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


Grants available to combat social isolation among older Mainers
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND – For the 2020 grant cycle and in light of COVID-19, MaineCF's Maine Charity Foundation Fund will...more

Push to curb isolation for older Mainers; school plan coming
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Maine Community Foundation said Friday the coronavirus pandemic has created a clear need to help keep older residents connected during a...more

Grants available to combat social isolation among older Mainers
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Headquartered in Ellsworth, with additional personnel in Portland, Dover-Foxcroft and Mars Hill, the Maine Community Foundation works with...more

MaineCF's Maine Expansion Arts Fund offers grants to support indigenous, ethnic or rural arts ...
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Main Street Bucksport, to expand a public art mural program Bucksport. The Maine Expansion Arts Fund is a collaborative effort of MaineCF, the...more

Free weekly produce pick-up starts today in South Paris
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

“The next year we received a grant from the Maine Community Foundation, which we used to build our storage shed, cold room and materials...more

Broadband survey shows customers better served than in other rural towns
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

The towns used $7,500 from a Maine Community Foundation grant and $5,250 each from their respective Joint Economic Development...more

Alamo Theatre receives grant for installing hearing loop
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

... Alamo Theatre in Bucksport is happy to announce the receipt of a $6,000 grant from the Hancock County Fund of the Maine Community...more

“Fish For Everyone” celebration to hit Deer Isle-Stonington
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

”Fish for Everyone” was made possible by the Maine Community Foundation's 10-thousand dollar grant to Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries...more

Howland given FOA award
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

In 2018, she received the Elizabeth Fritz Thorndike Award from the Maine Community Foundation for outstanding contributions to community...more

Maine Theater Fund seeks grant applications
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

The Maine Community Foundation's Maine Theater Fund is accepting grant applications from local, regional, and statewide nonprofit theaters...more



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