmington's New Arts Inspire Youth Program Offers Free Admission For Children
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

New ArtsFarmington program allows children 18 and under and UMF students free admission to all shows and events.The program ensures that all children under the age of 18, as well as students at the...more

Out-Of-State Nonprofit Questions the Distribution of Funds for Lewiston Shooting Victims
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

More than $6.6 million was donated to victims of the October shooting at Robb Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine, but an out-of-state nonprofit says some of that money may have ended up in the...more

Mainecf Accepting Applications for Fall Grant Programs
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Maine's Community Foundation is accepting grant applications this fall, and it's looking for women of color to lead nonprofits in the state, the Portland Press Herald reports. "This program is...more

From Polygonal Billiard Tables to Racism in Jazz, Faculty Awards Support A Variety of ...
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Michele LaVigne and her collaborators at Colby College were awarded a grant from the Maine Community Foundation.Her project is called The Courage to Hear: Jazz Traditions and the Price of the...more

Out Maine's Gsta Network Project Receives Grant From Equity Fund of Maine Community ...
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Out Maine has received a grant from the Equity Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.The grant will expand and strengthen the network of Gay, Straight, and Transgender Alliance (GSTA) programs in...more

Mainecf Awards $66K to Support Piscataquis County Organizations That Strengthen Communities
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

MaineCF awards $66K to support Piscataquis County organizations that strengthen communities.Little Schoolhouse Childcare was awarded a grant to support its affordable child care center in...more

Hair joins Maine Community Foundation | Business | ellsworthamerican.com
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

MaineCF awards $66K to support Piscataquis County organizations that strengthen communities.Little Schoolhouse Childcare was awarded a grant to support its affordable child care center in...more

Coastal Mountains Land Trust conserves first preserve in town of Waldo | PenBay Pilot
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

MaineCF awards $66K to support Piscataquis County organizations that strengthen communities.Little Schoolhouse Childcare was awarded a grant to support its affordable child care center in...more

Mainecf Grants Available to Franklin and Somerset County Nonprofits
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

The Maine Community Foundation's largest grant program is rolling out the red carpet for nonprofits in two of the state's most rural counties. The Portland Press Herald reports 10 nonprofit...more



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