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


Hills to Sea Trail receives $10K Conservation for All grant
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

... Maine Community Foundation's Conservation for All grant program that “invests in organizations and projects that build strong connections...more

Steve Rowe to retire from Maine Community Foundation
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND — Steve Rowe, president and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation, will retire this summer. Rowe has led...more

Emergency shelter repairs funded in the nick of time
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

The Maine Community Foundation reached out to just a few donors that the organization knew would want to support HOME. Leslie Goode,...more

Somali immigrants closer to owning 30-acre farm in Lewiston
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

... and systemic racism have had on Maine's communities and $30,000 from an anonymous donor-advised fund at the Maine Community...more

Community service acknowledged at Hancock selectmen's meeting
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

... and volunteer support from the community and a 2017 grant from the Maine Community Foundation for the purchase of freezers and...more

Native Gardens of Blue Hill receives grant
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Native Gardens of Blue Hill has received an $8,890 grant from the Downeast Innovation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation for...more

Grants available through Black, Indigenous, People of Color Fund
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Grants of up to $10,000 from Maine Community Foundation's Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Fund are available to nonprofit programs...more

MaineCF's Downeast Innovation Fund awards $95000 in grants
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation's Downeast Innovation Fund has awarded $95,000 in grants to 11 nonprofits...more

Maine Expansion Arts Fund awards $59000 in grants
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation's Maine Expansion Arts Fund has awarded 13 grants totaling $59,250 to support...more

Maine Community Foundation grants available to Piscataquis County nonprofits
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Community Foundation's Community Building Grant Program is open and accepting applications from...more



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