Waldo Theatre awarded two foundation grants, third grant promised
Foundation: Sandy River Charitable Foundation
WALDOBORO — Last spring, The Waldo was awarded a $40,000 challenge grant from the Sandy River Charitable Foundation, which required...more

Bill Nemitz: Chesterville couple get new home built on community action
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation, Sandy River Charitable Foundation
... Sandy River Charitable Foundation and Maine Community Foundation (where, full disclosure, my wife works). Put more simply, the community did...more

New Chesterville home to be built through collaborative efforts
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation, Sandy River Charitable Foundation
Sandy River Charitable Foundation, John T. Gorman Foundation and the Maine Community Foundation have also been very supportive, he...more

Foundation Grants to Rural Development Networks Steadily Grow
Foundation: Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Hearst Foundation, Sandy River Charitable Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Rick Cohen, a contributor to the Daily Yonder, mentions that private foundation grants to rural community development organizations have grown slowly in the last five years. Cohen will present...more

Rural Philanthropy Remains Flat for CDCs
Foundation: Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Hearst Foundation, Sandy River Charitable Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Foundation grants to groups in two rural development networks rose modestly since 2006, the year Sen. Max Baucus issued his challenge to double rural philanthropy. These findings will be part of a...more

Family Place Libraries Initiative Expands In Maine
Foundation: Sandy River Charitable Foundation
A Sandy River Charitable Foundation grant will provide funding for two Maine libraries in the Northeastern Maine Library District to join the national network of Family Place Libraries....more